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 9/3/14 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

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.

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.