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2020 Canine Companions DogFest DFW Participant Recruitment Chair/Co-Chair
ORGANIZATION: Canine Companions- South Central Region (Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana & Arkansas)
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2 people are interested
Do you enjoy dogs? Do you enjoy fun festivals? Help us put dogs and festivals together and volunteer to coordinate an awesome event!
Canine Companions for Independence is looking for fun-loving volunteers to help organize a fun dog festival next year.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Work closely with the publicity chair, sponsorship chair and registration chair in soliciting and encouraging the creation of teams and the registration of individual fundraisers.
- Reach out to different sectors, including Canine Companions volunteers, sponsors and the local community, and encourage them to not only participate in DogFest, but to ask their friends, family and colleagues to register and join them on a team. Headquarters will send encouraging emails to Team Captains at various pre-determined times leading up to the event. Additional emails will be sent to all registrants, whether on a team or not.
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About Canine Companions- South Central Region (Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana & Arkansas)
Location:
7710 Las Colinas Ridge, Irving, TX 75063, US
Mission Statement
Founded in 1975, Canine Companions for Independence, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides expertly trained service dogs and ongoing support to people with disabilities.
Description
There are approximately 64 million Americans living with a disability. Canine Companions is a national non-profit organization that provides expertly trained service dogs and a lifetime of follow-up services - completely free of charge - to children, adults and veterans with disabilities so they can lead lives with greater independence.
Headquartered in Santa Rosa, CA, Canine Companions is the largest non-profit provider of service 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
WHEN
WHERE
7710 Las Colinas RidgeIrving, TX 75063
DATE POSTED
July 17, 2020
SKILLS
- CSR / Volunteer Coordination
- Community Outreach
- Networking
- People Skills
- Public Speaking
- Relationship Building
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Estimated 10 hours/week during planning stages; 5 hours/week in final month before DogFest.