The organizers of the volunteer program for the sailing events of the Beijing Olympics launched a project to recruit 10,000 "social volunteers" in Qingdao on Sunday.

The social volunteers will join Games-time volunteers and city operation volunteers in serving the sailing events to be held from August 9 to 21, 2008, the Qingdao Daily reported.

Qingdao residents who were born before June 30, 1994, and are healthy and able to take part in training activities, a pre-Games service every month and full services during the Games, can apply to join the volunteer contingent. Those who want to be assigned to special posts or offer translation services, need to have the required skills.

After recruitment ends, the signboards of six service posts such as queuing maintenance, translation, traffic order, environmental protection, information service and special service, will be erected in the city's important public places, bus stations, transport hubs, major sidewalks and tourist spots.

(BOCOG February 27, 2008)