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Volunteer Program

Volunteers are a very important part of the Buddy Dog Humane Society. Our volunteers are a diverse group. They include professionals, homemakers and students. If you are at least 15 years of age — we need you!! Unfortunately for safety reasons, children under 15 can not volunteer at the shelter but they can still make a difference. (see below)

Volunteering can be a very rewarding experience. Volunteers support and enhance the care and services provided by our staff. All new volunteers attend an orientation and training with ongoing support from our staff and experienced volunteers. While we do ask for a minimum 4-month commitment, we are flexible to meet your scheduling requirements.

Volunteer work is varied. Some tasks may seem menial but all are necessary for the well being of the pets. We make every effort to match your interests with the need at the shelter. A list of specific volunteer opportunities is available at the shelter.

For more information, please contact the Director of Volunteer Services, Donna DeWallace at (978) 443-6990 and thank you for your interest.

Kids Can Make A Difference Too!

We have many youngsters inquire as to how they can help us help the dogs and cats at the shelter (sometimes bunnies and other pets too!)

There are many ways that school age children - and their parents too - can help Buddy Dog. Here are some creative ideas our young supporters have come up.

Organize a neighborhood collection drive. Make a colorful and informative flyer that asks for donations of supplies that we can use at the shelter. Pass the flyers out to your friends and neighbors and post them throughout your neighborhood. You'll be surprised how quickly you can collect a variety of items for the shelter.
Organize a "Kidz Karnival" to benefit the shelter. A group of children in Acton put together such an event and invited all their friends and neighbors. They had games, relay sports, a junk sculpture contest and crafts. Great idea!
On your next birthday have your friends bring a "pet present" to the party and make a cat or dog's day!
Find a few friends and have a lemonade stand at your home. Decorate the stand with stuffed animals and balloons. On a hot day - you just may sell out!
Ask your teacher if you can organize a classroom drive to benefit Buddy Dog. Place a big decorated box in the room to fill with items for the shelter. With the help of your teacher, you can help educate your classmates as to the need for the drive and your goal to help homeless animals. Maybe your whole grade would like to participate or better yet the WHOLE school!
Write a report or do an oral presentation on the Buddy Dog Humane Society. This is a wonderful way to teach your friends about the important work done at Buddy Dog and other shelters. Visit the shelter with a parent and take pictures of the shelter and animals that are awaiting new homes.

We always welcome new ideas to get young animals lovers involved in humane work and kids 15 years of age or older are encouraged to contact us about volunteering at the shelter.

Karen donated $150.00 to Buddy Dog from her Bat Mitzvah

Natalie collected money for Buddy Dog at her 14th birthday party.

Samantha and Ali raised money for Buddy Dog by becoming "dog walkers".

Alexa made a cash donation on the occasion of her 8th birthday.

Rebecca was thinking of the dogs at Buddy Dog on her "almost ninth" birthday. She donated toys, and a dog bed.

Kayley held a collection day for Buddy Dog in her neighborhood and donated lots of useful items to the shelter.

Sage and her family had a big yard sale and donated 50.36 to Buddy Dog. Miranda and Amelia also participated as well.

Amelia donated the always useful kitty litter, toys and food on her 8th birthday.

Emily and Willie sold vegetables and flowers and used the money to buy food and toys for the dogs and cats.

Becky and Abby used the savings they keep just for charities to buy useful items for Buddy Dog.

Devin donated lots of dog and cat, food and toys for his 11th birthday.

For her 8th birthday Naseem brought cat and dog food as well as toys and food to feed our wild bird friends (as well as entertain the kitties in the window).

Molly brought money and toys and food to Buddy Dog on her 8th birthday.

Ashley and Justin made potholders and had a lemonade stand to raise money for Buddy Dog.

For Sally's Bat Mitzvah project she collected food,treats,toys and money for the pets at Buddy Dog.

No special occasion! Emi and Maya just wanted to help the homeless pets at Buddy Dog(two girls on left) and Evan Haley and Tina gave their allowance to Buddy Dog.

Benjamin and Hannah collected food and donated money on the occasion of Ben's birthday and Hannah's Bat Mitzvah.

Haley and Gracie donated money, treats and toys instead of getting gifts for their birthday.

