Volunteers being asked to greet guests, provide directions, assist with event check-ins and provide transportation, among other tasks.
Christy George, executive director of the host committee, speaks while the Democratic National Convention holds a media walkthrough on Jan. 18, 2024, at the United Center. More than 12,000 people have applied to volunteer for the Democratic National Convention in Chicago a little more than a month before the city’s first political convention in 28 years kicks off, Chicago 2024 Host Committee coordinators announced Wednesday.
The volunteers will greet, transport and direct guests and assist at events among other duties, according to a host committee news release. It’s the latest planning hurdle the committee has cleared, having recently said its About 1,400 volunteers came through the committee’s Neighborhood Ambassadors program as part of a monthslong recruitment process, officials said. The program is geared toward bringing in volunteers from around the city and suburbs and relaying information between neighbors and convention leaders, according to the release.
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