The sweetness of a small town

The Humane Society shelter up the street is in the running for a shelter makeover at zootoo.com. The officials flew into the North country for shelter visits here and at Watertown.
My street is full of shelter dogs in jackets, signs, buses of school children yanked out for the occasion.
There were signs everywhere, balloons and even a short motorcade.
It is amazing that a small shelter like the one here could compete with huge big city shelters and get so much support.