Natick, Ma Girl Scout Troop 2285 chose Buddy Dog as their Community Service Project and collected food, blankets and toys for the dogs and cats.

Thank you to class 2B at the Boston-Area Jewish Education Program in Waltham, Ma. They collected $169.95 for pets in need at Buddy Dog.

Thanks to Troop 3381 for all the great donations.

Grace collected $1005.00 for her 10th birthday. She donated this money to Buddy Dog in memory of her beloved "Buddy" dog, Jethro.

Eliza and Suzanne donated supplies to Buddy Dog just for the love of animals!

Julia donated dog food to Buddy Dog for her 8th birthday.

Nicolette, Meredith and Natalie donated $162.00 just because they thought it would be fun to help Buddy Dog!

Sasha donated dog treats and toys for his 8th birthday.

Adam donated $25.00 and lots of pet supplies and food for his 9th birthday.

Clara and her friends collected lots of "pet stuff" for her 9th birthday.

Victoria and Nina made key chains to raise money for Buddy Dog.

David collected food, supplies and money on the occasion of his Bar Mitzvah.

Christina and Julia donated $34.00 to Buddy Dog.

Sophie and Jessica raised $32.00 dollars at a lemonade stand for Buddy Dog.

Renee wanted to make a difference! A collection was held at the Speakers Night Club in Marlboro, Ma.

Ian donated two huge baskets from his Bar Mitzvah to Buddy Dog. These baskets were used as a succesful raffle fundraiser for Buddy Dog.

Lauren and Benjamin donated money, pet food and towels on the occasion of their sixth and eighth birthdays.

Emily donated lots of useful items to Buddy Dog for her 6th birthday.

Keith donated $100.00 and $100.00 worth of toys and food for his 13th birthday.

Renee donated food, treats and toys for the homeless pets at Buddy Dog.

The Chalice Children of the First Parish Church of Watertown,Ma donated an Easter Basket for animals.

Samantha collected $144.00 at her 11th birthday party for Buddy Dog.

Kelly and Hannah donated some much appreciated supplies to Buddy Dog. They started with their Scout group and continued on their own.

Sari,Zoe and Ava had a lemonade stand and collected $24.40 for Buddy Dog

Emma donated many supplies and treats on the occasion of her ninth birthday.

Shawn donated $50.00 and lots of toys and treats to Buddy Dog for his eighth birthday.

Lola turned six and donated food toys and money to Buddy Dog.

Joelle donated 75.00 and toys and food on the occasion of her 8th birthday.

Olivia turned 11 in January and to celebrate, her friends brought gifts for Buddy Dog.

Joanna donated 40.00 on the occasion of her 14th birthday.

Savannah donated 100.00 dollars plus supplies to Buddy Dog, just because she wanted to help!

Niki and her friends collected lots of useful items and money too.

Shayda brought dog and cat supplies to Buddy Dog that she got at her 9th birthday.

Gwen made a New Years Resolution to help animals! What a great cause! Gwen delivered toys,food, and money to Buddy Dog.

Kate (in red hat) and Tracy collected many items for Buddy Dog as part of a community service project.

When Emma turned six years old she collected things for Buddy Dog at her birthday.

Abigal collected many useful items for Buddy Dog at her 9th birthday party.

Abigal collected toys and food for Buddy Dog at her 10th birthday party.

Alyssa raised 150.00 worth of supplies at her Bat Mitzvah for Buddy Dog.

Jack, Oscar and Eli collected 29.55 tjo donate to the homeless pets at Buddy Dog.

Erin donated to Buddy Dog for her 7th birthday. Toys, food,leashes and collars, all useful items here at the shelter.

Lauren, Hilary and Madeline raised 67.00 by having a bake sale for Buddy Dog. Now thats cooking girls!

Elizabeth donated $210.00 and many supplies to Buddy Dog on the occasion of her 16th birthday. Now thats sweet!

For Christmas Kylee collected 415.60 and made treats for the dogs and kitties at Buddy Dog. Thats the true holiday spirit!

Jordan donated pet supplies and money to Buddy Dog for her 6th birthday.

Natasha donated to Buddy Dog "just because".

Hannah celebrated her 8th birthday by giving to the pets at Buddy Dog.

