Rosarito Beach in Need of Volunteers

ROSARITO BEACH—This popular tourist destination plans to continue its successful volunteer “Greeter” program this year and is seeking additional volunteers to help staff tourist information booths beginning Memorial Day weekend
“The program will be similar to the one used very successfully by the San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau,” said Rosarito Convention & Visitors Bureau (COTUCO) President Laura Wong.
“Since most of our visitors are from the U.S., we’re especially interested in volunteers from Rosarito’s large expatriate community, but the program is open to anyone who speaks English well.”
About 20 people volunteered as greeters last year and they will be contacted again this year, but additional help is needed. People interested in being volunteer greeters should contact COTUCO manager Jesus Santos at 661-612-0396; or jesus@rosarito.org,
Two information booths will be set up this year, one on Boulevard Benito Juarez in downtown Rosarito and another in Puerto Nuevo,
“We’re looking for people who enjoy meeting and helping others and have several hours a month they would like to donate,” Wong said.
Charly Kimm, president of the Cruz Roja volunteers, and Anne Hines, president of the United Society of Baja California, have expressed interest in helping recruit volunteers.
“About 14,000 U.S. citizens live in Rosarito,” Wong said. “The success of groups such as Cruz Roja and the USBC show they have the desire to be strongly involved with the community. We hope this program will be one more excellent outlet for them.”
The visitor centers would provide information, assistance and might eventually expand to include other services for visitors and U.S, residents of Rosarito.
“Rosarito has more than one million visitors a year,” Wong said. “We want to provide them the best information and assistance possible, so that their stay here will be a wonderful one,”
Potential volunteers will be interviewed and those selected will receive training. A full-time (COTUCO) staff member will manage the program.