I'm volunteering for the first time!

**Karen** · 07-22-2010, 05:43 PM

Congratulations and good luck! I know it'll have hard days and great days, just remember you're helping!

**Laura's Babies** · 07-22-2010, 08:44 PM

You will love it! Go have fun and enjoy yourself and the kitties!

**Sundance** · 07-22-2010, 10:56 PM

That's great, Helen! It's wonderful that you'll be volunteering at a no-kill shelter. Our local shelter is an open-admissions shelter (they euthanize), which is the real downside of my volunteer experience there. It will be nice for you to work in a shelter where every animal has a chance to be adopted into a forever home. You have a good start already as far as fitting in and doing a good job...you have your own furry family and a positive attitude

You will be an asset to the shelter! Have fun and let us know how it goes

**krazyaboutkatz** · 07-22-2010, 11:30 PM

Congrats!!!

I'm sure you'll love it and it'll be a very rewarding experience.

Some day, when I have more time on my hands, I'd love to do this too.

**phesina** · 07-23-2010, 02:34 PM

Congratulations, Helen! That's wonderful. Well done!

You will love them (cats and people there) and they will love you!

**Vermontcat** · 07-24-2010, 01:52 PM

You will have so much fun volunteering at the shelter.

My daughter and I have been volunteering at our local no-kill shelter for two years now and we have had so much fun socializing the cats and walking a few dogs too.
We go in about once a week and have fun mostly playing with the kitties that love to get attention.
It is kitten season now, so many little kittens come in and go out quickly in our shelter.
I hope you take pictures when you volunteer, I always bring my camera to get some pictures of my favorites before they get adopted out.

**happylabs** · 07-26-2010, 01:44 PM

Originally Posted by Vermontcat

You will have so much fun volunteering at the shelter.

My daughter and I have been volunteering at our local no-kill shelter for two years now and we have had so much fun socializing the cats and walking a few dogs too.
We go in about once a week and have fun mostly playing with the kitties that love to get attention.
It is kitten season now, so many little kittens come in and go out quickly in our shelter.
I hope you take pictures when you volunteer, I always bring my camera to get some pictures of my favorites before they get adopted out.

Yes, I was thinking about taking my camera. I will make sure they allow me to take photos first. I hope my own kitties do not get jealous.