Brightside Animal Center Offers Volunteer, Foster Training

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With spring comes kitten season. More than 300 kittens came through Brightside Animal Center’s foster care program last year. Volunteers are again needed this year, and for a variety of other jobs as well.  Foster training is required for new foster volunteers.

Volunteers for other jobs in BrightSide’s shelter, thrift store and bottles and cans recycling program are always needed as well. Volunteer orientation sessions introduce would-be volunteers to the different jobs volunteers can do and what is expected of volunteers.

Registration is required for all sessions. To register, call 541-923-0882 during normal business hours, Tuesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and ask for Volunteer Coordinator Carol Staropoli. This is the schedule for March:

Volunteer Orientations:

· Saturday, March 6, 11 a.m.

· Wednesday, March 10, 11 a.m.

· Saturday, March 20, 11 a.m.

Foster Orientation and Training:

· Saturday, March 6, 12 p.m.

· Saturday, March 20, 12 p.m.

· Wednesday, March 24, 12 p.m.

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Central Oregon Collective Job Fair

Central Oregon Collective is a local nonprofit, empowering adults with intellectual & developmental disabilities to live with choice, growth, and connection. We will be holding a job fair at our administrative office building on Tuesday, December 16th

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BPRD Invites Perception Survey Responses

Bend Park and Recreation District is seeking input from community members willing to fill out an online survey. A 5–10-minute perception survey is available now through Dec. 19. BPRD, with help from Probolsky Research, is conducting a Public Perception