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 WELCOME & Thank you for your interest!  Please click here to start with our welcome letter.

Auxiliary Angeles
(no pet partner required!)

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CAN I HELP IF I DON'T HAVE A PET PARTNER?  - ABSOLUTELY!  Your help - with or without a pet - can help us provide the many benefits only a cold wet nose, furry toes and wagging tail can offer those in need via Therapeutic Health Care Visitation and Reading Education Assistance Dogs literacy mentoring programs.  Please contact us if you would like to be included on our Auxiliary Volunteer email list, or our general email list, or if you have any questions about volunteer opportunities.


CURRENTLY SEEKING LEADERSHIP POSITIONS:  
  • Director or Co-Chair of Auxiliary Angel Volunteers  - This is a VOLUNTEER position to work closely with Angel Paws' Executive Director.  Please click HERE for more information about this volunteer position.
  • Columbus area Volunteer Development - Click HERE for more information about this position.

AUXILIARY ANGEL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES 

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1.  SANTA PAWS PET PORTRAITS
2.  PET PARTNERS SKILLS & APTITUDE TEST ASSISTANCE

3.  NEUTRAL DOG for PET PARTNERS SKILLS & APTITUDE TEST
4.  ORIENTATION, PRESENTATION, WORKSHOP ASSISTANCE
5.  OFFICE/CLERICAL
6.  LITERATURE DISTRIBUTION
7.  “PUPPY TALES” HOSTESS
8.  MAGICAL NIGHT OF GIVING TICKET SALES
9.  INDIAN MOUND MALL GIFT WRAPPING
10.  THERAPIST ON DUTY
11.  SPECIAL EVENTS / INFORMATION / SALES BOOTHS       
12.  NEW ALBANY GRAND PRIX & FAMILY DAY
13.  THORNVILLE BACK WOODS FESTIVAL

1.   *** SANTA PAWS PET PORTRAITS & Light Up a Paw Print in Heaven Memorial Tree 
Opportunity - lots of fun! and a great way to ring in the holiday season with a wide variety of animals and owners.   Learn (and/or teach!) about digital photography and photo printing; Click here for lot's more information & musical slideshows about Santa Paws!    
Activities -  Santas, photographers, printers, pet wrangler/creative directors, sales/registration, Paw Prints in Heaven Memorial Tree Hostess.  Pre-event –planning & craft making.Location - Wilson's Garden Center
Dates/Times – Sat. & Sun., Thanksgiving Weekend and following 1st weekend in December
Please CLICK HERE for more information about Santa Paws! 

2.  ***  PET PARTNERS SKILLS & APTITUDE TEST ASSISTANCE  (click here for details)
Opportunity - to work together with other Angel Paws volunteers, learn more about the Pet Partners Skills & Aptitude Test process and animal behavior as well as meet and greet a variety of both animal and human volunteer candidates
Activities - participation in role playing sequences, Neutral Dog Team (requires well trained, exceptionally calm, dog to pass candidate dogs with no interest), setting up and packing up room, equipment and/or registration/host/hostess table.
Location - Zerger Hall Sr. Center, Newark, OH
Dates/Times – TBA.   
Please CLICK HERE for more information about Skills & Aptitude Test Assistance

3.  *** NEUTRAL DOG for PET PARTNERS SKILLS & APTITUDE TEST

ALL of our volunteers are important & highly valued but this is such a vital role to our program we've dedicated an entire page just to the Neutral Dog role (including a Memorial to our beloved Neutral Dog Yankee).  If you are able to help in this capacity you are worth your weight in GOLD!!! as it is a difficult position to fill and we are not able to appropriately screen volunteers without you!  Please click HERE to go to our Neutral Dog page!

4.  ORIENTATION, PRESENTATION & TRAINING ASSISTANCE

Opportunity - to have fun and work with other Angel Paws volunteers representing & raising funds for Angel Paws while meeting, greeting and inspiring a wide variety of animals, animal enthusiasts and others. Some events will provide an additional opportunity to learn more about special event planning and production.
Activities - transport and set up display, refreshments, hostess/registration, share AAA/T experiences (if any)  
Location - TBADates/Times - TBA
Please click on the following links for more information about orientations & trainings that need assistance include:  Introductory Presentation, Handlers Workshop, & Angel Paws Training.

5.  OFFICE/CLERICAL
Opportunity - to help Angel Paws, learn office systems, administrative planning, event planning, fund raising, mass mailing production etc.
Activities - filing, collating, stuffing etc. 
Location - Your home or Angel Paws Office
Dates/Times - Individual/various

6.  LITERATURE DISTRIBUTION
Opportunity - to meet and greet local pet related business owners, represent and promote Angel Paws, gas money may be reimbursed
Activities - Delivering and posting flyers & brochures in local pet related businesses
Location - Licking County area
Dates/Times - Individual/various

 7.  “PUPPY TALES” HOSTESS
Opportunity; to meet and greet participants, learn about our Puppy Tales/R.E.A.D.® program, network with other volunteers
Activities - Help set up display, meet & greet Puppy Tales/R.E.A.D.® participants (children and parents), round up readers, answer questions about program, help choose books
Location - Licking county Public Library, books stores?
Dates/Times - TBA
For more information about being a Puppy Tales/Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.) Hostess please click HERE

 8.  SPECIAL EVENTS
Opportunity; to have fun and work with other Angel Paws volunteers representing & raising funds for Angel Paws while meeting, greeting and inspiring a wide variety of animals, animal enthusiasts and others. Some events will provide an additional opportunity to learn more about special event planning and production. Pre-event – craft making fun!
Activities; loading, transporting & unloading equipment, setting up and/or decorating display/sales booth at venue, host/hostess, selling merchandise and providing information at event. Pre-event – craft making. 
Location - Pet Fairs, Thornville Backwoods Fest, New Albany Classic Family Day & Grand Prix – Wexner Estate
Dates/Times - TBA  


THE FOLLOWING INDIAN MOUND MALL ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN INDEFINITELY SUSPENDED DUE TO A CHANGE IN MALL MANAGEMENTS' LIABILITY REQUIREMENTS - WE HOPE TO RESUME PAST ACTIVITIES AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE

10.  MAGICAL NIGHT OF GIVING TICKET SALES
Opportunity; to share Angel Paws experience and benefits with others, meet and greet public. network with other volunteers
Activities; Sell tickets to Indian Mound Mall’s Magical Night of Giving discount holiday shopping and activities; talk about Angel Paws - may involve set up display, meet & greet public.
Location; Your choice &/or Indian Mound Mall
Dates/Times; Your own schedule &/or TBA

11.  INDIAN MOUND MALL HOLIDAY GIFT WRAPPING
Opportunity; to meet and greet public, network with other volunteersActivities; Help set up display, wrap gifts, meet & greet public, answer questions about program
Location; Indian Mound MallDates/Times; TBA


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