The Canton Jaycees are excited to be continuing our Happy Tails Animal Shelter Assist Project in 2008.  This year we will be working with Stark County Humane Society's volunteer coordinator to find ways of expanding this project beyond just monthly visits. 

For those of you who are unfamiliar with this project, the Jaycees visit the Stark County Humane Society one Saturday afternoon each month and help out with the animals.  Different ways of helping out during the visits range from "light duty" tasks (e.g., walking the dogs and/or petting and grooming the cats) to "dirty work" (e.g., cleaning cat cages and/or bathing dogs).  Volunteers are encouraged to participate in whatever way(s) are most enjoyable to them...if you don't want to bathe dogs, we won't make you, and if you don't want to change cat litter, we won't make you do that, either!  It's absolutely fine with us if you want to walk dogs or groom cats, and you are free to stay as long or as little as you like.

Each volunteer is also asked to bring one donation item from the shelter's wishlist (viewable at www.starkhumane.org) when they report to the shelter.  Most of these items are available for great prices at our local dollar stores.  SCHS is always in need of newspapers for cat litter, so if you've got a stack of old papers you need to get rid of, bring 'em with you --  help the environment and the shelter!  Those of you visiting SCHS for the first time will also be required to fill out the shelter's waiver form, which is downloadable at www.starkhumane.org or available at the SCHS front desk.

Children are always welcome at Happy Tails events, but anyone under the age of 16 must have a parent/guardian with them at all times during the event.  Parents/guardians of minors must also fill out the SCHS waiver form, which is downloadable at www.starkhumane.org and also available at the front desk of the Humane Society.

Listed below is a schedule of 2008 visits.  Please mark your calendars and datebooks!  Reminders will be emailed each month,  approximately one week before the actual visits.  We need to keep track of all volunteers -- when you receive your reminders, please let Tori know if you plan on attending at that time (you DO NOT need to let her know if you DO NOT  plan on attending, unless you are fond of doing so ). 

The donation drive associated with this project has been rescheduled for September 27th.  The committee will be solidified by July 31st, and planning will begin then as well --  it's never too early to start thinking about becoming a donation drive committee member!  We need your help on this one;  if we don't get enough committee volunteers, the drive will be canceled.

Please email Tori ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) if you have any questions or need more information! 

You can also visit the photo albums at www.cantonjaycees.org to see pictures from some of last year's visits and watch for new photos of all the fun we'll be having this year!

HAPPY TAILS

2008 VISIT SCHEDULE

Time is 12-3 unless otherwise noted

PLEASE NOTE JUNE DATE CHANGE & MARK YOUR CALENDARS! 

September 27th

October 25th

November 22nd

December 20th