Lily's Place Animal Sanctuary: Volunteer Program Info & Registration
Volunteer Registration Form + Accident Waiver and Release of Liability Form

Lily’s Place Animal Sanctuary
9 Clubhouse Lane, Codys, NB, E4C 1C9
Email: hello@lilysplace.ca

Volunteer Opportunities:
  • The minimum age for volunteering at the sanctuary is 16 years old. We can't accommodate volunteer requests for people younger than 16 (even if accompanied by an adult).  We encourage those who are unable to volunteer to visit the sanctuary during our annual summer open house or book a visit through our website (when available).
  • On-site volunteer opportunities are available starting mid to late spring (depending on the weather and our road conditions) and continue until the end of the fall season.
  • Flexible volunteer opportunities are available outside of morning volunteering, including "help from home", occasional, event, and project-based options (discussed below).


Morning Volunteers
  • Volunteering at the sanctuary typically involves helping care of the animals by providing them with a clean, comfortable environment. This includes cleaning out stalls, cleaning the animal's common area in the barn, cleaning the housing for our feathered friends, washing dishes, cleaning the duck's swimming water, and providing fresh drinking water to the animals. 
  • Physical tasks can include (but aren't limited to) lifting heavy bags of bedding and hay bales; racking, shovelling, sweeping; bending down to wash dishes and other tasks; carrying buckets of water; moving wheel barrows in and out of the barn and fenced in areas; etc.
  • Morning cleaning starts at 9am and generally takes a couple of hours.
  • After the morning clean is done, volunteers are welcome to spend some time with animals that enjoy the company of humans (this can change from day to day depending on how specific residents are feeling, and we'll provide clarity around this during each volunteer shift). 
  • Morning volunteering wraps up by noon, although we often finish morning rounds much sooner, and there's no obligation to stay past when the morning "clean and feed" is complete).
  • Morning volunteer opportunities are available 7 days a week, from spring through fall. 
  • After reviewing your registration form, we'll invite you out to the sanctuary to see if morning volunteering is right for you (this will involve hands-on training and helping with the morning routine if you feel comfortable to do so after a brief orientation and health & safety tour) 

Occasional, Event, Skill-Based, or Project-Specific Volunteering
  • There is always something to do at the sanctuary! If morning volunteering doesn't work for you, participating as your schedule allows might be right for you. Helping at the sanctuary outside of morning rounds includes volunteering with events, special projects, and the like. Some examples are listed below.
  • Preparing for and hosting events (including baking for events, preparing fundraising materials or activities, reaching out to potential event partners, coordinating vendors, etc.), 
  • Helping with special projects (typically involving infrastructure improvements like installing fencing, building stalls and enclosures), 
  • Maintaining the grounds
  • Resident enrichment activities
  • Helping during our winter hay prep (involves unloading hay bales - typically 80-100 bales at a time - and stacking them in the barn)
  • Participating in group volunteer days (for example, spring cleaning day when we tackle larger cleaning tasks)
  • Volunteering during our annual summer open house to ensure the biggest event of the year runs smoothly and safely. 
  • Volunteering your time and skills in photography or videography to showcase our awesome animal residents.
  • Collaborating with us on a joint event or community day that supports our mission and values (promotion of animal welfare; providing a restorative/relaxing place to our residents, visitors, and animal lovers in our community; reducing the suffering of animals which can include educational workshops such as animal care from a sanctuary perspective; foster a sense of belonging by gathering animal lovers in the community to experience and participate in the power of sanctuary).
  • If you have additional ideas for volunteering with us that aren't listed here, we'd love to hear from you! 

Helping From Home 
  • Operating the sanctuary involves much more than direct animal care and maintaining/improving sanctuary infrastructure (though those take up most of our time and require considerable resources!)
  • To be able to provide a safe place for animals in need, volunteers who help from home are not only critical; they are how the organization is able to survive through the behind-the-scenes work that results in grants, partnerships, funding, media mentions, strategic partnerships, and a diverse network of helpful humans!
  • Helping from home might be right for you if you have skills in (or are interested in developing skills in) grant research, marketing, fundraising initiatives, public relations, communications, social media, policy and program development, online research, and nonprofit development. 


