With a lot of us staying home and staying safe, I pulled together some tasks/projects you can do from home! Keep coming back to this page as I will add more items as I get them from staff, volunteers, and the general public!

EMAIL JEN WITH ANY OF THE BELOW THAT YOU DO OR WANT TO DO SO THAT WE KEEP IT ALL GOING!

NEW: webinar course on compassion fatigue: https://jessicadolce.com/practicing-compassionate-badassery-covid-19-course/

free webinar: https://jessicadolce.com/copingwithstresscovid19/

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO AT HOME!

  • Take Humane Educator training via videos! Click Here
  • Sew reusable masks for staff and volunteers!! Click here for instructions
  • Send Jen any vegan recipes you want to share! She has plans for them....
  • From Nicole: Write bios for adoptable animals -- make them fun, upbeat and don’t focus on any negative aspects of the animals. For length, 4-8 sentences is usually good. It can vary if the animal has a special story or fun quirk. Adopters seem to like when we use direct quotes within the bios. Violet, for example, has a quote at the end of her bio from one of the Caregivers about why they enjoy being around her. Email bios to Jen. Needed:

From Nicole: If a volunteer doesn't want to write a full bio, they can also just provide a fun quote from themselves, that I can then incorporate into a full bio. Email quotes to Jen. 

  • HUMANE EDUCATORS - from Brenna: I'd love to have a few Humane Educators, who feel comfortable, to video themselves reading a short animal/kindness related storybook. I'm working on creating an example now. We are calling it Pasado's Safe Haven's Sanctuary Storytime and all they would need to do is say 'Welcome to PSH's Sanctuary Storytime, what book they are reading, why they like the book, and then read the story and share the video.” HUMANE EDUCATORS - email Brenna if you want to participate
  • Send Jen your motivations for volunteering! We'll use these quotes in advertising our volunteer program, etc. Pictures are welcome and a bonus!
  • Join our Facebook group for volunteers and share all those wonderful pics you've been taking! Facebook group
  • Make some DIY toys for the animals at the sanctuary, for your neighbors, for the pet food banks, and for yourself! Examples:
    1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-7Scf7A1po
    2. https://www.minipiginfo.com/mini-pig-enrichment.html
    3. https://www.care.com/c/stories/6147/17-diy-dog-toys-how-to-make-fun-safe-toys-f/
    4. https://www.care.com/c/stories/6151/diy-cat-toys-20-fun-and-easy-toys-for-your-c/
    5. Just google DIY pet toys for more inspiration!
  • Sending "Volunteer With Us" flyers to high school guidance counselors, businesses, etc. I have a flyer that Tabitha created to advertise volunteering and compassion days for high schools and businesses. If you would like to help with this, email Jen. I will have the flyer and an email template you can use.
  • Take some online training that will help your volunteer knowledge:
    1. https://fearfreeshelters.com/ (going to be required training for the new Dog Towne, so get started now! - email completion cert or screenshot of finished training to Jen)
    2. Animal enrichment videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_PG5S7w5HtTsdc44Ogltvs9ZSEuXOW54 

 

Sites for more covid-19 info:

http://www.wafederation.org/covid-19-resources/
https://www.aspcapro.org/aspca-covid-19-information-hub