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We have a special 3 day spay/neuter event August 10-12th, set up is on August 9th. The event provides low cost spay/neuter to pets of low income families that need help to stop the homeless pet over population problem in Michigan.
What can I do to help?
There are primarily 2 ways to help, volunteering or donating items. Read on for more details!
Volunteering
August 10, 11 and 12th – we’ll need people starting at 7:15 a.m. till about 9 p.m. at night
Unloading on the 9th, starting around 6 p.m.
We need people to pick up and drop off laundry - wash towels and blankets and surgical hand towels at least once a day from home or go to the laundry mat. It works best if you pick up at night and drop off in the morning.
- Registration/check in – starts at 7:15 a.m.
- Reminder calls/scheduling calls each day
- Paperwork
- Filling out Rabies certificates
- Autoclave/washing instruments
- Cleaning cages as needed
- Preparing food, cleaning kitchen
- Discharge instructions
- Running errands during the day to local restaurants, picking up additional items from local stores as needed
If you are a vet or a veterinary technician, we can also use your help monitoring pets, assisting the students, etc.
Items Needed:
- Old towels and blankets for recovering animals
- Garbage bags
- Meals/food for the students – just about anything is welcome! Lunch and dinner main dishes would be really helpful! We will have between 25-30 people to feed each meal
- Canned pop – all kinds
- Nutrition bars
- Any food that can be eaten walking is very helpful
- Candy
- Fruit – cut or whole
- Bagels/breakfast foods
- Disposable plates, bowls, plastic ware
- Garbage bags
- Pens
- Bottled Water
- Crock pots (borrowing is fine!)
- Laundry detergent
- Dryer sheets
- Coffee
- Cereal
- Milk and soy milk
- Orange juice
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