(BEIJING, April 12) -- A household name for his outstanding stage and
screen performances and his commitment to China's anti-HIV/AIDS campaign, actor
Pu Cunxin has applied to become a volunteer for both Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
and Paralympic Games.
"I will give up all performance appointments during my volunteer services for
the Beijing Olympic Games and Paralympic Games," he told the journalists on the
scene.
On Thursday Pu went through the application procedure at the Beijing
Volunteer Association and received a letter of appointment to train volunteers
for the Beijing Olympics and Paralympics.
"I can recite Pierre de Coubertin's Ode to Sport for the volunteers and go on
line to solicit scripts and create art works that can inspire the volunteers,"
he said.
Asked why he is so determined to be a Games-time volunteer, Pu said he was a
disabled person when he was young. "I suffered from polio before the age of nine
and since then I have felt a strong sympathy for people who are affected with a
handicap. I want to see more people involved in the Olympic Games and Paralympic
Games through my personal efforts," he said.
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