Δ LinkedInThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Volunteer ApplicationYour Name(Required)Your Email(Required) Are You 18 Or Older (Must Be 18 Or Older To Apply)(Required) Yes No Cell Phone(Required)Home PhoneWork PhoneAddress(Required)Street AddressCity, State & Zip(Required)Emergency Contact Name:Emergency Contact Phone:Emergency Contact Relationship:How did you hear about Happy Cats?Do you have experience with cats? Yes No If You Chose "Yes" Please Describe:Please Describe Any Present or Previous Volunteer Work:Do you have any physical or medical limitations that would limit the type of volunteer activities you can do?: (i.e. back problems, pregnancy, allergies):Additional comments or anything else you'd like us to know:Please choose your area(s) of interest:(Required) Cat Care Team: socializing, cleaning colonies, behavior modification for TLC cats Adoption Team: help match cats with their adopters in-house or at fairs, or provide support for counselors Office Team: phone & email support, mailings, cat followups, etc. Events Team: assist with staffing events and representing Happy Cats to the public Transportation: taking cats/kittens to vet appts and/or to adoption fairs & events Donor Support Team: help nurture our donors through written, online & telephone connections Marketing Team: help create graphics and promotions for online marketing (graphics experience helpful) Crafting Team: make beds, blankets, toys etc for the cats or other crafting projects for the shelter Garden Team: help maintain/improve our beautiful gardens Building Team: help with special projects for our building Medical Team: must have previous experience or currently attending vet tech school Teen Cat Corps: volunteer with parental/guardian supervision for socializing and/or play or clicker therapy TNR Assistance: help trap cats for surgeries; care for outside cats by becoming a Colony Manager; help distribute food to needy families Fostering: Please complete a separate Foster Application for this Other ideas (Describe):Please indicate the times you are available to volunteer below (PLEASE NOTE that hours 5-8 Thurs, 12-5 Fri & Sat and 2-5 Sun are for Adoption Counseling which requires additional training): Sunday 7am – 5pm Yes No Monday 7am – 5pm Yes No Tuesday 7am – 5pm Yes No Wednesday 7am – 5pm Yes No Thursday 7am – 8pm Yes No Friday 7am – 5pm Yes No Saturday 7am – 5pm Yes No Estimated hours per week:Estimated hours per month:VOLUNTEER LIABILITY WAIVER(Required) I consent.I hereby agree that if I am accepted as a volunteer for Happy Cats Haven, Inc. (“HCH”), I agree to comply with all of the rules and regulations that may be established from time to time by HCH. I understand that failure to comply with the rules and regulations of HCH may result in my immediate termination as a volunteer. I understand that a 2 hour per week, 3 month commitment is required of all volunteer positions. I understand that if accepted as a volunteer, all services performed by me will be performed on a strictly volunteer basis, and that I will receive no remuneration, pay or compensation of any kind, that I will not be an employee of HCH nor otherwise derive any benefits normally available to employees of HCH, and that HCH shall incur no liability of any nature as a result of my volunteering for HCH. I acknowledge that in handling animals and performing other volunteer tasks there exists a risk of injury, including physical harm or death, and that all services performed by me will be done at my own risk. Therefore, on behalf of myself, my heirs, and personal representatives, I hereby release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless HCH and its assigns, successors, agents, staff, board of directors, employees, contractors, and representatives from any and all claims, causes of action, or demands of any nature or cause whatsoever, including costs and attorney fees, arising out of or relating to my volunteering with HCH, including but not limited to animal bites, accidents, or injuries. I understand that public relations are an important part of volunteering with HCH. On behalf of myself, my heirs, and personal representatives, if accepted as a volunteer, I give HCH permission to use and publish photographs taken of me as a volunteer for use in its public relations efforts.PARENTAL/GUARDIAN CONSENT FOR TEEN CAT CORPS (AGES 12-17): I consent.PARENTAL/GUARDIAN CONSENT FOR TEEN CAT CORPS (AGES 12-17): Youths between the ages of 12 and 17 are eligible to volunteer with a parent, legal guardian or trusted family friend who is 18 years or older. We are sorry, but youths under the age of 12 cannot volunteer because of liability issues. I represent that I am the parent or legal guardian of a minor, (the “Volunteer”), and by my signature below consent to and allow my son/daughter/ward to perform volunteer services for HCH under the terms and conditions set forth above for volunteers. I understand that checking this box constitutes a legal signature confirming that I acknowledge and agree to the above Terms of Acceptance.
