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As a nonprofit, the organization relies on volunteers for
the operation of the Panhandle Animal Shelter and the Thrift Shop. We have opportunities for
all ages and volunteers may establish a regular schedule, work as time permits
or be part of a special project. Volunteers under the age of 14 should be
accompanied by an adult and a tetanus shot is recommended.
If you'd like to volunteer please click here to access the form or contact the Panhandle Animal Shelter or the Thrift Shop:
Shelter volunteer activities:
- Rotating dogs outdoors, walking dogs
- Greet and help visitors with animals
- Answer phone, transact business, filing, record-keeping, computer data entry
- Assist with pet registration and I.D.
- Lost-n-found report cross referencing
- Cleaning kennels, feeding and watering dogs
- Cleaning cages and colony rooms, feeding and watering cats
- Cleaning shelter, washing bowls, laundering bedding
- Grooming, bathing, flea dips
- P.M. feeding and watering
Volunteer activities outside the shelter:
- Pet visitation to residential care facilities
- Shelter tours
- Walking dogs around town or at off-site events
- Maintenance and repairs
- Landscaping
- Snowplowing, shoveling, sanding
- Plumbing, heating, electrical
- Special maintenance and construction projects
Thrift Shop volunteer activities:
- Light housekeeping
- Sorting, cleaning, pricing merchandise
- Display, window dressing
- Customer assistance
- Cashiering
- Maintenance and repairs
- Disposal of surplus merchandise
- General maintenance and repairs
Committees activities:
- Public Relations & Education: Advertising & promotion, media & consumer relations, Paw Prints newsletter, Website, school visitation, community education & awareness
- Building and Grounds: Maintenance, repairs, improvements
- Animal Care: Adoption, pet registration, lost pets
- Finance: Budget, purchasing, accounting, taxes
- Enterprise: Thrift Shop
- Membership: Recruitment, renewal, notification; maintain membership list
- Fundraising: Organize or participate in on-going special events
- Adoption: Organize, promote and particpate in adoption events
Miscellaneous activities:
- Grant
writing: Design projects, estimate costs, document and prepare applications
for grants as approved by the Board for programs or capital improvements;
submit progress reports and final reports with receipts as required;
prepare specifications for bids and supervise bidding process.
- Veterinary
Services: Provide telephone consultation to Shelter staff at no charge;
provide compensated services for Shelter animals when authorized;
participate in scheduled, on-site visits for staff consultation at an
established fee.
- Photography: Photograph adoptable
animals for newspaper photo ads; photograph special events and activities;
organize and maintain photo archives for historical purposes; maintain
photographic record of facility, improvements and equipment for insurance
purposes.
- Videography: Develop and market
video productions for promotion, advertising of adoptable animals; Shelter
"tour"; public information education and special events; make a
video record of facilities, improvements, equipment and inventory for
historical and insurance purposes.
- Historian: Resurrect, organize
and maintains records of press releases, articles, editorials, special
events, Shelter improvements to maintain a comprehensive historical record
of events.
- Legal
Services: Advise the organization on a variety of legal issues including
leases, personnel action, liabilities, policies, nonprofit status,
contracts and bequests, etc.
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