Opportunities 10/29/14 and forward

• When: Weekly- pick a weekly shift in San Rafael or Mill Valley
• Where: Woodlands, San Rafael or Mill Valley (Marin)
• What: Cat Care! Join our Cat Care Team as we adopt out kittens through December. This is one of our favorite places for adoptions- last year we did over 100 adoptions! These volunteers socialize kittens and help keep the place clean and healthy. Cleaning is involved :)

• When: Weekly- pick a weekly shift 
• Where: Emeryville or Alameda
• What: Cat Cuddling! Hang out at our sites with our adoptable kitties! (Note: Emeryville is available 7 days/week, Alameda only M-F). Evening shifts available. 

• When: Saturday, November 15
• Where: Pet Food Express, Rockridge
• What: Regular dog mobile, 2-3 dog handlers, driver to/from mobile

• When: Every Weekend in December
• Where: Various pet stores in the East Bay and Marin
• What: Santa Paws! Help staff fun events- people come and sit their pets on Santa's lap (you can also be Santa!) for a donation- we take pictures and give them out for fun holiday greetings!

• When: Whenever (Your schedule, but regularly)
• Where: At home
• What: Keep our adoptable animals up to date on the Adopt-a-Pet website. We'll show you how! (Very important job!)

• When: Saturday, November 1st
• Where: Pet Food Express, Berkeley
• What: Regular dog mobile- 1 dog handler

Opportunities October 6th and Forward

Check for opportunities and holler at me!

• When: Saturday-Sunday, October 11-12th all day!
• Where: Marin Civic Center
• What: 15 Dog Handlers!! Dog handlers for a big adoptathon. Almost every dog gets adopted at this super fun event. Check out other rescues and lots and lots of schwag! Shifts are 10-1 and 1-5. We will "frontload" this event and it's likely that the shifts Sunday won't be needed. However, we REALLY need volunteers for Saturday

• When: Thursday and Friday, October 16-17th all day!
• Where: Office
• What: Help set up for Furball!

• When: Ongoing
• Where: Wherever you'd like
• What: Help get ready for Furball! Lots of office projects, research projects from home, etc. Walk your block with Furball posters or auction solicitation letters- you name it, we've go it!

• When: Friday, October 17th afternoon/evening
• Where: Cerrutti Cellars (Oakland)
• What: 5-10 volunteers- staff the event! This is a really fun evening and we will need all kinds of event staffers. Help for a little bit or a long time!

• When: Saturday, October 18th
• Where: Pet Food Express, Rockridge
• What: Regular dog mobile2-3 dog handlers, driver to/from mobile

• When: Weekly- pick a weekly shift in San Rafael or Mill Valley
• Where: Woodlands, San Rafael or Mill Valley (Marin)
• What: Cat Care! Join our Cat Care Team as we adopt out kittens through December. This is one of our favorite places for adoptions- last year we did over 100 adoptions! These volunteers socialize kittens and help keep the place clean and healthy. Cleaning is involved :)

• When: Weekly- pick a weekly shift 
• Where: Emeryville or Alameda
• What: Cat Cuddling! Hang out at our sites with our adoptable kitties! (Note: Emeryville is available 7 days/week, Alameda only M-F). Evening shifts available. 

Opportunities 9/3/14 and forward

As we move into fall, Hopalong traditionally gets Very Busy! Lots of good stuff to sign up for, and more to come! Here it goes!

• When: Weekly- pick a weekly shift in San Rafael ** new!
• Where: Woodlands, San Rafael (Marin)
• What: Cat Care! Join our Cat Care Team as we adopt out kittens through December. This is one of our favorite places for adoptions- last year we did over 100 adoptions! These volunteers socialize kittens and help keep the place clean and healthy. Cleaning is involved :)

• When: Ongoing
• Where: Wherever you'd like
• What: Help get ready for Furball! Lots of office projects, research projects from home, etc. Walk your block with Furball posters or auction solicitation letters- you name it, we've go it!

• When: Saturday, September 20th 12-3 
• Where: Rockridge Pet Food Express
• What: 1-3 Dog Handlers for our regular mobile, 1 driver to/from

• When: Saturday, September 27th 12-3
• Where: Fenton's on Piedmont
• What: 1-3 Dog Handlers for our regular mobile, 1 driver to/from

• When: Saturday, October 4th 3:00-7:15
• Where: Emeryville Wine Walk
• What: 4 enthusiastic tablers- help us sell tickets, gather donations and talk up Hopalong!

• When: Saturday-Sunday, October 11-12th all day!
• Where: Marin Civic Center
• What: Dog handlers for a big adoptathon, mobile coordinators, cat helpers! Almost everyone gets adopted- really fun event!

