Gunnison Valley Animal Welfare League
Serving Homeless Animals Throughout Gunnison County

Volunteer - Volunteer Opportunities / Volunteer Inquiry Form

The Gunnison Valley Animal Welfare League is run entirely by volunteers devoted to the cause of promoting animal welfare. Your assistance is needed in all levels of the organization.

You might be called upon to help decorate for the Fur Ball, to help with mailings, to help staff an event booth, or to place food and water for a feral-cat colony - you choose.

You can devote as much or as little time as you like. Tell us the amount of time you have available - each time you are called upon, you choose the number of hours you can contribute.

You also can volunteer for a longer-term commitment in one of our programs, such as Animal Care, Community Outreach, or the Shelter Committee.

Please examine the areas of opportunity below, with examples of some of the ways in which to serve. Then, fill out the Volunteer Inquiry Form below, or leave a message at 970.641.1173.

Volunteer Opportunities
The Gunnison Valley Animal Welfare League needs your assistance at all levels of our organization.  Our committees are looking for talented, concerned and devoted volunteers to help us reach our goals.

Please examine the following committees to learn more about the various ways you can volunteer with the GVAWL.  Next, fill out the volunteer form below.

Animal Care - Public Outreach - Finance - Foster Care - Fundraising
Public Relations - Shelter


Animal Care

Examples of Volunteer Opportunities in Animal Care:

• Adopt an animal
• Provide a foster home
• Transport (to and from) adoptable animals - foster homes to vet care, events
• Place food and water at feral-cat colonies
• Participate in Trap/Neuter/Vaccinate/Release (TNVR) operations at a feral-cat colony
• Walk a dog being cared for in a foster home or kennel

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Fundraising Committee
Fundraising includes large-scale efforts, such as grant proposals, and local "hands-on" events, both annual and special. This committee will undertake county-wide fund drives.
  • Research granting organizations
  • Write a grant proposal
  • Staff a booth at a GVAWL event or at a community event
  • Help set up a booth, serve as a 'gofer' during the event, help with clean-up
  • Prepare food items for sale at the Dog Party
  • Sell tickets to the Fur Ball
  • Handcraft items to sell at the Sugar Plum Festival
  • Devise a fundraising effort, and/or serve as event coordinator for one
  • Canvass for event sponsorships

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Public Outreach Program
The Public Outreach Program includes providing presentations to schools and service organizations, and maintaining an inventory of informative materials for distribution to schools and at events.  Other efforts at public education include dog-behavior seminars and publication of a bi-annual newsletter.

Examples of Volunteer Opportunities:
  • Give a presentation to a class at an elementary school
  • Take a dog adoptee to a class at the middle school
  • Speak to the Rotary Club
  • Order brochures from a national animal-welfare organization
  • Contribute an article to the newsletter

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Finance Committee
This committee assists the GVAWL Treasurer in various tasks.

Examples of Volunteer Opportunities:
  • Stock Spay/Neuter Assistance applications at area veterinary clinics
  • Prepare a budget for an event's proceeds and expenses
  • Collect and document money in donation receptacles
  • Distribute and collect City Market Cares sign-up sheets

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Foster Care
The Foster Care Program is managed by the Animal Care Committee.  Currently foster homes are needed for several homeless cats and dogs abandoned within Gunnison County and relinquished to the care of the GVAWL every month.

Foster homes are needed throughout Gunnison County.

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Public Relations Committee
Public Relations covers a wide range of endeavors, providing publicity and promotional pieces for all activities of the GVAWL. This committee serves as media contact. A web site is maintained, which includes posting each week's adoptees. This committee produces the GVAWL brochure, and print- and broadcast-media ads. It also produces and distributes flyers advertising events and those showing GVAWL companion-animals available for adoption.

Examples of Volunteer Opportunities:
  • Post flyers
  • Write copy for ads
  • Take photos at fundraising events
  • Submit an article for the newspaper

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Shelter Program

Through the county-wide Task Force, GVAWL representatives are planning and implementing construction of an energy-efficient shelter facility. When the facility is open, the Shelter Program will oversee every aspect of its operations.

Volunteer Inquiry Form
Thank you for your interest in volunteering with the Gunnison Valley Animal Welfare League. Please fill out this electronic form, outlining your interests. Your inquiry will be forwarded to the appropriate task leader shortly. For more information, please call the GVAWL at 970.641.1173.

Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip:
Home Number:
Work Phone:
Cell Phone:
Email Address:

How May We Contact You? (select all that apply)
Home Phone Work Phone Cell Phone Email Mail

I would like to find out more about (select all that apply):
Animal Care Education Finance
Fundraising Governance Public Relations
Foster Care Adoption Shelter
Events - set up, staff booth, etc.

I have skills or expertise in the following areas: