Sentences with phrase «of volunteering at a shelter»

Besides the social advantages, Karen listed other benefits of volunteering at the shelter: Great exercise.

We truly appreciate the generosity of our community members as well as the amazing efforts of our volunteers at the shelter and at our fundraising events.

I adopted Reinita (aka Shadow) on my one - year anniversary of volunteering at the shelter.

Besotted with the beautiful pup, one of the volunteers at the shelter decided to take him home and look after him until he found adopters.

Seafurrers: True Tales of the Ships» Cats blog; Amy Sutherland (Rescuing Penny Jane) on rewards of volunteering at shelter, Paw Pods pet caskets

For example, a reporter for a college newspaper can point to interviewing and writing skills; a history of volunteering at a shelter can provide an example of strong interpersonal and organizational skills.

Not exact matches

If you'd love to start a dog care business but haven't spent a ton of time around dogs, consider volunteering at an animal shelter first.

Don't even pretend like you know something about Christianity until you've walked a mile in the shoes of a Christian missionary, a Christian pastor, a military chaplain, a christian volunteer at a homeless shelter, etc..

By the way, I would include you descriptions of «two believers go [ing to] volunteer at the homeless shelter, or work [ing] together to raise support and awareness for human trafficking» as mutual edification, since they are helping one another grow at the same time (through their example to one another if nothing else).

I volunteer at a women's shelter and every year on Valentine's Day I take helium balloons and some sharpie markers and we write a prayer request on our balloons and take them out side, have a prayer time and then on the count of three....

I've worked full - time at a homeless shelter and now at a refugee center, and BY FAR the largest percentage of volunteers comes from under - 30's.

The strongest evidence on that point appears on the first page of her book, where «Bill,» a member of Grace, talks about his identity as a Christian and an American and about his volunteer work, through the church, at a local shelter for disadvantaged teens.

The staff and volunteers at recovery centers and aftercare programs offer food and shelter along with medical / psychological assessment, evaluation of educational / social development, child care and legal assistance.

Seen sub specie aeternitatis, encouraging someone to believe that we don't really know what God thinks about sexuality, and that each of us must work it out for ourselves, and anyway it doesn't matter much as long as we do our recycling and volunteer at a homeless shelter, is as serious an error as telling them that God hates them because they have homosexual feelings.

I volunteered for years at a shelter (and still plan to once things settle down more at home) and never got why people got rid of their pets after having a kid (with the exception of aggression or severe allergies).

Try volunteering at a women's shelter or a soup kitchen so that she can see that people have a lot of different things they are dealing with.

In the last month I volunteered, as I try to regularly, at the kitchen of a local homeless shelter; I made a donation to Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger; I brought canned food to a food drive; I continued to work toward improving school food in my district by attending SHAC and Food Services PAC meetings; and I hope I increased awareness of various food policy issues through my writing on The Lunch Tray and The Huffington Post.

Doug is a leader at Congregation Beth Elohim, organizing a weekly music class for toddlers, serving on the advisory committee of the preschool, and volunteering for CAMBA's men's shelter.

Like healers, activists and instigators often feel a calling, whether they volunteer part - time at an animal shelter or serve on the board of a large organization like Greenpeace.

I volunteer at an animal shelter so there is a lot of being on the floor and they wear out fast.

Many people offer their services as a foster for cats and kittens at Cat House on the Kings, taking care of animals at home on a temporary basis, but you can also get more involved with the day - to - day work of the shelter by becoming a general volunteer.

Im a firefighter in my hometown of bristol as well as a volunteer at the animal shelter.

When I took a group of at - risk high - school boys from the inner - city of Chicago to volunteer at a homeless shelter, numerous residents commended the boys, telling them «It's so great to see you all in here helping people instead of being out on the street gang - banging.»

Drawing on detailed field notes from a single night at the shelter, Seider opens the book with a vivid chronological description of what happens between the arrival of the first Harvard volunteer at 6:30 p.m. and the...

Seider writes, «The Harvard students volunteering at the shelter utilize the shelter as a mechanism for identity exploration and as a «shelter» from some of the academic, social, and personal pressures that are a part of the college years and young adulthood.»

