Volunteer Opportunities
PawsAbilities 2008, held this year on March 8 & 9 at the Farm Show Complex & Expo Center in Harrisburg, is a dog activity for families with pets, professional dog trainers and all dog enthusiasts. It BENEFITS SUSQUEHANNA SERVICE DOGS which trains assistance dogs to help adults and children with physical disabilities become more independent with an improved quality of life.
We would like to thank you for your interest and help in PawsAbilities and Susquehanna Service Dogs. There are many partners and dogs waiting to become teams and this event helps them towards that goal. An event of this size is possible only with the generous help of you, our volunteer.
Please fill in the Participation Form on this Website. We will contact you in early March to confirm your task, the date and times for help during the event. Please kindly return your preferences by February 24th.
SSD thanks you for your help by offering you free admission to PawsAbilities both days as well as a $5 discount on your t-shirt.
Volunteer opportunities include, but are not limited to:
- Office help
- at the Keystone office January through March preparing for event
- Poster & Brochures
- deliver & post in pet stores, vet offices, etc… one month prior to event
- Straw Draw
- assist people at this game of chance and collect monies (must be over 18)
- Tickets
- collect tickets, distribute programs, stamp hands or collect money (must be over 18 to collect money)
- Pooper Scooper
- clean-up after our 4-legged friends. Equipment provided
- Registration
- assists attendees with registration for breed, obedience, rally obedience and agility. Money takers must be over 18.
- Registration
- assist attendees with registration for the dog games Money takers must be over 18.
- Door Watcher
- monitor hand stamps at entrances and exits
- SSD Sales
- sell SSD paraphernalia. Must be over 18.
- Stewards
- assist the judges in breed, obedience, agility competitions
- Canine Good Citizens and Therapy Dog testing
- assist the judges
- Agility try-outs
- assist owners and their dogs try a small agility course
- Set up and Tear Down
- Friday afternoon and evening and Sunday afternoon
- Office help
- at the Keystone office March-April cleaning up after event
If you are interested in volunteering, please complete the online Participation Form.
Contact
Susquehanna Service Dogs
Keystone Children and Family Services
3700 Vartan Way
Harrisburg PA 17110
(717) 671-7813
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