volunteering

Foots agrees
- everyone needs to get out and volunteer! (adopted by Sue Gaiser)
Come
One, Come All to enlighten the masses:
Greyhounds
Rule!!
Don't you remember
when you had just started your research into this fabulous breed
of dog? How difficult it was to process all the information,
but all the wonderful volunteers who were there at the meet and
greets, the kennel, the art shows - they introduced you to who
would become your new best friend?
Volunteers
are what keep us alive!
Greyhounds
Only is organization composed solely of greyhound-adoring volunteers!
There are always plenty of ways to get involved, no matter where
you live and what amount of time you have!
- Ongoing
Events:
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| Brief
Description |
Contact
Person |
| ProPlan
Weight Seal Clipping: This is so easy.
If you use ProPlan, simply cut the weight seal
off the
bag
and send it to Yvonna Mills. Greyhounds Only receives
cash back bonuses that help support the kennel
dogs
and the foster program. |
Yvonna (dnymills5@sbcglobal.net) |
| Creative
talents needed: If you have flair you artist
design, we need graphic design assistance, writing,
editing, folks with computer literacy (Petfinder,
eBay), photography, videography (of events, kennel)
etc. |
Barbara (bkarant@interaccess.com) |
| Merchandising: We
can always use people to cut patterns when we get in
the new materials. And people to stuff toys (and put
in the squeakers, of course!) and then hand sew them
closed. We provide the materials and training, and
this is not a gender -specific task. Some of our best
stuffers have been men! Closer to the events we can
use help pricing, packing, and inventory of merchandise.
We can always use help to set up, "man" the
booth, sell the merchandise, and tear down the booth.
We can also use help transporting the merchandise to
and from the events, which include Arlington, G.O.
Reunion, and several summer events/festivals/art shows. |
Bob (bdpetrovic@sbcglobal.net) |
| Fund
Raising and Grant Writing: If Grant research,
sending letters to corporations, telephone follow-up
or hosting/organizing events is up your alley, let
us know. This is the bread and butter of how we stay
afloat and keep the adoption fees reasonable so more
greyhounds can get into more homes. |
Sue
Gaiser
(GreytGOFoster@comcast.net) |
| Greyhound
Transport: Often we need dogs transported
to the vet, a foster home, or even another kennel.
Let us know if you can be available for this unselfish
task! In many instances this could be more important
than you realize! We need you! |
Sue Gaiser (GreytGOFoster@comcast.net) |
| Foster
Parent: Training is needed. A dog would
stay with you between 4 and 14 days. You would need
room to crate this dog and the time to teach it the
little things greyhounds don’t know at first
(stairs, leash “going,” windows, TV’s,
vacuums, etc). You need to keep simple notes of the
dog’s progress and deliver him/her to the new
parents to communicate that dog’s personality
traits. The rewards are endless when you know that
you have helped this dog make it’s way successfully
into his/her new “forever” home! |
Sue
Gaiser (GreytGOFoster@comcast.net) |
| Set
Up New Meet and Greets: Are you an experienced
meet-and-greeter, and think you have the ideal new
spot for Greyhounds Only to hold a monthly M&G?
If you can commit to one four-hour day each month,
have access to e-mail and the ability to organize,
perhaps you should organize a GO Meet and Greet of
your own! |
Sue
Gaiser (GreytGOFoster@comcast.net) |
| Meet
and Greets: No training required. Get out
for one to four hours at a pet store to show off
your baby every month or so. You get to meet other
folks and teach patrons about how “greyt” Greyhounds
are. The dogs have a ball, get out to meet and socialize
and when you get home, they are pooped! |
See
the Meet and Greet Page! |
| Wisconsin
Kennel Help: The Wisconsin kennel comes
with many responsibilities. We need the most help
on Kennel Days, which are held twice monthly, though
other volunteer days to come up. You can volunteer
either mornings or afternoons. If you
or
any one
you know
would like to come and help with general grooming,
bathing, walking dogs, transporting dogs, or cleaning
up after the dogs, paperwork/packet preparation,
and many more needed jobs. Please contact Sue Purdom
about volunteering. No experience is necessary, and
training
will be provided. It can be just one hour, two hours,
a whole day, or whatever you can spare! |
Sue
Purdom (purdom6@comcast.net) |
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For
those of you who haven't attended any of the meet and greets,
or art fairs, please consider doing so. Many of you have
adopted your greyhounds because someone was willing to
take the time to spread the word about our magical dogs.
Please don't think that GO, Inc. can survive on the efforts
of 20 of its 300+ members. We need your help! Your assistance
would be appreciated in a variety of arenas from Meet and
Greets to Fostering to Kennel Days. Leisure time is at
a premium for all of us, but if everyone contributed 2
hours every 2 months to GO, Inc., we would have more volunteers
than we would know what to do with!
Please
see the Meet and Greet page
for a full list of ongoing Meet and Greet opportunities
- or watch this page for upcoming
opportunities including the annual Pet Expo, summertime
art fairs, and any other special event you can volunteer
at!
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Age
is no excuse! 14-year old Frisky shows how to "do" Meet-and-Greets
for the silver-muzzled crowd. All she needs is a comfortable
bed and understanding owner! Frisky was a regular GO volunteer
until her passing - showing, indeed, that an old dog can
learn new tricks!
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