Organizers for the CP Women’s Open, which will be held at the Vancouver Golf Club in Coquitlam next month, are seeking volunteers to help run the event.
Byron Cook, the tournament co-chair, said they are still looking for about 350 more volunteers to take on jobs ranging from marshaling and crowd control to directing traffic in the parking lot. The event will also need drivers to shuttle spectators to and from the various parking lots, which will be located around the city.
“It’s all pretty simple,” he said. “It is basically just crowd control and opening and closing the ropes. It is not hard. You have to be able to stand on your feet.”
Currently, there are about 950 people ready to volunteer at the open and Cook said the event will likely need about 1,300 people to operate.
Each volunteer is required to purchase a uniform package for $75. It includes an official Adidas shirt, visor or hat, a transferable guest pass, a parking pass and a volunteer badge.
Families are also being sought to billet some of the players.
Cook said about 20 people hosted players when the Women’s Open was held at the Vancouver Golf Club in 2012 and he figures the same about will be needed when the tournament comes to town next month.
“For a lot of people that did in 2012, they said it was a great experience,” he said. “A lot of them have continued to communicate back and forth with the players, so it is really good.”
Those interested in volunteering for the event can go to www.cpwomensopen.com/volunteers.php to register and find out more information.
