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Re: Where was the GP at Championships?
The venue manager (Mary Katherine?) speaks to the volunteer staff during Wed night orientation. I sought her out on Friday and told her how wonderful her staff was. I wish I'd paid more attention to staffers' names so I could have given specific examples, "John has been so pleasant to us over the past three days, always greeting us in the morning, etc."
I had received several complaints that media badged persons were being turned back at the entrance to the Dome. I went to investigate. It turns out that the signage we had provided there did not include team media badges, only "professional" media badges (like CNN). The staffer was doing what he was instructed to do, not allowing access to anyone without a badge from the sign! It took us a while to get it straightened out but I can't fault the staffer. I applaud him for doing what we wanted him to do! And after standing with him for several minutes while we waited for a supervisor, I wouldn't want his job for anything. I can't tell you how many drivers and coaches put their buttons on their sleeves, their pants, on their shirts in the middle of a bunch of other team buttons, on their shirts UNDERNEATH hoodies, etc.! That doesn't help speed up the process of getting into the Dome at all.
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