The election headquarters of the candidate for mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, was replenished with volunteers who helped the organizers of the World Cup. This was told by the head of the election headquarters of Sobyanin, the editor-in-chief of Nezavisimaya gazeta Konstantin Remchukov. "After the World Cup more than 2 thousand.

FIFA volunteers signed up and came to us for an interview, they want to work. The number of our volunteers continues to grow, we had 7 thousand. , now 10.3 thousand.

volunteers, "the head of staff said at a briefing on Friday, July 20. Volunteers are engaged in collecting citizens' orders. By now, more than 6 thousand. statements with requests and suggestions. "Volunteers catch problems, we try to solve them. We also try to solve group problems, for example, problems of equity holders, "added Remchukov. Sergei Sobyanin became one of four candidates for the post of mayor of Moscow. He participates in the elections as a self-nominated. The pre-election program of the current head of the city will be formed on the basis of the orders and wishes of Muscovites. During the World Cup, which took place in 11 Russian cities from June 14 to July 15 this year, in Moscow, a team of 5 thousand. urban volunteers. They met fans at airports and railway stations, worked in hotels, at a fan festival and other places. Volunteers helped foreign tourists navigate the city and solve all related issues. All members of the volunteer team were selected at the end of last year and a special four-month training. They were recruited from among the students of 13 metropolitan universities and employees of one non-profit organization. The training program included general training, functional training and familiarity with the subject.

The assistants were taught to show the places of interest of the capital for different categories of groups, interact with people with disabilities, properly behave in emergency situations, provide first aid. Volunteers have been involved in nine functional areas: accreditation center, transport, "last mile", medical services, tourist routes, information centers, media support, fan festival and city events. On their decision to enter the headquarters of Sergei Sobyanin, the volunteers announced on July 16 at a gala evening where they were congratulated on their successful work at the World Championships.