Recruitment drive seeks 3,500 volunteers for 2011 Special Olympics

DESPITE the recession, a massive recruitment drive is steadily making its way to the 3,500 mark in Limerick.

This is the number of volunteers who will be needed to help run the Special Olympics which take place in Limerick next June.

Anne Marie Butler of Special Olympics Ireland said: “Sport comes naturally in Limerick and the stage is set for a real exciting games. We’ve had a fantastic response to our appeals for volunteers and we have been inundated with calls, emails and people coming to the recruiting sessions from all walks of life. The scale of the operation is huge.”