China News Service, Shanghai, October 28 (Reporter Xu Jing) The swearing-in ceremony for the volunteers of the 9th China International Import Expo was held at the Shanghai Exhibition Center on the 28th. 4,561 "Little Leaf" volunteers jointly swore online and offline to officially join the CIIE volunteer service.
Since the first CIIE was held in 2018, a total of more than 38,000 "Little Leaf" volunteers have stood at service positions, practicing the volunteer spirit of "dedication, friendship, mutual assistance, and progress" with sincere smiles and professional services, and have won widespread praise from domestic and foreign guests.
A total of 4,561 "Little Leaf" volunteers were recruited for this CIIE, with services covering 158 positions in 9 categories, including on-site guidance and consultation, exhibition registration and management, guest contact and reception, news promotion assistance, transaction data statistics, information assistance, welcome and drop-off assistance, administrative assistance and medical and health assistance. Among them, there are 118 volunteers in long-term management positions, cooperating with various lines in preliminary preparations, session management, etc.; there are 4,368 volunteers in session service positions (including reserve volunteers), coming from 49 schools. This year, 65 volunteers from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan were specially recruited to participate in the service.
The CIIE is a window connecting China and the world. Groups of young volunteers use their enthusiasm and professionalism to build bridges of communication, tell Chinese stories well and promote people-to-people connections. At the ceremony, many volunteer representatives from different universities and with different experiences gave speeches and shared CIIE stories of serving the event, broadening international horizons, honing practical skills, and harvesting the power of growth. These experiences have also accumulated strength for them to find employment, innovate and start businesses.
Li Heidi told a story of voluntary inheritance spanning more than ten years. When she was 11 years old, she got lost at the Shanghai World Expo and was helped by "Xiaobaicai" volunteers, and the seeds of volunteering were planted: Volunteers are to show up and lend a helping hand when others need it. In 2019, 20-year-old Li Heidi put on a red "Little Leaf" uniform to serve at the CIIE. She has grown from a child who was once well-protected to a volunteer who delivers warmth, giving directions and answering questions hundreds of times a day. In September this year, she served in the 48th World Skills Competition as "Little Chengzi". Now, her identity has changed again and she will serve as a team teacher to lead the new generation of "Little Leaf" to the 9th CIIE. From the teenagers who were helped, to the volunteers who served the event, to the teachers who accompanied the students on the expedition, what has changed is the identity, but what remains unchanged is the relay of volunteerism.
It is understood that the volunteer service support team has organized pre-job training, real-life drills and on-the-job coaching in an orderly manner, relying on scenario-based simulation drills to help volunteers become familiar with the venue layout, master service procedures, and clarify job responsibilities. At the same time, the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League promoted the city's youth league organizations at all levels to form "Youth Expo" special youth commando teams and other post-service collectives to do a solid job in volunteer services, engineering construction, conference affairs support, transportation, social governance and other fields.
