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As a nonprofit
organization, the Friends of the Shelter relies on volunteers for
the operation of the Panhandle Animal Shelter and the Thrift Shoppe. 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 Shoppe:
Panhandle Animal Shelter
1604 Great
Northern Road
Sandpoint, ID
83864
208-265-PAWS (7297) |
Thrift Shoppe
506 Oak Street
Sandpoint, Idaho 83864
208-263-0706 |
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 Shoppe 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
Friends of the Shelter Committees activities:
- Public Relations: Advertising & promotion, media & consumer relations, Quarterly Paw Prints newsletter, Website
- Education: School visitation, community education & awareness
- Shelter and Grounds: Maintenance, repairs, improvements
- Animal Care: Adoption, pet registration, lost pets
- Finance: Budget, purchasing, accounting, taxes
- Enterprise: Thrift Shoppe
- 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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