UEFA EURO 2012TM VOLUNTEER NEWSLETTER
November 2010 Issue 1
591, 590, 589… the clock is counting down to the UEFA EURO 2012™ Final Tournament!
You have shown an interest in volunteering at the third biggest sport event in the world – the UEFA EURO 2012™ Final Tournament. Although the selection process will start in the summer of 2011, through the UEFA EURO 2012™ website, this newsletter will keep you informed about the preparations in the two host countries.
The Volunteers’ Newsletter will be sent to your inbox every month with information about the UEFA EURO 2012™ Volunteers project, latest news on the preparations as well as exclusive interviews and events taking place. It will also give you an idea of what famous people think about volunteering.
This is the moment for Poland and Ukraine; if you want to ‘Create History Together’™ – stay in touch and… go for it!
The UEFA EURO 2012™ Volunteer Team ______
‘Expect Emotions’ A true story of an EURO 2008 volunteer
“Ever since I was a little girl I have dreamt about taking part in the
European or World Football Championships.
Volunteering at UEFA EURO 2008™ was a childhood dream come true. During the UEFA EURO 2008™ Final Tournament in Switzerland and Austria I was assigned to the VIP Services Team in the beautiful little Austrian city of Klagenfurt.
VIP Services take care of important guests visiting the tournament. As a volunteer in the VIP Services Team I helped in all the preparations from Written by Anna Mróz – a the delegations‟ arrival to taking care of the VIP lounges. On the match volunteer in VIP Services days we greeted the guests and took them to their places.
in Klagenfurt at UEFA EURO 2008™. My shifts fell on match days only, but from the first day onwards I wanted to be present every day! Hence I spent the entire four weeks in and around the stadium working as an all-round volunteer; coming to the stadium at 8 am and sometimes leaving at 10 pm. It gave me lots of joy.
Being there, working hard to make EURO 2008 possible, seeing how everything is organised, meeting new people from around the world and talking to one another – this is something that can not be described in a few sentences. You have to experience it yourself!
I now have another dream – to be involved in the UEFA EURO 2012™ Volunteers programme and be part of sport Volunteering development in Poland. Volunteering at the UEFA EURO 2008™ gave me inspiration – now I know exactly what I want to do in my life!”
VOLUNTEER NEWSLETTER
November 2010 Issue 1
Volunteers’ Centre Spot
Volunteering is…. UEFA EURO 2012™ Volunteers Programme …traditionally associated with activities in the social field e.g. The UEFA EURO 2012™ Volunteers in hospitals, with elderly people programme is managed by Euro 2012 Polska or people with disabilities. You and Euro 2012 Ukraine and will involve more might be surprised to know than 5‟000 volunteers for both countries. that in Europe the highest UEFA volunteers will help in all the official levels of volunteering are found UEFA sites (i.e. stadiums, hotels, airports and in… sport! However, sport team base camps). volunteering is not very common in Poland and Ukraine. UEFA EURO 2012™ will change Over 4’500 volunteers, the image of sport volunteerism in the two representing 75 different nationalities, countries. By engaging with us, you have a were involved in UEFA unique chance to put sport volunteering in Euro 2008™ in Austria the spotlight! and Switzerland. Almost 18‟000 people applied. The oldest volunteer was 79 years old and the youngest 19. Thirty- eight percent of the volunteers were female.
How can you become a UEFA EURO Volunteer functions 2012™ Volunteer? During UEFA EURO 2012™ there We welcome everyone, regardless of will be around 21 areas and gender or origin. However you have to more than 60 different job fulfil some basic requirements: positions for volunteers. Each volunteer will be asked to . be at least 18 (as of 1 March 2012); choose his/her preferred area during the . speak at least conversational, preferably application phase (areas include: ticketing; fluent, English; media operations; safety & security; . be a friendly, motivated, team player accreditation; event transportation; welcome with a positive, „can do‟ attitude and be & information services; information & committed to values of respect, fair play communication technologies). and solidarity; . be available - the assigned function will You can read about these different tasks in depend on the level of your availability. each area in future editions of this For certain functions you need to have newsletter. specific skills and competencies (like IT) – we will explain this in detail in the upcoming issues of the newsletter.
