If you are too young to volunteer at the Humane Society of Charlotte you can still help make a difference in the lives of our animals. You can support and help the animals at our shelter and those in the community in several different ways.
Hold a shelter drive or fund raiser
This is a great project to do either by yourself or with a group of friends. You can collect items on our wish list that are needed to help take care of animals. The animals particularly need lots of toys, treats and blankets. You'll find the types we need on our wish list. Once you have completed your collection, please come to the shelter so we can thank you personally! You may come between 11 am and 5 pm seven days a week. Someone at the front desk will be glad to help you.
There are several ways that you can help collect money to help our animals. Here are a few ideas to get you going, use your imagination and we are sure that you can come up with more ideas.
· Instead of birthday presents, ask for gifts for dogs and cats to donate to the shelter
· Have a bake sale or yard sale
· Make Fleece Recovery Blankets for animals that just had surgery. Download the instructions here.
Earn your school service hours
You can earn service hours by completing one of the following projects.
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Organize a fundraiser for the Humane Society of Charlotte (bake sale, read-a-thon, car wash, etc.) - 5 credit hours
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Read a book from the Humane Society of Charlotte book list and write a short report – 2 credit hours
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Complete the Humane Society of Charlotte Wish List Scavenger Hunt - credit hours vary
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Learn more about animals by completing this study assignment at a library or bookstore – 5 credit hours
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Help a shelter pet by making gifts (catnip pillows and dog beds) for the animals – 2 credit hours
You may drop off your project 11am until 5 pm seven days a week. One of our Customer Service Representative at the front desk can sign off on any forms you need.
If you have any questions, please contact Cat Belteau, volunteer coordinator, via email: cbelteau@humanesocietyofcharlotte.org or phone: (704) 494-7706.
