We have a bonus give-a-thon prize today from watercolor artist Jobi Harris. Jobi is offering two 8 x 10 custom water color portraits, one for you and one for your favorite charity. This is a great prize for a charity to receive because they could use it to honor a special kitty or volunteer, or they could use it for a fundraiser by offering it as an auction or raffle prize. The retail value is $150, so that could be a very nice fundraiser.
To enter to win, please leave a comment on this post with the name of the charity you would donate the second portrait to. The winner will be announced on Christmas Eve along with all the other give-a-thon winners. Thanks, Jobi!
December 12th, 2010 at 11:13 am
This would be wonderful to win for myself, but what I really like is the idea of the donated watercolor and it’s potential for fundraising for my favorite and local animal shelter: Whatcom Humane Society: http://www.whatcomhumane.org
December 12th, 2010 at 11:14 am
Beautiful paintings! I would love for the second painting to go to
http://www.bestfriends.org in Utah
December 12th, 2010 at 11:14 am
Oh my gosh this is one I really really want to win!! We’ll give the other one to Oregon Humane Society in portland, or. thanks.
December 12th, 2010 at 11:18 am
Beautiful! I would donate the 2nd to the Chico Cat Coalition: http://chicocatcoalition.com/
December 12th, 2010 at 11:18 am
Adorable! I would give it to my local humane society — the Almost Home Humane Society here in Lafayette, IN. ♡
December 12th, 2010 at 11:19 am
Cat Adoption Team, Sherwood Oregon
December 12th, 2010 at 11:20 am
Two of those would go straight to Habitat for Cats. They have an event in the works for May and those would be great for a silent auction to raise funds for their feral cat TNR clinic program and to rescue more kitties. I hope I win for them. Thanks D
December 12th, 2010 at 11:20 am
What a wonderful way to remember a beloved pet. And I know that We Care Animal Rescue in St. Helena, CA (http://wecareanimalrescue.org/We_Care_Animal_Rescue/Welcome.html) could use the other portrait as a fund raiser!
December 12th, 2010 at 11:21 am
My beautiful calico would look so good on canvas. My charity is Feral Friends of Dallas, TX.
December 12th, 2010 at 11:27 am
The portraits are awesome. We would love to win one. The second would be donated to Second Chance Humne Society of Johnstown, Ohio
December 12th, 2010 at 11:29 am
My second portrait would be donated to the Lenawee Humane Society
http://www.lenhumanesoc.org
My husband’s favorite cat just died last week, what a wonderful thing this would be, as we have so many pictures on the hard drive!
December 12th, 2010 at 11:30 am
How beautiful these portraits are! We’d want our second one to go to Forgotten Felines in Delta, B.C.
December 12th, 2010 at 11:32 am
The portraits are gorgeous and such a nice keepsake – I would definitely want the second portrait to go to CVHS in Dover, NH. The people there are fantastic and the animals definitely come first in their hearts!
December 12th, 2010 at 11:33 am
Wonderful Portraits!!!My favorite charity is PAWS Animal Shelter in Kyle, TX
December 12th, 2010 at 11:33 am
This is fantastic! I would cherish this painting. My shelter is in Elizabethton TN
http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/TN381.html
December 12th, 2010 at 11:34 am
oh god, this is amazing! Chica will adore this! so will we! I will give the other one to Colony Cats, Dublin, Ohio.
December 12th, 2010 at 11:34 am
Yes please–I would give to Best Friends Animal Society.
December 12th, 2010 at 11:35 am
Wow. Beautiful work. My charity is Purrfect Pals in WA.
December 12th, 2010 at 11:35 am
It would be so nice to win one of these and have the other go to “Actors & Others for Animals”. I would love a painting of our new baby. She is a stray we picked up at my husbands shop last year.
December 12th, 2010 at 11:38 am
Wonderful idea — very creative. Think that both my cats, as well as the HOPE Animal Shelter in Tucson, would appreciate this. Thanks.
December 12th, 2010 at 11:39 am
These portraits look absolutely lovely! I am not sure which kitty I would feature if I won–that would be one tough decision! : )
My charity would be Castaway Cats in Delaware. They are a wonderful rescue organization–and saved our Camilla from the streets! http://www.castawaycatsde.com/
Thanks so much for giving your talents to such a good cause!
December 12th, 2010 at 11:41 am
What a wonderful prize, and to think I could share it with Alley Cat Allies, is too much!
http://www.alleycat.org
December 12th, 2010 at 11:41 am
love it; my charities [i would give one to each] are: American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals [ASPCA] and Paws and Claws Humane Society of Rochester, Minnesota.