• When: Thursday and Friday, October 16-17th all day!
• Where: Office
• What: Help set up for Furball!

• When: Friday, October 17th afternoon/evening
• Where: Cerrutti Cellars (Oakland)
• What: 5-10 volunteers- staff the event! This is a really fun evening and we will need all kinds of event staffers. Help for a little bit or a long time!

Wednesday!

Hi everyone!

I hope today finds you well and celebrating a great A’s win! Or at least celebrating all of the great adoptions- we can barely keep kittens in and send thanks to all of the dog fosters who have been answering our requests so quickly! We hope those guys will go very quickly as well.

Today is one of those “ask-y” emails- I’ve got a ton of things coming up and lots of cool ways you can participate!

As always, all of the details are on the weekly blog- this is something I started about 6 months ago to help all of us (me included) to help keep track of what’s available. I think that blogs might be a little 2007, but it is a quick way to both share the details of what’s coming up in case you want to jump on something AND to keep these emails from being newspaper length (newspapers might also be a little 2007, but you know what I mean!)

Here are the short versions of what’s needed- any and all help is really REALLY appreciated! There are a ton of other things- things from home, further out events, etc.

·         This Friday: A drive to pick up fixed kittens at Aborn (Fremont). Van available, timing flexible!

·         This Saturday (the 21^st) from 12-3: Basically EVERYTHING for a dog mobile at the Pet Food Express in Rockridge- a coordinator, 3 handlers, a driver to/from.

·         Tuesday, June 24^th: A morning drive (between 7:30 and 8:30) to shuttle a little dog for her neuter appointment from a daycare in Emeryville to a vet in Berkeley. Short drive, your car.

·         Ongoing Marin opportunities- cats and events- talk to me or read the details.

·         July 4^th: walk in the Alameda 4^th of July Parade! Have a great time, hold a banner, hand out postcards, etc. 11:30-2:30 ish. Still plenty of time for other events. Bring the kids!

Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities: June 17 and forward

Start your engines, summer is here!

• When: Saturday, June 21st, 12-3
• Where: Pet Food Express Rockridge
• What: 1 dog handler for the dog mobile, 1 coordinator, 1 driver to the event, 1 from.

• When: Last Wednesday of the month, 5-7pm (June 25, July 30, etc. Pick one or all!)
• Where: Tiburon Tavern, Marin
• What: 1 volunteer to set up and manage an event table at Yappy Hour. Every month, the Tiburon Tavern hosts a happy hour where guests can bring their dogs. We're the featured nonprofit! Schmooze and talk up Hopalong!

• When: Daily- pick a weekly shift (Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday available)
• Where: Woodlands, Mill Valley (Marin)
• What: Cat Care! Join our Cat Care Team as we adopt out kittens through December. This is one of our favorite places for adoptions- last year we did over 100 adoptions! These volunteers socialize kittens and help keep the place clean and healthy. Cleaning is involved :)

• When: Saturday, June 28th, 12-3
• Where: Fenton's
• What: 1 dog handler for the dog mobile

• When: Friday, July 4th, 11:30-2:30ish
• Where: Alameda
• What: We'll be joining Alameda See Spot run in the Alameda 4th of July parade- 3 miles of fun! Help talk up Hopalong- smile, wave, hand out postcards, drink water, etc!

• When: Anytime!
• Where: Home!
• What: Help research events where Hopalong can have a presence. Think street fairs, festivals, etc. 

• When: Ongoing
• Where: Wherever you'd like
• What: Help build out the humane education program. We've got big plans for the 2014-2015 school year and need help putting them into place. If you've got education experience, we'd love to hear from you.

• When: Anytime!
• Where: Home!
• What: Help find appropriate corporate sponsors. This can be approached various ways- if you've got grant experience, great, if not, start learning! We're learning, too!

• When: Tuesday, June 24th one drive between 7:30 and 8:30 and one at 4:30
• Where: Every Dog (Emeryville) to Campus Vet (Berkeley)
• What: pick up a dog at Every Dog and bring him to Campus in the morning; pick up the dog at Campus and bring him back to Every Dog in the afternoon. Your car.

• When: Monday, June 23
• Where: Drive to Fremont
• What: Pick up kittens in Fremont! Van available or take your own car!

New Opportunities! (June 9th and forward)

Onwards and upwards!

• When: Thursday, 2pm
• Where: Office toFremont
• What: Tentative drive: we're doing a shelter run tomorrow and need a backup driver of dogs TO Fremont and kittens back FROM Fremont. Animals will be loaded in the van.

• When: Last Wednesday of the month, 5-7pm 
• Where: Tiburon Tavern, Marin
• What: 1 volunteer to set up and manage an event table at Yappy Hour. Every month, the Tiburon Tavern hosts a happy hour where guests can bring their dogs. We're the featured nonprofit! Schmooze and talk up Hopalong!

