Volunteer for Spay Day
The Sacramento Area Animal Coalition relies on hundreds of volunteers each year to make Spay Day a success. Volunteer veterinarians, vet techs, vet students, shelter staff and others are needed to achieve our goal of spaying and neutering approximately 1,000 pets of low-income families. Spay Day takes place the last Sunday in February.
If your vet clinic is interested in contributing time and talent on Spay Day, please send us an email.
If you would like to volunteer for Spay Day 2012 as either a veterinary professional or in other capacities, please read the information below send us an email with your name, email address and area of interest.
Spay Day volunteer needs:
Appointment scheduling
Time commitment: From home, 4 to 5 hours per week for six weeks during January and February. Must have a computer, Internet access and a telephone line. Duties:
- Retrieving voice messages from potential clients and entering them into the online scheduling system
- Calling clients to schedule appointments
- Making follow-up calls to confirm appointments
Paperwork and packet assembly
Time commitment: From a central location in Sacramento, 1 to 2 days or evenings the week before Spay Day. Duties:
- Assembling packets of paperwork for each animal
- Assembling “goodie bags” for volunteers and/or clients
- Preparing and mailing reminder postcards
- Organizing and labeling microchips
Delivery
Time commitment: 4 to 6 hours either a few days before or on Spay Day. Must have a car and auto insurance. Duties:
- Delivering materials to participating clinics on or before Spay Day
- Delivering food to clinics on Spay Day
- Picking up and delivering supplies as needed before or after Spay Day
Fundraising and donations
Time commitment: Before Spay Day, will vary. Duties:
- Soliciting sponsorship from local businesses
- Soliciting in-kind donations of food, beverages and volunteer “thank-you” gifts
Veterinarians and technicians
Time commitment: All day on Spay Day at a participating clinic or shelter. Duties:
- Providing medical services to clinics in need of additional staff
Publicity
Time commitment: Late December through Spay Day, 5 to 15 hours. Duties:
- Distributing Spay Day fliers to local businesses and community centers
- Conducting media outreach to secure coverage of Spay Day
Data entry/database maintenance
Time commitment: From home, before and after Spay Day, 10 to 20 hours. Must have a computer and Internet access.
- Data entry of microchip numbers using Excel (pre-Spay Day)
- Assigning microchip numbers to each animal scheduled in online scheduling system (pre-Spay Day)
- Sorting microchip registration forms by number (post-Spay Day)
- Reconciling discrepancies in microchip registrations (post-Spay Day)
- Creating final spreadsheet of assigned microchip information (post-Spay Day)
- Updating final outcome for each appointment in online scheduling system (post-Spay Day)
Clinic site supervising
Time commitment: Before Spay Day, 5 to 10 hours. On Spay Day, all day at a participating clinic or shelter. Duties:
- Act as primary point of contact between the clinic and the SAAC Spay Day committee
- Attend meeting(s) prior to Spay Day to ensure clear communication and receive important information
- Ensure that all necessary supplies and paperwork are delivered to the assigned clinic in a timely manner
- Be on-site at assigned clinic throughout Spay Day to ensure that all clinic needs are met
- Manage clinic volunteers in assisting with various tasks, including intake and discharge
- Record outcome of all clinic appointments
- Collect and sort all paperwork and leftover supplies at end of Spay Day