Chicago Greeter Volunteer Form

CHICAGO GREETER, a service of the Chicago Office of Tourism
Chicago Greeter Volunteer Application

* = Required

*First Name	*Last Name

*Street Address

*City	*State

*Postal/Zip Code	*Birthdate
	Month/Day/Year (ex: 11/19/2008)
*Password	*Confirm Password
Please remember your password for future reference	Enter the same password for confirmation
Office/Company Name

Company Address

City	State

Postal Code

*Daytime Telephone Number	Evening Telephone Number
(please include area code)	(please include area code)
Fax Telephone Number	Other Telephone Number
(please include area code)	(please include area code)
Email Address

In case of emergency, whom should we contact?
*Name	Relationship

*Daytime Telephone Number	*Evening Telephone Number
(please include area code)	(please include area code)

The Chicago Office of Tourism accommodates people with disabilities. Do you need any type of reasonable accommodation to serve as a Chicago Greeter?
Yes No
If yes, please describe. (200 characters maximum)

What is your present occupation/career?

What is your previous occupation/career?

Have you provided any volunteer services in the past? Yes No
If yes, please provide detailed information about your previous volunteer experience including the name of the organization, the type of volunteer service you provided, the length of time you provided it and date(s) of service. (600 characters maximum)

There are many ways in which you can assist Chicago Greeter. Please select all activities of interest to you. (Hold down the CTRL key to select more than one item)
Do you have experience working with the public? Yes No
If yes, please briefly describe your public experience. (700 characters maximum)

Why would you like to become a volunteer for Chicago Greeter and what would you like to get out of this program? (500 characters maximum)

The Chicago Office of Tourism will match volunteers with visitors according to interests. Please check all themes and neighborhoods that you are able to showcase during a visit.

Themes:

African American Heritage	Antiques	Architecture
Art	Bike Chicago - limited to 4 guests - May-October ( Bikes provided by Bike Chicago)	Chicago Fire
Chicago History	Chicago lakefront	Chicago River
Children's Activities	Churches	Ethnic Chicago
Ethnic Grocery Stores	Farmer's Markets (Seasonal)	Fashion
Film	Financial District	Food
Gardens	Gay & Lesbian Chicago	German American Heritage
Graceland Cemetery	Green Chicago	Irish American Heritage
Jewish Chicago	Latin Chicago	Legal Chicago
Literature	Maxwell Street Market (open on Sundays)	Medicine
Millennium Park	Monuments and Memorials	Museum
Music	Nature	Navy Pier
Outdoor Sports	Parks	Polish American Heritage
Public Art	Shopping	Synagogues
Theater	Transit	Ukrainian American Heritage
Zoo

Neighborhoods:
Click on the neighborhood name for more information

Andersonville	Argyle Street	Beverly /Morgan Park ( morning only )
Bronzeville	Bucktown/Wicker Park	Chinatown
Gold Coast	Greektown	Hyde Park
Lakeview/Wrigleyville	Lincoln Park	Lincoln Square
Little Italy/University Village	Logan Square	Milwaukee Ave.
North Michigan Avenue/Streeterville	Old Town	Pilsen
Pullman Historic District (morning only )	Ravenswood	River North
Rogers Park/Devon Avenue	South Loop/Printers Row	The Loop
Ukrainian Village	Uptown	West Loop/Randolph Street

Please indicate the Chicago neighborhood(s) and/or theme(s) you are most familiar with and indicate some highlights of this neighborhood(s) and/or theme(s) that you believe would be of interest to visitors.
(700 characters maximum)

Are there additional neighborhood(s) and/or theme(s) that you feel would provide an interesting experience for visitors? Please include highlights of the neighborhood or theme.
(700 characters maximum)

How often would you like to participate as a volunteer?

How much advance notice do you need to provide volunteer service?

The Chicago Office of Tourism understands that Chicago Greeters have many interests and responsibilities. Please indicate the best days and times for you to participate in this service.
Please fill in all the times according to your schedule.

Time	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
10am thru 1pm
1pm thru 4pm

Do you prefer to work alone or with another Chicago Greeter representative?
Partner Alone

If you prefer to work with a specific partner, please provide his/her name?

Do you speak English fluently? Yes No
Please indicate ALL languages you are fluent in besides English (Hold down the CTRL key to select more than one item)
Please indicate ALL skills you have which would allow us to provide such services for visitors? (Hold down the CTRL key to select more than one item)
If you have additional skills, Please specify (500 characters maximum)

Please describe any other education, special skills and/or experience that may be relevant to Chicago Greeter. (500 characters maximum)

How did you find out about Chicago Greeter?

If you have been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor in the past 5 years, please explain (100 characters maximum)

Please provide any comments about Chicago Greeter that have not been covered by any of the questions above. (500 characters maximum)

Do you have a friend or relative who would be interested in participating as a Chicago Greeter? Yes No
If yes, Please specify:
First Name	Last Name

Home Address

City	State

Postal Code

Please list a person we can contact as your personal or professional reference.
*Name	Relationship

*Daytime Telephone Number	Evening Telephone Number
(please include area code)	(please include area code)



Chicago Greeter Chicago Office of Tourism 78 East Washington Street Chicago, IL 60602 Or on-line at chgogreeter@cityofchicago.org