Opportunities 12/8/14 and forward

• When: December 13th (Saturday) and December 14th (Sunday)
• Where: The Village at Corte Madera (Marin)
• What: Kitten Mobiles! Help staff kitten mobiles- get kittens adopted! Make sure these guys don't scurry away, talk them up, etc. Fun events at an action-packed mall! 2-3 people and a transporter to/from each day.

• 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: Saturday, December 20
• Where: Pet Food Express, Rockridge
• What: Regular dog mobile, 2-3 dog handlers

• When: Weekly- pick a weekly shift (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays available) 
• Where: The office
• What: Cat care at the office. Come in one morning a week and help keep the kittens clean. Lots of mess and lots of fun!! Usually start between 9 and 10 and stay about an hour (longer if you'd like!)

• 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.

Volunteer Opportunities December 1 and Forward

• When: Saturday, December 6
• Where: Bay Street, Emeryville
• What: 2 1 person to help out at the Santa Paws event hosted by the mall. Represent Hopalong at this holiday event

• When: Every Weekend in December
• Where: Various pet stores in the East Bay and Marin
• What: Kitten Mobiles! Help staff cat adoption events- get the kitties home for the holidays!

• 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: Saturday, December 20
• Where: Pet Food Express, Rockridge
• What: Regular dog mobile, 2-3 dog handlers

• When: Weekly- pick a weekly shift (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays available) 
• Where: The office
• What: Cat care at the office. Come in one morning a week and help keep the kittens clean. Lots of mess and lots of fun!! Usually start between 9 and 10 and stay about an hour (longer if you'd like!)

• 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, December 6
• Where: Pet Food Express, Berkeley
• What: Regular dog mobile, 2-3 dog handlers

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. 

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 9/17 and forward

Check for opportunities and holler at me!

When: Saturday, September 20th 12-3 

Where: Rockridge Pet Food Express

What: 2 dog Handlers for our regular mobile, 1 driver to/from

• 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 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!

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!

Upcoming Events- Plan Ahead!

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- Monday or Fridays
• Where: The office
• What: Cat Care! Come help one week a morning with cat care at the office during kitten season! We've got kittens and the kittens make a mess! Help us with cleaning (and socialize!). If you're feeling brave, learn the in's and out's of vaccinating and microchipping.

• When: Saturday, August 30th, 12-3
• Where: Fenton's on Piedmont
• What: 1 Dog Handler for our regular mobile, 1 driver to/from

• When: Weekly- pick a weekly shift (Saturdays in Mill Valley, any day in San Rafael ** new!)
• Where: Woodlands, Mill Valley and 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!

• When: Saturday, September 6th 12-3
• Where: Berkeley Pet Food Express
• What: 1-3 Dog Handlers for our regular mobile, 1 driver to/from

• When: Saturday, September 20th 12-3 (fixed date!)
• 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!

New Office System!

Hi Everyone!

I hope you're all having a great summer!

If you've been in the office lately, you might have noticed that I turned it into a total and complete mess. It's now back to a little bit less of a mess, but it's also rearranged (Thank you, William!). This is because we devised a new system to hopefully streamline volunteering and make it more fun for everyone! If you're scheduled for office-y stuff or inclined to start doing so (let me know!), check this out and next time you come in, try it out! (If you also do animal care, the procedure will be the same as it always was for animal care, but follow this for office work!)

My desk is now in the back room. Follow the paw prints to me on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Say hi! Even when I'm not here, say hi to everyone, and still follow the paw prints to my desk. A red binder now lives on my desk. 

There are three tabs: To Do, Instructions and Supplies.

1. To Do:
   
   1. There is an "anytime" page- these are things that basically always need done. Take a look around and if any of these need doing AND seem like something you like doing, go for it!
   2. The next page is a To Do for the current week. These are timely things that need doing. Take a look and if any aren't crossed out AND seem like something you like doing, go for it! Each of these tasks has a "who to ask" column- please feel free to ask anyone , but specific people are also listed. We don't bite!
2. Instructions: Every task has a page with instructions. What to do, where to look and any detailed instructions you might need. I know there are a lot of weird things around here (including the staff!), and it's hard to remember it all. If you forget, check here!
3. Supplies: Everything (almost) is now organized and labeled. But if you're looking for something and no one is around to ask, or you don't feel like asking or you like to admire my handiwork, check out this list!