If any of the above opportunities interest you, please fill out the form below.
If you have questions, please reach out to us at hello@lilysplace.ca

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First Name *
Last Name *
Legal First & Last Name (if different than above)
Are you over 16 years of age (please note that volunteers must be 16 years of age or older to volunteer) *
Date of Birth *
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Email Address *
Do you consent to being added to your mailing list (we typically email once a month with updates from the sanctuary, upcoming events, and volunteer opportunities) *
Phone Number *
Home Address: Street Address *
Street Number and Name (Example: 9 Clubhouse Lane)
Home Address: City *
Home Address: Province *
Home Address: Postal Code *
Emergency Contact Name *
Emergency Contact Phone Number *
What relation does your emergency contact have to you? *
If you picked "other" above, please specify the relation your emergency contact has to you
Which volunteer opportunities are you interested in? *
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Would you like to provide more details or context to your answers above? (optional)
Do you have any allergies we should be aware? *
Please pick yes if you have food allergies as potlucks are common after group volunteer days (though they are completely optional). 
If you selected "yes," you have allergies we should be aware of, please list them here.
If you have allergies, do you carry an epipen with you?
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Do you have any medical conditions that would be important for us to know about that you're comfortable disclosing? *
If you selected "yes" above, please include any information you're comfortable with sharing here including how we can best support you.
How did you hear about Lily's Place? *
Photographs and videos are routinely taken during day-to-day activities at the sanctuary as well as during special events. These images may be used for social media content, website content, and other marketing materials.  *
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ACCIDENT WAIVER AND RELEASE OF LIABILITY FORM (required for ALL volunteers)
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I AM VOLUNTARILY PARTICIPATING IN AND HEREBY ASSUME ALL OF THE RISKS OF PARTICIPATING IN ANY/ALL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH LILY’S PLACE ANIMAL SANCUTARY’S VOLUNTEERING AND SANCTUARY VISITS, including by way of example and not limitation, any risks that may arise from negligence or carelessness on the part of the persons or entities being released, from dangerous or defective equipment or property owned, maintained, or controlled by them, or because of their possible liability without fault. 

I certify that I am physically fit for this activity, and have not been advised to not participate by a qualified medical professional. I certify that there are no health-related reasons or problems, which preclude my participation in this activity. 

I acknowledge that this Accident Waiver and Release of Liability Form will be used by the event holders, sponsors, and organizers of the activity in which I may participate, and that it will govern my actions and responsibilities at said activity. In consideration of my participation in this activity, I hereby take action for myself, my executors, administrators, heirs, next of kin, successors, and assigns as follows:

(A) I WAIVE, RELEASE, AND DISCHARGE from any and all liability, including but not limited to, liability arising from the negligence or fault of the entities or persons released, for my death, disability, personal injury, property damage, property theft, or actions of any kind which may hereafter occur to me including my traveling to and from this activity, THE FOLLOWING ENTITIES OR PERSONS: LILY’S PLACE ANIMAL SANCTUARY and/or their directors, officers, employees, volunteers, representatives, and agents, and the activity holders, sponsors, and
volunteers;

(B) I INDEMNIFY, HOLD HARMLESS, AND PROMISE NOT TO SUE the entities or persons mentioned in this paragraph from any and all liabilities or claims made as a result of participation in this activity, whether caused by the negligence of the released parties or otherwise. I acknowledge that LILY’S PLACE ANIMAL SANCTUARY and their directors, officers, volunteers, representatives, and agents are NOT responsible for the errors, omissions, acts, or failures to act of any party or entity conducting a specific activity on their behalf.

I acknowledge that this activity may involve a test of a person's physical and mental limits and carries with it the potential for death, serious injury, and property loss. The risks include, but are not limited to, those caused by terrain, facilities, temperature, weather, condition of participants, equipment, vehicular traffic, lack of hydration, and actions of other people including, but not limited to, participants, volunteers, monitors, and/or producers of the activity. These risks are not only inherent to participants, but are also present for volunteers.

I hereby consent to receive medical treatment which may be deemed advisable in the event of injury, accident, and/or illness during this activity. In such event, I agree that I am solely responsible for any associated costs,
including but not limited to the costs of receiving such medical treatment and the cost of any required transportation. I understand while participating in this activity, I may be photographed. I agree to allow my photo, video, or film likeness to be used for any purpose by the activity holders, producers, sponsors,
organizers, and assigns.

The Accident Waiver and Release of Liability Form shall be construed broadly to provide a release and waiver to the maximum extent permissible under applicable law, however the Accident Waiver and Release of Liability Form shall not extend to any claims not permitted to be released by state law.

If any term or provision of this Accident Waiver and Release of Liability is declared void or unenforceable for any reason, such declaration shall not affect any other term or provision of this document.

BY SIGNING, I CERTIFY THAT I HAVE READ THIS DOCUMENT AND I FULLY UNDERSTAND ALL OF ITS TERMS. 

I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS A RELEASE OF LIABILITY AND A CONTRACT AND IF I SIGN, I AM VOLUNTARILY GIVING UP SUBSTANTIAL LEGAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO SUE. 

I SIGN THIS DOCUMENT OF MY OWN FREE WILL.

By typing my name below, I am applying a digital signature in acceptance of the above terms and conditions.
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Please note, you may receive an email from any of the following email addresses to coordinate your volunteer involvement:
hello@lilysplace.ca
hr@lilysplace.ca
volunteer@lilysplace.ca
As such, please check your spam folder if you haven't heard from us within a few days of submission.
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