Nick's Garden Center Contest - Demi's Animal Rescue

Nick's Garden Center out of Aurora, Colorado, is sponsoring a Non-Profit Photo Vote Contest through their Facebook page. The public was initially in charge of the contest, nominating local nonprofits in need of some extra help, with Nick's Garden Center narrowing down the nominees to five finalists of their own choosing. The five finalists, including Demi's Animal Rescue, are Empowering Hungry Families to Garden, Adaptive Gardening, Circle of Latina Leadership and Capitol Fellows Reception and Relay for Life of Aurora - American Cancer Society.

It is now up to the public once again to select the winning nonprofit by going to the Nick's Garden Center Facebook page and voting for their favorite nonprofit. The winning nonprofit will receive a $2,500 grant. Voting takes place through July 9, and everyone can vote once per day.

Demi's Animal Rescue is a no kill rescue run by 17-year-old Demi Merritt, who started the 501 nonprofit when she was only 14. The rescue concentrates on four main points: fostering, adopting, donating and spreading the word. Demi's Animal Rescue is in need of public support through donations and awareness, as it is currently a small rescue that would benefit from expansion. The more donations and help through contests like Nick's means the rescue can grow and take in more animals in need!

Demi Merritt was recently featured on Denver's ABC affiliate, 7News, as part of their 7 Everyday Hero segment. The photo below includes Demi and some of the Channel 7 Everyday Hero news team.