A London 2012 Olympic Games Maker silver baton given to Gavin Jones of Grangetown, Cardiff, as recognition of his work as a Games Maker at the London 2012 Olympic Games. He was interviewed as part of the VCS Cymru Chronicle Project and described his selection, training and experiences.

He described how he was made to feel appreciated:
"But yeah, volunteering for the Olympics was fab and you really did feel, um, you did feel appreciated. I mean I have this, er, obviously mass produced letter from the Prime Minister but it was little touches like that. I've got a nice silver baton that was presented afterwards."

The Olympic website explains:
“London 2012 volunteers are called ‘Games Makers’, as they are helping to make the Games happen. The Games Maker recruitment process began in September 2010, with the London 2012 Organising Committee receiving more than 240,000 applications.
Up to 70,000 people were chosen to become Games Makers and they will take on a wide variety of roles across the Olympic venues during the Games: from welcoming visitors to transporting athletes, helping out behind the scenes in the Technology team and making sure the results get displayed as quickly and accurately as possible."
(Source: www.olympic.org/news/volunteers-helping-to-make-the-games-happen, accessed 26/2/17.)

The private collection of Gavin Jones.
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