I can't wait to see you all, and please feel free to tell me what is and isn't working about this system- it's very much a work in progress, and it's supposed to work for everyone. I love feedback- so feedback away!

Thanks for all of your help, guys!

Lauren

Opportunities July 24th and Forward

Mid-Summer Fun

• When: Weekly- Tuesdays or Fridays
• Where: The office
• What: Cat Care! Come help one week a morning with cat care at the office during kitten season! We've got kittens and the kittens make a mess! Help us with cleaning (and socialize!). If you're feeling brave, learn the in's and out's of vaccinating, microchipping and drawing blood!

• When: Saturday, July 26th
• Where: Fenton's on Piedmont
• What: 3 dog handler, 1 driver to/from. Regular dog mobile 12-3 at Fenton's. One dog needs a lift from Every Dog (Emeryville) to the event, possibly back if he doesn't' get adopted.

• When: Weekly- pick a weekly shift (Monday, 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: 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: Saturday, August 2nd
• Where: Pet Food Express, Berkeley (San Pablo and University)
• What: 3 dog handlers, 1 driver to/from. Regular dog mobile 12-3 at PFE

Opportunities July 9th and Forward

Mid-Summer Fun

• When: Thursday, July 17th am and pm
• Where: Emeryville to Berkeley/Berkeley to Emeryville
• What: pick up a dog at Every Dog Has Its Day Care in Emeryville at about 7:30 and bring her to Campus vet in Berkeley. Pick up the dog in the afternoon (about 4:30 ish usually) and bring her back to Every Dog. Your car- do one drive or both!

• 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: 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: Saturday, July 19th, 10-3
• Where: East Bay SPCA adoptathon- Jack London Square
• What: 3 dog handlers for the dog mobile, 1 driver to, 1 from, 1 coordinator

• When: Wednesday, July 16th, morning
• Where: from office to Fremont
• What: bring kittens to get spayed! Van available or take your car

Hi All!

If you haven’t heard already, we are participating in the Alameda 4^th of July Parade on Friday and are inviting all of you to join us! Fosters and volunteers- everyone!

The details:

• Confirm with me today (tomorrow morning at the latest) that you are interested in walking!
• Kids welcome and encouraged! You must walk with your kids if they come, but we know they are part of the Hopalong family!
• You will meet the See Spot Run contingent at about 9:45 in Alameda near Park and Lincoln- I’ll give you exact location.
• The walk is about 3 miles, but if you know Alameda, you know it’s flat, and the parade doesn’t move too quickly.
• Wear a Hopalong shirt (we’ll give you one if you don’t have one), smile, wave, and show off!

You’ll be done by noon, so you’ll have plenty of time to go catch your picnic, fireworks and other patriotic activities!

Again, please email me ASAP if you’re interested in participating. We’re looking for at least 10 people to walk with us, and I want to make sure I get you all the details you’ll need!

Thanks everyone, and have a safe and happy holiday!

Opportunities June 23 and forward

The fun never stops!

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

• When: Monday, June 30th, morning
• Where: from vet in Fremont to office
• What: bring a dog back from vet in Fremont to Oakland. Van available, or take your car.

• 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: 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: Saturday, July 5th, 12-3
• Where: Pet Food Express, Rockridge
• What: 3 dog handlers for the dog mobile, 1 driver to, 1 from

• 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, July 19th, 10-3
• Where: East Bay SPCA adoptathon- Jack London Square
• What: 3 dog handlers for the dog mobile, 1 driver to, 1 from, 1 coordinator

• 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.

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.

Maddie's Wrap Up!

Cork!

Buddy!

Peggy!

This kitten went home!

Gladys!

So did this one!

WE MADE IT!

Wooly in his new home!

Thanks to all of our amazing fosters and adopters, over 70 animals went home this weekend (May 31st-June 1st). Here are just a few of them- if you've got more pictures, feel free to send them my way and I'll post them here.

