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VOLUNTEERING
(Click here for available JOBS) To ease another's heartache is to forget one's own. -- Abraham Lincoln |
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a non-profit organization, we rely heavily on volunteers to help us run
our shelter, and any help at all is greatly appreciated. We would be happy
to answer any questions you may have about our volunteer program. There are two steps you must complete to become a volunteer: Step 1. You must fill out the volunteer application. Send that to MCSPCA, attn. Volunteer Coordinator, 260 Wall Street, Eatontown, NJ 07724 or fax it to 732-542-4552. Even better, bring it with you to Step 2- Step 2. You MUST attend a Volunteer Orientation Meeting, no matter what volunteer job you would like to do. Volunteer meetings take place on the second Thursday of each month (except December) at 7PM at the the West Long Branch Community Center on 116 Locust Ave, West Long Branch. Please try to be on-time! Again, coming to a volunteer meeting is required before becoming a volunteer. ALL minors (14-17 yrs old) must have their parent or legal guardian attend the volunteer orientation with them. No minor will be allowed to attend this meeting without their parent or legal guardian. We look forward to seeing you! Directions from the shelter to the Community Center: -Turn left out of the shelter driveway, then turn right onto Wall Street. Pass Rt. 71, then make the next left onto Locust Ave. The Community Center is not too far down, make a right into the driveway. You MUST be at least 14 yrs old to volunteer. If you are 14-15 yrs old, you must be accompanied by a parent at all times. 14-15 yr olds can cat socialize (after cat socialization orientation) but cannot do dogs. If you are 16-17 yrs old, you can walk dogs but must have written parental permission signed prior to volunteering (This form is available at the orientation). If you are under 14 you can still help! You can do Paws for Life in your school, do Pet Promotion, bring us unfolded newspapers from home, or use our wish list to run a donation drive. Of course, anyone of any age can help us with these too!  If you would like any further information, please call Francesca at 732-542-1036, or send her an email. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: Click on a program that interests you, or just scroll- Volunteer Adoption Counselor- Become a "Matchmaker" and help get pets adopted- the happiest thing on earth! Paws for Life- easy fundraising tool for schools & businesses Pet Promotion Program- easy way to help increase awareness of our adoptable pets BEST Program - train and socialize shelter pets in our special program to help get them adopted. Animal Transport - bring shelter pets to the groomers, vet, etc. Donation Pickup Pet Therapy - you and your pet can make a difference in the lives of nursing home residents etc. Dog walking, Kitty Socialization, Adoption Outreach, and more! Volunteer Wildlife Rehabilitators : We need licensed wildlife rehabilitators in Monmouth, Ocean, Middlesex and Mercer counties who can take the baby and injured wild birds that come to our shelter. Please call Ronnie or Ursula at 732-542-0040 if you can help. |
Wondering
how you can
possibly help? So many animals, so little time... Any little thing you can do helps a tremendous amount. Please read the story below and remember that one kind gesture means more than you can imagine. One Starfish A man was walking along a beach at sunrise. As he walked he could see a young girl in the distance. He noticed that the girl kept bending down, picking something up, and throwing it into the water. Again and again she kept hurling things into the ocean. As the man came closer, he saw that the girl was picking up starfish that had been washed up by the tide. One at a time she was throwing them back into the water. When asked what she was doing, she replied, "I am throwing these washed up starfish back into the ocean, or else they will die." "But", said the man, "you can't possibly save them all, there are thousands on this beach, and this must be happening on hundreds of beaches along the coast. You can't possibly make a difference." The girl smiled, bent down, picked up another starfish and as she threw it, she replied, "It makes a difference to that one." |
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 Monmouth County SPCA, 260 Wall Street, Eatontown NJ, 07724, 732-542-0040 We are open Saturday-Wednesday 1 PM - 5 PM, Thursday-Friday 1 PM - 6 PM Click Here For Directions Copyright 2000, MCSPCA |
For
two years, Gentle Ben languished at our shelter, waiting patiently
for a new family to give him a second chance at happiness, but the
right family never seemed to arrive. Inexplicably, adopters always
seemed to overlook Gentle Ben's abundant charms. We despaired that
Ben would never find his "forever family." Enter Joan, one
of our dedicated volunteers, who had the idea to provide copies of
the dog profiles from our website to her coworkers, in the hopes of
piquing their interest in adopting one or more of the dogs in our
care. A lovely couple saw Gentle Ben's picture, read his description
and promptly fell in love with him. He's now a devoted member of their
family, enjoying the fresh air of their spacious property and the
comforting warmth of their hearth and heart. For two years, they had
been looking for a companion just like Ben, they just hadn't known
where to find him. And so was born the Pet Promotion Program, to help
connect pets in search of families with families in search of pets.
We lovingly dedicate this program to Gentle Ben.
Volunteer
Adoption Counselors
BEST
Program (Behavior Enrichment Socialization and Training)