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Animal Services Has Youth Volunteer Opportunities

As part of President Obama’s United We Serve summer initiative, the City of Arlington is providing community volunteer opportunities for youths.

The Responsible Pet Grooming Youth Academy is open to all youths age 12-18. The volunteer program has been registered with the Corporation for National and Community Service, the federal agency dedicated to fostering service in communities across the country. Volunteer recruitment is underway, according to Chris Huff.

This summer, the president has renewed his call to all Americans to identify needs within their communities and engage in meaningful service from June 22 through Sept. 11, which is a national day of service and remembrance.

The Responsible Pet Grooming Youth Academy begins Saturday, June 27. The academy is four, two-hour sessions. It continues Saturday, July 25 and Aug. 8.

According to the Volunteer Coordinator Antoinette Garner, the Animal Services Center will offer youths an opportunity to learn what it means to be responsible pet owners. The Animal Services Center cares for more than 11,000 animals a year.

The sessions are free and registration is required. Space is limited. At the conclusion of a two-hour session, youth volunteers will receive a certificate of completion documenting their volunteer work.

“Economic recovery is as much about what you’re doing in your communities as what we’re doing in Washington,” the president stated in a news release. “It’s going to take all of us working together.”

To learn more this program and other volunteer opportunities, call 817.459.6269 or 817.459.6845 and sign up at www.arlingtontx.gov/animals/volunteers.html.

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