A letter of appreciation was given by the city to those who participated in the volunteers recruited by the city at the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
Initially, 30,000 volunteers were registered as volunteers recruited by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, but due to the postponement of the tournament for one year and changes in activities due to the holding of no spectators, many people declined and finally participated. There were only about 17,000 people in total.
On the 17th, a letter of appreciation was presented to the volunteers who participated in the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, and about 340 people attended.
In this, Governor Koike of Tokyo said, "I think I was worried because the situation changed every day because I became an unattended person, but I was grateful for the enthusiastic work and the delicate hospitality. Thank you for your hard work." Was shown.
After that, the volunteers who participated said, "While the pros and cons were divided due to the corona disaster, I was worried whether the activity was correct" or "I was in an unexpected situation, but I was able to adapt." I was looking back on those days.
In the future, the city will widely convey the appeal of volunteers to the citizens of Tokyo, including those who could not participate in volunteer activities at the Tokyo Games, and will continue to encourage them to participate in the activities.
A male office worker in his twenties who volunteered to write a message of support at the Tokyo Games said, "I wore the uniform for the first time today. I can't help but change the content of my activities. I also volunteer to support learning, so I will continue. I want to. "