Volunteers Under 18

 

VGSR encourages everyone to consider volunteering. As VGSR does not have a shelter or facility, support from our younger volunteers is greatly appreciated at adoption and fundraising events.

We do have a minimum age. To volunteer with VGSR, you be at least 14 years old. Volunteers under the age of 16 must be accompanied by and supervised by a parent at all times. Volunteers who are 16 and older may participate without parental supervision. Volunteers must be 18 to handle dogs.

For adoption events, we love having help to:

• Assist with photos of our dogs
• Help clean up any dog messes that may occur
• Place 'Adopt Me' bandannas on the foster dogs
• Fill water bowls and help to keep the floor dry if inside
• Brush dogs if foster parents say it is okay and bag up the fur
• Help keep young puppies in the carts that can't be on the floor or ground yet
• Greet folks and help introduce them to the foster dogs; get folks interacting and pull them in
• Help man the table and assist in answering questions or introduce guests to a volunteer that can assist
• Help keep an eye on our surroundings and look for possible problems (i.e. give a "cat" alert, when someone walks near with a cat - yes folks bring their cats to the store too or baby stroller coming through alert and one alert we gave out recently was a "little white dog" alert!).

For fundraising events such as our race and golf tournament, we can always use help to:

• Assist with set up
• Assist with photos of our dogs
• Greet guests and direct them to registration
• Place 'Adopt Me' bandannas on the foster dogs
• Assist with registration, handing out registration packets and gift bags

To learn more, please consider dropping by an adoption event.