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Volunteer of the Month - February 2010
Thanks, Sue Shives, Humane Society of Northwest Montana’s Volunteer of the
Month for February. Sue has been a dedicated volunteer for one year. Her desire
to volunteer grew after her Dog, Robin, passed away and Sue realized that
volunteering helped fill the void as she helped animals get adopted. Finding
forever homes for the dogs has become a new passion; therefore, Sue takes the
dogs for long walks, plays with them in the pet park and participates in
community events. As a retired nurse, Sue enjoys lot of activities outside the
Humane Society of Northwest Montana, such as hiking, running and biking.
Congratulations Sue!
Volunteer of the Month - January 2010
 Congratulations
to Linda Yule, Humane Society of Northwest Montana’s Volunteer of the Month for
January 2010! Linda has been a volunteer for 1 ½ years. She became interested in
volunteering when she observed how well the animals were being taken care of and
wanted to take part in their care. Her compassion for petting and brushing the
cats to help them find new homes is what Linda enjoys most about volunteering.
Besides spending time at the Humane Society of Northwest Montana, Linda enjoys
spending time with her friends, and working as a licensed clinical professional
counselor. She adopted a sweet cat named Peaches, who has decided that she wants
to be the only cat in the house.
Thanks Linda!
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Welcome and thank you for your interest in volunteering!
Due to health and safety reasons, Humane Society volunteers must be age 16 or
older and all volunteers are required to attend an in-house orientation. We offer a family
friendly volunteer program for families with children ages 10 -
15 where the family attends orientation and volunteers together; children must be
accompanied by a parent/guardian at all times.
The Humane Society of Northwest Montana is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3)
limited admission, no-kill animal adoption center whose mission is "to promote
compassionate care, perpetuate the bond between animals and humans, and end the destruction
of healthy, adoptable pets so that every animal finds a loving home." Our focus is on finding
caring, loving homes for orphaned or abandoned dogs and cats in the Flathead Valley and
surrounding areas.
The success of our mission depends on the local community; a dedicated staff, a devoted team of volunteers, and financial
support through donations, corporate sponsors, grants and fundraising events.
Because we are not an affiliate of any national animal welfare or humane
organization, we do not receive any financial assistance from these groups and
we do not receive any city, county, state, or federal funding either. In order
to provide food and shelter for our orphaned animals, we must consistently work
to raise donations to cover daily operational costs.
In addition to caring
for the cats and dogs seven days a week, we also facilitate pet adoptions,
provide animal welfare education in schools, provide pet food assistance to
families in need, reunite lost and found pets with their owners, participate in
local community events, provide low-cost microchip clinics to the public, work
to strengthen community relationships by joining efforts with other local
non-profit groups with like-minded goals, and sponsor an injured animal fund to
assist injured pets in need of emergency medical attention who may not otherwise
receive the medical care they need. All of these projects and programs require
time, talent and resources and that's why we need your help!
If you would
like to join in the fun, please make plans to attend an upcoming Volunteer
Orientation meeting at the Humane Society. Volunteer orientation is scheduled
monthly on a Saturday. The one and one-half hour meeting begins at 11 a.m. and
orientation dates are listed on the website.
For further details:
Please contact
our Volunteer Program Coordinator at 752-7297 or email
volunteers@hsnwmt.com.
Consider all the fun things you could do to make a lasting impact!
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 Animal
Care Volunteer - On-site
Socialize and groom cats or dogs, walk dogs
on the property or play in the pet park
Animal Care Volunteer -
Off-site
Walk dogs at the park, special events, or accompany them in
the Beagle (mobile adoption vehicle) to various locations
 Educational
Outreach Volunteer
Help with in-house tours or give presentations
in schools
Foster Care Volunteer
Provide in-home care
for animals with special needs
Fundraising Volunteer
Assist the Volunteer Program Coordinator; plan and execute fundraising events
and help secure sponsorships and pet bank locations
 General
Administrative Volunteer
Prepare mailings, data entry, special
research, desk projects, or stuff newsletters
Greeter - Tour
Guide Volunteer
Greet visitors and offer facility tours
Kennel Assistants - Help clean kennels and feed the animals
 Special
Events Volunteer
Distribute information and sell merchandise at
on-site and off-site community events and fundraisers
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