My experience with Northwest Wildlife Preservation Society began when I was involved with an agency in Vancouver that helps people to find volunteer work many years ago. At that point I had not been working for quite some time and I was planning to go back into the work force. To help with this I wanted to gain current experience working in an office so I decided to visit the office of Northwest Wildlife Preservation Society in Vancouver. I was hired as a volunteer at Northwest in 2005. I have been a volunteer at Northwest for six years now. I do a variety of tasks in the office once a week, and occasionally more when I can and the need is there. I assist with many of the administrative duties in the office, for example, during income tax season I prepare the donor tax receipts. Some other duties include using faxing campaign and program information and research on the computer. One activity that takes a lot of time is NWPS’s annual Green Ribbon Campaign, which raises awareness about environmental preservation and raises funds by placing donation boxes in participating stores throughout the Lower Mainland. After the campaign is finished, I separate all the coins from the boxes and sort the money to deposit at the bank.
I enjoy my volunteer work very much. I like typing and doing a variety of tasks with my hands as the experience for me is invaluable. I love animals, which is why I chose to volunteer at a wildlife organization I have learned more about wildlife and their habitats since joining them. Since I have been involved with Northwest I find myself watching more of the Global News stories as they often cover wildlife related news. Recently they were telling of the many senseless killings of bears and that made me really sad. They have no where to go because of human overpopulation and negligence concerning garbage dumps being left open. I don’t understand why they are choosing this alternative instead of relocating the animal. NWPS is a great place for me to come each week as I can speak with their wildlife expert about this and other related issues.
One of my experiences of looking after the environment and the animals was many years ago when I was rescuing cats from an old abandoned house in New Westminster where they were dangerously living. I contacted the local New Westminster newspaper office and told them of the situation about the cats living in peril. Once all the cats were rescued the New Westminster office contacted the family that owned the house for agreement to demolish the house. Pregnant cats would have kittens under this old house and many would die due to lack of food so I had to do something to help the situation. I met a lady that showed me how to use a trap to rescue the feral cats and kittens. If they weren’t too wild the cat would be adopted or sent to one of the farms the lady owned.
Northwest Wildlife Preservation Society is doing excellent work and I am so happy to be a part of it. They are very loyal and committed to informing the public about the concerns of our wildlife and environment. I truly believe that everyone who wants experience in a particular field should volunteer as it’s a great means of attaining it. It certainly has been for me!
If you're interested in joining NWPS's Volunteer Team, please contact execassistant@northwestwildlife.com or call 604-568-4907. There are plenty of opportunities for people of all interests, skill levels and availability. For more info visit http://www.northwestwildlife.com/volunteer.html
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