Needing Volunteers for Guardian Angels for Soldier's Pet (Tennessee)
Reply to: gasp.tn.volunteer.dir@gmail.com
Date: 2008-05-08, 3:23PM CDT
I am the TN State Director for Guardian Angels for Soldier's Pet. We are a 501(c)3 charity, whose main purpose is to find foster homes for our deploying military members' pets. When a soldier is deployed, s/he has to find a family member or friend who is willing to take care of their pet(s) until they return from service. If no one is available, as in most cases since the soldier is usually based far from "home", the soldier ends up giving their beloved pet to a shelter or humane society, or at worst, abandoning the animal. IN MOST CASES, THE SOLDIER DOES NOT WANT TO GIVE UP THE PET!!!
Guardian Angels for Soldier's Pet was organized for this specific purpose. By working with the community and our military, we find foster homes who are willing to open their arms & homes to care for that soldier's pet(s) until the soldier returns from his tour of duty. Most deployment times are 15-18 months, but we also have training deployments that are only for a few weeks, or sometimes, it's a military hardship of some kind that only lasts a few weeks or months.
I am looking for volunteers to help get our organization's information out to their communities/friends/family as well as any military in their area (National Guard, etc.). This basically means going around your community and putting our brochures/posters at businesses and telling your friends/family about GASP. Also we need people to volunteer their time to find foster homes in their communities and help with fundraising. Anyone with a love for animals can do this!! Put yourself in the shoes of a soldier that must go away for months on end from family/friends/country. Wouldn't looking forward to seeing your beloved pet help you get through that tour of duty in some way!
If interested, please contact Marge Janiak at 615-942-8389 or 615-417-2796, or at the email address noted.
- Location: Tennessee
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