Thank you volunteers and fosters- this was an amazing weekend!

Wednesday Update

Hi everyone and happy end of Wednesday!

Thank you, everyone, for putting up with and stepping up for Maddie’s- we’re almost through! This weekend (Saturday, May 31^st and Sunday, June 1^st) we will have over SIXTY animals for adoption at Bay Street, Emeryville. Sounds like a lot because it IS a lot! And we can only do it because of all of your hard work- fostering dogs and puppies and kittens and cats and volunteering hundreds of hours leading up to this and through this event and even afterwards. We’ll keep you updated on the adoptions through twitter/facebook/Instagram and, of course, email! (You can also just stop by!)

For those of you who have volunteered to help at Maddie’s: you will be receiving an email with instructions on Friday! We could still use a few more dog handlers from 3-6 pm on Saturday , and if you’re signed up for the first shift (12-3) either day and can come early and set up, that would be wonderful! Just let me know. If you have some spare time Friday, we could also use a little set up work then! (All remaining shifts here.)

In the meantime, rescue work continues as usual and so does the poop! As kitten season is in full swing, we are running low on kitty litter! If you have any friends that might want to give in some way- this would be a great place to start! (You don’t have to tell them about the poop unless you really want to.)

Anyway, thanks, everyone, and have a wonderful rest of the week.

Best,

Updated Maddie's Shifts! (5/27)

All of these shifts (except where noted) are at Emeryville Bay Street.


Friday, May 30th: Help move stuff from the office to Emeryville. 1PM. Need to be able to lift a bit of weight.


Saturday, May 31st: (shifts are much shorter this year- pick a couple if you'd like! You likely won't have to stay till 6.)

• 9:00-10:30: 1 person (at the office) to help clean cages for kitties
• 11-12: 2 people for set up
• 12-3: 2 (two) dog handlers
• 3-6: 7 (seven) dog handlers!!
• 6-7: 1 person to help break down (this won't take a full hour)

Sunday, June 1st: (shifts are much shorter this year- pick a couple if you'd like! You likely won't have to stay till 6.)

• 11-12: 2 people for set up
• 12-3: 1 dog handlers
• 3-6: 2 dog handlers!
• 6-7: 2 people to help break down (this won't take a full hour)

Happy Friday!

Hi All!

Don’t worry- it’s not Wednesday, I just didn’t want a week to go by without checking in with everyone! You made it, and now a three-day weekend is here. The office *will be closed on Monday.

Thank you all for stepping up SO QUICKLY for all of those drives last week- that was a marathon! So many dogs got fixed so quickly- thanks to you guys and our partners at Every Dog and Campus vet. We’ve still got tons and tons of Maddie’s shifts left. They’re all listed here. Most urgently, we have a drive to Fremont any time after noon (12pm) on Tuesday to get tons of kittens fixed. There are drives almost every day after that, help on Friday afternoon, and all kinds of shifts both Saturday and Sunday- really something for everyone! This is a perfect time to really help Hopalong and the animals. We adopt out over 50 (!!) animals at this event: adoptions are free and Maddie’s subsidizes the organization with large donations for each adoption. This is what it’s about- saving lives so we can save more lives! Some of you have even been referring these opportunities and animals to your friends- thank you!

Have a wonderful and safe holiday and I look forward to hearing from you (and seeing you!) soon!

Best,

Maddie's shifts are here! (updated 5/23)

All of these shifts (except where noted) are at Emeryville Bay Street.


Friday, May 30th: Help move stuff from the office to Emeryville. 1PM. Need to be able to lift a bit of weight.

Friday, May 30th: Spend some time cleaning and preparing all the kitties for adoption at the office!

Saturday, May 31st: (shifts are much shorter this year- pick a couple if you'd like! You likely won't have to stay till 6.)

