Volunteers needed!
Hi! If you don’t know us- let me tell you about us- we are Misfits of Oz Farm Sanctuary, a nonprofit animal (mostly pigs) sanctuary rurally located in Yale, about 30 min east of Stillwater, OK and 50 min west of Tulsa. We are currently home to nearly 80 animals who’ve been rescued from lives of abuse, neglect, abandonment, behavioral needs, euthanasia, and physical special needs, who now live their dream lives here at the sanctuary.
@misfitsof_oz on IG or Misfits of Oz Farm Sanctuary on Facebook.
www.misfitsofoz.org
As a nonprofit, we rely on the support of our community, not only for financial support, but we also need lots of onsite help too! Please check out some of our needs and how you can give back to some very deserving animals!
💦biggest need! we need volunteers to help with things like filling/cleaning water bowls and troughs, yard cleaning, socialization, putting sunscreen on pigs, and dispersing straw and hay. This position is for for those who can commit to weekly/biweekly shifts to continue to help the sanctuary and establish routine.
🌾 it’s time for our summer barn clean outs! This is where we empty out all the old straw and refill with fresh bedding. It’s a hard, dirty job, but so rewarding. This could be a weekend project for a few folks, or if someone with small
Equipment that could fit in shipping containers could help, this would be fantastic!
*we would also LOVE to find a roll off dumpster rental to be donated for this project!
🚜 yard work- we have a lot of grass that needs mowed and weed eated often, and our mower died last year. We’re looking for either folks willing to donate their time to help us maintain the grounds, or a riding mower donation to assist us!
🌳 tree removal- due to the many storms, we’ve got several downed trees that need cut and removed.
🔨 fence building- love to use a t post driver and make a straight line?! Well this job is for you! We’ve got some fencing needs we need to add with cattle panels.
🪨 we need gravel donations for areas of our drive that have washed out make it difficult for getting our vehicles in to move animals.
🛻supply runs- picking up and delivering things like feed, straw and hay!
🐽 we need some small pig cottages built for some of our special pigs, so if you love to build and make something special, this job is for you!
📝 seeking Volunteer coordinator role to be filled! This person ideally loves to talk to people. You would be responsible for recruiting, training,
And scheduling volunteers to help with tasks around the sanctuary. This could be perfect for an OSU vet student, or someone who is organized and loved to teach. If you don’t live near by, but think you could handle this role, we’d ask that you could be here at least one or two weekend days a month to train new volunteers.
📲 social media! Do you have an eye for creating great content that makes people wanna stop, watch, and follow? We would love help with things like content creation, YouTube, photographers, and socials page mediators!
💰Fundraising! As a non profit, we rely 100% on donations. That includes everything from money, to supplies, to vehicles & equipment. If you are someone who has a creative mind for fun and inventive fundraising campaigns and events, and love to plan- this is for you! We are looking for folks who’s brains are constantly looking for the next “what’s not been done?” Thing, to make it fun to fundraise! We also need folks willing to send emails or approach businesses in regards to sponsorships, donations, and potential events.
🛻 supply runs- we buy our feed at Stillwater Milling, and having someone who could pick up and deliver feed, or other things like straw and hay when needed would be a huge help!
🤑 we need an accountant to help us keep all our records inline and easily accessible at tax time!
🫧laundry team- with a lot of special needs animals, and lots of new piglets born, our laundry never ends! If you want to help by taking loads to wash, or if a laundromat wanted to donate their services, we would be over the moon!
🦸🏼♀️ board members- we currently have a small board of badass women who love the animals deeply and strive to make our organization amazing. We are always open to adding new positions to our board with locals who could add to a specific role.
If any of this strikes your fancy, we would LOVE to have you on the team. Please send me an email at shanda@misfitsofoz.org and tell me about yourself and what role you are interested in. All positions come with endless belly rubs, snout kisses, and happy tail wags!! Please tag any local businesses who might be willing to support our cause with services, event hosting, or sponsorships! All donations are tax deductible!
At this time, we are only able to accept volunteers who are over the age of 18, or 16 if accompanied by a parent/guardian. I look forward to meeting you and seeing what magic we can create for the animals!