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Do you love animals and want to help them? Then ARF is the place for you! ARF now offers 5-hour community service days to students grades 6-12. Modeled after ARF’s popular Critter Construction Camp, community service days create projects to benefit ARF’s shelter animals. Examples of projects include:

• creating enrichment items such as toys, ice cubes, etc.
• stuffing Kongs® and other food puzzles
• planting cat grass
• building, sanding and painting cat play boxes
• constructing scratching posts
• sewing cat beds
• and more!

A staff member and ARF volunteers will be present to provide instruction and supervise work teams. Older students are encouraged to help younger students complete their projects. As a thank you for your hard work, ARF therapy animals will be on site to supervise, test out your projects and offer a furry high five for a job well done. There will be no interaction with ARF shelter animals.

ARF Dress Code

• long pants
• closed toed shoes
• t-shirt, long sleeve shirt or sweatshirt (no tank-tops, halter tops or capris, please)
• Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting ruined as you may get messy!
• Students may also wish to wear sunscreen and a hat as some projects will be conducted outside.

Please bring your own snack/sack lunch and a water bottle the day of your community service. ARF does not offer food or food for purchase.

Advance registration requested
Interested students should complete an online class application by 4 p.m. on the Friday before the desired project date. All skill levels are welcome.

Please direct all questions to peopleconnect@arf.net or 925.296.3176.

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