MEET THE CONTESTANTS! WHO WILL BE VOTED OFFICIAL MASCOT OF 2023? TAKE A LOOK AND SEND US A DONATION TO VOTE. THERE IS NO LIMIT TO THE NUMBER OF VOTES YOU CAN SUBMIT.
Final voting and celebration will be held Saturday, February 18, 2023 at the Saturday Afternoon Clubhouse (107 S. Oak St., Ukiah) from 2:00 – 3:30. Come meet the owner’s of the pets, have some refreshments and join in on the fun!
You can earn votes by donating: – $5 for 1 vote; $10 for 3 votes; $20 for 10 votes
Use PayPal to vote: PayPal.Me/AAUWUkiah or mail a check to AAUW Ukiah – PO Box 1626 Ukiah, CA 95482. Be sure to include the pet’s number and name that you are voting for!
CURRENT NUMBER OF VOTES LAST UPDATED 2/117/23 2:30 PM
Contestant #1 CURRENTLY IN SECOND PLACE WITH 135 VOTES
Meet Allie. She is 12 years old and loves to cuddle and chew up her toys and above all she loves to eat.
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Contestant #2 CURRENTLY IN THIRD PLACE WITH 87 VOTES
This is Athena. She was adopted from the Humane Society of Mendocino County last summer. She is 8 months old now. She is goofy, affectionate very athletic, loves to run near the ocean and makes friends easily, both with people and other dogs.
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Contestant #3 CURRENTLY HAS 10 VOTES
Let us introduce Monty. Montgomery (affectionately nicknamed “Monty”) is a 5 year old cat raised by his doting owner since kittenhood. He likes to play in cardboard boxes, enjoys cheese as an occasional snack, and insists to sleep nestled in the arms of his owner every night.
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Contestant #4 CURRENTLY HAS 40 VOTES
Here is Lucky. He is part of the family and considers himself a human member. He does not want to be left alone so goes everywhere with his humans including the golf course, hiking, bike riding and here paddle boarding on Big River.
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Contestant #5 CURRENTLY HAS 55 VOTES
Next we have Princess Ruby of California: aka ‘Ruby’. She has a sweet temperament, is bright, loves chasing balls, rubber tires and jumping into toddler swimming pools and Big River’s estuary. She is known to have a cautious loving relationship with her family’s adopted feral cat and gently snoring when sleeping supine! She is a joy.
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Contestant #6 CURRENTLY HAS 58 VOTES
Our next entrant is Gigi. She likes to delicately groom herself and discuss French philosophy.
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Contestant #7 CURRENTLY HAS 72 VOTES
Here we have Echo Too. She spends her time being astounded by all the new things she is discovering in the world.
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Contestant #8 CURRENTLY IN FIRST PLACE WITH 248 VOTES
Meet Licorice. A familial collective of goats is often called a tribe. Licorice is the matriarch of a Nubian dairy goat tribe. She supports generations of goats from birth through motherhood by teaching, comforting, and sometimes consoling. Licorice is the cornerstone of her farm community.
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Contestant #9 CURRENTLY HAS 20 VOTES
Here is Remy. Remy has a look for every occasion. He sometimes looks like a muppet. He makes everybody fall in love with him.
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Contestant #10 CURRENTLY HAS 47 VOTES
This is Tallulah aka Lullah. Lullah has never met a stranger. She weighs only 5 pounds, but has the heart and stomach of a queen!
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Contestant #11 CURRENTLY HAS 35 VOTES
Charlie rounds out our slate of contestants. He would love to meet you unless you are disguised as a Robovac, and then you would be met with a fierce growl! He is 9 months old and loves to find human and/or canine playmates. When ignored he is known to roll his ball under the couch where, after some whining, a human will kindly retrieve it.