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UEFA EURO 2012 VOLUNTEERS NEWSLETTER
August 2011
Issue 10
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UEFA EURO 2012 Volunteers Newsletter Issue 10
WELCOME TO AUGUST!
Application process rolls over equator and leaves less time to join the UEFA EURO 2012 Volunteer family!
APPLY now at UEFA.com !!!
UEFA EURO 2012 Volunteers Team
A volunteer story ... I volunteered in the World Cup 2010 in South Africa and that was the most amazing experience in my life. Actually, I didn’t know before that a person from any country all over the world can become a volunteer for such a big scale event because volunteering is not especially popular in Egypt. The story started when I found out that I can apply for the world cup. I did, and the application took 30 minutes and honestly I did not expect to be chosen. Two months prior the event, I received a phone call from the South African Embassy in Cairo, asking me to come for an interview which I passed and that was a moment when my dream came true. I was assigned as Spectator Services where my job was to be inside the
stadium of Green Point, Cape Town. I remember the first time I got inside the stadium ten days before the event and I almost slept on the football pitch. It was an unbelievable feeling! I met volunteers from all around the world (USA, Italy, Canada, Peru, Germany, South Africa, Austria, Poland, etc.). One of the best stories happened to me at the stadium that I was the only one volunteer who spoke Arabic and that is why during the game between England and Algeria the marketing manager called me to help them understand the banners and ads rising above the fans in order to avoid any probable misunderstandings could occur. That was one of the best moments in my life. After my experience in the World Cup, I came back to Egypt and I was surprised that all the national TV channels wanted to interview me because I was the only Egyptian volunteer in the World Cup 2010 which made me so proud of myself and my country. A great end to a great experience. I wish I can repeat this story again in UEFA EURO 2012 and gain more experience!
Hassan El Kamah, World Cup 2010 volunteer, South Africa.
Volunteers Centre Spot
Volunteer Recruiters are preparing for selection phase!
Volunteers at FIFA Women´s World Cup 2011
The training sessions for Volunteer Recruiters were carried out in all 4 Host Cities in Ukraine, by professional trainers. Congratulations to all Volunteer Recruiters, who have successfully passed the first training sessions and are getting prepared for forthcoming second tour.
It would have been impossible to stage the FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 without the enthusiastic support of volunteers. Due to their wide-ranging contact with visitors, volunteers were vital ambassadors for the event. Their helpfulness and friendliness helped to create a positive lasting impression of the tournament. Around 4,000 volunteers were recruited to assist with running the FIFA Women's World Cup 2011.
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These service areas need YOU!!!
SAFETY & SECURITY If you like to practice in translation and be familiar with the spectator services activity you are welcome to join this area. Safety and Security volunteers will have very responsible tasks, performing various functions at the stadium, only on match days (between 3 and 6 days depending on the match schedule). Those volunteers will enable all spectators to get full range of emotions from the Tournament. They will be those people who will welcome and assist all the ticketholders to enter the stadium in efficient way and warm atmosphere. EVENT TRANSPORT
If driving is your cup of tea and you drive well and safely this area will be a great opportunity to feel the Tournament spirit from the inside. Event transport volunteers will be the official UEFA EURO 2012 drivers, having the chance to drive cars provided by KIA/HYUNDAI. Being engaged as the Event Transport volunteer on the UEFA EURO 2012 you will convey sportsmen, referees, doping control & match officials, guests and staff for UEFA EURO 2012 between airports, hotels and stadiums in the host countries of the tournament. This function will bring you to the Tournament’s heart and give you the unforgettable feelings.
Dribbling towards UEFA EURO 2012 The noble group is almost complete!
Latest Friends of Euro in Poland are already known! The noble group of Friends is almost complete. On July 12 president of Polish Football Association Grzegorz Lato have nominated singer Partycja Markowska, former football player and member of national team Włodzimierz Smolarek, multiple world champion in foil Ryszard Parulski and former selectioner national football team Paweł Janas. Keep an eye on UEFA.com to discover last Friends of Euro in Poland!
Friends of UEFA EURO 2012
Popular Ukrainian singer and composer Gaitana, and Jorge Zukoski, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine, have been named as the latest Friends of UEFA EURO 2012. "Friends, you will never be sad with me," promised Gaitana after receiving her certificate of enrolment.
Twelve winners of a football quiz for the general public in Ukraine have been unveiled as the latest Friends of UEFA EURO 2012 from general public. The lucky dozen were among 150 applicants to answer correctly. Their names were selected at random and they received their diplomas from sports commentator Olexandr Glyvynskiy, and Mykola Vasylkov and Olexandr 'Fozzey' Sydorenko, themselves Friends of EURO. Three of the 12 – Olexandr Leschenko (from Poltava), Yulia Karelina
(Makiivka) and Andriy Tymchuk (Ivano-Frankivsk) – were presented with an additional prize: a trip to UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
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DID YOU KNOW THAT… ... The 2011 Champions League Final was the 6th to be played at Wembley and the 2012 Final will be held at the Allianz Stadium in Munich.
... The idea for a pan-European football tournament was first proposed by the French Football Federation's Henri Delaunay in 1927, however it was not until 1958 that the tournament was started.
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Exclusive!
Popular Ukrainian singer Gaitana Euro 2012 is a great event for Ukraine and Poland. Therefore it is important that volunteers become the foundation and the help for the championship. With the help of their volunteering work they have to inspire a healthy lifestyle! I want volunteers to open their hearts to people. I wish them health, good mood and team spirit. Sport will save the world! Join the UEFA EURO 2012 Volunteers Program! Share this happiness with us!
Scoring opportunities!
August 2011:
UEFA EURO 2012 Volunteers Programme application is still open! Do not wait – APPLY NOW!
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