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Green Mountain Animal Defenders (GMAD) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization of approximately 750 members whose mission is "working to protect animals and the environment". Education, legislation, and rescue are the means by which this objective is achieved.
Public Events Coordination Internship (5-10 hours per week)
Prepare calendar of events to coordinate with national and worldwide animal organizations.
Coordinate event logistics including: permit and site procurement, setting up/dismantling displays and coordinating volunteer staff.
Organize, display and distribute literature and educational materials pertaining to animal and environmental issues.
Report to director on a weekly basis.
Education Liaison Internship (5-10 hours per week)
Establish contact with administrators and cooperating teachers in local school systems, camps, and daycare settings to explain GMAD objectives and acquire permission to teach.
Organize curriculum modules using GMAD resources and teaching guide to sensitize children to the humane treatment of animals as well as pet care and safety.
Conduct teaching sessions in schools using prepared curriculum modules and discussion groups.
Report to director on a weekly basis.
Publicity/Media Internship (5-10 hours per week)
Initiate and maintain contacts with local media sources (radio, television, newspaper) to both publicize and assure coverage of GMAD events.
Write letters to the editors of local newspapers regarding animal protection issues.
Write and distribute public service announcements on animal issues.
Report to director on a weekly basis.
Design-Your-Own Internship (5-10 hours/ week)
Write your own description of the talents or skills you wish to strengthen and learn how to use them on animal protection issues (ie: graphic design, community outreach, research, newsletter publication, public speaking, etc.).
Report to director on a weekly basis.
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Here's what one of our interns had to say about her time at GMAD:
My Experience with GMAD (Spring Internship 2003)
As I was going through the fall semester of my junior year at the University of Vermont I knew there were some changes that I wanted to make in my life concerning my lifestyle. I had just recently turned vegetarian and knew I was going in the right direction, but felt as though I wasn’t doing enough. During my fall semester is when I met Sharon MacNair, director of Green Mountain Animal Defenders, who opened my eyes to a much larger world of possibilities for compassionate living. This was the genesis of my new compassionate perspective.
I started the spring semester of my junior year interning with GMAD. My internship was the Public Events Coordination while also helping out occasionally with the spay and neuter clinic that GMAD helps run. Normally I would go to the office of Sharon MacNair about once or twice a week in order to get my next assignment from her.
With Green Mountain Animal Defenders I had a host of assignments and tasks. These included event planning, organizing speakers at UVM, database entry, office organization, assisting other interns, record keeping at the spay and neuter clinic, and a host of office duties. I learned so much from all of these assignments and enjoyed all of them immensely.
While working with GMAD, I was surrounded by highly intelligent and compassionate people who were great influences upon me. I learned a lot from their lifestyles and how they were able to buy and eat compassionately. Through my research of topics for speakers or calling senators for approval of animal legislation, I learned a lot about the problems concerning our animals. Immediately, I felt very comfortable at GMAD, with Sharon being so kind and always feeding a hungry college student during our routine office hours. There was a wide range of work that I did at GMAD, which gave me so much valuable experience and made me extremely motivated.
Through this internship of constantly learning and expanding my world perception I came out very much at ease with my contribution to the world. I really felt as though I was giving back to the world by buying and eating more compassionately and felt at ease with my niche in the world by having the knowledge and the tools from GMAD to make better choices in my life.
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