Rachel was thinking of Buddy Dog and the homeless pets there when she had her 12th birthday party.

The Reed Acadamy in Framingham, Ma presents hand made fleece blankets to Donna DeWallace, volunteer coordinator at Buddy Dog.

Thomas and Carrie raised 40.00 for Buddy Dog by having a lemonade stand. Great idea guys!

When Matthew made his Bar Mitzvah he donated the 13 animal friendly centerpieces and 90.00 in cash to Buddy Dog. Thank You, Matthew and Congratulations!

Emily held a yard sale and raised $100.00 for Buddy Dog. She also brought in lots of cozy blankets for the dogs beds.

Madeline donated food and toys to Buddy Dog on her ninth birthday. Madeline and her family have also recently adopted two pups from Buddy Dog!

Lily donated lots of pet supplies and canned cat food on her ninth birthday.

Melanie donated pet food and toys to Buddy Dog on her tenth birthday.

When Shannon turned five she donated lots of treats to the dogs and cats at Buddy Dog.

Jordan collected many great supplies for Buddy Dog for her Bat Mitzvah.

Josh donated his birthday presents from his fifth birthday which included supplies, gift certificates and money.

Haley donated $60.00 and many useful supplies to Buddy dog on her ninth birthday.

Jake and Andy turned nine years old and donated $90.00 in honor of their birthday.

Elijah and Talia donated always useful monetary donation for Rosh Hashana.

Dania donated a dog bed and other pet supplies on her ninth birthday.

Emma donated food, leashes and toys on her eighth birthday.

Grace donated gifts for the pets at Buddy Dog on her 7th birthday.

Jessica donated one hundred dollars and many pet toys on her 12th birthday.

Maya donated $115.00 dollars and lots of toys, food and treats for her 10th birthday.

For his summer reading program Leo got money for every book he read and donated it to the dogs at Buddy Dog.

Danielle donated money,toys and food on the occasion of her 11th birthday.

Phoebe turned seven years old and so she donated cat and dog food and treats to Buddy Dog to celebrate.

Amelia donated money, pet food and toys to commemerate her seventh birthday.

Joelle donated many dog and cat supplies to Buddy Dog which she was given in lieu of gifts for her ninth birthday.

Amanda and Meckila (pictured) collected 236 towels for Buddy Dog, as part of their Bronze Award for Troop 2381 and 2399.

Casey donated dog and cat supplies on the occasion of her 10th birthday!

Charlie donated some great supplies and money as well, when he had his Bar Mitzvah

Thank You Charlie and Congratulations!

Tea donated supplies to Buddy Dog on the occasion of her 5th birthday.

Twelve year old twins Jonathan and Keegan made Buddy Dog the benifeciary of the money they got for their birthday.

Abigal and Elisabeth donated 14 bags of supplies for Buddy Dog in honor of their 6th birthday.

Julia donated 189lbs of dog food on the occasion of her 7th birthday! Happy Birthday Julia

Julia and Katherine had a bake sale and raised one hundred dollars for Buddy Dog! Great job girls!

Leo celebrated his 9th birthday by donating money and supplies to Buddy Dog. Thank You Leo!

Jake turned 9 years old and to celebrate he donated toys, supplies and money to Buddy Dog. Happy Birthday Jake!

Ryan recently had his 9th birthday and so he kindly donated money and supplies to Buddy Dog.

Brandon who is 10 years old and goes to school in Sudbury, Ma had a collection at school to get items for Buddy Dog.

Lydia donated the centerpieces from her BatMitzvah that were full of treats and toys.

Troop 7045 got the Bronze Award. The girls made first aid adoption kits for cats and donated many supplies to Buddy Dog.

Danielle and Victoria have been very busy walking dogs and having a lemonade stand to raise money for Buddy Dog.

Kate belongs to an animal rights club. She chose Buddy Dog to donate $112.00 and pet supplies.

Annie had her 5th birthday and her guests collected food, toys and money in her honor.

Sarah donated gifts for dogs and cats and the ever useful monetary donation on the occasion of her 6th birthday.

Melissa donated "lots of stuff" she got at her 7th birthday party to the homeless pets at Buddy Dog.

Olivia donated pet food and toys to Buddy Dog for her 11th birthday.

