VOLUNTEERS FOR THE ARK SHELTER

There are many ways for volunteers to help with the work of The Ark Shelter.

Please contact The Ark to see how you can help.

phone: (207) 546-3484
Email: theark@midmaine.com

NEEDED NOW:
Volunteers are needed to help with fairs and events. There are many opportunities to represent The Ark, to help educate the public, to increase awareness and support for the shelter. It's a lot of fun, too. Check our upcoming events page. Contact the Ark for more info.

Volunteers who like cats, to spend some one on one time with cats who need further socialization with people. This requires patience, and can be very rewarding. Personal contact, on a regular basis, can make a cat more interested in human attention, and increase the likelihood of adoption.

Drivers (The Ark will pay gas) to transport shelter dogs and cats to and from veterinary appointments
It's essential that drivers are reliable when they've agreed to shuttle a pet to/from the vet.

Foster homes for cats and kittens
Foster cats and/or kittens until there is room at the shelter to accept them

Answer the shelter phone.

Thank You, Volunteers!

We are grateful for the volunteers who provide the services listed here. Individuals and businesses contribute to our mission in so many ways! We hope you will also thank these folks if you know them, and patronize the businesses who are so good to The Ark Shelter.

A heartfelt thank you, on behalf of the homeless animals, to:

Bob Young for fixing everything that needs fixing at the shelter, almost every day. We couldn't do without him.

Willey's Garage for rescuing the shelter many times by fixing our old truck at no charge

Rumery's Car Repair for rescuing the shelter many times by fixing our old truck at no charge

Willey's Christmas Tree Farm for making a large donation from the sale of their Christmas trees

Cindy Rumery and Ardene Scroggy for sewing hundreds of catnip pillows

Ardene Scroggy for sewing colorful dog neckerchiefs

Karen Rockwell for selling The Ark's catnip pillows

Bev Boardman for sewing impressive jackets with Ark logos for the shelter dogs to wear when they're in public

Mary Folsom for serving as The Ark's webmaster extraordinaire

Tom & Iris Kent for collecting, counting and rolling the change from the Ark donation cans placed in many Downeast business locations

Linda Friedmann and Jean Hutchinson of Belcher's Antiques for donating many hours each week to clean and sort recylables in a special collection bin at their business, with all profits donated to The Ark

Jim Scroggy for building the recycling bin at Belcher's Antiques

John Schlegel for collecting recyclables from Downeast business locations

Kathy Ebbit, Lee-Lee Schlegel, Helen Ludwig, and Dorothy Mitchell-Sirko for crocheting blaze orange dog collars

Jim Scroggy for braiding neckties to make dog pull toys

Ardene Scroggy, The Ark secretary, for doing almost all the thank you notes.

Ken Varian for The Ark cable television show out of Machias

Karen Varian for taking the pictures of the The Ark orphans

Natalie Knox for writing and sponsoring the Ark radio ads.

Josephine Konyak, for making the catnip balls

Narraguagus Womens Club for the donations they collect

Gil Levesque for picking up the pet food in Bangor

...and more still to be listed...

We also thank the following, for their generous donations to The Ark's Annual Raffle:

– $100 Savings Bond from Union Trust Bank
– $50 Savings Bonds from Machias Savings Bank
– $50 Savings Bonds Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, Deer Isle branch
– The Pilgrim's Inn on Deer Isle, a prestigious coastal inn donated a romantic overnight and meal for two at ($250 approx. value)
– The Eggemoggin Inn on Little Deer Isle, a charming, coastal inn overlooking the Eggemoggin Reach, donated two nights and breakfast for two (approx $225 value)
– The MV Seahawk donated a deep sea fishing trip for two, leaving out of Bar Harbor ($75 value)
– The Margaret Todd out of Bar Harbor, donated an afternoon windjammer cruise for two aboard the famous red-sailed windjammer ($55 value)
– A ferry trip for two out of Bar Harbor to Winter Harbor was donated by the ferry company ($30 value)
– Captain Andy Patterson donated a Bold Coast Sightseeing Excursion for two aboard the Barbara Frost out of Cutler Harbor
– Granite Island Guide Service donated an afternoon sea kayak tour for two among the islands off Deer Isle, with gear & lessons included ($100 value)
– Kelco Industries of Milbridge donated a 6 foot Balsam Family Christmas Tree, including box and shipping ($52 value)
– EBS of Blue Hill donated a $100 gift certificate at EBS Building Supplies
– The Small Animal Clinic of Ellsworth donated four free vet visits ($120 approx. value)
– The Maine Coast Veterinary Clinic of Blue Hill donated a $50 Gift Certificate
– Rooster Brother of Ellsworth donated a $50 gift certificate at their unique kitchen store
– Four Corners Shopping Center in Columbia donated a $50 gift certificate at any one of the Coastal Ventures Stores: Crossroads Ace Hardware; Citgo; Rod and Gun; Bush's Clothing; Coastal Furniture; Columbia Supermarket
– Tradewinds Marketplace of Blue Hill donated a $25 gift certificate
– China Hill Restaurant in Ellsworth donated two $25 gift certificates
– The Riverside Cafe of Ellsworth donated a $25 gift certificate
– Perry's Seafood Restaurant in Columbia donated a $25 gift certificate
– The Little River Lobster Company in Cutler donated up to $25 of fresh live lobsters
– Stephen Cates in Cutler donated up to $25 of fresh live lobsters
– A Cut Above Hairdressing Salon in Blue Hill donated a $25 gift certificate
– Downeast Coastal Press donated a one year subscription to the newspaper.