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Red Carpet Tour needs volunteers

By by Ken Stanford
Posted 8:11AM on Saturday 3rd April 2004 ( 20 years ago )
GAINESVILLE - The Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce needs your help in rolling out the red carpet for the state's annual Red Carpet Tour Friday.

Connie Davis, Red Carpet volunteer chairman for the chamber, says volunteers are needed to blanket the stops the entourage will make with flags, signs, banners, and balloons - "extras," if you will, who will help add a "local " flavor to the greeting.

"But," Davis added, "those 'extras' will be just as important (as anyone else.)"

The Red Carpet Tour - which showcases the state to business and industry executives from all over the world - will arrive Friday about 2:00 p.m. at Road Atlanta, with additional stops planned downtown, at the Lake Lanier Olympic Center, and, and Riverside Military Academy, where they will be feted to a banquet and fireworks over Lake Lanier to conclude their visit.

Davis says about 300 people have already signed up to help, but that about 200 more - children and adults - are needed.

What's in it for a volunteer?

"I think they will get a lot of community service out of helping our committee welcome these wonderful VIPs into our area," she said.

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