volunteers: March 2009 Archives
I received an email this week asking about volunteer opportunities with dogs that would be open to a 12-year-old girl in the South Bay.
The email was sent by her mom who said her daughter loves animals and is looking for a place or a group that would offer her some volunteer opportunities. This also would be used for service hours at her school in Manhattan Beach. They'd checked with the ASPCA, but that group needed a yearlong commitment and minimum hours each week, which the mom says is tough due to juggling homework, sports and other extra-curricular activities.
She has already been volunteering with the Peter Zippi Foundation at Coast VCA Hospital
working with cats, but now is looking for something that would provide some work with dogs as well.
I suggested the various animal shelters and rescue groups listed among the resources on this blog.
But what ideas do you have to which she could devote an hour or two a week? Therapy dog programs? Rescue dog groups? Shelters? Special school programs?
Any leads out there for this girl and her mom?
About the Bloggers
Daily Breeze reporter Donna Littlejohn has shared her homes with a succession of wonderful, funny, and occasionally difficult canines -- Muffin, Fritz, Ellie, Mercy, Pilgrim and now Cowboy, an Australian shepherd-border collie, and Tess, a border collie. From strong-willed terriers to weirdly obsessed Australian shepherds, they've invaded her world with boundless energy, wet noses, muddy paws and soggy tennis balls. But they've really brought so much more than that -- like laughter and joy, some unexpected life lessons, and more than a few tears along the way.
E-mail Donna at donna.littlejohn@dailybreeze.com.
Josh Grossberg grew up with the usual array of animals: goldfish, dogs, hamsters, parakeets and turtles. He now owns the loudest dog in the South Bay(Video: Rocket the Dog) and is the least popular person on his block. He spends his free time in dog parks, pet shops and always has an extra plastic bag in his pocket just in case. He also has a cat.
E-mail Josh at josh.grossberg@dailybreeze.com.