• 9:00-10:30: 1 person (at the office) to help clean cages for kitties
• 11-12: 2 people for set up
• 12-3: 3 (three) dog handlers
• 3-6: 1 dog adoption screener or coordinators
• 3-6: 7 (seven) dog handlers!!
• 6-7: 2 people to help break down (this won't take a full hour)

Sunday, June 1st: (shifts are much shorter this year- pick a couple if you'd like! You likely won't have to stay till 6.)

• 11-12: 2 people for set up
• 12-3: 1 dog handlers
• 3-6: 2 dog handlers!
• 6-7: 2 people to help break down (this won't take a full hour)

Tuesday May 27: Drive to Aborn. Bring kitties from the office to Fremont to get spayed/neutered! 12 or later.

Thursday May 29: Drive to Aborn. Drop off and pick up kittens for spay/adoption! Time TBD.

Friday May 30:  Drive to Aborn. Drop off and pick up kittens for spay/adoption! Time TBD.

Maddie's Prep drives!- THANK YOU!!

As we gear up for Maddie's, we've got some very specific drives coming up! Any of these that you can do would be amazing! Pick one or pick them all!

Thursday, May 15th pm: one dog will need to be driven from Companion Vet Hospital in Castro Valley back to Every Dog in Emeryville, afternoon (TBD)

Tuesday, May 13th pick up a dog at Campus post-spay, bring back to Every Dog. Van most likely available. Time TBD, we'll let you know! Late afternoon.

**Wednesday, May 14th am: two dogs will need to be driven from Every Dog to Campus at about 7:30. One will be left there, one will need a rabies shot at 8:10. Some of you have done this: it involves staying for the rabies shot. This guy will need a lift back to Every dog. This will need to be done in your own car, too early for the van. You can get a crate ahead of time for the second dog.

Wednesday, May 14th pm: pick up a dog at Campus post-spay, bring back to Every Dog. Van most likely available. Time TBD, we'll let you know! Late afternoon.

Thursday, May 15th am: one dog will need to be driven from Every Dog to Campus between 7:30-8:30. Drop off only. Your car, too early for the van.

Thursday, May 15th pm: pick up a dog at Campus post-spay, bring back to Every Dog. Van most likely available. Time TBD, we'll let you know! Late afternoon.

Friday, May 16th am: one dog will need to be driven from Every Dog to Campus between 7:30-8:30. Drop off only. Your car, too early for the van.

Friday, May 16th pm: pick up a dog at Campus post-spay, bring back to Every Dog. Van most likely available. Time TBD, we'll let you know! Late afternoon.

Monday, May 19th am: one dog will need to be driven from Every Dog to Campus between 7:30-8:30. Drop off only. Your car, too early for the van.

Monday, May 16th pm: pick up a dog at Campus post-spay, bring back to Every Dog. Van most likely available. Time TBD, we'll let you know! Late afternoon.

Happy Wednesday

Hi All,

I hope you and your pets are staying cool today or enjoying the sun or maybe a little bit of both!

First, it’s time to give out our Volunteer of the Month award! April’s honoree is Gina Altomare who has been rocking the dog program this month! Gina has been here tirelessly, helping Erica with the dirty work and the busy work and some of the fun work, too! Thanks, Gina, for screening apps, driving dogs, cleaning and setting up, doing paperwork, and all of the other good stuff!

Next, some awesome news! Long term dogs Kevin (in his home, left) and Janie were both adopted this week! Thank you to fosters Erin and Patty and Godwin (and families!) for loving these guys for a little longer than usual.

We’ve got so much stuff coming up that there’s no way I’ll be able to fit it all in here without writing one of my novel-length emails. Short version: we’ve got cat shifts available galore in various places. We still need a handler and a driver for this Saturday’s dog mobile. The Skip-a-Thon is coming up Saturday the 10^th and we need 2 volunteers and you can also just go and skip along! (See what I did there?) As usual, all of the opportunities here- and many many more including Maddie’s (May 31^st-June 1^st) are here, in detail. Looking forward to hearing from you!

Thanks, everyone, and have a great evening!

Opportunities April 28 and Forward!

• When: Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays 9:30ish-10:30ish (ongoing) 
• Where: The Office
• What: Weekly Cat Care shift. Kitten season is here and it's messy! We need volunteers to love on these guys and not mind scooping and scrubbing! Sign up to get down and dirty and your kitten fix at the same time.

