January volunteer tasks needed:

Hello Volunteers!

It's the New Year and that means office clean up day is approaching!

This clean up day will be January 30th from 12:30pm-5pm. I'm looking for 12 or so volunteers to come in that afternoon to help clean our office. Our weekly cat care and stock room volunteers do such a great job every week, but this clean up day will focus on a few of the bigger projects. If you're interested and available that day please let me know and I'll tell you more!

This week (so far):

• Tomorrow (Wednesday) we have some kittens who need a transport up to Your Basic Bird in Berkeley. 
• Tomorrow (Wednesday) I'm also looking for someone to bring three kittens to the Hopalong office from Aborn down in Fremont. Any takers?

Lastly, Hopalong is hiring! Please refer anyone you think may be interested in joining our animal rescue team! http://www.idealist.org/view/job/wx86WjZzD4FP/

Volunteer Needs: January 11th-15th

Hello Volunteers!

1) 2016 is off to a busy start here at the Hopalong office. Here are some transport needs for the upcoming week:

• Loyal Pet Shop in Oakland needs a supply delivery for our cat at their site. This can be done anytime from 9am-5pm, but needs to get done on Monday. 
• All three of our Woodlands Pet Foods & Treats locations have donations for Hopalong! We need a volunteer to head to Marin in the Hopalong van and visit all three of those locations for the pick ups. Any day of the week is fine for this task. 
• Our friends at Hambrick Laundry have nicely offered us up to 50 pounds of free laundry service per week! We are looking for a "test driver" to take some laundry over to their location on Adeline Street next week. Either of the Hopalong vehicles can be used for this task, and the timing is flexible. Any day of the week works fine. 

2) Lastly, I'm looking for extra cat care coverage in the office on Monday, January 18th, which is MLK Jr. Day. I have one volunteer scheduled for that day so far, but would like extra help for the kitties in the afternoon. 

Please let me know if you can help out with any of these tasks! There's lots of driving needed this New Year, but each task supports our mission of preventing euthanasia among adoptable animals in Northern California, and helps our animals find their forever homes. 

Please let me know if you can help: dani@hopalong.org

Volunteer Opportunities from now until Chrsitmas!

There are so many volunteer opportunities from now until Christmas! Please read below and contact me at dani@hopalong.org if you're available for any of them. 


Calling all kitten lovers! We're having a kitten adoption every Saturday and Sunday from now until Christmas. If you are available to coordinate, mobile assist, or screen on any upcoming weekend (including this weekend), please let me know!


Santa Paws is almost here! This year we're having two Santa Paws events: one one Saturday December 5th at our Berkeley Pet Food Express adoption, and another at the Pet Food Express Headquarters on December 18th, in the evening.

What we'll need:

• A very special volunteer to dress up as Santa Claus and pose for photos with dogs and cats. Someone ca do both events or we can have a different volunteer for each. 
• Volunteers to help handle the animals waiting for photos with "Santa Paws."

This week 

• Thursday we'll need a transporter to take a few dogs from the Hopalong office down to Aborn in Fremont, then pick up a dog and bring her back to Hopalong. This can be done any time during the day and you can use one of Hopalong's vehicles for the drive. 
• Saturday our dog Bounce needs to be picked up from Happy Hound in Oakland, taken to our mobile adoption at Rockridge Pet Food Express, then handled at the event from 12pm-3pm. He will also need a ride back to Happy Hound after the event if he is not adopted. 

Last minute Fur Ball Projects at the Hopalong office

We have a few last minute Fur Ball projects going on today and tomorrow in the office. Please let me know if you can help out with any of the following:

• We need someone to pick up cookies and brownies from Costco. You can take our vehicle and charge this to the Hopalong account (of course),
• A litter of kittens and several cases of wine need to be picked up from our board member in Marin either today or tomorrow,
• Several black pieces of cloth we bought to use as tablecloths need to be trimmed and ironed (they're already washed). Hopefully someone can do this from home,
• Several thank you party favors need to be put together. All materials for these are here in the office. they can be put together tomorrow morning or this afternoon, 

Let me know if you can help with any of these last minute projects! We are eternally grateful to all our wonderful volunteers!

dani@hopalong.org

Fur Ball Preparations

We are up to our elbows in Fur Ball preparations!

We need someone to help us out by checking our post office box tomorrow, Thursday, and Friday. We expect a lot of Fur Ball returns in the mail, but we staff members are putting our noses to the grindstone and can't get away from the office! if you are interested in doing one or all three of these days please let me know. You'll need to swing by the office to get the mail box key and address. 

Also, we have Fur Ball flyers ready to be posted in all of our adoption sites and anywhere else that's flyer friendly. If you can stop by to grab a handful, that's great! if you're doing a transport over the next few days don't forget to pick some of those up before you head to the adoption site!

Thank you!  

East Bay Transports the week of the 5th

Calling all Transporters!

• Our kitties Moo, Betsy, Simon, and Eddy need picked up today at East Bay Vet at 4pm. 

• Tomorrow morning our kitties Boris and Natasha need a ride to East Bay vet in the morning (between 9:00-9:30am). 

• Boris and Natasha will also need transported back to the Hopalong office tomorrow at 4pm. 

• Two other kittens will need transported to/from East Bay vet on Thursday. 

If you're available for any of these transports let me know as soon as possible: dani@hopalong.org

Monday/ Tuesday Transports- week of September 21st

Update: Tuesday we still need kittens to be delivered to Your Basic Bird in Berkeley. Our kitten Rapunzel also needs to be picked up from Campus Vet in Berkeley any time on Tuesday. Let me know if you can do either of these transports. Thank you! 

Good Morning Transporters!