December 12th, 2010 at 11:41 am
Fabulous prize! So hard to pick which of my three cats … I will decide once (if) I’m chosen. I would recommend the 2nd one go to local LA shelter Sante D’Or – http://www.santedor.org/ and that the portrait be of dear Lynxie. She is a beauty. See for yourself. http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/10393375
December 12th, 2010 at 11:42 am
Awesome!! Our local no-kill pet shelter, Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley, would appreciate this!!
http://www.animalprotectors.net/
December 12th, 2010 at 11:43 am
This would look great at the Washington Animal Rescue League. http://www.warl.org/
December 12th, 2010 at 11:43 am
Very nice. The charity I support is the East Bat SPCA.
http://www.eastbayspca.org
December 12th, 2010 at 11:46 am
These are awesome! I would donate to petfinder where I plan to get my next forever kitty!
December 12th, 2010 at 11:47 am
What a fantastic give away! If I win this I will give the second to Safe Haven for Cats a wonderful Raleigh low cost spay/neuter and rescue organization. My picture will be of one of my six (!) rescues.
December 12th, 2010 at 11:47 am
I would love this portrait of my cat Bandersnatch, who just passed away yesterday at the age of 19.5. He was my sweet boy – I can’t even begin to tell you. There are cats you love, and then there are cats who become the warp to your weft. There are no words. I would give the second portrait to http://www.icareforpets.org/ ICARE in Inyo County California, where I live. They always need good charity raffle things, and this would be lovely and compelling.
December 12th, 2010 at 11:47 am
I would donate the watercolor to the MSPCA Adoption Center where I got my wonderful kitty Abigail! http://www.mspca.org
December 12th, 2010 at 11:48 am
I would donate this to the local animal shelter where I volunteer. We’re having a Tricky Tray basket auction in May and it would make a FANTASTIC prize!
http://www.fosras.com/
December 12th, 2010 at 11:51 am
http://www.daws.org is my charity of choice. They have a wonderful cat program.
December 12th, 2010 at 11:53 am
What a great prize. We woulf love to give the second one to the Mississippi Animal Rescue League (MARL)
December 12th, 2010 at 11:54 am
If I win, would my second portrait be hanging at my former rescue home ?
Tri-Valley Animal Rescue
PO Box 11143
Pleasanton, CA 94588
925-803-7043
http://www.tvar.org/
December 12th, 2010 at 11:55 am
Definitely my favorite charity from which my two cats are from, is KittyKind in NYC. These are beautiful, hope I win.
December 12th, 2010 at 11:55 am
wowa beautiful! http://www.spca-sofla.org/ south Florida’s SPCA!
December 12th, 2010 at 11:56 am
What a great prize! I would love to have this done for my cat who recently passed away. Then I would probably have to buy a couple more for my living cats so they wouldn’t be jealous.
My charity would be the Quincy Animal Shelter. We have auctions for items such as Boston Red Sox tickets. I think this would be a great addition to the auction items for those that aren’t interested in sports.
December 12th, 2010 at 11:59 am
Let’s see her paint a black cat named Porkchop
Charity: Toronto Humane Society http://www.torontohumanesociety.com/
December 12th, 2010 at 12:00 pm
Lovely work! I would donate the second portrait to Spring Farm Cares Animal Sanctuary of Clinton, NY.
December 12th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
This is beautiful. Bay Area Cat Rescue!
December 12th, 2010 at 12:04 pm
These are wonderful! I would give the second one to the Oregon Humane Society.
December 12th, 2010 at 12:05 pm
I would donate the second picture to People for Animals to use for fundraising for their non profit low cost spay neuter clinic. They are building their second location in NJ and need all of the funding they can get to help fight pet over population!
December 12th, 2010 at 12:06 pm
Please enter me into this contest. If I win, I would like to see the Berkeley East Bay Humane Society (http://www.berkeleyhumane.org/) awarded the charity prize. They have been around since 1927, and they have not ceased operations even after a devastating fire last May. The prize would aid them in their fundraising efforts.
December 12th, 2010 at 12:07 pm
I would love this! I would give one to Adopt-A-Pet in IL, http://www.adoptapet-il.org
December 12th, 2010 at 12:07 pm
I LOVE this! I’d give the second portrait to the Cleveland APL! They could definitely use the money raised by auctioning this portrait off!
December 12th, 2010 at 12:07 pm
Very lovely! I would donate the second to Homeward Bound Kitty Rescue in Austin, TX, from whom I adopted my sweetie Magellan. The raffle idea for the rescue group is a good one!
December 12th, 2010 at 12:09 pm
I would give the second (or maybe both) to D’Arcy’s ARC (www.darcysarc.ca)
December 12th, 2010 at 12:10 pm
This is amazing – love the artist. If coco and I won we would give this prize to Austin Pet’s Alive – http://www.austinpetsalive.org/
December 12th, 2010 at 12:12 pm
I have been thinking about getting a kitty portrait, so this is timely. I would donate the other portrait to the Meals On Wheels of Tarrant County companion pet program, which provides free food, treats, toys, and even certain vet services to the beloved companion pets of their elderly and disabled clients. These pets are often the only friends the clients have in life anymore. The organization could auction it at one of its special events, and I know that with all the pet lovers involved with the organization, it would raise a lot of money.