• When: Saturday, May 3, 12-3
• Where: Pet Food Express, Berkeley (San Pablo and University)
• What: 1 dog handlers, 1 transporter to/from

• When: Monday, Tuesdays and Thursdays anytime (ongoing) and some other shifts during the week
• Where: PetCo, Alameda
• What: Cat Cuddling at our mobile adoption site in Alameda

• When: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays (ongoing), afternoons
• Where: The Office
• What: Cat Cuddling at the office

• When: An evening TBD 
• Where: At the office
• What: Thank-a-Thon. We will be calling all donors ($5-$50,000) starting this month on a weekday evening that works for as many volunteers as possible. If you're interested in this, please let me know what weekday is best so we can get started!

• When: Sundays, Ongoing (and some other shifts)
• Where: Petsmart, Pinole
• What: Cat cuddling at our mobile adoption site in Pinole

UNUSUAL BUT AWESOME!

• When: Saturday, May 10th
• Where: San Francisco
• What: Skip-a-thon! This is a walk-a-thon type event but skipping! The whole world is invited to, well, skip! We'll need 2 volunteers, but mostly we'll need you to come, have fun, and skip! More info coming soon, but registration now available here.

• When: Ongoing, about an hour a week, spread out
• Where: Home
• What: Write posts for our new blog! We've got the topics, you provide the content!

WAY IN THE FUTURE! Mark your calendars and sign up now!

• When: Saturday, May 31st-Sunday June 1st
• Where: Emeryville
• What: Maddie's Adoptathon! We'll need everything- dog handlers and coordinators, cat handlers and coordinators, basically everyone! So fun, so busy!

• 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: Sautrday, May 17th, 2-6:30 PM
• Where: Emeryville (Bay Street)
• What: 4 3 people to help out at the Wine Walk! This is a SUPER fun event where people buy tickets and drink wine! All proceeds go to Hopalong. Schmooze, talk up Hopalong, dance a little!

Wonderful Wednesday!

Hi all and happy Wednesday!

I hope you are doing well! We’ve had a whirlwind week here- 5 more puppies came in today (thank you to the fosters who stepped up so quickly to take these guys in!) Kittens have started and thank you also to the fosters who are coming in almost daily to pick up litters! If you didn’t receive an email about kitten fostering last week and think kitten fostering is for you, please let me know!

We’ve got some volunteer opportunities coming up- some new, some old, and they’re on the blog. One of the things we need most urgently is a prize wheel. Strange request, I know, but I know there are crafty members of this list, and it’s your moment to shine! We also need someone to start managing our Craigslist postings again. This takes about an hour a week, but in chunks spread out throughout the week. Not hard, super super helpful!

You might not have heard yet, but Maddie’s Pet Adoption Days are coming right up! If you weren’t with us last summer or somehow slept through June, Maddie’s is an all-hands-on-deck type event, and the earlier the better in terms of sign-ups! If you’re free for any part of May 31^st (Saturday) or June 1^st (Sunday), let me know! We need *everyone- dogs, cats, tablers, etc! This is a really fun adoption event at Bay Street, Emeryville when basically all of our animals get adopted. More details to come, but for now, mark your calendars and let me know if you’re available!

As always, thank you for everything, and have a wonderful rest-of-week.

Best,

Opportunities April 21st and Forward!

• When: Monday, Tuesdays and Thursdays anytime (ongoing) and some other shifts during the week
• Where: PetCo, Alameda
• What: Cat Cuddling at our mobile adoption site in Alameda

• When: Saturday, April 26th, 12-3
• Where: Fenton's on Piedmont
• What: 1 dog handler, 1 transporter to/from

• When: An evening TBD 
• Where: At the office
• What: Thank-a-Thon. We will be calling all donors ($5-$50,000) starting this month on a weekday evening that works for as many volunteers as possible. If you're interested in this, please let me know what weekday is best so we can get started!

• When: Sundays, Ongoing (and some other shifts)
• Where: Petsmart, Pinole
• What: Cat cuddling at our mobile adoption site in Pinole

UNUSUAL BUT AWESOME!

