Success Stories

Mildred

ByPhil Good January 15, 2017

Mildred came our way via a north GA animal control facility. They were full and animals were at risk of being killed due to lack of space. She. Was. Terrified. She clung to the volunteer who brought her in like her life depended on it. And it kind of did.

After weeks at our shelter a volunteer took Mildred home to foster. Mildred loved our volunteer’s dog and blossomed in the home.

A couple saw her online and noticed she had an eye defect which may require special ca…re. They’d recently said goodbye to their senior Chihuahua Kimi and they and their other dog, Fernando, were missing her. They wanted to show some love to a new dog especially one with special needs who others might overlook.

The Bialas’ met Mildred and took her home for a 2-week trial. Mildred and Fernando took to each other immediately! Once home, Mildred, now called Millie, also made friends with Luna the cat. Her new parents love her and the feeling is mutual. It’s all settled that Millie is home for the holidays and beyond! Thank you so much for adopting her!

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