BOSTON, Mass. Old Sacramento, a historic district in Californias capital city, will be the site this fall of a Tourism Cares volunteer restoration initiative.

The project is expected to involve hundreds of travel and tourism professionals who will travel to Sacramento to spend a day working to restore and rejuvenate the historic aspects of Old Sacramento.

Volunteers are being asked to arrive in Sacramento on Sept. 27 and work all day Sept. 28. Registration is available on the Tourism Cares website at www.TourismCares.org/volunteer.

"Volunteers will be greeted by an enthusiastic, appreciative and welcoming Sacramento tourism industry as they do important restoration and general refurbishing", said Bruce Beckham, executive director of Tourism Cares.

"This is meaningful work that will help our colleagues in Sacramento continue to proudly interpret the history and culture of their city."

Travel industry volunteers will paint, landscape and rebuild areas in Old Sacramento, a National Historic Landmark District and State Historic Park located along the Sacramento River.

The district, which is the historic jumping off point for the California Gold Rush of 1849, depicts the era with museums, historic attractions, shopping, dining and entertainment.

Work also will be done at Fort Sutter and other sites around the district.

At a time when budget cuts, understaffing and time constraints stifle simple but deferred maintenance, Sacramento and its tourism highlights will benefit tremendously from the help that will be provided by hundreds of enthusiastic volunteers who care, said Beckham.

"Its really the volunteers who will make this happen. Were excited that many of our industry partners and friends, and even college students are planning to join in to help make Old Sacramento new again," said Steve Hammond, president and CEO of the Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau. "We all have so much pride in our city and just welcome this opportunity."

Companies and individuals are invited to participate in attendance or sponsorship. Merchandise, monetary and in-kind sponsorships are available. Information is available on the Tourism Cares website.

Tourism Cares is a nonprofit public charity that works to preserve the travel experience for future generations by awarding grants; presenting academic and professional development scholarships, and by organizing volunteer efforts to restore tourism-related sites in need of care and rejuvenation.