Love working with Animals? This service project is for you!

Join us as Epic Charter Schools heads to Guthrie at Free To Live Animal Sanctuary for a day of serving at the animal shelter. Free to Live Animal Sanctuary is a nonprofit organization for stray, abandoned, and mistreated dogs and cats. It is the largest 'no-kill' sanctuary in Oklahoma! It is their mission to meet each dog and cat where they are socially and/or medically, providing the treatment they need to live their fullest lives.

If you are a student looking for service hours or credit, this opportunity will help fulfill your hours. Volunteers will learn about the program, make enrichment toys filled with dog treats, and participate in animal enrichment time by playing with dogs and cats and learning about their stories. To learn more about this location, please click the link at the bottom of this page.

“Somewhere along the way, we must learn that there is nothing greater than to do something for others.” - Martin Luther King Jr.

Important Information: This Community Service Opportunity is for Epic Charter School Students in grades 8th -12th grade. Parents are welcome to wait in the waiting room during their session unless spots are available. We have morning and afternoon volunteer sessions to choose from. Students, please only sign up for either the morning or the afternoon session so that other students have an opportunity to participate in the service project.

Volunteer Waivers Required: Volunteer waivers ,signed by a parent, are required for all volunteers and can be printed, signed, and brought on the day of the event. Click HERE for a waiver. Parents, if you cannot print the waiver it's no problem but you will need to come into the location upon arrival to sign the waiver in the office. Students cannot volunteer without a signed waiver by a parent/guardian.

CHECK-IN PROCEDURE: Upon arrival, please check in with an Epic Family Engagement staff member who will be in Epic gear and located near the entrance. We’d also love to see you in your Epic gear!

Morning Volunteer Session:

8:45 am Volunteer check-in
9-11:30 Volunteer time

Afternoon Volunteer Session:

12:15 Volunteer Check-in
12:30-3:00 Volunteer Time

As a reminder, this is for 8th-12th grade students.

CLOTHING & SUPPLIES RECOMMENDED:

All volunteer positions require closed-toe shoes and clothing you don’t mind getting dirty.
Athletic or comfortable clothing that aligns with the weather forecast and a water bottle are recommended.

POLICIES: You will register using Humanitix which will hold your spot for the community service as a reservation. Parents, please register your Epic students who will be participating. This enables the school and the location to staff and plan appropriately. Our community service opportunities do have a maximum capacity. Therefore, we ask that when registering your students, you only register Epic enrolled 8th through 12th-grade students so that the spots are filled by our students.

Service Animals: Families, please contact the event location directly to confirm whether service dogs are allowed.

Sign Language Services Information: Please email Sherry Fisher sherry.fisher@epiccharterschools.org.

MEDIA POLICY: This is a public event and photographs and/or video may be taken during the activity. If you prefer your student to not have a photograph or video taken please let our Epic Family Engagement staff know during check-in.

CANCELLATIONS: As a reminder, if you sign up to come but are unable to make it, please cancel your reservation using your Humanitix confirmation email. This will open up spots for other students/volunteers.

Go to Humanitix Confirmation Email
Click on "Manage Order"
Click "Refund/Cancel"
Select ALL or manually select the tickets you need to cancel
Click the "Review" button
Click the "Confirm" button

Inclement Weather Plan: If we have inclement weather, we will send out communication by email through Humantix to let you know if the community service has been canceled.

Please contact Brianna Davison at brianna.davison@epiccharterschools.org with any questions you have about this event, or click "contact organizer". We look forward to seeing you soon!

LOCATION/WEBSITE:

Free To Live Animal Sanctuary

9150 South Western Ave.

Guthrie, OK 73044

Free To Live Animal Sanctuary Website