http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kuhf/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=543102 Does this sound appealing to anyone?
all your volunteer work is done prior to superbowl sunday, there is no volunteer work during the actual game. so don't think that you are going to volunteer and get to see the game for free...
I wonder what we might get compensated with if we do volunteer? A t-shirt? Koozie? Give me a damn ticket to the game!
You'd figure that all those millionaire business exec guys would be able to find their own way around town for the Superbowl
I volunteer nearly every year for the SuperFeast on Thanksgiving. I volunteer regularly to assist charities or help needy or handicapped people. The people who will be attending the Super Bowl here in Houston do not qualify as needy or handicapped to me, nor are they a charity.
i was kinda thinking that too, RMTex...kinda thinking there might be other more valuable uses for my time in the community and even in my own home...
When I heard this story, it made me do a double-take. The Superbowl is a huge money event. It has athletes with ridiculous salaries, huge TV ratings, ungodly prices on the tickets if you can even get them available, people flying in from all over the country, supposed to be a big boost to the local economy, requires a multi-hundred-million dollar new arena to be built just to get one... and then they ask people to help out for free??? You'd think there'd be enough money in the system that they can hire some folks. We paid for their stupid arena, the Superbowl is where we're supposed to start reaping some benefits, not shelling out again.
i don't know why this popped into my mind...but i can't stop laughing to myself (i'm easily entertained): "it's super bowl. people suppose get horny."
I hear ya, and I agree. Volunteering is a great part of my life. It makes me feel like I'm doing something other than taking up space on planet earth. I try to do it as much as possible, when time permits. One of my favorite volunteer activities involves helping kids in the children's ward at Memorial Hermann Hospital do art projects for an afternoon. It is very fulfilling.
wow! that's fantastic!! good for you! yeah..i'd say that's a bit more important than helping people find the dunking booth at the NFL Experience.
I'd do it. As long as the time commitment wasn't too great. Sure there are better causes, but that wouldn't stop my involvement here or prevent me from helping elsewhere too. It contributes to a sense of community, lets you be involved in the game and festivities, you probably get some cheesy souvenir (though that's not the reason you do it) and helps promote your city. Sure we're treated as pawns for the big money corps and sports business, but that's nothing new. I'd have a much bigger problem spending a billion dollars for three sports facilities for mega rich owners then volunteering a few hours for a one-time event which would probably be a lot of fun.
I'm going to Randalls right after work. Imagine being able to recount my tales of working at the Super Bowl years from now. (Even if its a crappy gig)... Some memories are just priceless.
No, the Superbowl yells money. I would consider working for free an insult. There are many things I would volunteer for, but you can bet someone is makin' bank big time on the 10,000 free workers. Stupid, just stupid.
Some of my friends in high school did this for the New Orleans Super Bowl just recently... they got a T-Shirt... Oh and they were on field for the half time show...
This is one of the stupidest things I have ever heard. Why the hell would you volunteer for a non-charitable cause, for 2 teams that you don't give a crap about, for people you've never met, who doesn't give a damn about you. Where is Covey's lose-lose-lose-lose quadrant?
I'm glad that I wasn't the only one offended when they called for volunteers. Chuck Watson said it was a way for Houstonians to be part of the Super Bowl and a story that they could one day tell their grandkids even if they wern't actually at the game.
