Manhattan Beach: Halloween Photo Contest For Dogs, Cats, Kids

MANHATTAN BEACH, CA — Love Halloween? Have a pet? Then you are a candidate to enter the Halloween Pet Photo Contest offered by the Neptunian Woman's Club in Manhattan Beach as a way to raise money for scholarships. The Club offers scholarships to students of Mira Costa High School in MB and El Camino College, the local community college.

Photos may be submitted online through Saturday, Oct. 24. There is a $20 fee per submission, payable online or by mail. Winners in each category will be eligible for $100, $50, $25 and $10 prizes. If you prefer to mail a check for every photo you submit online, please make the check payable to "Neptunian Club" and mail it to Post Office Box 3291, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 with information indicating what it is for.

The Neptunian Woman’s Club (NWC) was found in 1909 and is the oldest civic organization in the South Bay. Founder Mrs. Jessie Bell Smith joined together with nine other women "with a goal of having an immediate impact on the town," according to the group's website. The Club formed before women could vote ye these pioneers "were the driving force behind Manhattan Beach becoming its own city. They were determined to have their own fire, police departments, and school district. These remarkable women were responsible for the first library, the first school, as well as tree planting, botanical gardens, and assembling a Boy Scout troop."