If you are under 18 years old, passionate about rescuing animals and ensuring their well-being, Lucky Dog wants YOUR HELP! Our Youth Program is a wonderful way to earn community service hours and to learn about what rescue really entails.
Lucky Dog Animal Rescue's Youth Program is designed to involve kids and teens in our mission of rescuing homeless and abandoned animals, primarily dogs from rural high-kill shelters where they don't have a good chance of survival.
We are always looking for innovatinve ways to educate, involve and share our wonderful experiences with the next generation of Lucky Doggers!
Here are a few ways YOU can help:
For volunteers ages 7+
- Handling at our weekly adoption events – Join us for an adoption event (with an adult!) on Saturday or Sunday and help to handle and be an advocate for our dogs while they meet prospective adopters.*
- Fundraising – Our Lucky Dogs are always in need of donations - both monetary and gently used items! You can work to host a donation drive, bake sale, lemonade stand, dog wash, or any other creative idea and deliver the donations at an event. You can also hold a bake sale or sell homemade pet toys at one of our events and all the proceeds can go toward Lucky Dog!
- Birthday Parties – You can have a dog themed birthday where you make treats or toys to donate to Lucky Dog, or collect donations to bring to Lucky Dog. You can also request to have a Lucky Dog come visit your party!
- Classroom Appearances – Lucky Dog is happy to go into the classroom to teach children about the importance of rescue and treating animals with respect. We can even bring a Lucky Dog to your school!
- Transports – Meet transports and give dogs a walk and water break while they wait to meet their fosters or adopters. A parent must attend to assist & handle the dog (the parent must be the one holding the leash).
*Adoption event participation requires one adult per child.
For volunteers ages 16+
- Office Help – Lucky Dog is always looking for high school volunteers who can help in the office with administrative tasks and data entry.
- Volunteer Liaison – Attend our adoption events as a Volunteer Liaison and ensure that all new volunteers are trained, safe and enjoying our adoption events.
- Events Assistant – Attend our adoption events and help assisting in various areas including: foster check in and check out, the adoption table, and the puppy area!
Do you have other ideas for ways to help our Lucky Dogs? We would love to hear them!!
If you would like to join Lucky Dog's Youth Program, be sure to fill out the form below and stay updated on all of our volunteer opportunities!
Please contact [email protected] for more information. We look forward to helping you find your passion!
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