HOW DO YOU BECOME A VOLUNTEER?

Note: All volunteers must be 14 years of age or older.

All volunteers must complete an application, waiver, and orientation before they begin.

If you would like to join our team, please print and fill out our volunteer registration form and drop it off  in person or mail it to the shelter. (Please enclose it in an envelope morked "Attention Volunteer Coordinator")

Shelter Positions:

Chore Shift - Shifts are approx 2 hours each; 7 days a week 8-10am & 5:30-7:30pm

Care for the animals by providing food and water, and a clean environment to sleep in. This involves cleaning cat litter boxes and soiled paper in dog kennels. In addition, this position does general shelter clean-up duties such as sweeping and mopping floors, washing food bowls, and laundering bedding. Chore Shift Volunteers must be 14 years of age or older.

Dog Walker - Give our canine friends some time away from the shelter and take them for a walk. All dogs must be leashed, and messes MUST be picked up. Often our dogs are not trained to walk well on a leash and will pull. This can be quite a work-out for your arm, so be prepared! However, we do have harnesses to help with this behavioral issue. This position may be asked to assist in brushing our dogs' fur when required. 

Cat Cuddler - Spend time socializing and playing with our felines and brushing their fur.

Dog Pee Break Provider - Lucky for us, most of our dogs are "house broken" and they try hard not to mess in their kennels. So, we like to give them extra pee breaks every day! During this time, the Dog Pee Break Provider will let our dogs out, individually or in designated groups, from their kennel to run in the back yard. This position is also required to check that all water dishes are filled with clean water & any messes in the kennels are cleaned up.  The pm shift is required to settle the dogs into their indoor kennels for the night. The volunteer in this position works independently and will be responsible for locking up the shelter for the night. Dog Pee Break Providers must be 16 years of age or older. Shift time is 9pm, 7 days a week. . .

Fundraising:

We are always on the lookout for dynamic individuals to help us in raising money to keep the shelter running. The time requirement is minimal depending on the role in which you would like to take on. Some fundraising duties could include:

-participating in the Coin Can Collection Program by collecting coins on a monthly basis from designated cans in Carman, Winkler, Morden, Miami, Altona, Manitou, Morris

-manning an adoption & donation solicitation booth at a local store

-soliciting raffle tickets and donations at festivals by walking the crowd and approaching festival attendees

-participating in festival parades by walking a dog or soliciting a coin collection can

-planning and executing a fundraising event of your own.