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PET BANKS One way CVAS
raises money is by placing Pet Banks at businesses throughout town. Our
Pet Banks generate a nice income for the shelter. We have a pretty
substantial list of businesses who allow us to put our pet banks in
their stores, so we need reliable folks to help us collect the money.
This would involve receiving a "pet bank route" which includes a list of
businesses in the community where you would go every month or so
(depending on how full the banks get) to pick up the donations and then
bringing the money collected into the shelter. We generally try to
create pet bank routes that are all in the same area, so we don't have
volunteers running back and forth across town.
ANIMAL ADOPTION BOARDS In an effort to get our adoptable animals' faces out into the public, we create and post Pet Boards in various locations throughout town. The Pet Boards usually have four or five cats and four or five dogs available for adoption, as well as their background information. We try to keep the boards up-to-date so we can give animals a chance to find homes. In order to do that, we need people to help us take the information to the various locations and change the photos around as needed.
PETSMART
This is a special opportunity for diligent folks to help clean cat
cages at the new Petsmart in Chambersburg.
CVAS is an adoption partner with
Petsmart charities and we are in need of volunteers to help us with
adoptions at the new Chambersburg store.
Volunteers for Petsmart must be available on a consistent basis on
specific days.
Duties will include
cleaning cages, socializing with cats, and assisting potential
adopters. This duty requires someone who is reliable and can stick
to a schedule. SPECIAL EVENTS CVAS has annual shelter events that occur at the same time every year where we would need volunteers to help greet the public, sell merchandise or food, provide information to the public or help with preparations. Below is a list of our yearly events and the weekends on which they usually fall: Spaghetti Dinner
-- This event usually takes place on the second Friday in February.
Volunteers help us by selling shelter merchandise, cleaning tables,
preparing plates of spaghetti, making desserts, selling tickets, and the
before and after preparations and The second Saturday in June -- CVAS co-sponsors "Tails on the Trail" Dog Walk and Contests. We usually have volunteers help with the shelter table, which includes talking with the public and selling shelter merchandise. The fourth Saturday in October -- CVAS holds "Canines Venture Around the Shelter." We need volunteers to help with food, selling shelter merchandise, and collecting prizes for participants. Chamberfest -- We have a table set up at our Chambersburg Thrift Store, usually on the third Saturday in July. Anyone who would be willing to man the table for a few hours would be a great help. Dog Wash -- We usually hold a dog wash on a Saturday in August (we try to have it in the summer months) to bathe pooches. We need folks to help bathe dogs, clip nails, and dry dogs. Apple Fest -- We have a table set up at our Chambersburg Thrift Store, usually on the third Saturday in October. Anyone who would be willing to man the table for a few hours would be a great help. Christmas Open House -- Every year, we have an open house at CVAS around Christmas time to help the dogs and cats find a home for the holidays. Anyone who would be willing to help by baking treats for our human visitors, we'd appreciate it!
SOCIALIZING ANIMALS This includes walking dogs and playing with cats and is generally performed during the hours we are open to the public. Our volunteers who socialize animals are reminded that anyone under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult at all times and cannot walk dogs alone. In fact, we ask that an adult take the leash to walk our dogs, most of whom are relatively large mixed-breed dogs who have been in a kennel for a few months (so then tend to be slightly hyper). We want to give our volunteers a chance to spend time with our pets, but our number one concern is the safety of both our animals and our volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering to socialize animals, you would need to attend an orientation to go over the rules and regulations. Volunteer orientations are typically held one Tuesday a month at 4 p.m. The next volunteer orientation will be 4 p.m., Tuesday, July 10, at the shelter. To take part in the next orientation, please fill out our Volunteer Release Form and stop out for the orientation on July 10th.
OFFICE DUTIES This position includes stuffing envelopes for mailings and putting together adoption kit folders and prepare adoption follow-up letters. CVAS has bulk mailings several times a year and would LOVE to have a list of reliable volunteers to help stuff envelopes and affix address labels in a timely manner. In addition, anyone who could help us put together our adoption kits and follow-up letters would be fantastic.
OUTDOOR UPKEEP This includes manning the gardens and grounds around CVAS and possibly planting flowers in the spring.
If you are a volunteer for CVAS and would be interested in helping with any of the above listed projects, please email Jamie Kasarda at cvasdir@innernet.net and let her know how you would like to help! If you would like to become a volunteer, please fill out our Volunteer Release Form and someone will be in touch!
We would like to sincerely thank all of our volunteers who donate their time and efforts to help homeless pets. Without our volunteers, we wouldn't have as many successful events or adoptions. Thank you all so much!! |
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