| Prison Greyhounds Volunteer Application

Volunteers are our most important asset. Without your help we will not fulfill our mission. Thank you for choosing to volunteer with Prison Greyhounds. We operate as a TEAM. Teams accomplish more. We value your time, your resources, talents, expertise and friendship.

Name(s) of adults volunteering:

Age(s) of each adult:

Relationship to each other:

Street Address:

City:

State:

Zip:

Phone Number:

Best time to call?

Alternate Phone Number:

Best time to call?

Email address(es):

The ways you can volunteer:

Adoption Team – This team is entrusted with the responsibility of approving adoption applications. Adoption Team Volunteers DO NOT necessarily have to be greyhound or lurcher savvy. When an application looks promising and is beginning the approval process, the Adoption Director looks for a volunteer who can do the Home Visit. The Adoption Team Volunteer reaches out to the applicant, and schedules a time to visit the applicant’s house / yard (inside and out). Usually the Home Visit Volunteer brings their own greyhound / lurcher, but not always. Sometimes they may bring an available foster dog. We provide scripted questions to guide the Home Visit. The goal is for the home visit to be scheduled within 2 weeks (or less) of the day it is submitted. Experienced volunteers are authorized to approve an application at the end of their Home Visit. However, if a volunteer feels the application should be denied or delayed, or if they are not totally confident in their opinion yet, they should simply let the applicant know that someone from the board will get back with them on the approval process. (The applicant does not know that you can approve them on the spot.) Send your report to the Adoption Director or President. Only the board can officially refuse an application, and the board will be the one to notify the applicant. (The board makes the final decision so you never have to feel like you are bearing the weight of the denial.) We are also NOT asking you to match the applicant with a specific hound; we leave that to someone who knows the profile of the adoptable hounds. You are just asked to approve (or not) the home and people for adoption.

Events Team, including Meet & Greet Teams – volunteers can serve monthly, or just occasionally. This team brings their own (adopted) greyhound to be an ambassador to visitors inquiring about adoption. Sometimes foster dogs are able to attend. You do not NEED to bring your own hound, as long as there is at least one greyhound or lurcher in attendance. Volunteers should be familiar with the website information concerning the adoption process, different types of hounds available, and our requirements. You must watch the “Introduction to Lurcher Video” on our website. Smiles are required! Event volunteers are encouraged to wear Prison Greyhounds attire. Hounds must be of appropriate temperament and nicely groomed! Donations are collected at all events from guests. Locations and dates are listed on our website and Facebook Events page.

Foster Home Team – If interested, or for more information, please refer to the Foster Home Application, found on our website Volunteer tab.

Tell us about yourself:

As an adult, have you adopted or fostered greyhounds or lurchers?

Yes

No

Over how many years?

From what adoption group(s)?

A requirement to volunteering is that you must watch the video “Introduction to Lurchers” on our website. Have you watched this video?

Yes

Not yet

Are you currently involved with any other animal adoption groups, besides Prison Greyhounds?

Yes

No

If so, in what capacity? With what group(s)?

Please list any expertise that you have, which you feel is relevant to this volunteer opportunity.

What do you see as your greatest strengths, skills, or talents?

After reading the description of each team, check the team(s) you are volunteering for:

Adoption Team

Events Team (includes Meet & Greets)

Foster Homes Team (I am going to submit the separate application for fostering)

Other – If your expertise or interest is not mentioned, please describe your proposed volunteer role. We’d love to hear your ideas and experience.

Proposed volunteer role:

Additional information or thoughts you want us to know:

Enews Subscription: All Volunteers must subscribe to Enews on the website! This is our local communication with our volunteers and adopters.

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Hold Harmless Waiver

In consideration for being allowed to volunteer with Prison Greyhounds, I hereby assume all risk of injury and/or loss of property that may result to me. I hereby hold harmless; and I release and forever discharge Prison Greyhounds, Inc., its board, volunteers, foster homes, from any and all claims and actions, including, but not limited to losses, liabilities, damages, costs, and expenses arising from bodily injury or property damage resulting from volunteering, whether personal injury to me, my family members, third parties, or other animals.

Animal behavior is unpredictable and animals may injure people, other animals or property.
There is no way to write a complete list of all possible risks of volunteering and caring for any animal, including our greyhounds.

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