Maybe you could spend some time with a local farmer to hone your real - world science skills or volunteer at an animal shelter ~ which could help you develop a school partnership with community members ~ who might support your students in the form of mentorships ~ guest speaking ~ etc..

Of course, as Weissbourd explains, more familiar forms of service, like volunteering at a homeless shelter or reading to children, are worthwhile, and international service trips have value, toOf course, as Weissbourd explains, more familiar forms of service, like volunteering at a homeless shelter or reading to children, are worthwhile, and international service trips have value, toof service, like volunteering at a homeless shelter or reading to children, are worthwhile, and international service trips have value, too.

Service is a passion of my and I practice it through involvement in my neighborhood community building project, helping at my sons school and volunteering at homeless shelters, women's rights organizations and habitat for humanity.

Please consider joining the thousands of city workers, teachers and other volunteers who have helped with relief efforts, including at a number of the public schools in our region still being used as shelters.

PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 5, 2012 Many school staff members have expressed a desire to volunteer at a shelter or other organized relief effort for Hurricane Sandy instead of attending the professional development activities at their school.

Feeling helpless, Glorilyn does the only thing she can — volunteer at one of the local shelters over summer break.

If you volunteer at an animal shelter or rescue group and offer your assistance in the form of fostering abandoned animals, any unreimbursed fostering expenses can be deducted.

Many of our employees are volunteers at shelters and some are even foster pet parents,» DePaoli says.

When Elaine and the volunteers are at the shelter, the pets are romping in their large fenced play yards, woofing and wagging, waiting for the snap of the leash, freedom and adventure on a walk or jog in the adjacent meadow or on quiet roads.

Volunteering at a shelter, promoting adoptions, and generally working on behalf of homeless pets all help to indirectly diminish the consumer base that drives this industry.

Paw Law members advocate for local animals in a myriad of hands - on ways, volunteering at Tulsa Animal Welfare and other shelters, taking part in adoption events like Woofstock, delivering pet food to owners who do not have access or resources to feed their own pets, and by participating in many other projects.

In addition to providing a foster home, Sharp also started volunteering at the City of Tulsa Animal Welfare shelter (TAW).

An earlier interest in shelter medicine was fiercely rekindled when I volunteered at the Toronto Humane Society during a period of crisis in late 2009.

Help animals who are the victims of dog fighting and other cruelties by spending time volunteering at your local animal shelter.

But many shelters enlist a volunteer professional photographer, like Scott Gianchetta of The Photo Box, who's been taking festive photos at Utah Humane for five years.

Having no budget to provide agility equipment or lavish play structures, Benton and a handful of dedicated shelter volunteers started looking at the surrounding environment with a renewed perspective, pondering what would and could a dog physically do here.

One of the reasons the 12 - year - old volunteers at the shelter is because he loves dogs but can't own one where he lives.

If you would like to assist the Friends of the Haywood County Animal Shelter, a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit, in this effort with donations or by volunteering please visit www.hcasfriends.org, our Facebook page, or mail at PO Box 42 Waynesville, NC 28786.

Her introduction to the shelter field occurred at the age of 15 as a volunteer at the Montgomery County Humane Society in Rockville Maryland and after 17 years in the veterinary field she felt a desire to give back to her community by volunteering at the Frederick County Animal Control & Adoption Center (FCAC).

I have been in the rescue / shelter world for many years — I have photographed adoptable dogs and cats, I have volunteered at fundraisers, I have donated time to build websites and I have spent time being a part of various adoption marketing campaigns like this calendar fundraiser.

There are so many ways to volunteer at the shelter, in many ways you may not have thought of!

Young and old alike from all walks of life volunteer at animal shelters, manage feral cat colonies, campaign on behalf of cat welfare, solicit funds for local fire departments to purchase pet oxygen masks, and more.

Keep in mind that many of the positions that can help shelters don't have the same requirements, so you can still volunteer to post on social media, work with the community, help at events, and offer your skills.

Rebecca is the older half of the sister team heretofore known as the Carlisle Girls: a literary light, excellent horsewoman, and regular volunteer at her local animal shelter.

Please call us at 972-466-3420 if you are interested in adopting, working one of our supporting rescue groups, or volunteering at our shelter.