Volunteer Opportunities

BFFLR needs help with every aspect of running a farm and a successful rescue operation.  Below are a list of tasks you may be able to help us with.

Volunteer hours at BFFLR can be used to satisfy community service hours required for graduating high school students. Volunteers must be 12 years old or older to volunteer, unless accompanied by a parent. Parents of Youths under the age of 12 must work along side their child and supervise them.

Animal Interaction (will be done with and to assist BFFLR Herd Manager until specifically denoted).

Ü      Training for social behavior/health maintenance.

Ü      Training for 4H/Pets-On-Wheels activities

Ü      Herd health assistance

Ü      Daily/weekly feeding needs

Ü      Animal maintenance needs (such as, shearing for llamas and alpacas)

Ü      Farm inspections – animal follow-up visits.

Office Help

Ü      Grant/proposal writing

Ü      Website maintenance

Ü      Accounting services

Ü      Marketing advisors

Ü      Office work – bookkeeping, filing, etc.

Ü      Legal advisors/representation

Ü      Follow-up calls

Ü      Cold call for support or supplies

Ü      Fund raiser organization/management

Ü      Corporate support recruiters

Farm Maintenance

Ü      Repairs/improvements to fencing, housing, etc.

Ü      Field and stock clean-up

Ü      Plumbing and electrical repairs or improvements

Ü      Dirt – provide, deliver, move around on-site

Ü      Goat play land construction! J

BFFLR will require all volunteers to attend an individually scheduled orientation.  This will last about one hour.  If volunteer is under 18 years of age, a parent or guardian must attend the orientation.  

All volunteers are required to complete and submit a Volunteer Application & Waiver.

Benefits of Volunteering

Ü      Sense of satisfaction, knowing you can make a difference.

Ü      Love and compassion for critters of all kinds

Ü      Desire to spend time with and for animals that you may otherwise not be able to have.

Ü      Community Service hours available for school or other requirements

Ü      The fulfilling sense of “sharing because you can.”