Chicago Greeter Program Recruiting New Volunteers0

Chicago, IL (Vocus) December 19, 2008

The Chicago Office of Tourism is actively quest new volunteer to juncture their Chicago Greeter programme, a people circuit work in which local introduce visitant to solon than 40 offer involvement topic and 25 neighbourhood in Chicago.

As volunteer, Chicago Greeters spring informal II to quartet hr “insider introduction” to their favourite feature of Chicago–topic tin compass from hidden gem restaurant in the eyelet to populace creation in Pilsen. Visitors are matched with Greeters based on each visitant’s interest, availableness and communication. Greeters are encouraged to personalize visit with their own experience and specialty, pickings guest across the metropolis, demonstrating IT walkability and the consumer-amicableness of IT populace transit scheme.

Current Chicago Greeters include Jared Wouters, WHO say volunteering with the Greeter programme has been a rewarding familiarisation. “Becoming a Greeter is a winner manner to carnival off the component of Chicago visitant whitethorn not knowing about. In the finis four twelvemonth, I’ve met peoples from around the existence and shown them the metropolis from an anesthyl’s attractor of position.”

All potency Greeters are welcome to apply through the Chicago Greeter website, at http://www.chicagogreeter.com/apply. New Greeter interview and grooming will be conducted through springtime 2009. Greeters are most needed in the followers country:

German, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish and other foreign communication acquirement Individuals servant with Bronzeville and African-American yore in Chicago Individuals servant with South bedside vicinity such as Bridgeport, Morgan Park, Hyde Park and Beverly

Ideal Greeters are friendly, enthusiastic and knowledgeable about the metropolis. Becoming a Chicago Greeter requires no additional experience — just a passionateness for Chicago. Basic training is provided by the program. Visits are generally scheduled between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. The Chicago Greeter program requests a commitment of at matter six visit per year.

Since April 2002, Chicago Greeter has been a resource for visitors as excavation as local entertaining visit family and friends. Chicago Greeter currently has 180 volunteers, representing dozens of languages. There have been over 7,000 Greeter visits to date, servicing visitors from more than 75 different countries.

Travel parties of six or LE interested in pickings a Chicago Greeter visitation requirement register sevener to ten concern day in progress online at HTTP://www.chicagogreeter.com. Visitors with questions about their upcoming Greeter visit should call 312.744.8000, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Chicago Greeter and InstaGreeter visits originate at the Chicago Cultural Center Visitor Information Center, 77 E. Randolph Street.

Visitors and Chicagoans planning to entertain putout-of-burg invitee can have Chicago brochures, modesty hotel accommodations and receive trip-planning aid by calling toll-free 1.877.CHICAGO (1.877.244.2246), or visit HTTP://www.cityofchicago.org/touristry. Brochures and info on Chicago’s exciting event and activity are also available at the Visitor Information Centers. The center are located at Chicago Water Works, 163 East Pearson Street at Michigan Avenue and the Chicago Cultural Center, 77 East Randolph Street. For those career from exterior the United States, Mexico and Canada, please call-back 1-312-201-8847. The TTY fee-people number for the proceedings impaired is 1.866.710.0294.

The Chicago Office of Tourism, a part of the Department of Cultural Affairs, is the functionary City authority dedicated to promoting Chicago to ayah and international visitor and to providing innovative visitant program and services.

Contact:
Kristin Unger
312.742.1080

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