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Lifelong friends reunite as volunteers at the Winter Olympics in Milan
Caren Hoffman and Rosaria Galbiati, longtime friends reunited after 40 years, are among 18,000 volunteers selected from over 130,000 applicants at the Milan 2026 Winter Olympics.
- At the Milan 2026 Winter Olympics, Caren Hoffman and Rosaria Galbiati, who met 40 years ago on an Italian beach, are volunteering as members of 'Team 18,000'.
- Their friendship endured through postcards and family ski trips, and Hoffman recalled, `I was working in town on the Italian coast called Senagalia as an au pair`, when they first met.
- More than 130,000 applicants applied, and both Caren Hoffman and Rosaria Galbiati were accepted as volunteers at the Milan 2026 Olympics.
- Olympic volunteers do not receive pay and must cover travel and accommodations, but they receive two free uniforms.
- Galbiati texted Hoffman urging them to volunteer now, and applications for future Games will open this summer, signaling opportunities for others to apply.
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