Event Volunteer

Fundraising and adoption events are absolutely crucial to us at The Animal Pad all-breed dog rescue for a number of reasons - namely spreading the word about who we are and what we do, raising much needed funds, and of course helping our adoptable dogs meet their forever families! We couldn't be a part of as many events as we are without our incredible team of Event Volunteers!

We typically host, or are involved in about 4-6 events each month within San Diego County, and always need volunteers to attend and help ensure that they run smoothly. There are multiple ways to help, whether it's picking up event supplies at our TAP HQ in La Mesa (we'll show you around HQ beforehand!), transporting those supplies to/from events (always back to HQ), or helping run the event itself - all of these tasks are very helpful and always needed! While certain events will have one-off tasks such as selling raffle and drink tickets or working the bake sale table, generally all events entail TAP volunteers helping to run the merch table, handling our adoptable pups and giving them love, refilling empty water bowls, etc. Volunteers are almost always needed to help with both set-up ~30 minutes before the event starts, as well as teardown ~30 minutes post-event. We also sometimes need help with transport of TAP pups - aka "Dog Dashing" - to/from events and their foster homes! All TAP adoption events are on weekends, with the occasional fundraiser or TAP Fam Meetup taking place on a weekday. Ideally, each volunteer could commit to at least one event per month. Event volunteering is one of the best ways to directly make a difference for these deserving dogs and support our rescue efforts, all while kickin' it with some good people and some even better dogs!

As a side note - we would absolutely love it if these volunteers took videos and pictures during events they're involved in so we can post on TAP's social media outlets!

If this is something you would be interested in, please fill out a Volunteer Application on our website: https://theanimalpad.org/volunteer/volunteer-application/

Watch our video to learn more: Get to know The Animal Pad