Volunteers

Pitt Friends runs solely on the dedication and time of its volunteers.  They brave harsh weather and other difficulties in trying to achieve their goal of reducing the number of homeless pets.  Lets give them a round of applause!!

We are always looking for new volunteers!  If interested in volunteering, please email

hickmane@ecu.edu

You can vist Cora at Helen's Grooming World and Pet Motel on 10th Street in Greenville.  Cora and her staff do a wonderful job in making sure several of our soon to be fosters are fresh, clean and trim before heading to their new foster home.  She also has a boarding facility and doggy daycare as well!  Cora also fosters for Pitt Friends, especially in times of crisis.  Oh...and as if she doesn't have enough on her plate; she is becoming one heck of a photographer and is a volunteer for CART.  Cora is the president of Pitt Friends.

Linda is the "go to" person for information about the spay/neuter clinic, Spay Today.  As the president of the Spay Today board, she is the ultimate advocate to help reduce the unwanted pet population, as well as the healthful benefits of spaying and neutering.  She also is an occasional foster home for Pitt Friends and does a lot of respite care for other foster homes.  For more information on Spay Today, please visit their website at www.spaytoday.net

Susan has volunteered with Pitt Friends for several years but has become more involved with fostering since 2006.  She specializes in seniors and dogs that need medical treatment.  Susan has also become more involved with community activities and events in order to get the community more aware of Pitt Friends and their efforts to save lives.  You will occasionally see her on WITN as well.

Jennifer has volunteered with Pitt Friends for several years.  She tends to specialize in pulling pit bulls and giving them a much needed second chance.  She understands that pit bulls are often misunderstood and over-stereotyped.  She has also helped a great deal with fostering cats with health issues.  Although Jennifer moved away from the Greenville area not too long ago, she is still quite active as a foster home and helping organizations in her new town in finding forever homes for once unwanted pets.

Erica has been volunteering with Pitt Friends for several years and plans to volunteer for several more.  Not only does she volunteer, but she fosters as well.  She is also in charge of picking which shelter dogs and cats get ready for their visits out to Petsmart on Saturdays.  She is also the transportation for the shelter dogs and cats to and from the shelter on Saturday.  She sure does love to drive an empty van back to the shelter =)

Michele Whaley is the manager of the Pitt County Animal Shelter.  Without her support, Pitt Friends wouldn't be nearly as successful in rescuing the animals we do.  She works wonderfully with each of the volunteers to not only make sure the animals needs are met, but the volunteers needs are met as well.  Michele is the secretary for Pitt Friends.

Learn more about Emily and Barrett, as well as their wonderful boarding facility at www.eandbboarding.com  They love to have past fosters come out to doggy daycare or stay while their new family is away on vacation!!  We have coined Emily and Barrett as our "golden" foster home.  They just seem to have a knack for finding homes for their fosters.  But while their fosters stay with them, they are having the time of their lives and cared for greatly.

What can we say about Bobbie and Bonnie?!?!  The mother and daughter team extraordinaire!!  Bobbie Parsons has been working to save the lives of animals in Pitt County longer than anyone can imagine.  Several people can remember when she ran the Humane Society from her big, red house.  Even though Bobbie's age goes up in numbers, she does not act it all.  She is still as big of an advocate for animals and their welfare as ever.  In addition to being a foster home for Pitt Friends, she is also our treasurer.  She also does animal cruelty investigations.  Don't let her fool you; she can be tough as nails if she needs to be.  Bobbie can usually be found with her foster dogs and cats that are available for adoption at Petsmart on Sunday from 2 to 5.

Bonnie is Bobbie's daughter and specializes in rescuing rabbits.  She is also the vice president for Pitt Friends.  She is often at community events educating people on the proper care of rabbits and what to consider if one wants to make a rabbit a pet.  She can occasionally be found at Petsmart on Sundays with rabbits that she has for adoption.

 You may also see either Bobbie or Bonnie on WITN for the "Pet of the Week" spot =)