Olympic and Paralympic Games volunteer drivers get directions

A meeting for volunteer drivers during the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games convenes.
(BEIJING, March 4) – Volunteer drivers for the Beijing 2008 Olympics and Paralympics took part in a meeting on Tuesday afternoon alongside representatives from various government agencies, education groups, transportation authorities, foreign investment enterprises, and other organizations. Almost a thousand people were present at […]

‘Supergirl’ Volunteer

Meet Li Na, a second year graduate student from Beijing Language and Culture University. This jolly, good-humored “Good Luck Beijing” volunteer has earned the nickname “Supergirl” due to her unending efforts and infectious spirit in helping the capital city gear up for the Games.A Sleepless Night
“Supergirl,” as her Iranian athlete friends like to call her, […]

Games-time volunteer applicant pool exceeds one million

The Beijing Olympic and Paralympic volunteer applicant pool has surpassed one million, reports the volunteer department of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG). And the city volunteer program applicant pool has already reached 1.2 million.The department said that as the Games draw closer, recruitment has won wide support from […]

Recruitment of Beijing Olympics volunteers kicks off

The recruitment of volunteers for the Beijing Olympic Games as well as the Paralympics Games was officially launched here on Monday.
“The volunteer recruitment, in line with the agenda of the IOC and BOCOG, is an important task in the preparation for the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games,” the International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said […]

Thousands answer call for volunteers for 2008 Olympics

The recruitment of volunteers for the Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games has seen an overwhelming response since it was launched on Monday.
According to the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee (BOCOG), by Wednesday afternoon, more than 43,000 people in Beijing had registered to be volunteers, including more than 24,000 university students applying through the campus recruitment […]

Over 150,000 apply to be volunteers for 2008 Olympics

The recruitment of volunteers for the Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games has seen an overwhelming response since it was launched on Aug. 28.
According to the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee (BOCOG), by Thursday afternoon, more than 150,000 people in Beijing had registered to be volunteers, including more than 120,000 university students applying through the campus […]