Spirits in Action

volunteers

Are you interested in working with mentally and physically handicapped students from the LA area? Do you want to be part of one of the largest student-run non-profit organizations at USC? Are you ready for the most fun, fulfilling, exhilarating, and exhausting day of your life? Then read on!

So you want to get involved, but don't have the time for weekly meetings? Then we need you! And so does your athlete for this year's Spirits in Action.

Each year, a group of USC students plan a huge event of games and competitions for more than 300 athletes with mental and physical disabilities from the Los Angeles area. And every year, hundreds of USC students, family, and friends are needed as volunteers to make this event the huge success that it has been for the past decade. Without these volunteers, the event would never be possible.

Here is where YOU come in!

This year, we are looking for upwards of six hundred volunteers for the event on Saturday, April 25th, 2009. Most of the volunteers will be "buddies" for the athletes that come to compete. As a "buddy", you would accompany the athlete to all of his/her events, cheer him/her on, join him/her for lunch, relax with him/her at Spirit City (Spirits' carnival), and be part of the joy of competition. (ps...you also get a Spirits T-shirt and free lunch)

If you can't stay all day, Spirits also needs plenty of volunteers to help run the event. We need competition coordinators, water and food servers, and volunteers to staff Spirit City and other positions to help the day run smoothly.

The experience as a buddy/volunteer is not only an enriching one, but a lasting one as well. As a matter of fact, more than 90% of the current Executive Board for Spirits were previously a buddy or volunteer, and that experience has urged them to come back year after year. So, please, join us this year, and help make Spirits an unforgettable event for all of the athletes!

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