Hundreds of students queued up for an opportunity to be part of the upcoming Cape Town Carnival.
The recruitment drive was spearheaded by five 2nd year Public Relations students who have joined the Carnival team as interns.
Around 150 volunteers are required for a number of tasks including being float pushers, marshals and setting up banners on the day of the event- March 24.
While students aren’t being paid they will receive free transport, all their meals on the day and a participation certificate which will be a welcome addition to their CV’s.
BUSY: PR students taking volunteer names.
Organiser Lee-Ann Mitchell says they presented the idea of using CPUT students as volunteers to the Carnival Committee last week.
“The volunteers will be screened and depending on where they live and how well they can represent Carnival we will make the selection,” she says.
This week a number of lead dancers donned their costumes to drum up interest in the volunteer drive held at the Cape Town campus.
After spotting the colourful costumes students streamed to the table to add their names to the growing list.
This year the Carnival theme is Cape to Cairo and a number of CPUT fashion students have designed costumes which will be on display on the big day.
Photography and Film and Video students are documenting all the behind-the-scenes action.
PR lecturer and Carnival Marketing co-ordinator Ayesha Toyer says they were overwhelmed by the amount of interest from students.
By LAUREN KANSLEY
Written by CPUT News
Email: