The 300 volunteers for World Youth Day began their training Daily News Ávila
Certainly not the 300 that attended have already committed to serve as volunteers in the days before the convening at Madrid of the World Day Youth Day (WYD) to the forecast Avila arrival of thousands of pilgrims, but was close. One of the rooms of the Diocesan College Assumption of Our Lady of Avila was small yesterday to host the first meeting of those formative first volunteers arrived, the first contact to find out how they will organize the conference in the city and province which will entail Avila event and what is expected of volunteers. He also served for the dozens of people, mostly young but generally of all ages, knew the team that coordinates these preparations for WYD in the diocese, headed by Jorge Zazo, from the Delegation of the Diocese Youth Ministry.
'From 11 to August 16 in Avila will welcome thousands of people during the days leading up to WYD, become a volunteer. " Thus, more or less, says the poster produced to try to attract new volunteers, for once "exceeded our expectations", set at about 200 people, said Zazo, "the more you have better reception and visibility of the city abroad, "he added. Eight thousand people, which are expected to come, "need help from everyone and everyone has to know what to do and how to do it," said the coordinator of WYD at Avila before the massive meeting.
The head of the Diocese Youth Ministry explained that in principle there will be two more meetings throughout the course, but the coordinators will have another, what exactly will take place next weekend with the Youth Leadership Course, organized by the bishopric of Avila in collaboration with the Carmen de Noriega. With speakers attending María José Sánchez, Marcelo Vázquez, María San Gil and María Álvarez de Mon.