Sammy and Max saved money from their allowance to donate to Buddy Dog.

Marcy said she wanted to help Buddy Dog, "Just Because" Very thoughtful of you Marcy!

Jamie donated doggie snacks and toys on the oc7;casion of her 7th birthday.

Ten year old Marie donated her savings of $58.00 to Buddy Dog. Way to go Marie!

Simon donated treats,toys and money on the occasion of his 6th birthday.

Dylan, Tatiana and Ben had a fundraiser and collected items for Buddy Dog.

Alexandra collected over 130.00 and also toys and food in honor of her 11th birthday

The Walden St School in Concord, Ma.

held a walkathon on October 16th and raised $257.00 for Buddy Dog.

Sabrina, Hayle and Sally raised $75.00 at a lemonade stand for Buddy Dog. They also donated leashes, collars and a bowl.

For the special occasion of her Bat Mitzvah, Kelly donated $500.00. Thank You Kelly for your generousity!

Bedford Brownie Troop 7209 donated toys and food as part of a Brownie service project

Kate donated food, toys and kennel items for the dogs and cats at Buddy Dog on the occasion of her 13th birthday.

Paul and Jamie stopped by during the holidays to give treats to all the dogs and cats staying at Buddy Dog.

Jesse donated gifts from his 9th birthday and also the money he put in a special jar every time he said a "bad" word!

Alisha said Happy New Years to all the dogs at Buddy Dog by donating $70.00 and lots of supplies.

Abi said she donated $50.00 of her own money and some supplies, "because I love dogs"! We know how you feel Abi!

Stephanie, Allie and Luc had a combined birthday party and collected tons of great donations for the dogs and cats at Buddy Dog.

Lia and Catherine collected dog bones at the "Wiggles" concert for Wags the dog.

Troop 2350 from Acton, Ma collected items for Buddy Dog at a benefit show. Lots of food and toys and homemade treats.

Allison made an always useful monetary donation to Buddy Dog in honor of her 7th birthday.

Jenny donated toys,food and money to Buddy Dog on the occasion of her 10th birthday.

Aurora donated toys and treats to Buddy Dog on the occasion of her 8th birthday.

We sure do appreciate Troop 2468!

from Sudbury Ma.

For her Bat Mitzvah, Rachel chose to collect money and supplies for Buddy Dog.

Anna donated money to Buddy Dog as part of her birthday celebration. Happy 12th birthday Anna!

Isabel, Caitlain, Meaghan, and Abby had a "flip flop" sale at local fair and raised 200 dollars for Buddy Dog.

Ross and Brooke donated money to Buddy Dog. They raised the money by having a lemonade stand.

Dinah and Peggy donated money towards the medical treatment of one of the dogs at Buddy Dog and brought lots of food and treats as well.

On the occasion of her 8th birthday Haley donated money and supplies to Buddy Dog.

Scarlett,Declan,Nika, Sofia,Ashlyn,Gwyneth, Liam, Ben and Trevor collected 200 dollars at a Lemonade Stand. Thanks Guys!

Teddi and Jamie adopted Bonzai in March of 2006. He"s awesome! For Teddi's ninth birthday she asked her friends to bring dog treats and toys for the dogs at Buddy Dog.

Samantha,Michael,Daisy and Lilly had a lemonade stand and gave their earnings to Buddy Dog.

Pheobe brought pet food and toys to Buddy Dog in honor of her birthday.

Bethany contributed money from her birthday party and her own personal allowance to the dogs and cats at Buddy Dog.

This is Sofia's sixth year donating to Buddy Dog! Now Sofia is 10 years old and still thinking of all the homeless pets. Keep up the good work!

Geneva turned eight years old and to celebrate, brought lots of presents to the pets at Buddy Dog.

Charlotte, Abby and Hannah raised 78.15 for Buddy Dog by selling friendship bracelets. Great idea girls!

Eliza asked her friends to bring items to donate to Buddy Dog in lieu of presents for her ninth birthday. Happy Birthday Eliza

Jillian collected various toys and dog treats along with a 280.00 donation for her eleventh birthday. Happy Birthday Jillian

Megan collected gifts for the dogs and cats at Buddy Dog at her 12th birthday party.

Hannah had an 11th birthday party and collected toys and other useful items for the shelter.

