Volunteer for the 2012 Olympics!

Former_MSE_Archna

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Anyone living in the UK can get involved with the biggest sporting event London's seen in years by volunteering to help out at the 2012 Olympics. In return for your time you'll get to be part of the Olympics plus free travel to and from your shift and a free tracksuit to boot!

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The London Ambassadors' volunteer scheme will be welcoming tourists to London and helping people find their way around.

Here's what London Ambassadors say:

"London Ambassadors will welcome visitors from all over the world during the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. We're looking for volunteers to be the face of London; people who are passionate about the capital and want to tell millions of people about the hidden treasures that makes London one of the best capital cities in the world."

Although you won't automatically get tickets to events, you can request two areas you'd like to be stationed from the following:

• tourist attractions
• stations
• airports
• around the Olympic venues
• the big screens which will show the Games
• famous landmarks

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Anyone in the UK over the age of 16 can apply to be a volunteer, not just those living in London (though you'll have to sort out your own accommodation if you don't live nearby).

To become a London Ambassador, you'll need to commit to six consecutive days of volunteering. Each daily shift will last for five hours.

For full details go to the London Ambassadors' site. Also check out the similar Gamesmaker volunteer program.

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joegw

Thanks for the info, just signed up!

jamespir

ive signed up to both

Haarlem

I already have posted this response on another thread about the olympics

I can't see why this thread is on the Charity Board.

The Olympics is a very commercial event, with many people making a lot of money out of it personally.

The only thing the Olympics has done for charities all over the UK is reduce the funding they were getting from central government, local government and the lottery to pay for an event in London.

Now they are asking for volunteers, who could if they had a desire to help the community offer their services deserving charities and other voluntary organisations.

Teddy_KGB

I wouldn't mind volunteering, but it's near enough impossible if you don't live in London. I'm not going to fork out for a hotel for a week, which as it's during the Olympics isn't going to come cheap! They could at least sort out a discount!

smallwhale

Haarlem wrote: »

I can't see why this thread is on the Charity Board.

The Olympics is a very commercial event, with many people making a lot of money out of it personally.

I agree completely. The olympics are very far from a charity!

78mjt

Haarlem wrote: »

I already have posted this response on another thread about the olympics

I can't see why this thread is on the Charity Board.

The Olympics is a very commercial event, with many people making a lot of money out of it personally.

The only thing the Olympics has done for charities all over the UK is reduce the funding they were getting from central government, local government and the lottery to pay for an event in London.

Now they are asking for volunteers, who could if they had a desire to help the community offer their services deserving charities and other voluntary organisations.

Couldn't agree more. The Olympics have cost this country a fortune, the only charity here is the bail out of the last Labour govt.

MSE_Martin

I agree with the point about it not being a charity so technically that wasn't the best board. And have moved the thread.

BobbinAlong

Details for volunteering for Weymouth 2012 are on the RYA website http://www.rya.org.uk/aboutus/volunteers/Pages/2012Volunteering.aspx but they really want people with more qualifications and big event experience than I've got.

Mme.Hibou

I was a volunteer at the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games, and I'd love to have the opportunity to be a volunteer at The Olympics, sadly I think circumstances will mean that I won't (toddler and distance from London)

It was such an amazing experience (although obviously on a much smaller scale) I feel very envious.

debrag

I've been offered a role at the athletes village, thankfully I live in London. I know people from across the country applying.