How to Help

May 15, 12:01 pm

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How to Help!

Shop online through the GLRS shop and these retailers and a portion of the sale will go to GLRS!

Volunteer!
Great Lakes Rabbit Sanctuary is dependent upon our hard-working, committed volunteers to keep operating. We simply could not continue without this volunteer help, and always need more people to give their time to help care for the animals. Tell me more!

Become a Sanctuary Sustainer!
Sanctuary Sustainers are the backbone of the sanctuary. By pledging to make a monetary donation every month (as little as $5 will help!) Sanctuary Sustainers ensure that the rabbits will always have a safe haven from abuse, abandonment and neglect.
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Sponsor an animal!
Sponsors provide the cost of caring for their "foster" animal, one of our residents at the sanctuary, and ensure that we are able to continue to provide a home for animals in need.
Sponsor your favorite resident today!

Employment
Though GLRS continues to depend on the hard work of our volunteers to care for the rabbits, there are also opportunities for full and part-time work. As the sanctuary has grown, GLRS has found that a combination of volunteers and paid staff best meets the needs of the over 700 animals now in our care. If you are intrested in employment with GLRS please fill out our online employment application.

Gift Brick Program
In August of 2006, Great Lakes Rabbit Sanctuary saw a dream come true. We purchased, on land contract, the property on which the sanctuary is located. This was a wonderful event for the staff, volunteers, and most importantly, the animals. However, this now means GLRS has a mortgage in addition to other bills. Please help the rabbits keep their home by purchasing an engraved “gift” brick. These beautiful bricks will be laid at the sanctuary as a patio adjacent to one of the barns -- and every visitor to Great Lakes Rabbit Sanctuary will see it and learn how your generosity made the dream of a permanent home for GLRS a reality. All proceeds from the sale of bricks will go into our Property Acquisition Fund and all donations are tax-deductible. Download Gift Brick order form (pdf document).

One Time Donation
Want to help but just can't pledge monthly contributions right now? Make a one-time donation! Every donation helps us rescue and care for needy animals, no matter how small. Your donation will be very much appreciated by the rabbits and other animals, and all the volunteers who take care of them. Donate now

Donate Needed Supplies
Donations aren’t only financial. Another way of helping the animals at the sanctuary is by donating needed supplies and equipment such as the following. Please contact us if you can help with any of the following:

Bunny Supplies Always Needed

Fresh, leafy-green vegetables and carrots
Toys for the rabbits
Newspapers
Boxes big enough for a bunny to hide in
Carefresh bedding
Large blankets
High-fiber/low protein/timothy rabbit pellets
Timothy or other grass hay, and straw
Branches from apple trees (untreated)
Good-sized ceramic bowls to hold water for bunnies
Water bottles for bunnies
Hay balls/racks

Can Always Use

Postage stamps
Gift cards to Lowe’s, Home Depot, Sam’s Club, or Tractor Supply Co. (TSC)
Paper towels and tissues
Nitrile or latex gloves
Individual-sized bottled water, for our hard-working volunteers
Tools of all kinds
Plywood and lumber
Trees to plant in the rabbit yards
Large garbage bin with lid
35 gallon or large recycling container with wheels

Just Need One

Compressor for walk-in cooler (please email for further information)
Full-size pickup truck with long bed, in working condition, or flat-bed trailer, to haul hay
10-second thermometer (found at most drug stores)

Time Is A Precious Gift

Volunteers!
Handyperson who will do odd jobs at low cost
Experienced grant writer