Admitting Defeat to an Elementary School Student: 1st Annual Corvallis Kitty Contest
You won this round Molly MacClary...
Sometimes in the news business, you get beat. Someone breaks a story first, has better information, or publishes a similar idea before you do. That’s exactly what local elementary school student Molly MacClary did to us. She beat us to it. She crushed our dreams. She launched the 1st Annual Corvallis Kitty Contest, an idea that had been on our list for quite some time.
Rather than go to war (or get into a cat fight) with this thoughtful and inspiring elementary school student by launching a competing contest of our own, we decided to put our tails between our legs and support her in this endeavor.
Molly attends Muddy Creek Charter School and loves animals. Molly describes the planning process:
“Me and my dad used my dad’s amazing computer skills to create a poster and do all of the planning and how to do it, and the stuff we needed to do it.”
“The Corvallis Kitty Contest is a competition for all ages to compete with their fluffy companions. The goal is fun and to bring all different kinds of cat owners together.”
We would’ve said “my dad and I” but never would’ve thought of the main goal being “fun.” That’s just good marketing Molly. Below is the flyer Molly and her dad came up with… QR code technology and all.
Via Molly and her media manager: On May 22nd at 4pm there will be a fun meeting at Peanut Park, including all participants and their cats to see if you are the lucky pair that won “Best Cat In Town.”
“If you weren’t the lucky pair, you can still win “best dressed cat” and extra points for matching outfits with your cat at the awards celebration!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
This is a sweet initiative and will likely create a variety of valuable learning experiences for Molly at a young age. We often remember things like this when we get older. Let’s support Molly and her contest and help make it a memorable moment.
Enter your cat, or dress it up, and head to Peanut Park on Friday, May 22, at 4pm. Or share the link with someone you know who might be interested. We are fairly certain it’d be fine to bring your cat without a costume as well. Here is a link to the form if you’re not into QR codes:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfhwMIW_0t1DdDaETkW4L9MXQkpo5Og3KTYinhcEalHBBgSDQ/viewform
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