Dear friends in animal rescue, In this post, every one of us will find at least one thing we can do right now to help in our fight to provide help to beautiful animals. The need is great. Please pick one thing you can do! Six volunteer opportunities are listed.
Volunteer Opportunity #1: We need your brains--advice/suggestions!
Problem
Here is the problem described by Debi Moreford Kirkland, one of our Board members in Georgia. We are now sending very few dogs to Maine, and most are small dogs. Puppies sent up are not getting apps. We have a very hard time getting Maine fosters to take dogs not pre-adopted because they know they may have them awhile, which then leaves Georgia fosters holding some for months. It is hard knowing how many are dying every day in our Georgia shelters. Maine, unfortunately, is pretty saturated. We actually had a hard-to-adopt dog adopted in Ohio recently. The adopters have family in the northeast and came to Maine to get him.
Solution
Email your suggestions for how to solve this problem to Pam Brewer at brewerpse@gmail.com. I will share them.
Volunteer Opportunity #2: Share most-in-need dogs with your network of people!
Problem
Three pups have received no applications. Two of them are beautiful seniors.
Solution
Help get the word out for Tyson, Taco Paco, and Pierce by forwarding this post to everyone in your network with a personal note to look at these three dogs at https://www.thepixelfund.org/
Tyson
Taco Paco
Pierce
Volunteer Opportunity #3: Set up, break down, and transport for events in Florida and Maine.
Problem
Taking care of the logistics for adoption events takes a lot of time as do short transports in the car. This is a great way to help if your time is limited. Maybe you could volunteer once a month for an event?
Solution
Email your contact information and availability to Pam Brewer at brewerpse@gmail.com. I will share with the appropriate people!
Volunteer Opportunity #4: If you are tech savvy, we need you for social media.
Problem
Producing our online content regularly takes time and tech savvy. We have some great people, but they could use some help.
Solution
Email your contact information and availability to Pam Brewer at brewerpse@gmail.com. Can you give 2 hours a month?
Volunteer Opportunity #5: Conduct virtual home visits.
Problem
We want to do everything we can to be sure our Pixel pets get wonderful homes.
Solution
You can help Pixel evaluate a potential home by visiting with the applicants online. They will take you on a tour of their space, and you can ask the questions that Pixel provides. Then report back to Pixel.
Volunteer Opportunity #6: Foster in Florida or Maine!
Problem
We have a heavy need for fosters for both dogs and cats (all ages) in Florida and Maine. We are having to turn away people in GA wanting to foster kittens because Maine has said no kittens from GA. Unfortunately, turning away fosters in GA after putting out pleas for help does not look good and word does get around. More fosters in Maine would allow for a few highly desirable kittens in GA to be rescued and trickle up.
Solution
Email your contact information and availability to Pam Brewer at brewerpse@gmail.com. Can you foster twice a year?