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Become a Volunteer
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Duties - Volunteers help with animal care, prepare food, clean cages, answer the phone, do dishes, laundry, and many other things that make it possible for the animals to recover and be released.
Qualifications - Anyone over 17 may become a volunteer. Some of our volunteers are college students and others are retirees in their 70's and 80's.
Time Committment - Most volunteers work between 4 and 8 hours one day a week in spsring and summer and every other week in the winter. At the height of baby bird season some volunteers work for a second shift just to help with baby bird care. We ask for a one year committment.
Training - Training is provided by the SWCC. Volunteers start by doing routine tasks but there are many opportunities to learn to care for the more challenging animals. Basic training is offered several times a year and advanced training is offered at monthly volunteer meeting.
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Donations and
Memberships
Memberships are a major source of funding for the SWCC. We rely on our members to provide the basic income that keeps the Center alive. Members receive the Stanislaus Flyer, our quartely newsletter. Members also receive invitations to events at the Center. To become a member
click here
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Donations are another important source of funding. It is easy to make a donation,
just click here
Bequests can be made in the name of a loved one. We will send the family a nice card acknowledging your donation.
We admitted over 1700 animals in 2009. It costs a average of roughly $60 per animal to care for them.
We can't do it without your help.
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Things We Always Need
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Simple Green
Bleach
Pedialyte (non-flavored)
Playtex Gloves (Med-XL)
Volunteers!
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New Heating Pads NOT auto shut-off
Unsented Laundry Soap
13 Gallon Garbrge Bags
PaperTowels
Money!
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Big Ticket Items
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Gas Powered Lawn Mower
Large size residential mower, not ride on.
Laser Printer
Reasonably fast laser printer/copier (not color) that holds a ream of paper with reasonably priced replacement cartridges.
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Eagle Flight Cage
($100,000.00 +-)
This is a pre-release training enclosure for eagles and other large raptors. Minimum size requirements are 20' wide, 100' long, and 20' high with no internal supports. All building permits and requirements must be met. Cage should have internal doors that can be swung closed to create two 50' long cages for intermediate stages in recovery. Special building materials are required.
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