22/07/2025
Here is the link for anyone willing to help out at the next Greater Good Charities "speuterathon" July 28th - August 1st
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409044DAAAA29A1F49-56418713-austin?useFullSite=true #/
Join our Greater Good Charities team as we travel to Austin, TX to perform a High Quality, High Volume, Spay-Neuter clinic. We need your help to support our traveling medical staff and volunteers. If you are a veterinarian or veterinary technician and want to join our traveling team, complete our volunteer application here to get started.
Greater Good Charities has been working to address the issue of cat and dog overpopulation across the U.S. including the Hawaiian Islands, Vieques, Puerto Rico, and tribal communities in Alaska and Oklahoma. Our highly skilled teams, along with the help of trapping teams, local partners, medical and local volunteers like you, have sterilized more than 65,000 cats and dogs for free, to help fight pet overpopulation in these underserved communities.
The event will be held at the COTA F1 Racetrack, 9201 Circuit of the Americas Blvd, Del Valle, TX 78617 from July 28th - August 1st. Each day will have three shifts, but you are welcome to sign up for multiple shifts or stay all day. If you are unable to stay for an entire shift but still want to sign up, please just add a comment so we know what time(s) you will be volunteering.
Orientation will be the day before the clinic begins Sunday July 27th at 2 p.m and it will be held at the same location as the clinic. Although it is not required, we highly recommend coming. Before the clinic begins, you will learn what tasks you will be assigned and how to do them. We can certainly teach you during the clinic, but it is best to be prepared if you have not attended one of our past clinics.
Volunteers MUST BE 18 or older.
We need all volunteers to complete our waiver. You will be asked to complete a waiver in person when you arrive for your first volunteer shift. When you arrive, find the volunteer table to get checked in and complete a waiver.
Volunteer Job Descriptions
We have a large variety of volunteer positions available, and we have grouped them into two equally important categories - Intake and Discharge Assistants & In-Clinic Assistants. Your role will be assigned when you arrive and may differ from what you signed up for depending on the needs on the clinic at that time. Some of the tasks for each volunteer group is listed below, but for a more extensive look at the two groups please see the attached document.
Intake and Discharge Assistants:
Assist with data entry for medical and care records
Assist staff with check in at client vehicles, deliver paperwork, assist in client communication (outside position - bring appropriate clothing for weather and sun protection)
Parking lot and car line assistance (outside position - bring appropriate clothing for weather and sun protection), including directing clients in vehicles through waiting lines, enforcing pre-determined line patterns through lots or around buildings.
Assist in recording proper weights of dogs on medical records and ensure each dog has an accurate identification collar. (mostly seated, indoor position)
Assist in identification of crates/traps via application of duct tape and/or ID numbers on top of the crate/trap
Contact owners for pick-up of pets (mostly seated, indoor position, afternoon shift only)
In Clinic Assistants: *Some positions require you to lift and carry 30 lbs and be on your feet the entire shift.
Carry anesthetized animals from induction to surgery tables and from surgery tables to recovery
Move and clean empty cat carriers from tech/induction area and deliver clean kennels to recovery
Walk/carry sedated dogs and paperwork to induction from intake area
Assist DVMs and technicians with post-anesthetic recovery of animals (veterinary medical experience preferred)
Under the direction of GGC staff assist in general clinic needs
Carry animals from recovery 1 to recovery 2 (must be able to lift 30+ pounds to/from the floor)
Maintain organization of traps and carriers for pick-up and monitor secondary recovery animals for distress or complications under supervision of recovery staff
Retrieve instruments from surgery and wash/pack/prep surgery packs per protocol (provided)
Location COTA F1 Racetrack
9201 Circuit of the Americas Blvd
Del Valle, TX 78617
Join our Greater Good Charities team as we travel to Austin, TX to perform a High Quality, High Volume, Spay-Neuter clinic. We need your help to support our traveling medical staff and volunteers. If you are a veterinarian or veterinary technician and want to join our traveling team, complete our vo...
