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ORGANIZATION: Canine Companions for Independence, Northwest Region

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Canine Companions for Independence is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help with our annual fundraising gala, Sit Stay Sparkle. This event takes place at the beautiful Jean and Charles Schulz Campus in Santa Rosa. We have a wide variety of volunteer opportunities available throughout the morning, afternoon and evening to meet your schedule.

Some of the available opportunities include:

  • Helping set up tables, tablecloths, chairs, auction items, water
  • Helping our sponsors and providers check in get set up
  • Picking up food from our providers and delivering to campus
  • Helping guests with parking
  • Helping our sponsors and providers serve food at their booths
  • Helping with our raffle and auction
  • Helping clean up and clear trash from the tables at the end of the event
We welcome volunteers that are only able to help out for an hour or two as well as those that would like to stay and volunteer all day. Food and beverage will be provided for volunteers.

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About Canine Companions for Independence, Northwest Region

Location:

2965 Dutton Avenue, P.O. Box 446, Santa Rosa, CA 95402, US

Mission Statement

Canine Companions is a non-profit organization that enhances the lives of people with disabilities by providing highly trained assistance dogs and ongoing support to ensure quality partnerships

Description

Canine Companions provides expertly-trained assistance dogs to children, adults and veterans with disabilities free of charge. Canine Companions assistance dogs perform physical tasks for people with disabilities, including picking up dropped items and delivering them to their handler, turning on and off lights, opening and closing doors and drawers, and other tasks to increase their handlers independence. Canine Companions also trains hearing dogs to alert people who are deaf or hard of hearing to important sounds in their environment. Canine Companions relies on the support of thousands of volunteers across the country.

Headquartered in Santa Rosa, CA, Canine Companions is the largest non-profit provider of assistance dogs, and is recognized worldwide for the excellence of its dogs, and the quality and longevity of the matches it makes between dogs and people. The result is a life full of increased independence and loving companionship.

CAUSE AREAS

Animals
People with Disabilities
Veterans & Military Families
Animals, People with Disabilities, Veterans & Military Families

WHEN

Sat Jun 15, 2019
09:00 AM - 11:00 PM

WHERE

2965 Dutton AveSanta RosaSanta Rosa, CA 95407

(38.40737,-122.72455)
 

SKILLS

  • Food & Beverage Services
  • Customer Service
  • Event Planning / Management
  • Multi-Tasking
  • People Skills
  • Janitorial Maintenance

GOOD FOR

  • People 55+
  • Group

REQUIREMENTS

  • Orientation or Training
  • Volunteers can commit anywhere from 2-9 hours

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