November 2021 | ISSUE 14
VOLUNTEER NEWSLETTER
Your Collective Impact 7.913 Volunteer Hours Served in 2021
Thank you all for your contributions to the animals at Animal Care League throughout the last month, but also throughout the many years that you have been here with us. Thank you all for being patient as I learned the ropes here and got our new volunteer orientation ready so that way our volunteers who we bring into the shelter are the best possible, especially as we continue to reduce how many people are indoors.
November is going to be a very exciting month! We will be opening up new volunteer applications. We also have several events including Giving Tuesday quickly followed by the Holiday Bazaar that we will need volunteer help for. We are so excited to see you all at these events and around the shelter!
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OUR IMPACT
3
Our September Numbers
VOLUNTEER TRAINING OPEN
4
Current Volunteers | New Volunteer Applications
EVENTS
7
Giving Tuesday | Holiday Bazaar
SEPTEMBER ADOPTIONS
9 SHELTER PET OF THE WEEK
10 HELP WANTED
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OUR IMPACT
Committed to helping animals in the community since 1973
OCTOBER INTAKE
OCTOBER ADOPTIONS
86
76
OCTOBER LOST PET REUNIONS
13
WHERE DO OUR ANIMALS COME FROM?
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Volunteer Applications Open November 15th! We will begin accepting new volunteer applications on November 15th! Volunteers are now invited to email volunteer@animalcareleague.org if they would like to train on a new volunteer postion. Below are the positions that we are currently offering training for and a brief description of the volunteer role.
2nd Chance Shop
Economy Shop
Volunteers are most needed Wednesdays
Volunteers are needed Tuesday-Thursday
and Fridays, but shifts are open most days of
and Saturdays. Must be customer service
the week. Must be customer service oriented
oriented and want to sort, price, and display
and want to sort and display donated items.
donated items.
Must volunteer one shift a month at Economy Shop.
Cat Care Assistant
Green Cat Enrichment
Volunteers are needed every day of the week
Volunteers are needed every day of the week
in the mornings. Assist our care staff with
in the afternoons and evenings. Volunteers
maintaining and cleaning the cat adoption
are needed to increase the socialization and
areas by scooping litter boxes, wiping off
adoptability of our cats through clicker
counter tops, and brushing cat trees.
training.
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Dog Enrichment
Yellow and Red Dog Walking
Volunteers are most needed every day of the
Volunteers are needed every day of the week
week in the afternoons and evenings. Dog
for all shifts. Volunteers must have prior
enrichment now includes some time for
shelter dog walking experience. If no
volunteers to provide enrichment with certain
experience, we will start you as a dog
pups in our playroom!
enrichment volunteer!
Donor Thank You Ambassador This position is completely remote. Volunteer from your house to reach out to our donors and say thank you to them through letters and phone calls!
Pets and People Support Program Delivery Driver
General Shelter Support Volunteers are needed every day of the week for all shifts. We have redone our task board to include all of the items that we expect our GSS volunteers to do so please use that throughout your shift!
Pets and People Support Program Donation Attendant
Volunteers are needed Wednesday-Saturday
Volunteers are needed Wednesday-Saturdays
to deliver care packages to seniors and other
to put together care packages for seniors
with pet needs in our community.
and others in need in our community.
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NEW VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! O P E N I N G
N O V E M B E R
1 5 T H
Volunteers are needed for all of our open
volunteer positions, seven days a week,
from 8am-7pm.
VOLUNTEER
POSITIONS
FOR
GENERAL SHELTER SUPPORT DOG ENRICHMENT CAT ENRICHMENT AND MORE! VIEW
AVAILABLE
APPLY
AT
OPPORTUNITIES
AND
ANIMALCARELEAGUE.ORG
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Volunteer Opportunities Street Team
"Virtual" Street Team
Hit the streets to collect money
Wear a special sticker with a QR
from passersby in busy areas of Oak
code to donate to ACL! Information
Park. Sign-up in VICNet today!
on how to get your sticker coming soon.
Telethon
Front Office
Call specific donors to ask
We need an extra person to help with
them to donate to ACL.
the extra phone calls and people
Sign-up in VICNet today!
coming to the shelter on Giving Tuesday. Email Rebecca to sign-up!
Ambassadors
Kennel Lock-In
Create a fundraiser on Facebook or
Use your social media presence to
the campagin site. Additional
raise some funds by spending a
resources are provided by Quinn
night in one of our kennels. Stay in
and all ambassadors are welcome to
one of our kennels until $1,500 is
attend a meetup prior to Giving
raised to be released! Email Rebecca
Tuesday. Email Rebecca or Quinn
or Quinn to sign-up!
for details!
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2021 Holiday Bazaar The Holiday Bazaar is back this year with adjustments to keep everyone safe while still bringing you all the joy of the holiday season. Join us on December 1st and 2nd to take pictures with cardboard Santa (by appointment only) and then Friday, December 3rdSaturday, December 5th to shop in person at the North Berwyn Park District building at 1529 S. Harlem in Berwyn. All of the proceeds benefit our shelter and are needed this year more than ever!
Volunteers are needed to make pet treats, setup, tear down, moving items from the shelter to the bazaar location, cashiers, baggers, and customer service. Email volunteer@animalcareleague.org or sign-up on VICNet!
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October Adoptions
DOGS
SMALL
ANIMALS
CATS
Louie
Pumba
RA
Mr Hollingsworth
Raphael
Earthling (rabbit)
Tammy
Cruz
Fozzy Bear
Finley
DiMaggio
Neptune (rabbit)
Gus
Buster
Razzmatazz
Georgie
Dwynn
Moonbeam (rabbit)
Booker
Pixie Dust
Mr. Meowgi
Santana
Cassian
Yertle (turtle)
Pepper
Millie
Minnie
Stevie
Aerona
Cece
Crunchy
Tristen
Jimmy Whispers
Dafydd
Judge
Ray Ray
Selena
Angel
Gruffydd
Beamer
Chris
Maia
Edmund
Pancho
Puffin
Virginia
Selma
Matata
Bandit
Norman
Lucinda
Sarafina
Madison
Stan
Florence
Nala
Yarrow
Ariel
Artie
Mufasa
Percy
Cassiel
Vera
Wendel
Hilarity
Posey
Leia
Lyra
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September Pets of the Week Bullwinkle, Booker, Lucy, Royal
Every week our staff selects one of our residents as "Shelter Pet of the Week" to highlight their progress as they wait for their forever homes.
Want
to
nominate
a
Shelter
Pet
of
the
Week? Fill out this form!
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HELP WANTED New volunteer applications will open on November 15th! If anyone you know wants to volunteer here, have them fill out an application on the volunteer page on the Animal Care League website. If you are interested in training for a different volunteer position, email Rebecca at volunteer@animalcareleague.org.
Interested in hosting a pet food and resource drive with your co-workers, scouting troops, school, or clinic? ACL is in need of pet food and other supplies to keep the momentum going for our Pets & People Resource Program! Contact Jillian at support@animalcareleague.org for more information on how to get started today!
Interested in donating to our cause, but can't spare the extra cash? No problem! Visit our Amazon Smile page, where Amazon will donate a portion of your regular purchases to ACL. Go to smile.amazon.com to get started!
Suggestions on how we
can improve this
newsletter?
Contact Rebecca, your Volunteer Coordinator, at volunteer@animalcareleague.org
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CARE LEAGUE
1011 Garfield Oak Park, IL. 60304 (708) 848-8155
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