Kitten season never sleeps, and several of our kitties need rides to their S/N appointments or sites!

Monday:

- Our kittens Sangria. Margherita, and Starsky all need a ride to Aborn Vet in Fremont this afternoon. This can be whenever it's convenient enough for the transporter to miss traffic today (though it must be before 5pm).

- This afternoon we have kittens going to Your Basic Bird in Berkeley. This transport can be done anytime between 1pm and 5pm.  

Tuesday:

- Our kitten Rapunzel needs to be dropped off at Campus Veterinary in Berkeley between 7:30am and 8:30am. We know that's early, but transporting Rapunzel is a treat at any time of the day.

- Tuesday between 3pm and 4pm Margherita, Sangria, and Starksy need to be picked up from Aborn in Fremont and brought back to the Hopalong office.

- Rapunzel also needs a ride back to the office from Campus Veterinary, also around 4pm. 

As always, our air-conditioned vehicles are an option. Let me know asap if you can help us get these kitties where they need to go. Email me at dani@hopalong. org, or give me at call at (510) 267-1915, ext. 103.

Check this blog later in the week for Wednesday- Friday assignments.

Week of August 14th, Volunteer Needs!

Hello All Volunteers!

**Emergency**

Our foster dog Ginger is missing! She was last seen at 1580 Madison Street in Oakland. If you have the time today to help Erica and Lana search that neighborhood, please let me know asap! We also need volunteers to put up flyers. Ginger is a 6-month Doxie Mix. Her profile is here: http://www.hopalong.org/profiles/ginger/#.Vfhf-dJVhHw

Please keep an eye out for our pup!

Volunteer Transportation Needs this week:

• Transport is needed for three kittens at Loyal Pet Shop tomorrow. They need to be taken to their appointment at East Bay Vet on Grand Avenue at 12:30. After their appointment they'll need a ride back up to Loyal Pet Shop. 
• Three of our kittens are currently being spayed/neutered down at Aborn Vet in Fremont. We need a transporter to pick them up Thursday at 4pm and returned to the Hopalong office. 
• Another three kittens are being s/n at the Fix our Ferals Spay and Neuter Clinic in Richmond, CA. They will need to be picked up Friday at 4pm and returned to the Hopalong office. 
• Tomorrow three of the puppies we currently have in the office are scheduled to head down to Aborn Veterinary Clinic around 3pm. Transportation for these three puppies is needed.

Dog Mobile Adoption at Rockridge Pet Food Express this Saturday from 12pm-2pm. For this event we'll need:

• Dog Handlers (2-3)

Contact Dani if you're interested in any of these projects: dani@hopalong.org

Labor Day Weekend Volunteer Opportunities!

Hello Volunteers!

Anyone interested in volunteering this labor Day weekend for Hopalong? We have activities for you!



Mobile Adoption positions available for September 6th at Pet Food Express in Berkeley (12pm-3pm)

Mobile Assistant/transporter

Dog Handlers (2)


In office Cat Care needed for Monday September 7th

Cat Care (10am-12pm)

Cat Care (2pm-4pm)

If you're interested in this Saturday's mobile adoption event, or Labor Day cat care in the office, let Dani know as soon as possible (dani@hopalong.org)

Thank you volunteers!

Late August Opportunities

In the office:

• Laundry! Laundry! Laundry!
• Sort canned cat food
• Clean up the stock room
• We're also looking for someone handy with a hammer to fix the gap above our cat loft door (email dani@hopalong.org for details)

Dog Mobile Adoption at Fenton's Creamery in Oakland on August 29th:

• Coordinator Needed! If you're a trained coordinator and have the availability for this, please contact Dani (dani@hopalong.org) as soon as possible!
• Mobile Assistant
• Handlers (1 needed) 
• Transporters

Cat Mobile Adoption Adoption at Your Basic Bird in Berkeley on August 29th:

• Mobile Assistants (2-3)
• Transporter (from Hopalong office to YBB and back again!)

We're also looking for office interns! If you know responsible individuals who are interested in learning animal rescue from within the organization we are looking for the following:

• Operations Intern
• Feline Program Intern(s)
• Canine Program Intern 

If you have the availability for any of these tasks contact dani@hopalong.org

Congratulations to our August 2015 Volunteer of the Month, Paula Choi! From the time that Paula started volunteering at Hopalong in mid-July until she left in mid-August to attend Loyola University in New Orleans, Paula fostered a dog, did cat care in the office several times per week, transported animals, cleaned our stock room and orientation room, and also performed various office tasks. Thank you, Paula!

Volunteer Opportunities 1/12/15 and forward

• When: January 17th, 2015, 12-3
• Where: Pet Food Express Rockridge
• What: Regular Dog Mobile. 1-2 dog handlers.

• When: Tuesday, January 20th, early morning and late afternoon
• Where: Office/Berkeley
• What: Pick up a cat at the office in the morning and bring her to Campus Vet in Berkeley for her spay (early morning!). Pick up the cat in the afternoon and bring her back to the office. (This can be two separate drives.)

• 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 February/March. 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 (mornings)
• Where: The office
• What: Cat Care! We are looking for cat lovers to help us keep the cats who both live here for longer term stays and who are just passing through on their way to foster or to adoption sites clean and socialized. Pick a weekly shift (Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday) and come in some time in the morning to help clean, feed, scoop, etc. This job does involve getting down and dirty, but there is the reward of knowing these cats depend on you while they stay with us!

• When: Occasional
• Where: The office
• What: Miscellaneous office tasks. We're getting behind in our office stuff- keeping the storage area organized, shredding, etc. If you have time on a weekday, or know you will coming up, email me (Lauren) and we'll get cracking!

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