Sarah and Alexis brought many gifts and treats for the dogs and cats at Buddy Dog in honor of their Bat Mitvah.

Food and toys were donated to Buddy Dog by Jack in celebration of his 5th birthday.

Katie donated bags and bags of toys and treats to Buddy Dog on the occasion of her 13th birthday.

Olivia came to Buddy Dog with an ever useful donation of money , "just because".

Juliana made beautiful gift baskets full of useful items for the dogs and cats at Buddy Dog. They were used as centerpieces at her Bat Mitzvah. Great Job!

Danielle sold beaded bracelets to raise money for Buddy Dog. Danielle is a real animal lover who wanted to do something to help the dogs and cats of Buddy Dog.

Jenny and Rachel had a lemonade stand and collected 52.54 for Buddy Dog. Great job girls!

Izak donated food, toys, and treats for the dogs and cats in honour of his 7th birthday. Happy Birthday Izak

Caroline donated money, food and toys for her 9th birthday. Thank You, Caroline

Lauren, shown with her sister Anne, celebrated her 13th birthday by thinking of Buddy Dog. Thank You, Lauren

Micaela collected money, food,toys,collars and treats at her 8th birthday party. Happy Birthday Micaela!

Abigal and Elisabeth had a fifth birthday party and collected 14 bags of toys and treats for Buddy Dog. Thanks Girls!

When Sonja turned 7 she collected several bags of toys and supplies for the dogs and cats at Buddy Dog. Thank You Sonja

Jaqueline brought over 100 dog toys and treats to Buddy Dog in honor of her Bat Mitzvah. Thank You and congratulations to Jaqueline

Sam and Sophie donated 450.00 for their 10th birthday. Shown here with their "sato" adopted 2 years ago.

Max and Lauren collected many pet items for Buddy Dog in honor of their B'nai Mitzvah. Congratulations and Thank You for thinking of us.

For her 13th birthday Raven collected toys and food for the dogs at Buddy Dog.

Ashley donated 160.00 to Buddy Dog for her 10th birthday. Thank You Ashley for your generousity!

When Scott turned 9 years old he collected toys and supplies for the pets at Buddy Dog.

Girl Scout Troop 2423 of Natick, Ma donated pet supplies and other treats and blankets when they came for a tour.

Marrissa and Stephanie donated lots of supplies to Buddy Dog in honor of their 12th birthday. Marrissa and Stephanie have two cats adopted from Buddy Dog, "Kaya" and "Caroline."

The Center School in Stow, Ma had a collection drive for Buddy Dog.

For Chanukah Jonathan and David collected treats and toys and other supplies for Buddy Dog.

Hannah collected money for Buddy Dog (always useful)! Thank You Hannah

For the past two years Kristen has been collecting change at her parent business for Buddy Dog. Kristen collected 500.00 dollars. Great job!

Kerry brought blankets and towels to Buddy Dog in honor of her 14th birthday.

Instead of presents for her 9th birthday, Alexandra asked for her friends to bring supplies for Buddy Dog.

When Anne turned four years old she celebrated by bringing gifts to all the dogs and cats at Buddy Dog.

Lia and Rachel collected many items for Buddy Dog as part of their Bat Mitzvah project.

A big thanks to the "Roots and Shoots" club of the Wayland Middle School for the many items they collected for Buddy Dog.

Ben collected donations instead of presents for his 8th birthday.

Keilani donated items to Buddy Dog for her 9th birthday.

Erin had a fun party that Buddy Dog benefited from on her 14th birthday.

The fifth grader at the Haynes School in Sudbury donated many items as well as a financial donation to Buddy Dog.

Ned from the Fenn School donated many blankets and supplies to the shelter. Thank You Ned for your thoughtfulness!

Caroline and her brother were sometimes naughty (although the staff at Buddy Dog finds that hard to believe)! When they were acting up their Mom had them put money in a jar for Buddy Dog. $90.60 was donated to the shelter!

Alexis and Kolby LOVE DOGS! To show their support of Buddy Dog they collected 65.63 Thank You for caring.

Andre collected many of the items from the Buddy Dog wish list for his Bar Mitzvah. Thank You Andre for your thoughtfulness!