• When: Daily- pick a weekly shift.
• Where: Woodlands, Mill Valley (Marin)
• What: Cat Care! Join our Cat Care Team as we adopt out kittens through December. This is one of our favorite places for adoptions- last year we did over 100 adoptions! These volunteers socialize kittens and help keep the place clean and healthy. Cleaning is involved :)

• When: Anytime!
• Where: Home!
• What: Help research events where Hopalong can have a presence. Think street fairs, festivals, etc. 

• When: Anytime!
• Where: Home!
• What: Help find appropriate corporate sponsors. This can be approached various ways- if you've got grant experience, great, if not, start learning! We're learning, too!

• When: Ongoing
• Where: Wherever you'd like
• What: Help build out the humane education program. We've got big plans for the 2014-2015 school year and need help putting them into place. If you've got education experience, we'd love to hear from you.

• When: Friday, July 4th
• Where: Alameda
• What: We'll be joining Alameda See Spot run in the Alameda 4th of July parade- 3 miles of fun! We may have a mobile, we'll definitely have kids, and it will be really hot and fun :)

• When: Between now and Friday
• Where: Office to Marin
• What: Kittens are coming to Marin! Before they can go, we need cages and supplies brought over- van available Friday morning, but Thursday a volunteer vehicle will be needed.

Wednesday Updates!

Hi All,

Hope you’re having a great  week and enjoying the sun!

Thank you everyone for all of your contributions this week!Thanks to the awesome group who came out last week to learn how to screen dog adoption applications- what a great group! Thanks to the cat crew for being flexible with a little last minute hoopla at the event Saturday, and for the dog crew for putting on a nice event. Adoptions are going really well- this is all thanks to all of your hard work and dedication. We also said a sad goodbye to longtime volunteer Christine who has come in weekly to socialize cats and send thank you letters to our donors. Tears were shed. We wish her the best of luck in her move.

For those of you not in the facebook group, Coco the longterm office cat was adopted from a site last week- very exciting!

We have a lot of varied opportunities coming up. I’ve put them all, along with details, on the blog. There are weekend and weekday opportunities including regular opportunities at the office and even something in Marin! Also, for those of you who like to plan ahead, mark your calendars! The Maddie’s Adoptathon (all hands on deck, for those of you who haven’t been there, and even those who have) is Saturday, May 31^st and Sunday, June 1^st. It’s not too early to sign up! After that, the EBSPCA Adoptathon is Saturday, July 19^th. Both of these events will need everything: dog handlers, dog coordinators, cat people- coordinators and assistants and floaters and, well, everything! They’re fun events! Also save the date of May 10^th for a Skip-a-Thon. If you don’t know what that is, well, neither do I, but it sounds really fun!

For those of you that have or know kids, stop by Alameda See Spot Run this Saturday at 1pm for a free educational event! Details here.

Thanks again, for all of your hard work!

Best,

Wednesday is Hopalong Day!

Hi fosters and volunteers,

Hope you’re enjoying the rain and that your pets aren’t melting- I know many of them are made of sugar!

We had a great week- FIVE dogs were adopted at the last mobile adoption! Nineteen new volunteers joined us at the volunteer orientation this Saturday and many have already signed up to help out! Our “Home for the Holidays” promotion ($10 adoption donations for cats 6 months and over) has already led to two cat adoptions including Xander! Our humane education program kicked off this week (see picture) and we reached over 50 kids with a message of responsible pet ownership and safety around dogs. We’ve got two more classes this week and are looking forward to heading into more schools.

Coming up, we still have openings for Santa Paws, but they’re going fast! All of the openings are listed here. If you’re in Marin, we could really use help on December 1^st. (We’ve also got a great opportunity for cat lovers in Marin- let me know if you’d like more info- think KITTENS!) We’ve also added a mobile dog adoption to the awesome event at Bay Street in Emeryville on December 7^th, so if that’s your thing, let me know.

A little nudge for volunteers- if you aren’t tracking your hours, this is a great time to start doing so. Please let me know if you need a new password for our volunteer database. You can bookmark that link and you can also access it from the “volunteers” tab of www.hopalong.org. Right now we’ve got over 4,000 hours of service logged just since March! (I’ve been keeping track of the hours that I know you’re doing, but I know there’s even more!) Fosters, we keep track of your hours slightly differently, so need to log into the database for this purpose. These hours cumulatively are amazing for grants and really, it’s pretty awesome to know that you’ve contributed to 4,000 hours?? I’m very proud!

And of course, YOUR appreciation party is coming up on December 5^th. Go ahead and RSVP so we can say thank you in person! Remember, dinner is provided this year!

Thank you guys for everything, and see you soon!