Volunteer Training (Events & Organizational)

Name: Volunteer Training (Events & Organizational)
Start: 2025-01-18T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-01-18T13:00:00-05:00
Location: Stratford Animal Control

Schedule

Sat Jan 18 2025 at 10:00 am to 01:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Stratford Animal Control | Stratford, CT

You must register to attend: https://form.jotform.com/241061045810140
Do you enjoy interacting with the public? Do you have stellar communication skills? Events & organizational volunteers are needed to set up tables on behalf of STARS at the shelter and local events and communicate information about our organization, answer questions, and sell merchandise. Major responsibilities include hosting adoption events at the Stratford Animal Control Facility and booths at local festivals/animal awareness events, provide on-going announcements to radio/television and newspapers of events hosted by STARS, make/post flyers at various local businesses, organize fundraising activities (candy & tag sales, Fall Festival) to provide funding for food, medical care, and necessities for the animals impounded at the Stratford Animal Control Facility, attend Town Council meetings/work with town officials to request capital improvements for the Animal Control Facility and facilitate humane education programs for children. In addition, will help to keep the shelter clean with duties such as sorting through and putting away donations, organizing storage and closet areas, weeding and landscaping the grounds and more.