Blackberry Creek Farm Animal Sanctuary Volunteer Application

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Thank you for your interest in volunteering at Blackberry Creek! We are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization run primarily by volunteers. Once your application is reviewed, you will be contacted by our volunteer coordinator.

Description: Our committed volunteers are hard-working individuals who are 18 years or older who come weekly to feed animals, muck stalls, clean coops, rake pastures, haul manure, trim hooves, clear invasive plants, perform health checks and do any number of other tasks. Good physical fitness, reliable transportation, and the ability to work in the heat and the cold (including rain and snow) are essential, and volunteers must be able to lift at least 40lbs and be comfortable getting dirty and working around large animals.

Accessible Options: If you believe that you have limitations that would keep you from meeting the requirements above, we also have additional volunteer opportunities such as filling hay nets, handling produce for the animals, and more. Please indicate this option in your application if this is better for your needs and direct any questions to info@blackberrycreek.org

Time Commitment: We ask that volunteers commit to a minimum of four months of weekly or bi-weeekly service. We are a volunteer-run organization and depend on having highly responsible people we can rely on to show up to care for the animals.

Age Requirement: Volunteers must be 18 years or older. If you are under 18 and in high school, please consider joining the LEAP program (details at www.leapforanimals.org)

First name *

Last name *

Phone number *

Address *

Email *

Do you have transportation to reliably get to your shift? *

Yes

Driver's license number *

Date of birth (must be at least 18 years old) *

YYYY

Occupation? *

Have you volunteered at another animal sanctuary or rescue before? *

Yes

If you answered "yes" to the previous question, please provide the name and contact info for the sanctuary/rescue.

Please describe any animal care experience (companion, farm animal, exotic, wildlife rehab, etc.). *

The sanctuary is our home and the animals are our family. Would you be comfortable with us running a background check on you before you join our team? *

Yes

Sanctuary volunteer positions require a 2-3 hour regular weekly shift with a commitment of at least four months. Are you able to commit to this? *

Yes, I can make this time commitment.

No, I will come to a quarterly volunteer day instead.

Are you comfortable around large animals, mud, poop, dust, working in the rain, heat, and snow, and can you lift at least 40 pounds and be physically active (mucking barns, carrying feed, raking pastures, cleaning coops, etc.) for 2+ hours? *

Yes

Why are you interested in volunteering at Blackberry Creek? What do you hope to get out of the experience? *

Please list any education, training, or other qualifications that make you a good fit for our volunteer program. *

As a Blackberry Creek volunteer you will often answer questions from the public during tours, events, field trips, etc. From what you know about our mission, how would you respond to the following question, "Why do sanctuaries rescue farmed animals?" *

Which best describes your lifestyle? Note: We welcome volunteers of all diets and lifestyles. The reason for this question is we often find people are profoundly impacted by their time with the sanctuary animal residents and often make changes toward a more compassionate lifestyle. *

Vegetarian

Vegan

Pescatarian

Omnivore

Would you be willing to respect our policy of not bringing animal products onto sanctuary grounds (no meat, dairy, eggs, gelatin, etc.) out of respect for the animals? *

Yes

In what capacity would you like to volunteer? *

Animal care (weekly feeding, cleaning/mucking, medicating, grooming, hoof trimming, etc.)

Tour guide for private tours (must be an ethical vegan for this role)

Landscape maintenance (Invasive weed removal, tree trimming, and property landscaping including maintaining electric fences to protect animals from predators).

Handyman services (fencing, plumbing, electrical, etc.)

Picking up donated produce from grocery stores and transporting it to the sanctuary

Fundraising (help with Big Day of Giving, peer-to-peer campaigns, social media giving, events, etc.) *Can be done remotely.

Heavy equipment operation (chainsawing downed trees, splitting wood, operating a back-hoe for winter barn/mud clean-up)

Gardening (weed, water, and care for the sanctuary garden (Spring-Summer) and occasionally lead groups of children to help.

Other:

Required

Our volunteer shifts are currently available during the following days/times. Please indicate your preferred volunteer shift(s). *

Tuesday evenings 5-7pm

Friday afternoons 4-6pm

Special Event Volunteer (Events held throughout the year)

Other:

Required

Please provide us with two references (name, organization/relationship, email, and phone number): *

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