FURBALL! It's party time!

If you haven't bought your tickets for our 20th Anniversary Party on October 12th, there's still time!

UPDATE: ALL POSITIONS FILLED, THANK YOU!

If you'd rather help out, there's plenty of opportunities for all kinds of interests. Below, find out when each opening takes place to figure out if these fit in with your party plans! Sign up for as many as you'd like or email with questions. (Remember, the event takes place from 6:30-10:00)

Break Down:

• 5 people to help us break down the party. Time Frame: 10-11pm. Job Description: Stay a little late and help us clean up. This shouldn't be too bad, as we have *paid staff* this year! The more the merrier (and the quicker)!

Day Before Crafter:

• 1 or two people to come into the office and help us get ready. Time Frame: Thursday or Friday, Oct 10th/11th. Job description: Sign making, artsy skills, photo printer.

Ticket Taking:

• 1 person to help take tickets, swipe credit cards, hand out paddles. Time frame: 6:00-7:00 pm. Job description: Multi-tasking, fast paced, quick learner!

Set Up:

• 1 person to help staff set up Cerrutti Cellars. Time Frame: 4:30-6:30.

Photo Booth:

• 1 person to help us get people in and out of the photo booth. Time Frame: 6:00 - 9:00 Job Description: Take money, escort people in and out, check phones for facebook likes. 

Silent Auction Closer-Outers:

• 1 person to help our Silent Auction Manger figure out who won what and what is going home with whom! Time Frame: 9:00-10:00 pm. Job Description: We will have online and off-line bids going on. Our Silent Auction Manager will be in charge, so you'll help follow directions and check people out.

Spread the Word!

Ever heard of Microvolunteering?

It's the new thing, and it's really easy. Here are some really quick ways you can help Hopalong today.

• Download and print this flier- spread the the word about our 20th Anniversary Party coming up on Saturday, October 12th.
• Don't have a printer? Share the link on all of your social networks- and we know you've got them!
• Follow us on your social networks! We've got twitter and facebook and we're working on improving our social media presence.

These things may sound small, but they're little ways you can help homeless animals with a click, a print and a "share." You can do it!

So Many Opportunities!

Here's what we've got coming up; what will you be doing?

Listed roughly by date:

Myrtle's Sundae Selling- Fenton's Creamery on Piedmont Ave is selling a specially created and delicious- looking sundae all month and 25% of proceeds go to Hopalong! Sales do better when we've got a volunteer out talking up the organization. Shifts available:

• Saturday, September 21st, 12-3
• Saturday, September 28th, 12-3
• Any other day you are free and would like to go!

Cat Mobiles and Mobile Training- Our fabulous Cat Crew has been handling mobile adoptions for years and are ready for more Cat Slaves! Learn how to assist at cat mobile adoption events and help find cats new homes this month!

• Cat Mobile Training: Saturday, September 21st, 11am, at the office
• Mobile Adoption: Sunday, September 22nd, 12-3, Your Basic Bird in Berkeley (need to have been trained in some way to attend this mobile)
• Mobile Adoption: Sunday, September 29th, 12-3, Fenton's (need to have been trained in some way to attend this mobile)
• Adoptathon: Saturday, October 5th and Sunday, October 6th, 10-5, Marin (we will have coordinators at this event, so no training required, but encouraged!)

Dog Mobiles- In the midst of all of this, we've got our normal dog adoption events coming up!

• Pet Food Express- Saturday, September 21st, 12-3, 3 or 4 dog handlers, transport to and from
• Fenton's- Saturday, September 28th, 12-3, 1 or two dog handlers, transport to and from

Wine Walk- Emeryville Bay Street (the same place Maddie's was this year) is hosting a charity event and donating the proceeds to Hopalong! There will be music, wine and... Hopalong representing!

• Saturday, October 5th, 3:30-7 at Emeryville Bay Street, 3 1 volunteers needed.

Marin Pet Fair- This is an annual adoptathon in Marin that runs for two days- Saturday October 5th and Sunday October 6th from 10-5. We'll have lots of dogs and cats and will need lots of volunteers! I'm happy to help organize carpools.

• Dog Coordinators- both days
• Dog Handlers- we probably need 5-6 each day, possibly more if you only want to work a half day
• Cat Handlers- Sunday, October 6th only; trained or untrained is fine for this event as we will have staff at this event
• Set up and break down- both days

Furball- this is our big event on October 12th and I don't have details on what exactly we need yet. If you would like to commit to volunteering for an unknown position yet, please let me know!

October is Extraordinary!

It seems too early for September and here we are thinking about October!

October is one of the busiest months at Hopalong, so pull out your calendars and check your availability. We've got something for everyone- let me know which opportunity works for you!

