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are many volunteer opportunities and various ways to get
involved with Happy Trails. All volunteers working at
the sanctuary itself must be at least 18 years old.
Younger animal-lovers can help out in different ways.
For information about volunteering and to sign up for a
volunteer orientation session, contact Volunteer Program
Coordinator, Sue Buttermore via her email or call her at
(330) 388-2106.
Please
be patient as she tries her very best to return all
calls and emails in a timely manner and is a hard-working Happy
Trails volunteer herself!
Sanctuary volunteers handle a great deal of clean-up
work, and are able to handle manual labor projects. On
Saturday's and Sunday's we muck horse stalls, rake out
the piggy shelters, clean out the duck and chicken
areas, scrub water buckets, mend fences, unload hay and
straw trailers, and handle general yard clean-up.
Volunteers are also needed to staff booths at various
community events and help pass out literature, help with
hauling animals to and from vet visits and adoptive
homes, serve as tours guides at the sanctuary, and
participate in planning committees for fundraisers.
To be a Happy Trails volunteer, here's the scoop: |
- You must be at least 18 years old
- A commitment of 4 hours per month is required
- Fill out a volunteer application, complete with
information for a criminal background check
- All volunteers are required to then attend a
Volunteer Orientation
- To work at the sanctuary itself you must be
physically fit and able to perform manual labor
- For the first 90 days of training, volunteers
are on probation and are scheduled to work with a
seasoned volunteer. During this time, the volunteer
is evaluated and it is determined if their skills,
attitude and team-work is appropriate to be included
as part of the Happy Trails Volunteer Crew
- After completing 90 days, the volunteer is then
permitted to sign up for weekday volunteer
assignments as they become available
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Kids can join us in our efforts to promote
compassion and kindness for animals by organizing
aluminum can collections, ink cartridge collections,
and collecting Acme receipts.
Sue Buttermore, Happy Trails Volunteer Coordinator, can
help provide you with more details, answer your
volunteer questions, and hook you up with a volunteer
application! Give her a call at (330) 388-2106.
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