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City Volunteers Out On Patrol

2004-8-1 21:00:13 CRIENGLISH.com

A total of 3,200 volunteers will be staffing 60 information kiosks around Athens as the city's volunteer program for the Olympics got underway Sunday.

A total of 3,200 volunteers will be staffing 60 information kiosks around Athens as the city's volunteer program for the Olympics got underway Sunday.

City officials say the volunteers will act as the city's "eyes and ears" in pinpointing problems from garbage and abandoned cars to accidents.

Volunteers will also be patrolling 58 routes throughout the Athens Municipality's seven wards to provide information and assistance to visitors.

Training programs are being held in three shifts and applications will be accepted until August 10, although Athens Mayor Dora Bakoyannis's original goal of 3,000 volunteers has already been met.

The majority of the volunteers are women aged 18-30 and 81 percent have bachelor degrees.

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