Naomi picked the Buddy Dog Humane Society for her Bat Mitzvah project. Many of the much used items were collected.

Becca and Ali had a yard sale and raised 83.21 They donated this money to help the homeless cats and dogs here at the shelter.

This was Austin's third year of donating to Buddy Dog on his birthday. Happy 7th birthday Austin and thank you for thinking of Buddy Dog!

Laura turned 9 years old and collected many items for the dogs and cats of Buddy Dog at her party. Happy Birthday Laura, the dogs and kitties say Thank You!

Molly had a lemonade stand and raised forty one dollars for Buddy Dog.

Lianna turned nine years old and for her birthday donated money to Buddy Dog. Thank You for being so thoughtful!

Mekenna helped to celebrate her 7th birthday with a donation to Buddy Dog.

Samantha and Katie pooled their efforts and collected a substantial donation to benefit the dogs and cats in the shelter.

Karina and Ivan both had birthdays recently. In honour of this special time they chose to think of the homeless pets at Buddy Dog.

Alexander donated items for the dogs and cats at Buddy Dog as part of his birthday celebration.

When Bronwyn turned seven years old she and her party guests donated many great items as well as money to Buddy Dog. Thank You and Happy Birthday Bronwyn!

Caroline is eight years old. For her birthday she and her friends were thinking of Buddy Dog as well. Thank You Caroline and guests for being so thoughtful!

When Lindsay had finished her community service project, she had collected many useful items for Buddy Dog.

Robin donated a beautiful basket full of items from our "Wish List" as part of her Bat Mitzvah.

When David celebrated his Bar Mitzvah he was very creative! The centerpieces were pet toys that were later donated to the dogs and cats at Buddy Dog. Great idea David!

When Greg turned eight years old he not only had a fun birthday party, he collected money for Buddy Dog as well. Thanks for thinking of us on your special day!

Louisa (blue shirt) collected items for Buddy Dog at her "Hula" birthday party. Sounds like fun !!

Fifteen year old Britt had a very successful food drive for Buddy Dog. One person can make a difference!

When Scott turned 8 years old he collected many items at his birthday party for the dogs and cats at Buddy Dog.

Twelve year old Dylan collected many supplies sure to please the dogs and cats at Buddy Dog, for a school project.

To celebrate Andrews Bar Mitzvah many items and cash donations were collected for Buddy Dog. It was very nice of Andrew to choose to give to the homeless pets at Buddy Dog.

Two industrious Girl Scouts, Sarah (pictured) and Diane, collected many needed items for Buddy Dog as a Girl Scout project. Thank You girls for thinking of us!

Girl Scout Troop 2150 from Framingham, Ma. collected many of the items from the Buddy Dog wish list and brought them to the shelter. Thank You for your thoughtfulness!

Girl Scout Troop 1686 from the Lexington Bridge School donated food and pet supplies as part of earning the Pet Care Badge. Thank You girls for choosing Buddy Dog as the recipient of your hard work.

Girl Scout Troop 2594 collected miscellaneous items for Buddy Dog. Thank You girls, we hope you enjoyed your tour and we appreciate you thinking of us.

Camilla and Allie raised money for Buddy Dog by becoming dog walkers! A good deed for both Buddy Dog and the dogs they walked!

Maggie just celebrated her 9th birthday and asked her party guests to bring donations to Buddy Dog. Thank You Maggie !

Ned organized a collection drive from the Fenn School in Lincoln, where he is a student. This school charity project donated both cash funds and items for Buddy Dog. Good work Ned and fellow students!

A heartfelt Thank You to the all the girls from Sudbury Girl Scout Troop 2461 for all the great donations to Buddy Dog.

Happy 9th birthday Rachel ! Toys, food and many other needed items were collected at Rachels birthday party for the Buddy Dog Humane Society. Thank You for thinking of us on your special day!

Molly turned all of the cans she had collected into money that she donated to the Buddy Dog Humane Society. Molly also brought blankets to help keep the dogs cozy and warm this winter. Thanks for your thoughtfulness Molly!

When Elizabeth turned 10 years old she asked her guests to think of Buddy Dog at her birthday party. She was able to collect many great gifts like dog food and toys, cat food, towels and cleaning supplies. Thank You Elizabeth, for thinking of Buddy Dog.

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