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Article: Athens starts volunteer program to help Olympic visitors
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- June 22, 2004
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Athens starts volunteer program to help Olympic visitors
ATHENS, June 21 (Xinhua) -- Athens Mayor Dora Bakoyiannis
announced on Monday the start of a volunteer program in Athens,
vowing that with 3,000 ready-to-help volunteers across the city
during Olympics, visitors will have a sense of homecoming in the host
city.
She told reporters that the program, named as "Show them the
Athens you love", aims at providing information and services to those
visiting Athens during the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
"We want to show off the city we love," Bakoyiannis said.
"This is a big program and we need the public's support. They will
also help people use public transport and find restaurants," ...