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.

AGR welcomes young volunteers but please read first. The minimum age is 12, no exceptions. Volunteers ages 12 to 15 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian during all volunteer experiences. Volunteers who are ages 16 to 17 must have parental permission.
 

Name Date

If you are under 18, please state your age:

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)

On a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being very savvy) –
How would you rate your experience handling greyhounds? 
How would you rate your experience handling other dog breeds?

What areas of volunteer work are you interested in?

Kennel turn out includes cleaning kennels, grooming, and interacting with hounds; located near I-10 and Tangerine Road in Marana.

Availability
Weekday   AM  PM

Weekend  AM PM

Meet-and-Greets introduce greyhounds to the public

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
 

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

Broadway/Craycroft Sunday

22nd/Spanish Trail Sunday
 

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

  Ina & Thornydale – NW


  Speedway & Wilmot – Eastside
 

Transporting dogs
(days and times vary)

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

  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 ­ Where do you fit in?

 Seasoned grant writer

 Will learn a new skill and start with research and development
 

  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

Summer Dog Washes: ­ We need lots of volunteers; activity particularly good for mature youth. You wash and groom all breeds of dogs; outside event.

  June 8 – Eastside 

  August 9 – Northwest

Many opportunities arise throughout the year­ such as the Animal Fair (Feb.), Oro Valley Festival of Art (Apr), co-marketing with other charitable events, greyhound reunion (October 25, 2008) and ROOunion (Mar.), etc, etc.
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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.