08/17/2026
VOTING IS OVER>> NOW TIME TO COUNT THE VOTES!!!
โ ๏ธ IMPORTANT VOTING UPDATE
Weโve been made aware of unusual activity and discrepancies in some of the voting.
To keep this fair for everyone, all votes will be manually reviewed before the winners are announced, and any reactions determined to be automated, purchased, fake, duplicate, or otherwise artificially generated will not be counted.
We will not automatically disqualify an organization simply because suspicious votes appear on its photo, since we cannot know who may have caused that activity.
However, if there is credible evidence that an organization knowingly participated in or arranged artificial voting, Antonietti Marine reserves the right to disqualify it.
Our goal is simple: make sure legitimate community votes determine the winners.
MAKE SURE YOU LIKE OR REACT TO THE PHOTO YOUR VOTING FOR!!!! COMMENTS DONT COUNT AS VOTES!
โค๏ธ THE NOMINATIONS ARE IN โ NOW ITโS TIME FOR THE OFFICIAL VOTE! โค๏ธ
FIRST! You are encouraged to SHARE this post! However, to make sure your vote counts, you must click back to the ORIGINAL Antonietti Marine post and react to the individual finalist photo. Reactions on shared posts will not be counted.
When we announced that Antonietti Marine had $2,500 to give back to our local community, we asked you to nominate the charities, nonprofits and community organizations you felt deserved to be considered.
The response was incredible. We received more than 300 comments telling us about organizations doing some amazing things throughout our community.
Now the nomination period is officially over, weโve reviewed the nominations, and itโs time for the part we originally promised:
YOU GET TO DECIDE WHO WINS!
One thing we want to make very clear:
The previous post was for NOMINATIONS โ it was not the final vote.
We know a lot of people understandably treated their nomination as a vote, so for the final round EVERY ORGANIZATION STARTS AT ZERO.
We have created an individual photo for each of our 12 finalists. Take a few minutes to look through them and learn a little about each organization and the work they do.
Our finalists, listed in no particular order, are:
Kiddy Up Ranch
HOPE Youth Ranch
Hudson PAL / Pasco Athletic League
One Community Now
The Angelus
Gulf Coast Stingers Youth Athletics
Tedโs Tails Rescue
Empowerment of Hope
Cat Haven Rescue
Stricker Sunshine Rescue Ranch
Pascoโs Retired K-9 Foundation
Nature Coast Bolts
โค๏ธ HOW TO VOTE
React to the INDIVIDUAL PHOTO of the organization you would like to support.
๐ โค๏ธ ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ข ๐ก โ any Facebook reaction on that organizationโs individual photo will count as one vote.
Please choose ONE organization to vote for.
Comments, shares and reactions to this main post do NOT count as votes.
If you share the giveaway with friends or family, please ask them to come back to the ORIGINAL Antonietti Marine post and react to the individual charity photo they want to vote for. Reactions on screenshots or separate shared copies cannot be included in the official count.
๐ THE THREE ORGANIZATIONS WITH THE MOST VOTES WILL RECEIVE:
๐ฅ 1st Place โ $1,500
๐ฅ 2nd Place โ $750
๐ฅ 3rd Place โ $250
Thatโs the full $2,500 going directly back into our community.
โฐ VOTING IS OPEN NOW!
Voting will remain open for 7 full days and will officially close:
SUNDAY, AUGUST 23 AT 8:00 PM
Reactions received after 8:00 PM will not be included in the final count.
Weโll tally the votes and announce the winners Monday, August 24.
Please take a little time to look through all 12 finalists before making your choice. There are some incredible organizations here, and one of the best things to come out of this giveaway has been learning just how many people are quietly doing great things right here in our own community.
No matter who finishes first, we hope this helps introduce these organizations to some new supporters.
Now itโs up to you.
โค๏ธ FIND YOUR FAVORITE FINALIST BELOW AND REACT TO THEIR PHOTO TO CAST YOUR VOTE!
$2,500. Three local organizations. Our community decides.
โ Antonietti Marine -
TOP 12 NOMINATIONS ARE,
Cat Haven Rescue Inc., Empowerment Of Hope, Gulf Coast Stingers Youth Athletics Inc., HOPE Youth Ranch, Inc., Hudson Pal, Kiddy Up Ranch, One Community Now, Stricker Sunshine Rescue Ranch, Tedโs Tails Rescue , The Angelus, Nature Coast Bolts, Pasco's Retired K-9 Foundation
