ANIMAL CARE

All animal caregivers must meet certain requirements: 

• Be at least 18 yrs old.
• Become an AWARE member ($30 one-time membership fee that will be refunded at request upon completion of commitment).
• Have a current tetanus vaccination.
• Have all of their own animals vaccinated, whether they believe in it or not.
• Have their own transportation.
• Do laundry, dishes, clean up poop, paint, repair cages, handle animals, blow leaves, or whatever the need is.
• Sign a waiver that relieves AWARE of any liability for injury or illness.

For more information or to become a volunteer, please complete the Volunteer Services form.

HANDS-ON DAYS

“Hands-on Days” was developed specifically for people who cannot make a weekly committment but still want to help turn AWARE into a centerpiece for environmental education and wildlife rehabilitation in Georgia. 

WHO: Everyone is welcome.  Whether you are able to volunteer once a year, once a month or once a week, we invite you to join us.  

WHEN: Every Sunday from 11:00am until dark.  Please bring your own lunch (only fast food nearby) and hand tools if you want.

PROJECTS: Building animal enclosures, enclosure furniture, fences, ponds, shelves, etc.  Volunteers also participate in brush clearing, trail building, rock gathering, painting, planting, materials gathering, etc.

For those that have already participated: Thank you for helping us on our journey to the fulfillment of our goals at AWARE.

Please join us for a “Hands-on-Day”, and I promise that you will feel a huge sense of purpose in knowing that you have made a measurable impact on the education of our youth and the survival of our wildlife and its habitat.

--Michael Ellis, Director