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2021 Good Furry Award Nominees

Nominees will be added below as they come in. The descriptions are those provided by the furry nominating them. To nominate someone, go to the main award page. Nominations will be accepted through May 31, 2021.
  • Adler the Eagle: Adler is a furry animator who's been a wonderful contributor to the furry fandom, both for his animations, his upbeat energy, and his generosity. In fact, he's one of the few furries that led me into being an active part of the fandom. Last year, he opened his Patreon-only server to the public temporarily in the beginning of the COVID pandemic, so furries can talk with each other & hang out while they're stuck at home. His generosity can also be seen through his charity work in 2020. One of them was in the middle of the year for the Advancement Project, an organization fighting for equal rights for BIPOC, where he & Blazen played Banjo-Kazooie and 100%’d the game (https://youtu.be/ukiaY58Zcpg). The other is his annual charity event with Blazen & his friends every New Year's Eve called Flappy New Year, raising money for Give Kids the World (https://youtu.be/eSxDTMTs1l8), a charity in Central Florida that provides cost-free vacations to critically ill children & their families. Adler strives to make good & wholesome content anyone can enjoy, but he’s also not afraid to put a spotlight on important topics such as LGBTQ pride (he & Blazen are gay) or getting through life during the COVID pandemic (https://youtu.be/SZ6NmVGDWAo), along with being open about his own mental health. Adler’s probably one of the most wholesome birds in the furry fandom, and overall, a very fun & cool dude to be around with. For many folks, his animations, weekly Roller Coaster Tycoon streams, and other various content, provide relief from the craziness that's going on in the world right now. His wholesome and charismatic personality makes Adler live up to his motto, to "Help Someone Smile Today". All of this is why I think Adler deserves this award, because he's not only a good furry but also a good bird.
  • Aleshka Alejandra (note: this is the third year in a row Aleshka has been nominated): Aleshka is an amazing person. I’ve know her for quite a while and she’s always doing her best in the furry community. She runs pages that donate to natural disaster and animal rescue/ funding. She will always go out of her way to give back to the community in abundance. She is an amazing soul and I know tons of people who have been positively influenced by her. I can’t think of anyone better to be nominated for the Good Furry Award!
  • Brett "Chise": Chise has been working constantly for months at Moderna to work on the COVID vaccine. She spends much of her free time posting information about the disease and vaccine as it comes out, determined to keep the pubic informed. She also takes time out of her day to any questions or concerns people ask in response to her posts about the virus. She is also starting BIPOC run furcon that is due to have its first convention in 2022!
  • Brett "Chise" (second nomination): Chise, in short, is a hard working, upbeat, person. She has a heart of gold.  She enjoys her work and is clearly passionate about what she does. She's dedicating her time developing a COVID 19 vaccine, and spreading good awareness about the vaccine, the virus. And true facts in its regards in a easy to read format.  She's also passionate about fighting for equal rights for BIPOC. If you look through her twitter, you will see what I mean. She was also very kind and humble to my first ever furry convention, MFF2015. And let me be her handler.
  • Casey Explosion: Casey Explosion is a Twitch streamer and activist/organizer who has devoted much of her time to charity work and giving space and spotlight to other people around her, lifiting other people up. She has consistently been attempting to create a safe space for LGBT+ people and has been speaking out even in difficult times. She has been an ambassador for tolerance, support and as a visibly furry, she has consistently demonstrated the very best qualities of the furry community.
  • Courtney Plante (Nuka): (Note: Nuka won an honorable mention last year) Dr. Courtney "Nuka" Plante is one of the key researchers of the IARP/Furscience research team. Their in-depth research of the fandom has allowed furries and normies alike to gain a deeper, more accurate understanding of the fandom, which has helped to dispel a number of lingering myths and misconceptions. The fandom's public reputation has noticeably improved over the past decade in no small part thanks to the Furscience team's efforts.
  • Deo Taz Devil: Deo helps keep Nazis out of the fandom, and helps others understand how and why to keep Nazis out of the fandom.
