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VOLUNTEERING WITH ACRES

As a charitable organisation with limited staff resources and funds, ACRES is in constant need of volunteers to help with all aspects of our work. Without the help of volunteers, it is impossible for us to continue helping the animals, so your time and effort will be very much appreciated and go a long way to help us in our quest to help animals.

Although specific skills may be very helpful, the most important thing is that you care about animals and have a desire to make a difference.

You can commit to volunteering for any length of time and on a flexible basis. It's up to you whether you want to help out on a regular basis and commit to a certain number of hours each week or month, or if you prefer to be on call to help out with certain events. However, it is important that if you commit to helping at a particular event you do turn up or let us know in advance if you can't make it.

The following information outlines the various volunteer positions available and explains what each involves. You can choose to help with just one area of work or a range of different areas.

If you would like to help as a volunteer please send an email to the contact person in charge of the position/s you are interested in. Please include your name, address and contact number along with a brief paragraph introducing yourself.

Please note that Community Involvement Programme (CIP) points (or similar) can only be awarded for activities where number of hours of service can be observed and recorded by an ACRES member of staff.

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Fundraising Team (Contact louis@acres.org.sg)
Role: To raise funds for the general operations of ACRES as well as for specific campaigns and projects, such as the ACRES Wildlife Rescue Centre (AWRC).
Tasks: Researching potential sources of funding. Assisting with approaching companies for sponsorship of events and projects. Securing new locations for donation tins and collecting and replacing donation tins from various locations (drivers critically needed!) Developing new ways of raising funds.


Education Team (Contact amy@acres.org.sg)
Role: To deliver the new HEAL (Humane Education for All Life) programme to primary school students, to instill a sense of compassion and respect for animals in young people and to raise awareness of animal welfare issues in the younger generation.
Tasks: Delivering the HEAL programme to schools- acting in skits, supervising activities, giving talks etc. Assisting with school visits to the AWRC.


Wildlife Guardians Team (Contact anbu@acres.org.sg)
Role: To assist with the daily operations of the ACRES Wildlife Rescue Centre (AWRC).
Tasks: Assisting with animal care and general maintenance work at the AWRC. Assisting with educational programmes at the AWRC for school students, as well as giving tours to the public.


Events Team (Contact leanora@acres.org.sg)
Role: To organise fundraising events and activities. To organise regular educational roadshows.
Tasks: Developing ideas for regular fund raising events, organising the events, securing venues, approaching companies for sponsorship of events etc. Securing venues for regular public educational roadshows throughout Singapore.


Creative Team (Contact charlene@acres.org.sg)
Role: To create new ACRES merchandise in order to raise funds. To use creative skills to develop new materials to promote ACRES, raise funds and relay information to the public on animal welfare issues. To explore new methods of promoting ACRES and the animal welfare message in Singapore.
Tasks: Creating new ACRES merchandise. Designing new ACRES awareness materials such as brochures, posters, advertisements, campaign videos etc. as well as fundraising materials.
This team will not be applicable for Community Involvement Programme (CIP) or similar.


Wildlife Trade Team (Contact james@acres.org.sg)
Role: To monitor and document levels of illegal wildlife trade in Singapore. To collaborate with the TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) community to eliminate the use of wild animals in TCM.
Tasks: Conducting undercover investigations into the illegal trading of wild animals and wild animal parts throughout Singapore e.g. by pet shops and TCM shops. Liaising and working with traders towards the elimination of illegal practices. Collaborating with the TCM community on the elimination of the use of wild animals in TCM.
This team will not be applicable for Community Involvement Programme (CIP) or similar. Undercover investigators will be selected and interviewed.


Cruelty-Free Team (Contact amy@acres.org.sg)
Role: To promote the concept of a “Cruelty-Free Lifestyle” and produce resources to empower the public to make more humane choices in their everyday lives. To create a demand for “Cruelty-Free” products in Singapore and make companies aware of this demand.
Tasks: Producing materials exposing the truth about the ways animals suffer for everyday products used by humans and for human entertainment. Researching the availability of “Cruelty-Free” products in Singapore, e.g. writing to companies asking about their animal-testing policies. Writing to supermarkets/shops asking them to stock cruelty-free/more humane products (such as free-range eggs).


Please note that Community Involvement Programme (CIP) points (or similar) can only be awarded for activities where number of hours of service can be observed and recorded by an ACRES member of staff.


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