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Volunteering


Whether you can donate an hour, a day, a week or a month, your help is very much needed.  You will find it to be a very rewarding experience.  Give the gift of love and of yourself to the deserving animals at Almost Home.  If all you do is walk a dog or scratch a kitty behind the ears, that animal will appreciate the love and attention. The following is a sample of just some of the types of help we can always use. 

  Griswold and Fonda


 


ANIMAL TRANSPORT

Dog and Puppy Fosters

Cat and Kitten Fosters

Adoption Event Volunteers 

OTHER IMPORTANT NEEDS...

Volunteer to help with donations and thank you cards!

 

BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

Help always needed to spruce up our grounds.

COVERAGE AT THE ALMOST HOME ADOPTION CENTER

The past two or three years have been marked by a shortage of help at the center.  This is especially true on the weekends. We need reliable, consistent help with the following: 

  • Office duties: answering phones, filing, etc.
  • Cleaning cat and dog rooms
  • Cleaning carriers and the van after transports and clinics
  • Medicating animals
  • Interviewing adoption candidates
  • Grooming: giving baths, brushing/combing
  • Dog walking and training
  • Animal socializing
  • Taking Photos of Animals for Website          
  • Shopping for supplies
  • …the list goes on

LANDSCAPING

If you have a special interest in landscaping around the shelter, we would love to have you!  

FUNDRAISING AND ADOPTION EVENTS    

  • Organizing events
  • Help setting up at the event
  • Walking dogs at event…the more volunteers we have, the more dogs/cats we can bring
  • Help with adoption paperwork

SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM

  • Trapping services – We need at least one additional person to trap and transport feral cats to clinics and pre and post surgery holding locations.
  • Transport Check-in – We need one back-up person for clinic check-in. This person would be responsible for processing paperwork and collecting money for each animal.  They would also need to assist with loading animals on the spay/neuter van. Check-in begins at 7:00 a.m. and ends at 8:00 a.m.
  • Transport Pick-Up – We need a back-up person to handle the returning spay/neuter van. This involves helping unload animals, giving post-surgical instructions to pet owners, and processing paperwork.
  • Volunteers For Post Surgical Care -- We require one or two locations where trapped cats can recuperate for 1-4 days after surgery. Persons willing to provide this care must have a climate controlled area or building (i.e. garage or shed) where these cats can be kept and cared for before returning to their colony.

Aren't ready to volunteer quite yet? Use the PayPal button provided below to make a donation.  For more detailed information on donating, select the "Donation Info" link. 


29 Stagebridge Road •  Lovingston, VA 22949  •  (434) 263-7722 •  pets [ at ] nelsonspca.org