  • Hunter Fusky (note: Hunter won an honorable mention last year): This person has done so much for my city and community. Last year during the pandemic he volunteered at the local food bank to make sure the homeless and those in need had a meal on their plate. He tends to keep to himself and he keeps telling everyone he becomes friends with “the only thing that matters is making others happy”. I could go on and on and on listing all the things he has done for everyone he has met. He has made a reputation in our community and is loved by everyone. You will never see him without a smile on his face. He truly is a good person and will not stop until the world is a happier place.
  • Hunter Fusky (nomination 2): Hunter is one of the kindest sweetest people I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting. I have known him my whole life and he has done nothing but give his heart out to the community. He stands for making anyone and everyone happy. Though we haven’t talked in a few years I’ve seen all he has done for the furry community and the city he lives in. He is one person you would want to be by your side when you are sad or need a friend. He has been doing art for others and pays out of his pocket to send it out. He never ask for anything out of greed and is always looking to find ways to cheer everyone up.
  • Hunter Fusky (nomination 3): Hunter tries hard to make sure everyone he meets has a smile on their face; even in these hard times. He is a loyal friend and person. He is kind and caring and would do anything to help fellow friends and furries. As examples he gives car rides to friends without hesitation, and without want of re-payment. He simply does so just to be thoughtful. He strives for and mostly achieves his lifelong goal of making everyone around him laugh, smile and cheerful. Many times in the past I myself have felt sad and down. But I know if there is one person to cheer me up it would be Hunter Fusky; and I'd never hesitate to call on him with anything I needed help with, even if it was just for a good smile and laugh with a kind and caring person.
  • Hunter Fusky (nomination 4): Honestly if you haven’t read Hunter’s nominations last year or know anything about him, he is the sweetest, kindest soul you’ll ever meet. He’s raised money for walk to cure ALS, built houses for charity, and has even volunteered to put out raging wildfires in Pocatello Idaho. Last year in 2020, he helped raise money to help find a cure for the coronavirus. He’s currently working on trying to make the fandom a better place by making art for those who can’t afford it. He paints their fursonas on rocks and pays out of his pocket to ship them out. Hunter is one of the purest souls you’ll ever meet. He does all he can to cheer up anyone and everyone who is having a bad day. He created a new breed of furry to help make others smile. It’s a cross between an axolotl and a llama. He calls it a axollama. Its main goal is to cheer everyone up who is sad or in need of a friend.
  • James Blackfox: James has been there for me and all the furs in our area. He works his fingers to the bone to make the community a better place for everyone. He’ll take a bullet for his friends and the furry community. James honestly deserves this for all he’s done to help others.
  • Kathleen Gerbasi: Dr. Kathleen Gerbasi is one of the principle researchers and founders of the Furscience/IARP research team. The team's scientific exploration of the fandom has served to dispel myths about the fandom and help furries and non-furries alike to understand the fandom at a deeper level. The fandom's public reputation has noticeably improved over the past decade in no small part thanks to the Furscience team's efforts.
  • MrAmp:  I wish to nominate MrAMP for the Good Furry Award. He has ben a kind and generous soul that has helped out quite a bit on several Discord servers for the Kemono Cafe and other webcomic hosting sites along with showing new folks how to better use social media.
  • Neon Woof: Neon Woof has such an overwhelmingly positive energy in his Twitch streams and has a very wholesome and welcoming community to go with it. Since he's gay, I've learned a lot about the LGBTQ+ community. His art, energy, positivity, welcoming community and youth truly show and highlight the great things about the furry fandom. I full-heartedly believe that he is an example what a true furry is and should be like.
  • Noelle White (Wyld): (Note: this is Wyld's third year for being nominated) Wyld hosts the Arvada Tails furmeet in Arvada, CO. Wyld made the difficult-but-ethical choice to put meets on hold due to covid, and has continued to release cheerful, inspirational suiting videos to keep people's spirits up. Pre-pandemic, Wyld has been a conscientious and caring meet organizer whose leadership has helped to make the Colorado fur community stronger and healthier.
