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Success Stories

Monkey

ByPhil Good DVMDecember 16, 2016November 30, 2022

Monkey decided that he was done monkeying around and went home with his new forever family. Happy purrs sweet boy!

Success Stories

Shoelace

ByPhil Good DVMDecember 16, 2016November 30, 2022

This is the way you get a dog for Christmas – bring the whole family to your local shelter on Christmas Eve and ADOPT! Shoelace went home with this family the day before Christmas for a 2-week trial adoption. We just learned he’s not coming back! Shoelace got the best gift of all, a new…

Success Stories

Cashew

ByPhil Good DVMDecember 16, 2016November 30, 2022

Some of you may remember Cashew, the pregnant pocket pittie (small pit bull) we rescued who had 5 adorable babies. Well, we slipped and didn’t get a photo when she was adopted so when she was brought in for a check-up, we made sure to take a few. She is SO happy with her new…

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Daphne

ByPhil Good DVMDecember 16, 2016November 30, 2022

This family, who wasn’t intending to adopt, happened to stop by our adoption event as they passed us to run errands. Daphne, (left) caught their eye and they thought she’d make a good playmate for their retriever (right). Daphne was supposed to have already been put back in her kennel downstairs and another dog brought…

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Lex

ByPhil Good DVMDecember 16, 2016November 30, 2022

Lex (pup on right) went home with a family a couple of months ago. Dad was adamant that Lex retain his foster status and not become dog # 2. Lex first won over Gus, the family’s dog who’s an HPF alumnus. Brother, then mom were next to fall under the spell of Lex’s charms. Dad…

Job Title	Job Description	Time per Week
Petfinder / Adopt a Pet Manager	Running our Petfinder and Adopt-A-Pet pages. Keeping all pet profiles up to date with new photos and catchy bios. Deleting profiles as pets get adopted. Adding new profiles after a pet has had intake and is ready for adoption.	2-4 hours
Administrative Assistant	Use your organizational skills to assist with filing, mailings, data entry, mailing donation thank yous, and other clerical tasks.	1-3 hours
Behavior Program Volunteer	Skilled volunteers with training and experience can work with our staff to provide training to animals in our behavior program. Leash Training, Dog Aggression, general intake	1-2 hours
Foster Program Assistant	Help the foster program by assembling and organizing supplies, or for more experienced foster parents, by coaching our newest foster parents. You can also help by doing foster home checks before our homeless pet is placed into a foster home!	1-2 hours
Volunteer Manager	Responds to all inquiries for volunteers keeps log of volunteers, and reaches out regarding volunteer events/needs. Manages Facebook page	2-5 hours
Special/Adoption Event Manager	Plans adoption events, manage volunteers for events and animal transport, and the entire event. Works with outside companies/events to build relationships. Focus on 1-2 long-timer animals that need to be adopted – create social media campaigns/flyers.	2-5 hours
Cat Room Meet & Greet Coordinator	Helps out going to cat room for meet & Greet coordinated by Beth/Mari. Manages contract signatures, payment, and any questions regarding the adoption process. Located: 2540 Cumberland Blvd SE, Smyrna, GA 30080	1-2 hours
Corporate Partnerships/Donation Manager	Works with corporate sponsors to build community involvement. Reaches out to past corporate donors, sends updated information on needs of the foundation	1-2 hours
Social Media Manager	Handling the overall social media needs – ensuring HPF posts 1x daily on all platforms. Reaches out to staff (Kennels/Mari) when needing new photos or planning social media blitzes. Ensures posting of stories/FB donate button	4-6 hours
Social Media Coordinator	Assists manager in organizing social media needs	2-4 hours
Newsletter Manager	The newsletter manager will be responsible for creating and editing content, designing the layout, and sending out the newsletter to subscribers. The ideal candidate will have experience writing and editing content, graphic design experience, and HTML and email marketing software knowledge.	2-4 hours

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