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Charles Day and his wife, Chris Tardio,first volunteered during PAWS Chicago’sHurricane Katrina rescue missions andnever looked back. After dedicating severalmonths on site orchestrating processes,they were hooked. “We built our businesson a long-term strategy. PAWS Chicago hasthe same focus. We knew we could helpwith that,” Charles said.Not only are they volunteers, adopters anddonors, but Charles has dedicated countlesshours and invested significant resources indeveloping a new shelter data managementsolution for PAWS Chicago that will becomethe model for progressive No Kill animalwelfare organizations.Celebratingour Volunteersby Julie Mazzola24
making a difference ~~ one life at a timePAWS Chicago is a movement, dedicated to changing the statusquo, setting new standards and raising the bar for animals ateach step along the way. It is the volunteer culture that cultivatesnew talent and creative ideas that brings forth solutions that willultimately end the killing of homeless pets.Since its founding 14 years ago as a grassroots organization,PAWS Chicago has focused on changing the face of animalsheltering in Chicago, which would not have been possible withoutthe support of a growing roster of more than 5,000 people whogive their time and passion and open their hearts to homelesspets in need. In 2010, PAWS volunteers donated more than 91,000hours to helping homeless animals – this equivalent of 44 full timeemployees more than doubles the organization’s output.Volunteers bring personal expertise from their own careers andpassions and play an invaluable role in nearly every aspect of PAWSChicago, enabling the organization to reach so much further anddo so much more to leverage every dollar so that limited financialresources go directly to animals. Through their experiences asbusiness and financial professionals, photographers, lawyers,artists, students, contractors, physicians, teachers and more,volunteers also have the autonomy to shape the organizationthrough the creation of new programs, best practices andenhanced procedures.Large, bureaucratic, staff-run organizations are often resistant toinnovation and change and can often resent the idea of volunteers’involvement. By contrast, PAWS Chicago is run by volunteers –most senior employees start out as volunteers, so they understandthe culture. A dedicated legion of volunteers is one of the CoreFour Pillars of PAWS Chicago’s No Kill Model, in addition toproactive adoptions, targeted spay/neuter, and state-of-theartshelter medicine – each element is essential to operating aprogressive No Kill organization.Read on to learn about volunteer opportunities and meet someof the amazing people behind PAWS Chicago’s lifesaving success.And to every one of you PAWS Chicago volunteers – thank you!25
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