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Why volunteering can be a game-changing experience

WITHIN 12 hours of applications opening to be volunteers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, more than 10,000 people had applied.

Anyone who wants the chance to play their part in the sporting festival that will be "a global show-reel for the city" in the words of Lord Smith of Kelvin has until February 28 to apply. But the level of enthusiasm on the first day provides early evidence that Glasgow intends to demonstrate its legendary friendliness to the world.

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