| Become A Volunteer | |||
You'd like to help but don't know what you can do? We have MANY volunteer positions available that will
coincide with your talents and interests as well as the amount of time you can give. Some volunteer opportunities
works hands-on with our Labs. There are also many opportunities available for those who cannot work with our Labs.
LRRoF is always looking for volunteers to accomplish our goals. We are grateful for your participation.
How to become a volunteer: We require a commitment of 5-20 hours per month. You must be over 21 yrs of age. Please complete the volunteer form Volunteer Coordinators LRRoF has no employees or shelter. The organization has a 8 member Board of Directors. The state is divided into 11 districts, which provide decentralized structure requiring strong local leadership in each district. Therefore, each District has a District Coordinator (DC) and Assistant District Coordinator (ADC). The DC and ADC: -Provide leadership/vision -Manage all volunteers in the district -Assign labs to foster homes -Recruit Volunteers to organize/staff monthly adoption events -Delegate adoption applications to Adoption Counselors -Implement local marketing strategies -Maintain inventory of Frontline/Heartguard/Microchips for District -Communicate with district volunteers on a regular basis -Arrange for labs to be evaluated/temperment tested Leadership Openings: Big Bend: Assistant Coordinator Northeast Florida: Assistant Coordinator Volusia County: Assistant Coordinator South Florida: Assistant Coordinator Central Florida: Assistant Coordinator Space Coast: Assistant Coordinator SW Florida: Assistant Coordinator Tampa Bay area: District Coordinator(s) Please complete a volunteer form and let us know of your interest and experience in volunteer management. Thank you. Fostering a Rescued Lab Labrador Retriever Rescue of Florida Inc. (LRROF) needs foster homes for our rescued Labs. The number of available foster homes limits the number of dogs that we can rescue. Labs may have to be placed on a waiting list until a foster home is available. Unfortunately, some dogs have a limited amount of time before a shelter or animal control will have to put them down. Clearly, foster homes play one of the most significant roles in LRROF's rescue efforts. How to become a foster home: Complete a Foster Home Application Upon acceptance of the Volunteer Form, an LRROF volunteer will contact you to arrange a home visit. You will then be notified if you are approved for fostering. Please do not offer to foster for us if you just want to use it as a way of choosing a dog to adopt. Fostering is very rewarding, but it is also requires hard work and dedication. We do not view our foster homes as potential adopters. If you want to adopt a Lab, please fill out the adoption application instead of the fostering application. What we need most in a foster home is someone who is truly dedicated to helping us save the lives of homeless Labrador Retrievers. Quarantine Foster Homes Some Labs from shelters have been exposed to "kennel cough" (This is no fault of the shelter, just a by-product of overcrowding). Kennel cough is not contagious to humans, but even pets that have been given Bordatella inoculation are vulnerable. We're looking for people who don't have animals, and who can foster these dogs for a minimum of 2 weeks (the incubation period for kennel cough). How to become a foster home: Complete a Foster Home Application Fosters home needed in: Tampa Bay area, Orlando, all of South Florida. Transportation We have a need for volunteers who are available to transport Labs to foster homes, adoption days and vet visits. Adoption Counselor The Volunteer interviews prospective adopting families and work to ensure a successful match. Home Visits Before a potential adopter obtains a Lab from LRRoF, they may be visited by a Volunteer to assess the suitability of a Lab to the household. We request that a Lab accompany you on the home visit. Meet & Greets/Pet Fairs These volunteers attend pet fairs at Petco, Petsmart and many other types of events in order to answer questions about our organization, pass out information, and BEST of all, show off our product. Volunteers attending these events will be invited to bring along their current foster Lab. For a list of upcoming events click here Fundraising Fund-raising duties consist of originating and implementing activities to raise money for the homeless Labs in LRRoF's care. | |||
