Good morning all,

It is getting close to Irish season here in Clare County and our community is getting ready to celebrate the Clare Irish Festival the weekend of March 14^th. For several years the Pere Marquette District Library has sponsored the Irish Pet Contest in partnership with our Parks and Recreation Department. Unfortunately, this year contestant photos are slow to be submitted.

To share the importance of our Irish Pet Photo Contest, my amazing library staff (Kevin & Rocio) created this infomercial to illustrate just how cute, Irish pet photos can change a person’s life. https://youtu.be/Z2nQ0lA1D30?t=1

I hope you will take a minute out of your day and watch our infomercial. If you are interested in submitting your favorite pet dressed in their Irish finest you can do so online at this link https://form.jotform.com/90238405088963?fbclid=IwAR20NEFPXPy5dzj7trFuXQagH28aT9PjBWnpLmU6bY--qO-GyPsqHWiYgjE

The cost is submit a photo is just $5.00. All funds raised from the Irish Pet Photo Contest will go to our local Spay-Neuter-Animal Project (S-NAP) Pets do not need to be from Clare. If you pet is selected as a winner, prizes will be mailed to you. First prize is a mini photo session from Guys & Dolls Photography in Clare, 2^nd place is a $50.00 gift card from Jay’s, and 3^rd prize is $25.00 gift card from Johnston Elevator Company in Clare.

Please check out Irish Pet Photo Contest on Facebook to see pet photos from previous years. https://www.facebook.com/clareparksandrecreation/

Thank you so much. (Kevin will be so happy 😊 )

Sheila

Sheila Bissonnette, MLIS
Library Director

Cell phone: 989-878-0450

Pere Marquette District Library

185 E. 4^th Street

Clare, MI 48617

Phone: 989-386-7576 ext 4

Fax: 989-386-3576

www.pmdl.org

Harrison District Library

105 E. Main Street

P.O. Box 380

Harrison, MI 48625

Phone: 989-539-6711 ext 6

Fax: 989-539-6301