St. Louis Animal Rights Team

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START Membership and Donations

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Annual Memberships:

  Student/Senior  $15

  Individual  $20

  Family  $40

  Sustaining Member  $75 

  Super Hero  $100

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To join or donate, please print out this form, complete it, and send it with your check to:

START

PO Box 19734

St. Louis, MO 63144

Please make your check payable to START. All donations are tax deductible.

START Action Teams/Volunteer Opportunities

In order to more effectively deal with the wide range of animal rights issues that we are faced with every day, START has developed eight action teams. Each action team has specific responsibilities that will be carried out by our members. Please read the following short descriptions and call the START line at 314-851-0928 to volunteer for the action team that best fits your skills and enthusiasm! 

You can also be added to the START e-mail alert list at no cost to you.  Simply send an e-mail message to the START alert administrator, asking to be added to the list.  You will receive periodic action alerts and event updates.  We do not share addresses with anyone, and you can cancel your subscription at any time.

(There are certain tax benefits for volunteer service. You can deduct the cost of gas and oil that are directly related to getting to the organization where you are a volunteer or you can simply deduct 12 cents for each mile.)

Direct Action/Demos
• Design and implement effective demonstrations
• Develop plan of action for any new opportunities for direct action
• Research opportunities for direct action
• Plan and oversee ongoing demos:
    Animals in Labs
    Anti-fur
    Circus

 
Membership
• Develop and implement plan to attract and retain new members
• Make follow-up phone calls to new members
• Prepare and distribute new member packets
• Update membership list - change of address or phone number

Fundraising
• Develop and implement new fundraising activities.
• Oversee current fundraising events:
    Earth Day
    Greentree Festival
    Garage Sale
    Expos
    Fundraising letter
• Purchase and maintain merchandise for fundraising activities

Watchdog/Animals for Profit
• Provide updates on legal issues/current legislation
• Keep an eye on current issues that affect animals
• Research and investigations
• Collect information for action alerts

Information
• Purchase and organize literature
• Display literature at monthly meetings
• Organize videos and make them available to the members
• Develop and maintain website
• Newsletter

Media/Communications
• Develop and maintain an updated master media list with contacts
• Prepare and send out press releases and press packets
• Design ads
• Plan and implement letter writing campaigns
• Development/design of written communications

START Line
• Check phone line for calls
• Respond to callers with information or referrals
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive referral list with specific contact people for each  organization
• Update phone line message
• Update auto-dial system and put out messages for events, etc.

Education/Animal Learn
• Develop contacts with schools and any other youth organizations.
• Develop a series of talks on various animal rights topics
• Help action team members choose topics to specialize in
• Plan and implement educational activities
• Plan and implement information tables, e.g. Great American Meat-Out
 

Petropolis

Support Group

for pet loss

and

for caregivers of

sick pets

636-537-2322

ext. 28