Without all the volunteers, Arizona Greyhound Rescue would not exist.  Volunteers donate their time, talent, and money so that more retired racing greyhounds can be saved.  Our entire effort, and every single dog saved, comes from volunteers!  If you are interested in volunteering, please fill out the application below.  If you would like a paper version of this application, please call 520-886-7411 or send email.

Name Date

Address    Zip

Home Phone  
Work Phone/Cell Phone

Email address

Best time of day to reach you

Have you ever done volunteer work before? yes no     

With what organization?

How did you hear about us?

Do you own a greyhound? yes no   How long have you had your greyhound? -- Less than 1 year 1-2 years 3-4 years 5-6 years 7+ years

Name of greyhound(s)

Please mark all areas of volunteer work that you are interested in:

Turning out dogs at kennel (located near I-10 and Tangerine Road in the northwest)

Availability

Monday  AM  PM

Tuesday AM PM

Wednesday AM PM

Thursday AM PM

Friday AM PM

Saturday AM PM

Sunday AM PM

Meet-and-Greet Tabling at PetsMart
(Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.)

 Northwest (Orange Grove/Thornydale):  Saturday and/or Sunday

 Oro Valley:  Sunday

 Grant/Swan:  Sunday

 Broadway/Pantano:   Sunday

 Oracle Road/Wetmore: Sunday

 Signal Butt/Phoenix: Saturday
 

Meet-and-Greet Tabling at PetCo
(Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.)

 Broadway/Craycroft  Sunday 

 22nd/Spanish Trail Saturday
 

Meet-and-Greet Tabling at Bookmans
(Saturday only)

  Grant & Campbell

  Speedway & Wilmot
 

Transporting dogs
(days and times vary)

Weekdays to veterinarians ­ Kennel dogs (located off 1-10 & Tangerine) are
spayed/neutered in NW or eastside  AM  PM

Weekends to/from PetsMart and the Kennel (located off 1-10 & Tangerine)
Dogs are at meet-and-greets from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

  Oracle/Wetmore ­ 1st Sunday

  Orange Grove/Thornydale (every Saturday, 1st and 3rd Sundays)

  Oro Valley (2nd and 4th Sundays)

  Grant/Swan (2nd and 4th Sundays)

  Broadway/Pantano (1st and 3rd Sundays)

Weekends to/from PetCo and the Kennel (located off 1-10 & Tangerine)

  Broadway/Craycroft (1st & 3rd Sundays)

  Spanish Trail/22nd Street (2nd and 4th Saturday)
 

  Adoptions (Call prospective adopters, screen applicants, do home
checks, take dogs to adoptive homes or meet at the kennel to view dogs,)

  Mentoring (Greyhound savvy adopters can help new adopters learn the ropes and answer questions, follow up)

  Fostering (Foster a newly retired hound, teach house manners and real life lessons, give the hound their first 1-to-1 loving experience)

  Outreach (Show dogs in nursing homes and schools; make presentations about greyhound adoption)

  Fundraising (Organize, plan, and implement fundraising activities. Write fundraising letters for sponsorship, payroll matching, and foundation
giving. Manage online auctions. Does anyone have any experience organizing a Bowl-a-Thon?) 

  Grant Writing ­ (Join the grant writer team. Learn a new skill.
Improve your resume. Or take us to the next level.)

  Public Relations (Create a buzz about greyhounds and AGR.  Write news
releases; suggest story lines to media, get our audio PSA heard. Wrangle
exposure/inclusion in major events and happenings around Tucson)

Special Functions

 Santa Claus Photos at PetsMart during December as:
  Santa     Photographer    Elf (i.e. helper), choose location: -- Orange Grove/Thornydale Oro Valley Grant/Swan Broadway/Pantano Oracle/Wetmore

  Summer Dog Washes ­ We need lots of volunteers; activity particularly good for mature youth. Add Eastside and NW location ­ date TBA

  Office Work ­ Prepare newsletters for mailing (seasonal), update the database with volunteer hours

Other opportunities may arise throughout the year ­ such as the Animal Fair, Oro Valley Festival of Art, Home Shows, charity arts & craft shows, baby
boomer health fairs.

If you have an idea not mentioned here ­ contact us. 

Thank you. We hope you get involved and help the hounds to get a new lease on life.