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Goodwill business 4 (2009)
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Perhaps, it is possible to consider sponsors of the Athenian Games of 1896, revived after a break almost in one and a half thousand years, to be the first volunteers. If numerous representatives of the Greek diaspora had not sent donations for the sake of revival of great antique tradition, resonding to the call of baron Pierre de Coubertin, probably, modern world would remain without the Olympic Games. The personal contribution of the free citizen to the Olympic Games could be diverse from the sale of tickets for competitions up to the participation in solemn procession. In the beginning of the Beijing, 2008How much? The Beijing Olympic Games have broken a record by quantity of volunteers: 70 thousand of them worked for Olympic and 30 thousand for Paralympic Games. The action «Smiling Beijing» became the greatest: one million of Chinese smiled to foreign guests. Who? The staff of volunteers' army are the students of the Beijing High schools and compatriots from Siangan, Aomen and Taiwan at the age from 18 to 25 years. Good knowledge of a foreign language, in particular English, appeared to be the main requirement for volunteers, and for China it has always been the big problem. All Beijing taxi drivers and parlourmaids sat to study English before the Games. Communication skills and diligence became other criteria of selection.
Fields of activity The Beijing volunteers served in Olympic complexes, worked in 2 thousand information centres for foreigners, helped visitors of the Olympic Games orientate themselves in the megalopolis streets. Approximately 400 thousand volunteers drove tourists to historical and cultural places of interest of capital. Vancouver, 2010 How much? The Olympic Organising committee of Vancouver plans to involve in partner work 25 thousand volunteers from all Canadian provinces. Special employers from Organizing committee spend thousand interviews in Toronto, Montreal, Halifax, Winnipeg, Calgary, Whistler, Vancouver and Svamishe. Who? The main requirements for Vancouver volunteers flexibility, sense of duty and the enthusiasm corresponding to the slogan of these Olympic Games: «With glowing hearts» The prevailing part of candidates inhabitants of British Columbia, more than 18% from other Canadian provinces, about 1% are to arrive from other countries. Fields of activity Olympic volunteers will be involved in service of sports constructions and sale of tickets for competitions. They will provide service in Olympic village, work as guides for visitors of the country. Volunteers with special training will be useful as translators and technical employees of the press centre of the Olympic Games. London-2012How many? Organizers of the London Games intend to call under Olympic banners more than 70 thousand volunteers skilled and beginners. The recruitment for a national team will begin in July 2010, and the special program for recruits is already holding now.
Who? The main principle of volunteer recruiting «from 18 and senior» The team of Olympic volunteers will essentially reflect all social and age varieties of inhabitants of the United Kingdom. The minimum set of requirements for all applicants is a knowledge of the computer at confident user level, good skills of oral and written speech and command experience. Each volunteer should embody «passion, enthusiasm and energy of Games». Fields of activity During the Games two types of volunteers will be claimed experts and workers of general profile. Work in sphere of service and distribution of uniform for fans will become destiny of the last. In general, possible roles for volunteers
Author: Irina Rodina
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