A small fortune is up for grabs for more than 50 Chattanooga-area nonprofits – and deciding who should pocket some cash isn’t going to be easy.
Should it be Todd, the gregarious red fox who loves tug-of-war and deep ear rubs but needs an enclosure that’s accessible to the public at Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center?
Todd has his own Instagram account. You can follow his adventures @redfoxtoddy.How to vote
Go to https://25yearsofgiving.submittable.com/submit and click on a region. Voting ends Friday, Aug. 31, and you can vote for a favorite video each day — even multiple favorites each day, though not the same video twice in a day. Votes clear each night at midnight CDT.The top 30 videos will advance to the next level to be reviewed by a panel of judges. Then 25 organizations will receive anniversary tribute grants in amounts ranging from $5,000 to $25,000, for a total of $250,000. Winners will be announced Monday, Oct. 1.Chattanooga-area participantsNote: This list does not necessarily include statewide organizations that may provide services in Chattanooga.* Alton Park Development Corp.* Bessie Smith Cultural Center* Boys and Girls Clubs of the Ocoee Region (Cleveland)* Bridge Refugee Services Inc.* Caldsted Foundation* Catholic Charities of East Tennessee* Chattanooga Area Food Bank* Chattanooga Autism Center* Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy* Chattanooga Room in the Inn* Chattanooga’s Kids on the Block* Chattanooga Preparatory School* Chattanooga Symphony & Opera* Chattanooga Theatre Centre* Chattanooga Zoo* The Chattery* Children’s Advocacy Center of Hamilton County* Cleveland Bradley Regional Museum (Museum Center at Five Points)* Creative Discovery Museum* Erlanger Health System Foundations* Girl Scouts of Southern Appalachians* Girls Inc. of Chattanooga* GreenSpaces* Houston Museum of Decorative Arts* Humane Educational Society* Hunter Museum of American Art* Junior Achievement of Chattanooga Inc.* Junior Achievement of the Ocoee Region Inc. (Cleveland)* Karis Dental Clinic (Cleveland)* The Kidney Foundation of the Greater Chattanooga Area* La Paz Chattanooga* Little Miss Mag Early Learning Center* Make-A-Wish East Tennessee* Marion County Community Ministries* McKamey Animal Center* Metropolitan Ministries Inc.* National Park Partners* Orange Grove Center* Partnership for Families, Children and Adults* Pirate Springs (Cleveland)* The Pop-Up Project* Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center* River City Company* Remote Area Medical* Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Chattanooga* St. Peter’s Episcopal School* The Salvation Army of Grater Chattanooga* Sculpture Fields* Tennessee Aquarium* Tennessee River Gorge Trust* United Way of the Ocoee Region (Cleveland)* Welcome Home of Chattanooga
Peter Lundberg’s concrete-and-metal sculpture “Anchors” is seen in the Sculpture Fields at Montague Park on Monday, July 3, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The piece is dedicated to the Fallen Five.
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An African crowned crane watches itself in a mirror at a celebration of the 80th birthday of the Chattanooga Zoo on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Most recently, the zoo has added sand cats and tomistomas to its exhibits.Or maybe Niles and Frasier, the comically voiced African crowned cranes who think their visitors look a little goofy but are super-excited about the eventual addition of giraffes as soon as they can expand their “crib” at Chattanooga Zoo?
Or is Kathie Scobee Fulgham’s plea for a shelter at the Sculpture Fields more deserving so she can put away her straw hat on scorching days and her umbrella when it rains? (Worth noting: At the moment, she is literally taller than the trees that will eventually shade the area.)