We are honored that your group would like to give of your time to help at the shelter. Group volunteering is currently closed though we hope to one day open this opportunity back up again! If you'd still like to get your group involved, we'd greatly appreciate it. We would be happy to work with you on setting up a donation drive. You can view our current needs here or email [email protected] for more information.
If you'd like to set up a peer-to-peer fundraising initiative, we'd be happy to talk with you more about that, too!
If you are a school or youth group please email [email protected] to receive more information about how you can support our mission with offsite activities
A Corporate Service Day is an exciting opportunity for team building while supporting our lifesaving mission. Your company’s employees can help our staff at Town Lake Animal Center on essential shelter tasks or special projects important to our visitors and pets, that we cannot complete alone. Animal handling requires specialized training, so all group activities will focus more on shelter essentials that keep daily operations running smoothly.
Please know that coordinating a meaningful experience does take time and resources, so a donation is required to confirm your group’s Corporate Service Day. Information about activities and other important details can be found below. If your company is interested, please submit our interest form below and our team will reach out to discuss available opportunities, pricing, and scheduling. For additional questions or information, please email [email protected].
For groups larger than 12, accommodations can be made on a limited, case-by-case basis.
Activities will last for 3 hours with the earliest shift beginning at 11AM and the latest shift beginning at 2PM.
Tasks include “dirty work” such as enrichment prep, play yard maintenance, laundry, bowl washing, equipment cleaning/organization.
Tasks are performed outdoors and require long periods of standing or light lifting. Dress appropriate for the weather and in clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Close-toed shoes are required.
Final 30-minutes of experience is time spent with onsite animals
Group activities are held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays and are scheduled according to the shelter’s calendar. Not all dates will be available.
4-week notice is required when requesting a Corporate Service Day. Requests for groups larger than 12 must submit their inquiry with 8-weeks notice.
Individuals must be 18+ and submit a completed Short Term Volunteer Form upon arrival for your scheduled activity.
We always want to be supportive of teens and kids with a giving spirit. We ask that parents/legal guardians complete an orientation and volunteer with their children who wish to volunteer on site.
We do recognize that children under 12 years also want to be philanthropic and that not all parents may have the ability to volunteer with their children, so we’ve created a few activities that kids can do at home or school to contribute to APA! and earn volunteer hours.
Want to learn more? Visit our FAQs page
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