Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Austin Boxer Rescue!  Our organization is run entirely by unpaid volunteers so we count on the generosity of people donating their time and talents to keep us running.  We know that everyone has unique talents and skills that can benefit our dogs.  If you have a couple hours a month, we will do our best to match your interests and skills to something that will directly improve the lives of boxers in Central Texas!   Please take the time to let us know how you can help us and someone will contact you soon.   On behalf of the pups ~ thank you!

Please tell us about yourself:

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Current Address:
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What area of town do you live in? Central AustinNorth AustinSouth AustinEast AustinWest AustinOutside of AustinSuburbs South of AustinSurburbs North of AustinSan Antonio

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Email Address:

Do you own a boxer?yes no
Please describe?

Other dogs (please describe)?

 
Please, list any pets you currently have including breed, age, gender (cats and others).

 
Do you have children? yes no

Ages?
 

Please check the items that you can help with and please indicate the areas where you are already helping.

Approximately what type of time commitment can you make as a volunteeer for Austin Boxer Rescue?
I can help with ABR from time to time 
I can devote 5 hours a month to ABR
I can devote 5-10 hours a month to ABR
I can devote 10-20 hours a month to ABR
I can devote 10 hours or more a week to ABR 

Transportation
I can help transport dogs to and from:
shelters
vet appointments
to adoption days

Evaluating/behavior
I would like to learn how to work with dogs and correct behavioral problems.  (work directly with families to help ensure success with a foster or newly adopted dog.)
I can help with deaf dogs

Adoption (  Yes,  I am currently trained and approved to do home visits)
I can do home visits with potential ABR adopters and/or foster families  
I can photograph dogs
I can help write bios for the website

Foster (  Yes, I am currently a foster or I have in the past)
 I can be a foster for an ABR dog that is waiting to be adopted
 I can provide temporary care for ABR dogs when their foster families have to leave town for vacations or business meetings.

Adoption days
I can help with Adoption Days as:
A dog walker
A greeter
I want to learn how to match families with dogs and help with adoptions (including meetings outside of adoption days)
I would like to learn how to run adoption days

Communications and Public Relations
I can help create and/or maintain an online newsletter to send to people interested in ABR
I can write press releases and contact media outlets about ABR needs and events
I can take shifts returning calls to people who call and leave messages on the ABR Info Line
I can help maintain web listings for ABR Petfinder, 1-800 Save a Pet, Mightydog.com, etc

Fundraising
I can help plan and/or work at fundraising events for ABR
I am willing to help collect donations for the annual silent auction
I am interested in researching grants for ABR 
I am interested in grant writing
I can contact merchants/companies to ask for donations to ABR or sponsorship for the ABR website
I can organize or host a garage sale or yard sale benefiting  ABR

Events interested in participating in
Santa pictures in December
Gift wrapping in December
Weekly Farmer’s Markets
Pecan Street Festival
Pet fairs throughout the year

Finance
I can write thank you letters to people/businesses who donate to ABR

Other
I can offer occasional legal help to ABR
Please specify