Volunteer Events

 

Calendar Year 2010
E-mail HPPL at
hppl@hppl.org to sign up or contact us at 713-862-7387 for more information.

April 17 & 18

Houston International Festival

May 2 First Annual HPPL Bark & Bling Jewelry Party
May 12

Spring Prize Drawing

June

Pedal For Paws

July

Reliant Park World Series of Dog Shows

August

Bowling Event

September

HPPL Fall Event

October

Macy's Shop For A Cause

October

Old Town Spring Pet Fest

November

Barktoberfest

November

Autumn Fall Fair

December

Ten Thousand Villages Shopping

December

Barnes & Noble Christmas Gift Wrapping Sessions

December Santa Photos (Baybrook Mall PetsMart)

Houston International Festival - April 17 & 18
Location:
 Downtown Houston
Staff HPPL information booth at event and hand out literature, answer questions, and speak to the public about HPPL, stray and abandoned pet rescue, and spay/neuter advocacy to address the pet overpopulation problem.

Annual Bark & Bling Jewelry Party - May 2
Location:
11903 Valley Vista Court, Houston, TX 77077
Join HPPL for the annual Bark & Bling Jewelry Party! Come enjoy a glass of wine, some wonderful hors d’oeuvres and buy a gift for your loved one that will help out our four-legged friends! HPPL will receive a nice portion of the proceeds for the evening. Jewels by Park Lane is providing all the bling with designer-inspired masterpieces, trendsetter pieces, and classic collection pieces.

Spring Prize Drawing - May 12
Location:
HPPL Board of Directors Meeting
1st Prize- Two JetBlue roundtrip tickets for travel anywhere within the United States
2nd Prize- Amazon Kindle with Global Wireless
3rd Prize- $200 Visa Gift Card

Buy tickets online!

Pedal for Paws
More details to come!

Reliant Park World Series of Dog Shows
Location:  Reliant Center (AstroHall and AstroArena)
Staff HPPL information booth at event and hand out literature, answer questions, and speak to the public about HPPL, stray and abandoned pet rescue, and spay/neuter advocacy to address the pet overpopulation problem.

Bowling Event
Location:  TBA
Registration: Adults – Admission to be determined
Bowlers choose a time slot: 12-2, 2-4, or 4-6.
Prizes for most donations/pledges per time slot and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prize for highest score per time slot.

HPPL Fall Event
HPPL is planning something special to celebrate providing rescue for Houston's abandoned dogs and cats. More details to come...

Macy's Shop For A Cause
Location:  Macy's Stores
Buy a shopping pass, get great discounts at Macy's, and help HPPL get shopping pass proceeds. It's that simple!

Old Town Spring Pet Fest Booth
Location:  Old Town Spring
Staff HPPL information booth at event and hand out literature, answer questions, and speak to the public about HPPL, stray and abandoned pet rescue, and spay/neuter advocacy to address the pet overpopulation problem.

Barktoberfest
More details to come...

Autumn Fall Fair
More details to come...

Ten Thousand Villages
Location: 
Rice Village
Come shop and a percentage of sales benefits HPPL. Artisan crafts from all over the world. Need helpers to staff the event.

Barnes & Noble Gift Wrapping Sessions
Location: 
Barnes & Noble Stores
A gift wrapping event at Barnes & Noble with the proceeds to go to HPPL.  We need at least two people to do gift wrapping on all shifts. We also would require a third person on any shifts where we are able to have a four-legged helper.

Santa Photos
Location:  Petco at Shepherd & Baybrook PetSmart
Volunteers as Santa to take pictures with pets and pet owners. Santa suit will be provided; jolly demeanor and holiday spirit required for Santa. Assistant "elves" (including photographers) to help with check in, pose animals, and process orders.