Come have fun learning what it takes to visit with your pet, while experiencing real life situations. Our classes help pets and their owners gain the skills and confidence to work together to serve our community. Learn from our experts and get therapy dog certified.
PetFest is our annual fundraiser event that features food trucks and vendors, as well as basket raffles, music, a Pet Garage Sale, Mid-Riders 4-H Farm petting area and pet demonstrations.
Take a look at all projects or narrow by your preferred project type, clean ups, painting, handy, etc. in our volunteer projects system. Create an account and you’re able to sign up for projects that fit you!
One of the biggest ways that volunteers help Autism Sanctuary is through outdoor work like trail maintenance. This type of volunteer work typically involves trimming any stray branches or vines, removing growth that is too close to the trail path, and raking the trail to ensure that it remains smooth. We recommend that volunteers bring…
Help with transporting rescued Shiba Inu dogs
If you’d rather work behind the scenes, you can help with educational programs, story telling/crafts, mailings, facility and/or yard maintenance, or other jobs that help us keep the Point Betsie Lighthouse a treasured destination for locals and visitors. Grounds volunteers may help set up for events, pull weeds, trim shrubs, or sweep sidewalks.
Volunteers who help fulfill necessary roles in the organization as volunteers. Phone intake, citation management, assessors, handy skills, development/ grant writers, communications, social media, photography, etc. They are invaluable to the organization.
Our field trip programs connect thousands of students each year to nature spaces within the highly urbanized Ballona Creek Watershed. Volunteer docents help make that happen! Docents receive training in local ecology and interpretation techniques and then work collaboratively to lead students in grades 3-8 on tours throughout the school year.
Help out with office tasks.
Volunteers help Point Betsie visitors as guides in the lighthouse and the Boathouse Museum, as well as with merchandise and purchases in the gift shop. Volunteer shifts are typically 10-12, 12-2, and 2-4 every day except Tuesday and Wednesday in May, September and October, and every day except Tuesday, June, July and August. Docents may…