• When: ASAP! (Needed by Friday, May 2nd)
• What: Build a prize wheel like this. The link has a whole bunch of versions, but any kind of prize wheel is fine. 

• When: ASAP! (Needed by Thursday, May 8th)
• What: Hack a bike! We need to be able to pedal-power a video for the CatVidFest. Here's one video showing how to make a generator, but we're not picky as long as it works!. 

• When: Saturday, May 10th
• Where: San Francisco
• What: Skip-a-thon! This is a walk-a-thon type event but skipping! The whole world is invited to, well, skip! We'll need some volunteers, but mostly we'll need you to come, have fun, and skip! More info coming soon, but registration now available here.

• When: Ongoing, about an hour a week, spread out
• Where: Home
• What: Write posts for our new blog! We've got the topics, you provide the content!

WAY IN THE FUTURE! Mark your calendars and sign up now!

• When: Saturday, May 31st-Sunday June 1st
• Where: Emeryville
• What: Maddie's Adoptathon! We'll need everything- dog handlers and coordinators, cat handlers and coordinators, basically everyone! So fun, so busy!

• 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: ASAP! (Needed by Friday, May 2nd)
• What: Build a prize wheel like this. The link has a whole bunch of versions, but any kind of prize wheel is fine. 

Wednesday is Here!

Hi everyone,

Happy Wednesday! I hope April is treating everyone well!

We had two awesome adoptions this week (among others): Homer, the older lab and Lulu, the senior kitty, who some of you know from upstairs! YAY! We love seeing these guys go home any time of year, but this is especially cool right at the beginning of puppy mayhem and kitten season! If you’re interested in kitten fostering and you didn’t receive an email earlier today, please let us know!

If you’re free this Saturday (the 19^th) and in for a trip to Marin, or already there and want an outing, we’ll be at West Elm in Strawberry Village from 12-3 with a dog mobile and we always love to see you! Say “hi” to Juliet and meet Ashley and Jill if you haven’t already!

We are saying goodbye this week to one of our most amazing and long-term volunteers and fosters, Kathy Taylor who is moving to another state. You may have met her downstairs: she’s responsible for the days that the store room was clean and organized (we take credit for the days that it’s a mess). She’s fostered a bajillion cats and kittens, is an indispensable and irreplaceable member of the “cat coven” and we will not be able to replace her. It’s with great honor that we bestow upon her a Lifetime Achievement Award and wish her and the kitties a safe journey to Arkansas.

Thanks, guys, for all of your hard work!

Best,

Dear all,

This week (April 6-12) is Volunteer Appreciation Week! At Hopalong we want to thank every single one of you (and your families who support you supporting us) for everything you do: opening your home to homeless animals, putting animals on the web, cleaning cages and puppy pee, cuddling cats, handling animals at mobile adoptions, screening adopters, driving, driving and more driving, data entry, making phone calls, making promotional emails and all of the other really important things that I’m unintentionally forgetting! Thank you for making this rescue a success, from staff AND from the animals!

Speaking of staff, we have another new addition- long-time volunteer Jill Oana has joined the team as the Development and Partnerships Director! I’m a little chuffed about this because Jill attended one of the very first volunteer orientations that I ran- I guess that worked out okay! Come say “hi” and introduce yourself if you haven’t met her already- she’s sitting up by the front desk. Here’s what she has to say:

Greetings.  For those of you that I haven't met yet, it's an honor to work with you and the rest of the amazing team at Hopalong Animal Rescue.  I started volunteering at Hopalong a year ago and couldn't get enough so now it's time for me to dedicate all of my time to developing partnerships and new ways to generate funding on behalf of our cherished four-legged animals in need.

Currently, my four-legged daughter is Sheba, we rescued her a couple of years ago and she keeps me quite busy.  In addition to adoring animals, I love bright colors, beaches, pizza, chocolate, movies, historic novels & pondering time travel.  In my previous life, I focused on partnerships, marketing, & business development for startups and global companies and I'm thrilled to make the transition to Hopalong.


