Eight thousand volunteers are in the thick of things: they will answer all questions and help at any place of the exposition
Volunteer
Valery Larionov has been working at the RUSSIA EXPO since the first day and
seems to know better than anyone how to find the right pavilion. He instantly
guides guests and always recommends interesting expositions.
This year
Valery will celebrate his 75th anniversary. Despite his venerable age, the man
spends almost every day at the exposition helping guests. And he willingly
takes two shifts. Within a month it turns out to be more than 200 hours. These
are impressive figures, which by the end of the exposition may well become a
volunteer record.
By the way,
Valery was one of those who stood at the origins of the volunteer movement in
our country back in the 90s. Volunteering is a way of life for him. He always
welcomes visitors with a smile, he has a kind word for everyone. It is simply
impossible for anyone to leave the pavilion where Valery works disappointed.
"I
have been working at the exposition since the very beginning and I see how much
people like it here. That's why I'm happy to be part of such an amazing event.
I can't sit at home, I want to be here in the thick of things, meeting people
from all corners of our country. It's an incredible experience", - Valery
concluded.
In any
weather - in the freezing cold of minus 30 degrees, in the bitter wind, in rain
or snow - the volunteers of the RUSSIA EXPO are ready to help the guests. To
give directions, to clarify the program, to find a forgotten thing. And they do
it for free. Young volunteers are not lagging behind. One of them is Anastasia
Ivanova. The girl is 20 years old, she is a second-year student at Moscow City
Pedagogical University.
"Recently,
almost all the guests were looking for Cheburashka, we were confused at first,
and then it turned out that at the stand of the Stavropol region they were
giving away toys. And many people also ask where the teleport is. All the
volunteers already know what it's about and send guests to the stand of the
Kamchatka region, which is called "Teleport Kamchatka", - shared
Nastya.
The girl said that she has been volunteering since high school. She together with her peers helped veterans, held environmental campaigns. According to Anastasia, she can't imagine her life without volunteering. For her it is not just a way to be in the crowd and in the thick of things, but a real way of life.
More than 800 volunteers help guests at the RUSSIA EXPO every day. Eight thousand volunteers will take part in the exposition's work during its entire duration.
The objective is to establish a unified standard for guest engagement across all branches of the National Centre RUSSIA nationwide.
