Monday, May 19, 2008

PETS Project Young Leaders Happy Hour

Don't miss this opportunity to support the PETS Project!

PETS Project Young Leaders Committee Presents

Paws & Party: A Happy Hour to Benefit JASA's PETS Project
Thursday, June 5th, 6:30-9pm
The Village Pour House, 64 3rd Avenue (11th Street and 3rd Avenue)
$15 admission fee at the door

Open bar from 6:20-7:30pm, free appetizers and a raffle with great prizes! Donations of pet food are welcome and will get you free raffle tickets. All proceeds will benefit JASA's PETS Project.

The PETS Project addresses the needs of elderly pet owners whose capacity to care for their pets has been compromised by frailty, illness and/or inadequate income. The program coordinates the efforts of volunteers to assist the elderly with routine care of their pets and to conenct seniors to emergency care and low-cost pet care resources.

Welcome to JASA Volunteer Services

JASA (Jewish Association for Services for the Aged) Volunteer Services connects community members with meaningful and innovative volunteer opportunities with in JASA. Opportunities include:
  • Friendly Visiting
  • Telephone Reassurance
  • PETS Project
  • Paws & Reflect Friendly Visiting Program
  • Volunteering in Senior Centers
  • Leading a Class, lecture, or Activity at a Senior Center
  • Conducting an Activity with an Alzheimer's/Dementia Program
  • Office Work
  • And Much More!

JASA provides social, recreational, health, cultural and educational programs for older persons, regardless of their race, religion or ethnicity to help sustain them in their homes and communities and offer opportunities for a better quality of life. These services are available in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, Nassau and Suffolk Counties