  • RustyDustyFox: Rusty has contributed in such a positive way to the community. Not only is she a very kind-hearted person in general, but she also runs the Best Bois group on VRChat/Discord, one of the longest-running VRChat groups in existence. She is an artist as well and plays a large part in making and retexturing the Best Boi models. The Best Bois are quite a large group with 1,981 members to date and provide comfort, friendship, and belonging to all the furs in the group, including myself. To learn more about this group, please visit their website at https://bestbois.com/index.html . They are also featured in one of Pocari Roo's videos here: https://youtu.be/Rz1yFfy9h8w .
  • Scarlette Mejia: I met Scarlette through a furry group. She's a fursuit maker and lives with several chronic conditions that affect her daily life. Despite that, she has dedicated to create wonderful works for everyone to enjoy. She does charity suits once a year and helps those who have been previously scammed out of fursuit sales, sometimes even doing free raffles for those who would love to have a suit, or fursuit parts but can't afford it, to give them a little joy in their life. Even though she goes through a lot and can struggle frequently, she's always up to help those near her, and not let her conditions take her down.
  • Shelley McCaw: Shelley is a tireless organiser of fan meets, camps, parties and get togethers. She looks after a great many young furry fans,and looks after the wellfare of so many in the local community. An eager voluteer at conventions, spending her own funds to help out with panels and activities. An inspiring lady!
  • Trip E Collie: Trip E Collie was a good friend of Tony “Dogbomb” Barrett (winner of the 2019 award), and helped carry on Dogbomb legacy by organizing Team Tony for The ALS Association’s “Walk To End ALS” each November. With Trip’s help, the team have raised thousands of dollars for ALS research and to find a cure. Trip is a great guy and he even ran The 2020 LA Marathon in his memory. Trip goes the extra mile to keep the memory of a Dogbomb Alive.
  • VinceWuff: Vince is always willing to help people regardless of if he knows them or not. He has done a lot of charity streams and keeps doing them. He's a Twitch streamer and a Junior High teacher, but also an incredible person and a very dear friend of mine. He's very sociable and enjoys chatting with people, even just to say "Hey. I believe in you!". He brightens people's day in every way he can!
  • Vinci: I think Vinci is a good furry because hes always in a good mood and actively shows kindness to those around him and he's always trying to be the cutest bean he can possibly be at all times on his twitch streams he also has definitely helped me through some hard times he's just a good and nice furry all around hehe.
  • Waggery Costumes (group): Waggery Costumes is a fursuit builder founded and run by Wild Acai, who employs several non-furry employees to assist him in the construction process. Acai is one of the kindest, most accepting individuals I've ever come across, both in the Fandom and outside of it. While I believe Acai deserves the award himself, I can't help but consider that all of Waggery deserves it for the amount of love and care they put into each suit. How these non-furry employees are able to overlook the "weirdness" furries are often labeled with and take so much pride in their work, even to the point of hugging each head after it's finished. They seemingly develop a connection with everything they build. Acai learned what it was like to really experience the gift of getting a fursuit made with this much love, and he translates that into each piece of work he puts out, not to mention the amount of new processes and technologies he employs throughout. I learned all of this when I commissioned him. After he and some customers found out about my underlying health, they insisted I get moved up in the queue to get my suit sooner. Throughout the process I learned a lot about him, and how much this community means to him, how much it changed him. And the whole experience, including meeting him in person, receiving the suit, meeting the team and everything else, was a truly life changing experience for me. It's so much more than just a Fursuit to them. A video on the creation and everything can be found at: youtube.com/watch?v=r_uJAE6z3xA&t=1794s.
  • Xavier Fox: Xavier has been giving back to the community in a big way, by donating to charity and giving away fursuits, including to some other people who have made an impact on the community.
  • Xusho Wolf: They are always trying to make others smile, and prove that even furies with disability can be amazing and pawsome. https://www.youtube.com/c/XushoWolf/featured

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