The rest of the news isn’t so exciting: I’ve got some creative opportunities on the blog if you’re in the mood for something different! And get ready for May, because we’ve got lots and lots of fun stuff in store!

Best, 

Get Creative!

We've got a couple of creative opportunities for those of you who like to think out of the traditional volunteering box.

First, we're participating in the Oakland Cinco de Mayo festivities with Oakland Animal Services to help promote our humane education program and generally get the word out. OAS has asked us to provide a prize wheel like this. I've posted a "DIY" version on the left, but it doesn't need to look like this. The link has a whole bunch of versions. We've got about 3 weeks to pull this together- the event is on May 4th.

The second event is on May 10th- we're participating in CatVidFest again! We'd like to have a couple of things at this event. We've thought about a looping video that might include adopted cats, cats in foster, some cool stuff about fostering (it's kitten season, so promoting foster would be great). Other thoughts are a coloring sheet or activity sheet for kids and some kind of fun game for adults- we're open!

If any of these interest you, please let me know!

Welcome, Ashley!

Hi everyone! 

Thank goodness it's not REALLY Wednesday, but I wanted to send everyone a quick email, even though it's late. I have the pleasure of introducing Ashley Davidson, our new Feline Program Manager to you. We're really lucky to have her- I've known her for years and she's pretty rad. Hopefully you'll all get to meet her on your next time in the office- you're pretty rad, too, and she's hearing all about you! Not surprisingly, you can email her at ashley@hopalong.org.

Here's what she says:

I wanted to introduce myself to all the awesome fosters and volunteers at Hopalong and to thank you for all that you do for the organization. My name is Ashley and I’m the new Feline Program Manager. I have worked with animals since 2000, volunteering at various animal shelters. I started working in the animal welfare nonprofit in 2011, caring for neonatal kittens, dogs, and cats, and helping with spay neuter clinics. I am very passionate about animal welfare and animal rights! I am vegan and I love to cook and bake healthy things, make smoothies and fresh juices, etc. I love to go camping, go on hikes, and be in nature whenever I can. I also enjoy antiquing and bike riding. I have 2 cats (Old Man and Bat Boy who are siblings and boss me around whenever they can) that are going to be 5 this month.  I fostered them when they were kittens, from a municipal shelter, because their mother was not caring for them and as a result they were not thriving. I fell in love with them, brought them back to health, and could not resist adopting them. I am very excited to work for this wonderful organization and I look forward to meeting all of you!

Thanks everyone, and back to regularly scheduled Wednesday emails, I hope, next week!

Best,

March Volunteer of the Month!

Our very first ever Volunteer of the Month!

Thank you, Rob, for rocking the drives the last 6 months!

Opportunities April 2nd and Forward!

• When: Saturday, April 19th, 12-3
• Where: Pet Food Express in Rockridge
• What: 1-2 dog handlers, 1 transporter to/from

• When: Monday, Tuesdays and Thursdays anytime (ongoing) and some other shifts during the week
• Where: PetCo, Alameda
• What: Cat Cuddling at our mobile adoption site in Alameda

• When: Saturday, April 26th, 12-3
• Where: Fenton's on Piedmont
• What: 3-4 dog handlers, 1 transporter to/from

• When: An evening TBD 
• Where: At the office
• What: Thank-a-Thon. We will be calling all donors ($5-$50,000) starting this month on a weekday evening that works for as many volunteers as possible. If you're interested in this, please let me know what weekday is best so we can get started!

• When: Sundays, Ongoing (and some other shifts)
• Where: Petsmart, Pinole
• What: Cat cuddling at our mobile adoption site in Pinole

WAY IN THE FUTURE! Mark your calendars and sign up now!

• When: Saturday, May 10th
• Where: San Francisco
• What: Skip-a-thon! This is a walk-a-thon type event but skipping! The whole world is invited to, well, skip! We'll need some volunteers, but mostly we'll need you to come, have fun, and skip! More info coming soon, but registration now available here.

