The first conditional offers to London 2012 volunteers – Games Makers – are being sent out today.
By the time the interview process closes in March 2012, 100,000 interviews will have taken place. Offers will be made until April 2012.
Those who have been offered a role include 19-year-old student Erin Morgan from County Down in Northern Ireland. Erin is studying Biomedical Science at Liverpool University and hopes in the future to pursue a career in medicine. She is a keen dancer, and has volunteering experience from assisting nurses at a hospice and working with the charity Habitat for Humanity in Zambia. Erin has been assigned a role as Event Services team member at the Olympic Park.
Nader Mozakka, a 55 year-old from North London, is another to have been offered a role. Nader has not done much volunteering but recently helped out at the recent Chef de Mission event at the Olympic Park. He has had to give up his Opening Ceremony ticket in order to become a volunteer; but says it's a price he is more than willing to pay. Nader will be an NOC assistant in the Athletes' Village.
By 31 December 2011, everyone who has applied to be a Games Maker will hear from London 2012. They will either have been offered a role, been interviewed and yet to be offered a role, received an invitation to interview for a date in 2012 or been told that they have been unsuccessful as an applicant.
Hugh Robertson, Minister for the Olympics, said: 'I would like to congratulate all those who have been offered Games Maker roles. The competition for places has been intense with considerable numbers of high quality candidates putting their names forward. The Games Makers will be integral to the success of the Games and in particular the impression we make upon the global sports family.'
Mayor of London Boris Johnson added: 'Games Maker volunteers will provide welcoming faces around the venues to athletes, spectators and the world's media when they descend on our great city next year. Combined with the forces of my London Ambassadors, part of our ever growing Team London volunteer army, we will be in great shape to give people coming to the capital in 2012 a truly unforgettable experience.'
Worldwide Olympic Partner McDonald’s is the Presenting Partner of the Games Maker volunteer programme. McDonald’s has used its nationwide presence to help attract candidates for the diverse team that will be needed to make the London 2012 Games a success.
Jonathan Edwards with potential Games Makers at the volunteer selection event in the North East earlier this year.
A total of up to 70,000 volunteers will be needed for the Games. A quarter of a million people applied when the application process opened in 2010. Since then, a selection and interview process has been underway to find the best candidates for the roles.By the time the interview process closes in March 2012, 100,000 interviews will have taken place. Offers will be made until April 2012.
Those who have been offered a role include 19-year-old student Erin Morgan from County Down in Northern Ireland. Erin is studying Biomedical Science at Liverpool University and hopes in the future to pursue a career in medicine. She is a keen dancer, and has volunteering experience from assisting nurses at a hospice and working with the charity Habitat for Humanity in Zambia. Erin has been assigned a role as Event Services team member at the Olympic Park.
Nader Mozakka, a 55 year-old from North London, is another to have been offered a role. Nader has not done much volunteering but recently helped out at the recent Chef de Mission event at the Olympic Park. He has had to give up his Opening Ceremony ticket in order to become a volunteer; but says it's a price he is more than willing to pay. Nader will be an NOC assistant in the Athletes' Village.
By 31 December 2011, everyone who has applied to be a Games Maker will hear from London 2012. They will either have been offered a role, been interviewed and yet to be offered a role, received an invitation to interview for a date in 2012 or been told that they have been unsuccessful as an applicant.
Hugh Robertson, Minister for the Olympics, said: 'I would like to congratulate all those who have been offered Games Maker roles. The competition for places has been intense with considerable numbers of high quality candidates putting their names forward. The Games Makers will be integral to the success of the Games and in particular the impression we make upon the global sports family.'
Mayor of London Boris Johnson added: 'Games Maker volunteers will provide welcoming faces around the venues to athletes, spectators and the world's media when they descend on our great city next year. Combined with the forces of my London Ambassadors, part of our ever growing Team London volunteer army, we will be in great shape to give people coming to the capital in 2012 a truly unforgettable experience.'
Worldwide Olympic Partner McDonald’s is the Presenting Partner of the Games Maker volunteer programme. McDonald’s has used its nationwide presence to help attract candidates for the diverse team that will be needed to make the London 2012 Games a success.
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