Volunteer at the 2019 Oregon Humane Society Doggie Dash!

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VOLUNTEER POSITIONS:
If interested in helping, please email Kim Hudson at volunteer@oregonhumane.org

For those volunteering at event, please DO NOT bring your own dogs with you. Information packets will be e-mailed to you about 5 days before the event. Please also note that volunteers will have to pay for their own parking at garages/meters around the event. Unfortunately, OHS cannot reimburse for this, but it is a tax deductible expense!


THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 8TH AT FOX 12 STUDIOS (located at 14975 NW Greenbrier Pkwy, Beaverton, OR 97006) FOR THE DOGGIE DASH TELETHON CHALLENGE DAY:

PHONE BANK:
Wednesday, May 8th
Where - FOX 12 Studios (located at 14975 NW Greenbrier Pkwy, Beaverton, OR 97006)
Need 18 volunteers from 4:45am - 8:00am (volunteers for this shift must attend a training on Sunday, May 5th from 10am - 11am at OHS)
Need 16 volunteers from 7:00am - 11:00am
Need 7 volunteers from 11:00am - 1:30pm
Need 15 volunteers from 4:00pm - 7:15pm
Need 19 volunteers from 7:00pm - 11:30pm
We are hosting a phone bank to collect Doggie Dash donations. During the news segments on FOX 12 we will be filming live for some segments from the phone bank, so you may be seen on TV. You will be at the phone bank taking calls and accurately entering the caller's information on a computer. You must be able to concentrate on the caller with a lot of noisy activity going on around you. Accurate and proficient typing, comfort navigating webpages and webforms, as well as courtesy phone skills, and outgoing personalities are a must for this position. Absolutely must be able to smile when on camera!

Special for Phone Bank Volunteers only: This is one of the few times we want you to bring your well-behaved dog to volunteer with you! We need well-behaved pets of all types, sizes and ages (including house trained dogs, but we are only allowed to have two large dogs per shift and other animals need to be able to sit on the tables as space is tight in the studio) of all ages to sit on the phone bank during the show. Volunteers bringing their dogs need to have a plan in case their dog is not behaving. Please let us know if you plan to bring your pet and what their breed, size and name is.


THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS WILL BE ON FRIDAY, MAY 10TH AT WATERFRONT PARK IN DOWNTOWN PORTLAND:

FRIDAY EVENT SET UP:
Friday, May 10th
Need 9 or more volunteers from 3:00pm - 7:00pm
Need 6 volunteers from 4:00pm - 8:00pm
Will assist with setting up tables, chairs, banners, trash/recycling containers, fencing, photo booth, etc. Volunteers should be strong, able-bodied, and able to lift 30 pounds. Anyone helping under 16 years of age must be accompanied by an adult and a minimum age of 12 years old.


ALL POSITIONS FROM THIS POINT ON WILL BE ON SATURDAY, MAY 11TH AT WATERFRONT PARK:

EARLY BIRD EVENT SET UP:
Need 8 volunteers
5:15am - 7:30am
Assist with last minute set up: hanging signs, putting on tablecloths, set up OHS tent, unlock bathrooms, set up photo booth, start and finish lines, etc.

PRIZE TENT:
Need 12 volunteers from 6:00am - 11:00am
Hand out thank you gifts to top fundraisers of Doggie Dash. You can sit or stand for this position.

REGISTRATION TENT:
Need 14 volunteers
6:30am - 10:30am
Helping guide people in line, handing out registration forms, processing registrations, collecting donations, and handing out t-shirts. Must have good customer service skills, enjoy a fast-pace environment and be detail oriented. Must be able to sit or stand for long periods. Must be 18 or over for this position.

LIBATION STATION VOLUNTEERS:
7:00am - 1:00pm
Must be able to stand for long periods of time and be 21 or over for all of these positions.
Need 2 volunteers with OLCC license - serve beer, mimosas or cocktails to guests
Need 6 general assistant volunteers - check people's bib when they receive their beverage
Need 4 alcohol monitor volunteers- check id and make sure that no alcohol leaves the garden area

PARK WATER STATION ATTENDANTS:
Need 4 volunteers
7:00am - 1:00pm
Keep people water and doggie pools clean and full. Need to be able to lift up to 45 lbs. and stand for long periods of time

COURSE MONITORS:
Need 12 volunteers
7:30am - 11:30am
Need to be assertive; only adults or adult/kid combos. Cheer on all participants and point them in the right direction. Some positions will be stationed at water stations to hand out water to people and dogs. Volunteers for this job must be able to stand for long periods, problem solve and follow instructions.

STARTING LINE MONITORS:
Need 10 volunteers
8:00am - 10:30am
Need to be loud and cheerful. Help direct people where to line up and make sure they don't step into the side of the street open to vehicles. Requires standing for long periods.

EVENT TEAR DOWN:
Need 15 volunteers from 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Volunteers need to be strong and able to lift 30 pounds or more. You will begin tear down of the event as soon as festivities are complete. In general, you will: clean up, pick up trash and break down cardboard garbage boxes, tie up garbage bags and place in dumpster, remove table coverings, take down banners and signage, empty and rinse wading pools, retrieve race course markers, pack up items to be transported, load truck. Anyone helping under 16 years of age must be accompanied by an adult and must be at least 12 years or older.