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Featured Volunteers

MetroPets runs exclusively on the steam of our volunteers' time and energy and expertise. We are blessed with wonderfully talented people.
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This month, meet Jeanette Davias, Media Relations Coordinator!


Jeanette & Scott in rear.
Dogs, left to right: Daisy; Milo; Duchess; Sadie; and Rusty
Photo by Robin Burkett; PawPrints Photography
http://www.pawprintsphotography.com/

My association with MetroPets (MPs) began in 2000. I ran across the web site, via a link from another site. While wandering around the site, I was amazed to find an "Events Calendar". Since I have (what was termed by a former husband) "a mess 'a dawgs", I was ecstatic to find fun events that I could attend with my "less-than-pure-bred" fur-kids.

After a few months, I noticed an item on the site offering a free MPs tee shirt, as a bonus, for joining. Well, never being one to pass up on a "free" offer and (also) feeling slightly guilty for being a regular user of the site, without paying anything, I sent in my membership fee. I was pleasantly surprised to receive the tee shirt; a profile (w/ photo) of my fur-kids, on the MPs' site; and an invitation to their Annual Holiday Party.

Before I attended the party, I was under the impression that all MPs offered was a very helpful web site. While, at the party, (which was attended by representatives from every aspect of the pet-lovers' community) I found out about their unique technical Assistance Program. This concept excited me and I contacted MPs to offered my services shortly thereafter.

Much as I would like to be a "techie" (I've had a lot of training, but never was able to put much of it to use), my abilities lie in other areas - I am extremely diversified and have excellent organizational skills. I began my volunteer service as the Media Relations Coordinator, contacting the local media to create an awareness of MPs (a position I still hold). I branched out to Community Outreach, representing MPs at various animal-related functions (e.g.: Annual Canine Games), in the Metro area. I also was an active Committee Member for MPs's 2001 "Pets In Pearls"; and created the Rawcliffe Collectables fund-raising campaign (lovely, key chains, gift boxed pewter ornaments, candles, etc). As a side-line, I assist with the MPs Events Calendar.

jeanette's dogs
Jeanette and Scott's dogs: Barney, Milo, Duchess, and Sadie

I'm married and my wonderful, understanding husband (Scott James) assists me, with sales and outreach at animal-related functions. I also have (currently) three fur-kids of indeterminate parentage (Mutts): Duchess; Sadie; & Milo. One of our babies recently Crossed the Rainbow Bridge (Barney). His tribute is also on the MPs site.

I like to describe MPs as a comprehensive web site listing all the
pet-related information, for the Metro DC area. For me, MPs has been an opportunity to "stretch my abilities". I think that is one of the benefits of a volunteer position ... the ability to do "fun stuff" and learn at the same time.

Thank you MetroPets for the opportunity.




Please check our web site for more stories about our volunteers. If you are a volunteer and would like to submit your story, please write to webmaster@metropets.org!

 

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