Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Coming Up: An Interview with Gail Morse
from
Big Apple Greeters - New York City's Greeter Organization
Big Apple
Greeters is an organization of local New York City volunteers
that give their personal time to out-of-town visitors and show them
around local neighbourhoods and sites. I have just had a chance
to connect with Gail Morse, the organization's Director of Marketing
and Public Relations and Marketing, who will be able to answer some
of my questions about the Greeter program in the next few weeks.
The information on the Big Apple Greeter website states that "Big
Apple Greeter's mission is to enhance New York City's worldwide
image and enrich the New York Experience by connecting Visitors
with knowledgeable and enthusiastic Volunteers. The mission was
created to accomplish the following goals:
- promote a friendly, inviting, manageable image of New York City
- bolster tourism and to foster economic development
- create opportunities for New Yorkers to show pride in their city
and give back to their city through volunteering"
Incidentally the Big Apple Greeter program has been so popular
that it has spawned off greeter organizations in other cities around
the world, including Chicago, San Antonio/Texas, Sydney and - soon
to come - Toronto.
As I will be heading off to New York City next week, I have arranged
for a local Big Apple Greeter to meet my husband and me next Friday
and I am really looking forward to meeting a local who can take
us around and give us her personal insights about living in New
York City.
So stay tuned for my upcoming live travel reports from New York
City and the interview with the Big Apple Greeters!
Useful books for travel to New York City:
Related articles:
Here is my New York City budget accommodation guide - bed
and breakfasts.
Here is my New York City budget accommodation guide -
small hotels.
Here is my New York City budget accommodation guide - hostels.
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