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Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Volunteer Opportunities: November 5th and Forward!

When: Weekly- Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays

Where: The Office

What: Cat Care! We are looking for weekly volunteers to help with cat care- cleaning and caring for the cats here at the office. Right now we need someone on Tuesdays, but shortly we will need Wednesdays and Fridays covered. Shifts are in the morning, any time after 9:00 AM.

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: December 6, 7, 13, 14, 20 and 21st.

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: 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.

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

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

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

It's Still Wednesday- Hopalong Style

Hi All,

Hope everyone is staying warm, including your pets! Admit it, you know you’re turning up the heat and pulling out the pet sweaters- we know we are!

Thank you everyone for your help at past and future Santa Paws events! These are great fun for everyone involved- the one on the 7^th was a great success- *five* dogs were adopted at Bay Street (thanks Jill for spearheading this!) and countless pets and kids (!) sat on Santa’s lap for a donation.

We’ve also had great success with cat adoptions this week- our buddy Rasputin went home and kittens are flying out of here. This is unusual and wonderful for December! This week we also participated in a rescue mission sending tons and tons of little dogs to Idaho- check out the video here.

Couple fundraising opportunities to share: we’ve got some very cool photo cards that are perfect for office fundraising/tree decorating. If your office is into donating, holler at us and we’ll share details. We’ve also got our Amazon wishlist for those who prefer giving to pets in need- personally, I think donating is an awesome way to give. Another cool thing to do is foster- dogs or cats don’t understand holidays, but we know they love warm beds!

Volunteer ops: I don’t have a lot of things to share right now- it’s always a little slow in December. We’ve got quite a few marketing research projects if you’re into that- they can be done at home- and we’re looking for a marketing intern for winter/spring semester, preferably a college student. If you know anyone who might be interested, info here. Share widely- this is a great opportunity for someone who wants to learn nonprofits and practice their skills!

Thanks, everyone- your contributions are greatly appreciated!!

Lauren

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

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!

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Updated December Volunteer Opportunities

Now with better dates, an added dog mobile and an RSVP link for the Foster and Volunteer Appreciation Party!

As always, let me know what you'd like to do!

Coming up in rough Chronological Order:

As always, let me know what you'd like to do!

Friday, November 22nd Santa Paws- FULL! Thank you!

Saturday, November 30th Santa Paws- FULL! Thank you!

Sunday, December 1st Santa Paws- FULL! Thank you!

Thursday, December 5th Volunteer/Foster Appreciation Party!

Where: The Office!
When: 5:30-7:30ish
Needed: YOU! RSVP here.
How Many: You, your family, your kids (and a dessert IF you feel like it.) Dinner is provided.

Saturday, December 7th Dog Mobile (new!!)

Where: Emeryville Bay Street
When: Noon-4pm
Needed: ~~Mobile Coordinator~~, dog handlers
How Many: ~~1 coordinator~~, 3 dog handlers

Saturday, December 7th Santa Paws- FULL! Thank you!

Sunday, December 8th Santa Paws- FULL! Thank you!

Sunday, December 15th- FULL! Thank you!

Saturday, December 21st Dog Mobile Adoption Event

Where: Pet Food Express Rockridge
When: 12-3
Needed: Dog Handlers
How Many: TBD

Saturday, December 21st Santa Paws- FULL! Thank you!

Sunday, December 22nd Santa Paws

Where: North Oakland Pet Food Express
When: TBD (probably 12-3)
Needed: ~~Santa~~, assistants, ~~coordinator~~
How Many: ~~1 Santa~~, 1 assistants, ~~1 coordinator~~

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Hi Fosters and Volunteers,

Hope you all are doing well! This has been a pretty exciting and busy week around here. Today we were featured in a live chat by the Chronicle of Philanthropy about microvolunteering and welcomed new volunteers from Toolworks, a group that helps adults with disabilities get job skills. Sam and Trisha went did a tour de shelter today and sprung some dogs and cats and Erica planned the arrival of some puppies! Our humane education program has been kickstarted- we’ll be teaching 5 classes next week, and it’s not too late to bring Hopalong to a school near you- bring the message of kindness to the kids in time for the holidays!

In adoption news, Dallas the Dog found his forever home and kittens continue to find new scratching posts (read: couches).

Coming up, we still have many spaces open for Santa Paws so check out the dates and times and let me know when you’d like to join us! We also invite you to join the Cat Care Team at Woodlands in Marin- there will be an orientation this Friday in Mill Valley. If you’re in Marin or have friends in Marin, please let them know about this cuddling opportunity!

And of course you’ve already marked your calendar for December 5^th at 5:30, but that’s our Very Fun Volunteer and Foster Appreciation Party. I’ve set up a place to RSVP, and if you can take a minute to do that between now and then, it will help me know how many dinners to tell Juliet to cook. (Just checking if you’re still reading.)

Thank you, everyone, for all of your work!

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

New Volunteer Ops!

Coming up in rough Chronological Order:

As always, let me know what you'd like to do!

Friday, November 22nd Santa Paws

Where: Pet Food Express Corporate HQ, Oakland
When: 1-4pm
Needed: ~~Santa~~, assistants
How many: ~~1 Santa~~, 1 assistants

Saturday, November 30th Santa Paws

Where: Woodlands Mill Valley
When: 11:30am-3:30pm
Needed: ~~Santa~~, ~~assistants, coordinator~~
How Many: ~~1 Santa~~, ~~three assistants, 1 coordinator~~

Sunday, December 1st Santa Paws

Where: Woodlands Novato
When: 11:30am-3:30pm
Needed: ~~Santa~~, assistants, coordinator
How Many: ~~1 Santa~~, four assistants, 1 coordinator