"For this movement, the volunteers are at the core of it," said Communication freshman Paula Acuna, a volunteer for Chicago 2016. "Obviously, it's donations too, but for anything to get done, people from the community need to help."
Acuna is one of 139 registered Northwestern student volunteers, led by Weinberg senior Jake Wilson. With 2,500 college student volunteers nationwide, Wilson said efforts to recruit students on campus have been successful. Chicago 2016 declined to release more volunteer statistics until May 11, when the IOC finishes visiting all candidate cities.
"Chicago 2016 has been recruiting college students using grassroots efforts similar to tactics used in President Barack Obama's campaign, said a regional leader for Students Support Chicago 2016, who could not give his name due to Chicago 2016 policy.
"It was the youth that made Obama's 'change' factor so vocal," the regional leader said. "They connect well to so many demographics, and that was really the backbone for us targeting college students." Daily Northwestern report
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