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VOLUNTEERING WITH DAWS
With the exception of a small cleaning staff at our shelter, DAWS is operated completely by volunteers. Everything from cat trappings and rescue, transports of shelter animals to and from the vet, training and exercising our dogs, socialization and grooming of the cats, performing adoptions of our animals - all of these activities are performed strictly by volunteers.
Even a couple of hours a week makes a big difference! We have a large variety of volunteer opportunities for individuals who have some extra time and want to get involved. Some examples are listed in the chart below. In addition to the hands-on work with the animals, there are also lots of opportunities for those who are not comfortable working directly with them, such as halping with our newsletter or annual tag sale.
A
volunteer orientation must be completed before participating at the
Bethel Shelter or Danbury Pound.
Volunteer Orientation sessions are held on the third Monday of each
month from 6:30 - 7:30pm at our shelter in Bethel. Please call
744-DAWS or email daws@daws.org
to sign up!
Volunteer
Orientation schedule: Jan 21, Feb 18, Mar 17
Due
to insurance restrictions, DAWS currently cannot have volunteers
under 18 years of age working directly with our animals. However, we
would love it if those under 18 could help us with things like
fulfilling donations from our wish list, hanging flyers to advertise
for events, hanging or designing posters to help our pets find a
home, planting flowers outside the shelter, holding a bake sale, or
even a car wash. If you have other ideas on how you could help, please
let us know!
A red asterisk (*) on a position title denotes that volunteers must be 18 or older in order to help with these tasks.
*** YOU MAY PARTICIPATE IN AS MANY AREAS AS YOU WISH ***
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Maintenance |
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Position |
Description |
Location |
Typical Times |
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Plumbing Electrical Carpentry General Maintenance Painting |
If you are handy, we desperately need you!!!! Several elements of our shelter are outdated and/or need maintenance and we simply don't have the funds to hire professionals to help us fix it up. If you have even a couple of hours to spend, please contact us. |
Bethel Shelter
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Anytime - we will work around your schedule |
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Cat Program |
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Position |
Description |
Location |
Typical Times |
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Adoption Counselor* |
Meet and greet the public during open house adoption hours. Show the available animals and answer general adoption questions. Help potential adopters to meet their best match. Requirements: General cat knowledge, like working with people, good communication skills. |
Bethel Shelter
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Weeknights 6-8pm Weekends 2-4pm |
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Cat Socializer* |
Work with the cats at our shelter to provide them with human companionship and grooming to make them more adoptable. |
Bethel Shelter |
Weeknights 6-8pm Weekends 2-4pm |
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Dog Program |
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Position |
Description |
Location |
Typical Times |
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Adoption Counselor* |
Meet and greet the public during open house adoption hours. Show the available animals and answer general adoption questions. Help potential adopters to meet their best match. Requirements: General dog knowledge, like working with people, good communication skills. |
Bethel Shelter
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Weeknights
6-8pm Weekends 2-4pm Saturdays 11-3pm Sundays 2-4pm |
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Dog
Socializer - |
Work with the dogs at our shelter to provide basic manners training, exercise, play time, grooming and people/dog interaction. Requirements: General dog knowledge. Must attend basic dog handling class. |
Bethel Shelter |
Weeknights 6-8pm Weekends 2-4pm Help is needed on Wednesday and Friday nights and is desperately needed on weekends! |
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Dog Socializer - Danbury Pound* |
Work with the dogs that are housed at the Danbury City Pound. These animals' only chance for exercise, grooming, and people/dog interaction is on the weekends. Requirements: General dog knowledge. |
Danbury Pound |
Saturdays 11-3pm Sundays 2-4pm |
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Dog Trainer* |
Provide basic and advanced obedience training to the dogs in our shelter. This enhances their adoptability. Requirements: General dog knowledge. Must attend basic dog handling class. Work with DAWS' trainers to gain advanced training techniques and knowledge. |
Bethel Shelter |
Weeknights 6-8pm Weekends 2-4pm |
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Dog Adoption Events* |
Take available dogs to adoption day events at local businesses to increase their visibility for adoption. Requirements: General dog knowledge. Ability to transport animals |
Various |
Various times, several times a year |
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Transporter* |
At times when space allows, we assist other shelters who must euthanize. The transporter will meet and pick up rescued dogs being transferred to DAWS. This is normally done on weekends and requires several hours of committment. Please inquire for more details. Requirements: General dog knowledge. Ability to transport animals, ability to fit 2-3 crates in your car. |
Various |
Usually weekends, several times a year |
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Public Relations / Events / Marketing / Donations |
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Location |
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Donation Collector |
We
have donation/collection bins in various supermarkets in the Danbury
area. Help is needed to collect donations from these bins and tote
them to the shelter. |
Various |
Various times, several times a year |
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Event Assistant |
Bring
event box, set up table, sell t-shirts, answer basic questions from
the public, show public photo book of our animals, provide info on
upcoming events. |
Various |
Various times, several times a year |
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Newsletter Crew |
Help us work on our newsletter and mailings, either as a writer or someone we can call up to help us collate and stick on labels. |
Various - can be done from home |
Various times, several times a year |
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Walkathon Coordinators |
Need people to coordinate and organize the following tasks: send letters to past adoptors, secure equipment for the event, solicit vendors and entertainment, etc. |
Various - can be done from home |
Now through October, as needed |
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Wags To Whiskers II Event Help |
Need people to assist with the following tasks: securing silent auction donations for event, finding sponsors, advertising, etc. |
Various - can be done from home |
Now through November, as needed |
We have many more different types of volunteer opportunities available for those who want to help. Call us at 744-DAWS (3297) or email daws@daws.org if you'd like more information.
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