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  1. Volunteer

Volunteering at events

Support Dogs relies 100% on voluntary donations and is need of volunteers to help raise funds and awareness across the UK. Click below to find our more about the roles we are looking for volunteers to help with.

Events Volunteers
We are attend many events throughout the year that we need volunteers to help from bucket collections in supermarkets to country shows and dog shows such as Crufts. Find out more

Ambassadors
We need your help to tell it and help us reach more people. Find out more

Published: 20th January, 2020

Updated: 7th October, 2021

Author: Danny Anderson

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