Did you know that…
… if you link all 8 Host Cities together on a map, they would form a flower, the symbol of the Tournament? Try and do it!
… during Euro 2008 Spanish footballer David Villa was the Top Scorer with 4 goals?
VOLUNTEER NEWSLETTER
November 2010 Issue 1
Dribbling towards UEFA EURO 2012™
Friends of Euro Kick-off Poland and Ukraine are ready to create a new chapter in the history of the UEFA European Football Championship. To involve Poles and Ukrainians in the preparations of UEFA EURO 2012™, the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) launched the Friends of UEFA EURO 2012™ campaign. Up to 100 people in Poland and the same number in Ukraine will be officially named “Friends of UEFA EURO 2012™”. Half of them will be public figures selected by the LOC. The remaining spots are open to the general public and will be filled through competitions for people of all ages. Children will have the opportunity to participate in drawing, music and other contests to express their feelings on the Final Tournament and their national pride. Adults will also have the opportunity to join the campaign through its many different activities. The first Friends of UEFA EURO 2012™ were announced on 3 September in Ukraine and 4 September in Poland (click here for more information).
Exclusive
Martin Kallen, Operations Director, UEFA Events S.A.
“You volunteers, are a key element in the organisation of the European Championship. You are the colourful public face of the event and of the host countries. Without you, the event would simply not take place.”
Volodymyr Klychko, Friend of UEFA EURO 2012™
“You all are aware of how important this tournament is for our country. Each of us should do our best to ensure that this tournament is organised at the highest level. I‟m addressing each of you now: do not ask what EURO 2012 can do for you - think what you can do for the EURO. I would like that during this championship everybody feels like they are visiting friends and that all guests feel at home. That is how it was in 2006 during the World Championship in Germany. I will do everything possible to be in Kyiv during the EURO 2012 and to support the fans and players.”
Robert Korzeniowski, Friend of UEFA EURO 2012™
“I recently had the chance to admire the work of volunteers during the Special Olympics European Summer Games in Poland. If somebody still has doubts about getting involved in volunteering, he or she should listen to those who did not hesitate to help the disabled sportsmen. I will also never forget the wonderful volunteers during the Olympic Games in Sydney who sacrificed their valuable time to help me perform. They undoubtedly contributed to the two gold medals I won in Australia. I believe that the UEFA EURO 2012™ volunteers will display the most beautiful tradition of Polish and Ukrainian hospitality and that the players and their fans will remember them in the same way as I remember the Australians.” VOLUNTEER NEWSLETTER
November 2010 Issue 1
Extra time
Volunteers’ Stories
Have you already been a sport volunteer? Maybe you are involved in other volunteer activities? Please send us your story. All texts should be in English and a maximum of 1‟500 characters (with spaces). You may have a chance to have your story published in future issues of this newsletter. Please attach a photo of you volunteering on-the-job.
Please send your story by email to: [email protected] with the subject line: „VOL STORY_{insert your surname}.
All stories and photos become the property of UEFA Events S.A. By sending the story, you consent to the use of your name, photo and story (with potential changes and editing) in any publicity carried out by UEFA and its subsidiaries.
Links
UEFA website UEFA EURO 2012 UEFA EURO 2012 Volunteer page
Scoring opportunities
16 November 2010 Mascot Launch - Warsaw will host the presentation of UEFA EURO 2012™ Mascot.
Friendly match between Poland and Ivory Coast – this will be the first 17 November 2010 official match of the Polish National Football Team in the Municipal Stadium Poznan – the first of Poland‟s UEFA EURO 2012™ venues to be completed.
11 September – Multicultural Futsal Tournament organised in Warsaw in cooperation 27 November 2010 with Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE). More information can be found on the Fundacja Wolnosci website in Polish, English and Russian
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