October 5-6th
Bay Area Pet Fair- Annual Adoptathon in Marin. The event is from 10-5 and shifts are available if you can't stay all day. Opportunities:

• Dog Handler
• Cat Handler
• Dog Mobile Coordinator
• Set up/Break Down.
• Set up on October 4th.

October 5th

Bay Street Charity Wine Walk- Hopalong is the featured charity at a wine tasting event in Emeryville. The event is from 3-7ish and will involve schmoozing. Opportunities:

• Tabling
• Ticket Sales

October 12th

Furball/20th Anniversary Celebration! This is the Big Event around here and we hope that you will attend. If you want to help out, that's even more awesome! Opportunities include:

• Set up
• Assisting with the Auction
• Taking tickets
• and more!

If you're looking to get started sooner...
Fenton's is selling a special sundae this month for us and we're hoping to stand outside and talk it up! If you like ice cream (uh...) and Hopalong, we need tablers every Saturday this month (7th, 14th, 21st and 28th).

Volunteer Opportunities: 20th Anniversary Updated

We're getting into full swing planning the 20th Anniversary! As always, if interested, contact Lauren. Couple positions still needing filled:

• Sponsor Seekers- The Sponsor Seekers will reach out to a prepared list of businesses in order to recruit financial sponsorship for the 20th Anniversary Event. After the call, there are pre-made email and mail out packets of information to send out to these businesses. This job can be done by phone at home (the office is fine, too!). Requires phone skills!

• Invitation and RSVP management- We've got software that allows for people to purchase tickets online and we will also be mailing invitations. Our Invitation/RSVP manager will be responsible for entering the snail mail tickets and making sure everything lines up. This position will require coming to the office at least once a week to pick up the invitations; the work can be done from home or at the office. Requires ability to learn the software.

• Donor Entry Associate The Donor Logger will enter donations received by people who can't attend the event but still want to contribute. Requires coming into the office at least once a week to pick up the information; working at the office preferable. Requires ability to learn the software.

Too Much Good Stuff Wednesday

Hi All,

It’s Wednesday! I have lots of news and food for thought.

First, thank you for filling out the survey: mark your calendar- the First Volunteer and Foster Social will be on Thursday, August 29^th at 6pm at Hive Café in Oakland. The café is located at 2139 MacArthur Blvd. There will be sandwiches, coffee and tea and we will have adult beverages available for a donation. This event is totally family friendly: we know that kids are vital Hopalong fosters! I will probably set up one last poll as we get closer to the date so that we can give Hive a rough head count.

CATelyn and New Brother

Next, as Furball gets closer, we’ve identified two Very Important Tasks that need filling. If these sound like your skills, please holler!

·         Software Point Person for Good: If you’re fairly tech savvy and want to use your skills for a cause, we’ve got some software that needs setting up. This software handles our auction, ticket sales and a variety of other event-related tasks. The bulk of the work will happen in the next two weeks, but we’re also looking for you to be our go-to when questions come up until the event in October. Availability by email is important, daytime phone access even better! Working from home (or work) is totally cool for this.

•            Solicitation Follow-Upper: We sent out a bunch of silent auction solicitation letters and now we need to follow up. If you are good at schmoozing, buttering people up, making cold calls and generally getting people to say “YES!” then this is a great job for you. This opportunity can also be done from home (or work), but you’re more than welcome to come into the office.

Sam sends along the news that Catelyn, who we pulled from the shelter with her litter of babies has found a purr-fect forever home with an awesome feline brother she can snuggle up with. It's success stories like this that remind us of how rewarding our work can be.

We’ve been pulling together some training opportunities and I want to make sure you’re aware of them. Here are the first ones- let me know and stay tuned for more.

Last thing: we’ve got lots and lots of puppy adoptions coming up and are looking for some volunteers to do home visits this weekend. If you’ve done these or would like to learn how, please contact me or Trish.

Thank you!!!

Planning ahead! 20th Anniversary Celebration positions

It's never too early to start planning!

Let me know if you're interested in any of these- We'll get you going right away!

• Silent Auction Point Person (filled)
• Event Promotion: (room for one or two more people) We will be forming a small committee to work on promotion for this event. Members will be working on ways to advertise the event in all types of media. This position can be done from home but may require a few meetings at the office. Position will start immediately and will work through October.
• Online Invitation Set-Up: (filled)
• Invitation and RSVP management: This person will keep track of how many tickets have been purchased both by mail and online. The event will be posted online this month and paper invitations will go out by mail in August. This position will require a little work now and more work starting in August. Requires coming into the office once or twice a week and using Eventbrite, an online invitation software. Familiarity not required, but you must be able to learn the software on your own.
• Live Auction Point Person: This person will work with the Executive Director and the auctioneer to organize the most expensive items and figure out how to display and feature them for the Live Auction. This position will start in August and require some comfort with computers as well as attendance at the event on October 12th.