Volunteer

Volunteer

WE NEED YOUR HELP! We have had only one person sign up to do trash duty at Cheyenne Park this month. Syd and I will fill in the other weekends in February, but we need people for March and beyond. We need every park user to help if possible. If we want off-leash parks in Cedar Rapids we need people to volunteer to help with trash duty otherwise we WON'T HAVE ANY PARKS! Once we get the new park going and Cheyenne rebuilt we will need A LOT of volunteers. This is an easy chore to do: fill the bag holders in the park, empty the trash can bags into the dumpster, and put a new bag in the can. Your dog would love to help too! There are extra bags in the bench at Cheyenne. If you can help please contact Erin at volunteer@k9cola.org. If you have questions contact me at steve@k9cola.org. Please step up: this is important. --Steve Sandstrom, K9COLA Site Coordinator, 2/6/2010

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K9COLA welcomes volunteers for many projects! Join in the fun and get involved for a new park. There are countless ways to help.

Here are some ideas to get you started. This list is limited only by your imagination -- be creative about how you can help.

  • Get involved on a committee, such as Public Education.
  • Join the stalwart group who helps with Park maintenance by emptying the trash cans.
  • Join in special events, such as marching in the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade!
  • Answer questions at Information Tables set up periodically
    at local stores and events.
  • Get involved on the Board of Directors -- run for an office!
  • Come to a work day and help with many projects.
  • Help keep the poop bag holders filled with empty bags.
  • Help plant trees!
  • Join in to help with building projects.
  • Be a Park Information Rover, talking to Park visitors, answering questions, checking to make sure dogs have current permit tags, etc.
  • Solicit donations from local stores and companies for K9COLA's raffles and auctions.
  • Help with the newsletter!
  • Here is a document we created of ways that Boy Scout troops might help.


Contact K9COLA and volunteer today! Your dog will love you for it.



07/12/09:
K9SPLASH! Volunteers needs! Check out our incentives!

We are fortunate enough that this year the dog swim will be a two day event, to be held on August 22 and 23, it will run from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. We need volunteers to fill shifts of 2.5 hours or more. Each volunteer will get a free volunteer t-shirt to be worn during the event! The more shifts a person volunteers for, the more freebies they receive! (See below for the incentive schedule.) We need people to work the registration table, pre-registration table, to hold dogs, and to monitor the entrance gate, exit gate, restrooms, and the pool area. Visit this link to see which job suits your preferences: K9Splash 2009 Volunteer Job Descriptions

Shifts for the event run as follows:
9:30 a.m.-noon (this would include helping set up)
11:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
1:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
3:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m. (this would include tear down)
 
Please review the job descriptions and check your calendars to see when and how you can help and RSVP to me at marie@k9cola.org. We can guarantee t-shirt sizes to anyone who signs up by July 31st, so if you want to make sure your t-shirt fits, get signed up early!

If you have any questions please contact Marie at marie@k9cola.org.

    • Anyone who volunteers to work a shift (2.5 hours) gets a free t-shirt!
    • Anyone who volunteers to work three shifts (7.5 hours [at least one shift each day]) gets one free entry and a free t-shirt!
    • Anyone who volunteers to work five shifts (12.5 hours [at least two shifts each day]) gets two free entries and a free t-shirt!
    • Anyone who volunteers to work all weekend (all shifts both days) gets a t-shirt, recognition on website as a Top Dog Volunteer, and free lunch from Hy-Vee (an approximate $5 value) on the second day (Hy-Vee will be serving food at swim). If you want to come before set-up, or have someone else bring your dog you could still get your free entry.