At Animal Care Expo, excitement and inspiration can be found everywhere. The Innovation Station, previously known as the Brain Bank, features Expo attendees' creative and effective community outreach efforts. It is always one of our most popular events and a rich source of motivation for both attendees and staff. The 2009 contest, with entries from nearly 50 organizations from around the world, was our largest and most successful ever!

Outreach efforts on display at Expo 2009

Congratulations to this year's winners:
Grand Prize:
Monroe County Animal Shelter
Madisonville, TN
First Runner Up:
Sacramento SPCA
Sacramento, CA
Second Runner Up:
Coventry Animal Control
Coventry, RI

Want to see the top dog? Check out this year's grand prize entry on page 15 of the July-Augst 2009 Animal Sheltering magazine!

Thank you to all of the organizations that took the time to share their creative and inspirational outreach efforts.

Participants in the 2009 contest include:

1. Humane Society of Tacoma & Pierce County, Tacoma, WA
2. Oshkosh Area Humane Society, Oshkosh, WI
3. Dutchess County SPCA, Hyde Park, NY
4. Another Chance Animal Welfare League, Millville, CA
5. Catalyst Council, Towson, MD
6. The Elk County Animal Shelter, Atlanta, MI
7. Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley, Hailey, ID
8. SPCA of Winchester, Frederick & Clarke Counties, Winchester, VA
9. Friends of Animal Services, Elfers, FL
10. Field Haven Feline Rescue, Lincoln, CA
11. Humane Society of Greater Dayton, Dayton, OH
12. Monroe County Animal Shelter, Madisonville, TN
13. The Bahamas Humane Society, Nassau, Bahamas
14. Liberty Humane Shelter, Hinesville, GA
15. Coventry Animal Control, Coventry, RI
16. Anchorage Animal Care & Control, Anchorage, AK
17. Butte Humane Society, Chico, CA
18. Seattle Animal Shelter, Seattle, WA
19. Romania Animal Rescue, Livermore, CA (Romania)
20. Trinidad and Tobago SPCA, Trinidad and Tobago
21. The Animal Welfare Network, Trinidad and Tobago
22. Dog Orphans Inc, Douglas, MA
23. RSPCA, Australia
24. Madison Ark, Madison, MA
25. San Francisco SPCA, San Francisco, CA
26. Happy Endings Dog Rescue, Hewitt, TX
27. Central Oklahoma Humane Society, Oklahoma City, OK
28. Sacramento SPCA, Sacramento, CA
29. Friends of Lake Forest Animals, Lake Forest, CA
30. Albergando un Amigo, Puerto Montt, Chile
31. Maricopa County Animal Care & Control, Phoenix, AZ
32. Espanola Valley Humane Society, Espanola, NM
33. Faithful Friends No-Kill Animal Shelter, Wilmington, DE
34. Animal Protective Foundation, Scotia, NY
35. Save Our Cats and Kittens, Niceville, FL
36. Alachua County Humane Society, Gainesville, FL
37. Moore Humane Society, Carthage, NC
38. UTOPIA (Undergoing Training & Obedience in Prison to Increase Adoptability), Tallahassee, FL
39. Tri-County Humane Society, St. Cloud, MN
40. Noah's Ark Animal Welfare Association, Ledgewood, NJ
41. Chenango County SPCA, Norwich, NY
42. City of San Antonio Animal Care Services, San Antonio, TX
43. Another Chance Animal Welfare League, Millville, CA
44. Societe Protectrice des Animaux de l'Estrie, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
45. Richmond SPCA, Richmond, VA
46. Volunteers of the Burbank Animal Shelter, Glendale, CA
47. Asociacion Protectora de Animales, Managua, Nicaragua

Please check animalsheltering.org/expo starting in late 2009 for details on how your organization can participate in the Innovation Station at Expo 2010!