Social Day at the Munich Animal Shelter

Jana, Elisa & Bettina took advantage of the lets offer from their employer and signed up for a social day at the animal shelter in Munich.

The day was full of animal impressions and was a lot of fun for everyone involved. Here they tell us why they signed up for Social Day and what they take away from it.

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Why did you participate in the project?

J.: Because I generally like working with animals and have already walked/run dogs in the shelter.

E: Because I think it's great that we can get involved socially and care about animals.

B: I wanted to make use of the LETS offer and the shelter project was recommended to me by a colleague (we wanted to do that together 😊)

What did you particularly like?

J: At the beginning, the nurse took a lot of time to give us an insight into the history of the shelter. He also told us a lot about where the animals come from, etc. In the end, we were allowed to visit the cat & small animal house.

On this day, we dug up 3 dog enclosures and “remade” them. Physical work was a great balance compared to everyday office life.

E: That we got an insight into how much work is being done at the Munich animal shelter, how many animals are currently looking for a new home there and that we have received a lot of information.

B: The appreciative nature of our AP in the shelter, how well we worked together as a group, a nice day outside the office where you could do other activities, great organization

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 What did you perhaps not like so much?

J: Nothing, everything was fine 😊

E: -

B: Everything was wonderful!

 How important is volunteer work to you?

J: I find it very appreciative and great that my company is providing 3 special vacation days for volunteer work.

Volunteering (even in my free time) is very important to me.

E: Very important, I think it's great that my employer offers their employees the opportunity to have a Social Day.

B: Important, I just don't take the time to do this often enough. That's why I find the offer here so great, because you can try out different things and the offer is very low-threshold.

What are you taking away from the project?

J: That I go to animal shelters more often on weekends and walk dogs. And that I'll sign up for the next project right away 😉

E: That many animals are looking for a new home and that the shelter is doing a great job.

B: That I would like to get involved in a project again, how much effort it takes to keep an animal shelter running and how valuable the support of volunteers is.

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 3 words that best describe your volunteering experience?

J: Positive, Energizing, Grateful

E: Fun, team spirit, networking

B: Fun, entertaining, exhausting 😊

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Is there anything else you'd like to get rid of?

J: Thank you! 😊

E: I think every employee should take advantage of the opportunity to participate in a social day. You do something good, get to know colleagues with whom you may not have had any contact yet and can achieve a great deal together.

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