Pan-Asian American Community House (PAACH) in partnership with Undergraduate Assembly (UA), Graduate and Professional Student Assembly (GAPSA), and Chinese Students & Scholars Association at Penn (CSSAP) are providing a free Chinatown Bus Charter going from campus to Chinatown (and vice versa) for Penn faculty, post-docs, staff, and students in Spring 2022.

This is a great opportunity for members of our Penn community to explore a unique neighborhood of Philadelphia and support local Asian businesses. We are thus looking for volunteers to help the bus driver check people in (i.e. check people's PennCards while boarding) and make sure that things run smoothly. This is a 30-minute volunteer commitment per slot. 

Before submitting this form, please review the expectations and instructions for volunteering below; available shifts along with confirmed volunteers will be updated at this Google Sheet. Please submit 1 form per 1 volunteer date. You will receive a copy of this form after submission. We will also send a reminder email with more details prior to the day of volunteering. Please contact gapsa.international@gapsa.upenn.edu if you have any questions or concerns!

Volunteer Instruction for Spring Semester 2022:

• Arrive 10 mins early to Penn Bookstore Bus Stop (outside the main entrance at 3601 Walnut Street) (Red Star).
• Please wear your Volunteer Name Tag. Board the bus and identify yourself with the driver. (We will reach out to you to get you your name tag).
• Check PennCard for each person boarding. Make sure passengers wear face masks/coverings.
• At each stop on Penn campus, check PennCard for each person boarding.
• Get off the Bus at the end of a shift at 33rd & Walnut (Blue Star). If you are unsure about this stop, you can kindly ask the driver when you board the bus. Volunteers can also board the bus with passengers to Chinatown if they wish.

The Chinatown Charter is accessible on the PennRides App or at www.upenn.edu/pennrides via any web browser when using a computer or a mobile device. Real-Time Bus Tracking and route options and will be active from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., each Saturday there is service.

Note: If you sign up for back-to-back shifts (e.g. 1 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. shifts), please keep in mind that it takes about 6-8 mins to walk from 33th & Walnut back to the Penn Book Store (first Penn bus stop).

Dates of Services/Volunteers:

Saturdays (12-6 p.m.): 03/05/22, 03/19/22, 04/02/22, 04/16/22, 04/30/22

If you would like to volunteer for more than 2 slots/day, feel free to submit another form!

Thank you so much for your help! We truly appreciate your time and support.