• When: Saturday, May 31st-Sunday June 1st
• Where: TBD (Oakland or Emeryville)
• What: Maddie's Adoptathon! We'll need everything- dog handlers and coordinators, cat handlers and coordinators, basically everyone! So fun, so busy!

• 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 :)

Cinco de Mayo with OAS!

This Cinco de Mayo we'll be sharing a booth with Oakland Animal Services to promote our Humane Education program!

The event is Sunday, April 4th and we'll be right in the middle of things with some animal control officers and fun prizes. We need at least one volunteer to come talk up the program and before that, a crafty crafter to help us make a prize wheel like this. Let me know if your'e interested!

Volunteer Opportunities: March 26th and Forward

• When: Saturday, April 5th, 12-3
• Where: Pet Food Express in Berkeley
• What: 1 mobile coordinator, 3-5 dog handlers, 1 transporter to/from

• When: Monday, Tuesdays and Thursdays anytime (ongoing) and some other shifts during the week
• Where: PetCo, Alameda
• What: Cat Cuddling at our mobile adoption site in Alameda

• When: An evening TBD 
• Where: At the office
• What: Thank-a-Thon. We will be calling all donors ($5-$50,000) starting this month on a weekday evening that works for as many volunteers as possible. If you're interested in this, please let me know what weekday is best so we can get started!

• When: Sundays, Ongoing (and some other shifts)
• Where: Petsmart, Pinole
• What: Cat cuddling at our mobile adoption site in Pinole

WAY IN THE FUTURE! Mark your calendars and sign up now!

• When: Saturday, May 10th
• Where: San Francisco
• What: Skip-a-thon! This is a walk-a-thon type event but skipping! The whole world is invited to, well, skip! We'll need some volunteers, but mostly we'll need you to come, have fun, and skip!

• When: Saturday, May 31st-Sunday June 1st
• Where: TBD (Oakland or Emeryville)
• What: Maddie's Adoptathon! We'll need everything- dog handlers and coordinators, cat handlers and coordinators, basically everyone! So fun, so busy!

• 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 :)

Opportunities March 18th and Forward

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  • When: Last Wednesday of every month starting March 26th, 4:15-7:15
  • Where: Tiburon Tavern: 1651 Tiburon Blvd, Tiburon (Marin)
  • What: Yappy Hour! 1 or two people to help set up, staff and break down the event. This is a really fun event where people bring their dogs to happy hour. Represent Hopalong- sign up for one event or monthly. 

  
  

  • When: Saturday, March 29th, 12-3
  • Where: Fenton's on Piedmont Ave
  • What: 1 dog handler

  
  

  • When: Saturday, April 5th, 12-3
  • Where: Pet Food Express in Berkeley
  • What: 1 mobile coordinator, 3-5 dog handlers, 1 transporter to/from

  
  

  • When: One weekday a week starting ASAP, ongoing.
  • Where: the office
  • What: General Office Support. Tasks can vary but include cleaning, animal care, office work and adoption screening if you're comfortable. About 3 hours, whenever you'd like.

  
  
  • When: Monday, Tuesdays and Thursdays anytime (ongoing) and some other shifts during the week
  • Where: PetCo, Alameda
  • What: Cat Cuddling at our mobile adoption site in Alameda
  
  
  • When: An evening TBD 
  • Where: At the office
  • What: Thank-a-Thon. We will be calling all donors ($5-$50,000) starting this month on a weekday evening that works for as many volunteers as possible. If you're interested in this, please let me know what weekday is best so we can get started!
  
  

  • When: Sundays, Ongoing (and some other shifts)
  • Where: Petsmart, Pinole
  • What: Cat cuddling at our mobile adoption site in Pinole

  
  

  • When: Thursday, March 20th, 4pm-6pm
  • Where: Happy Hound Day Care, Oakland
  • What: a few handlers and a driver for a special dog mobile at Happy Hound's anniversary celebration. (There will be a cupcake truck!)

  
  

  
  

  • When: Fridays starting ASAP, ongoing 
  • Where: the office
  • What: Animal Care and cat cuddling. Like to scoop, clean and generally help out with the cats? This is the job for you. About an hour/hour and a half, preferably in the morning.