Here at Mazie's, we've officially declared 2015 the year of the dog.
In January, we celebrate one full year of practice in our rescue-only veterinary clinic. We have spent this past year focusing on getting the clinic up and running, establishing relationships with our fellow rescue groups and setting up the infrastructure necessary to expand the mission. That means we had to put our adoption program on hold. That, in turn, means we weren't able to pull nearly as many dogs and cats as in years past.
Don't get us wrong, we are thrilled with our results so far. To date, our little clinic has completed a whopping 600 spays and neuters (at a very reduced cost, of course). Think of how many unwanted litters this has prevented in our community. But we are ready to move forward, and that's where you come in.
In order to experience the type of growth we're aiming for, we need to drastically expand our volunteer base. To that end, we've planned a recruitment/orientation meeting one month from today. It will be in Addison on January 15, 2015. At this meeting, we will offer you plenty of wine and snacks (first things first, right?) and then we will explain how you can help the ENTIRE DFW rescue community by working with us.
Wait. You already volunteer for another rescue? PERFECT. We aren't trying to steal you away. Our vision is to partner with as many rescues and municipal shelters as possible and work toward the same, shared goal of lowering the euthanasia rate.
If you are NOT currently volunteering for another rescue or shelter, we need you just as badly. Our volunteers are pulling double and triple duty in some areas, and we need new faces to help us expand.
Some of positions we need to fill are:
1) Foster Coordinator. This person will recruit new foster families, manage the flow of animals from the shelter into foster homes, make sure the foster has necessary supplies (meds, food, monthly heartworm tx, etc). These are big shoes and we need the right person to fill 'em.
2) Foster Coordinator's assistant. Assists the foster coordinator's daily duties.
3) Petfinder Manager. All of our pets will need to be listed on PetFinder once they are available for adoption. This will include getting current photos and descriptions from foster families and posting them online.
4) Marketing Coordinator. This person will help us develop and execute campaigns to get our organization as much visibility as possible.
5) Fundraising Coordinator. Get. Dat. Money. No, really, it's pretty self-explanatory.
These are overly simplified descriptions, of course. Whether you have one hour per week available or twenty, we would love to see you at this meeting. We need people willing to staff adoption events on weekends for a couple of hours, people to assist the above positions in their efforts, people to come up to the clinic and volunteer, even giving a dog a ride from the shelter to the clinic every once in a while is a HUGE help to us. We have created a facebook event, so please RSVP if you are able to make it, or you can send an email to vet-care@maziesmission.org if you aren't on facebook.
We have high hopes for the the year of the dog, and the only way we can accomplish our goals and save lives is with your support. Please share with anyone in the DFW area who might be interested.
Thanks for reading and sharing,
XOXO,
---The Mazie's Mission Family
In January, we celebrate one full year of practice in our rescue-only veterinary clinic. We have spent this past year focusing on getting the clinic up and running, establishing relationships with our fellow rescue groups and setting up the infrastructure necessary to expand the mission. That means we had to put our adoption program on hold. That, in turn, means we weren't able to pull nearly as many dogs and cats as in years past.
Don't get us wrong, we are thrilled with our results so far. To date, our little clinic has completed a whopping 600 spays and neuters (at a very reduced cost, of course). Think of how many unwanted litters this has prevented in our community. But we are ready to move forward, and that's where you come in.
In order to experience the type of growth we're aiming for, we need to drastically expand our volunteer base. To that end, we've planned a recruitment/orientation meeting one month from today. It will be in Addison on January 15, 2015. At this meeting, we will offer you plenty of wine and snacks (first things first, right?) and then we will explain how you can help the ENTIRE DFW rescue community by working with us.
Wait. You already volunteer for another rescue? PERFECT. We aren't trying to steal you away. Our vision is to partner with as many rescues and municipal shelters as possible and work toward the same, shared goal of lowering the euthanasia rate.
If you are NOT currently volunteering for another rescue or shelter, we need you just as badly. Our volunteers are pulling double and triple duty in some areas, and we need new faces to help us expand.
Some of positions we need to fill are:
1) Foster Coordinator. This person will recruit new foster families, manage the flow of animals from the shelter into foster homes, make sure the foster has necessary supplies (meds, food, monthly heartworm tx, etc). These are big shoes and we need the right person to fill 'em.
2) Foster Coordinator's assistant. Assists the foster coordinator's daily duties.
3) Petfinder Manager. All of our pets will need to be listed on PetFinder once they are available for adoption. This will include getting current photos and descriptions from foster families and posting them online.
4) Marketing Coordinator. This person will help us develop and execute campaigns to get our organization as much visibility as possible.
5) Fundraising Coordinator. Get. Dat. Money. No, really, it's pretty self-explanatory.
These are overly simplified descriptions, of course. Whether you have one hour per week available or twenty, we would love to see you at this meeting. We need people willing to staff adoption events on weekends for a couple of hours, people to assist the above positions in their efforts, people to come up to the clinic and volunteer, even giving a dog a ride from the shelter to the clinic every once in a while is a HUGE help to us. We have created a facebook event, so please RSVP if you are able to make it, or you can send an email to vet-care@maziesmission.org if you aren't on facebook.
We have high hopes for the the year of the dog, and the only way we can accomplish our goals and save lives is with your support. Please share with anyone in the DFW area who might be interested.
Thanks for reading and sharing,
XOXO,
---The Mazie's Mission Family
