Shelter Volunteers
When GSD began, we made a bold promise: 100% of donations would go directly to fund the dogs. GSD is an all-volunteer, nonprofit and 100% of all funds donated goes directly towards helping needy animals. Below we’ve highlighted some of our amazing volunteers!
George
Volunteer / Director
George Orfanidis has been rescuing dogs and cats in Heraklion Crete for over twenty years.
Sam
Volunteer / Operations
Sam started helping George in 2020 after retiring from the Nottinghamshire Police in England.
Stella
Volunteer / Creative
Stella is Australian, of Greek-Cypriot heritage. She started helping George with his social media.
Debra
Volunteer / Tech
Debra has been with George Stray Dogs from the early days of the Facebook and internet page.
Maaike
Volunteer / Creative
A woman of many talents whose fundraising includes marathons and bake sales.
Marili
Volunteer / Care
Marili is from Heraklion. She regularly volunteers to help George in many ways.
Maria
Volunteer / Care
Maria currently lives in Sweden and was on a career-break from her professional job.
Ann
Volunteer / Translator
Greek-Australian Ann has been a part of the team since summer 2020.
Voula
Volunteer / Translator
Voula is also a translator for George Stray Dogs and joined the team in 2021. She lives in Athens and works in the film industry.
Elli
Volunteer / Care
Elli feeds and rescues stray dogs in her native Crete. She and George are friends and he has taken in a number of her rescues.
Sofia
Volunteer / Adoption
Sofia is a part of the George Stray Dogs adoption and foster team. She works to find our dogs their forever and foster homes.
Sanra
Volunteer / Creative
Sanra is from Finland is our Tik Tok expert. She visited Crete last year and wanted to do something to help Greek animals.