Retrieve a golden of the Midwest Annual Calendar

Since 2009, I have designed, retouched and produced a calendar for a dog rescue called Retrieve A Golden of the Midwest. The calendar features 12 RAGOM dogs that have been rescued, fostered and adopted, along with stories of each dog's journey to what we call “The Golden Life.”  

To solicit entries, we use social media to encourage adopters and fosters to submit photos and information about the dog to be considered for selection. I set up and maintain the back end of the online form, which gathers submissions and collects the images.

The calendar is a fundraiser; I donate my time and the profit from calendar sales (approximately $8,500/year) goes to help rescued dogs find forever homes.

And yes, that’s my dog, Ben, gracing the month of April 2022.

Social posts to solicit entries for RAGOM adopted dogs to be featured in the calendar.