Wanted - volunteers for 2012 London Olympics

By LiseS | Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 21:44

The two-year countdown to the London 2012 Olympics has started, and "smiling, happy, welcoming faces" are invited to volunteer at the Games.

With this stadium, you are spoiling us - show the world the "excellente" face of London as an Ambassador

Two schemes open for applications today - 70,000 Games Makers will be needed at the main sites and beyond to help the event run smoothly, along with 8,000 London Ambassadors to welcome visitors to the city.

In a video released today, Mayor Boris Johnson called on Londonders to support the Games by helping Olympic tourists "find what they need, whether it's a cashpoint, the British Museum, the bike hire scheme, the live sites where they can watch the Olympic Games, and help them of course to find their way to the Games themselves."

LOCOG are also in search of a large number of both general and specialist volunteers to help keep the Olympic competition sites and Olympic Village running smoothly. "As a London 2012 Games Maker you will be one of the faces of London 2012," says LOCOG chair Sebastian Coe, "with the chance to play an integral role at the heart of the largest event ever staged in the UK."

Volunteers can find out more and sign up at the London Ambassadors and London2012 websites.

Are you gearing up for the Olympics, or getting ready to leave town for the summer of 2012? Let us know below!

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