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.

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. 

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 :)

Wednesday Updates!

Hi All,

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

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

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

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

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

Thanks again, for all of your hard work!

Best,

Maddie's Spots Still Open!

UPDATED 5/29/13

Want to get your volunteering on? We've still got some spots left at the Maddie's Adoptathon coming up THIS WEEKEND (June 1st and 2nd) at Emeryville Bay Street. Email lauren@hopalong.org to sign up!

SATURDAY JUNE 1st:

3 2 dog handlers (10 am - 2 pm)

1 dog coordinator (10 am - 2 pm)

3 dog handlers (2 pm - 6 pm)



SUNDAY JUNE 2nd:

2 dog handlers (10 am - 2 pm)

1 dog coordinator (2 pm - 6 pm)

2 people for set up (10 am - 11 am can be people on the AM shift)

6 3 handlers in the afternoon (2 om-6 pm)

2 people for break down (can be a dog handler, some time in the afternoon- must be flexible.)

We may need a transport person (6-7, can be a dog handler, some time in the afternoon- must be flexible)