{"id":950,"date":"2022-08-16T15:17:46","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T22:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/?p=950"},"modified":"2022-08-16T15:17:46","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T22:17:46","slug":"i-gained-valuable-experience-in-marketing-event-planning-and-an-interactive-youth-activity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/2022\/08\/16\/i-gained-valuable-experience-in-marketing-event-planning-and-an-interactive-youth-activity\/","title":{"rendered":"I gained valuable experience in marketing, event planning and an interactive youth activity"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello! I\u2019m Sophia Hampton, and I\u2019m back again to recap my summer as I head into my last week as the small farms outreach intern in Polk County. These past nine weeks have flown by, and I have learned so much. Since my last post, I\u2019ve been continuing to manage social media pages, put together our email newsletter, and create marketing materials. I feel more confident in my graphic design abilities and have gained a new understanding of the importance of marketing and effective marketing strategies. I have really enjoyed this aspect of my internship, and I know these skills will be valuable in the future.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sophia (left) and heather Stiven greet attendees at the Small Farm Social. Photo by Audrey Comerford.<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n

I\u2019ve also gotten experience in event planning, and one of the main events that I helped put on was Small Farm Social. This was an evening for farmers in the mid-Willamette Valley to connect with each other and meet service providers. It was rewarding to go through the process of planning and preparation and have a successful event by the end of it. It was a reminder that any event takes a lot of work and energy to come to fruition. I created many of the printed and virtual marketing materials, managed our RSVP list, sent email reminders, and helped with the check-in table on the evening of the social.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sophia teaches about pollination at the Polk County Fair. Photo by Hayley White.<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n

My independent project for this internship was to come up with an activity for the Cultivating tent at the Polk County Fair, and I led an activity aimed at youth to teach about pollination. I used chalk to represent pollen and cotton balls to represent bees to show the process of pollination, and I think the kids enjoyed the interactive demonstration. I appreciated being able to connect with the community, and it was great to see the interest the public has in Extension programming and services.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ultimately, I\u2019m so grateful for this summer and this internship experience. I have great respect for all those who work in Extension; they care about the people they serve, were always willing to talk to me about their journey to their current position, and are making a real and important difference in communities. I would like to especially thank Hayley White, my supervisor, for her support and guidance as they are major reasons for my wonderful experience!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hello! I\u2019m Sophia Hampton, and I\u2019m back again to recap my summer as I head into my last week as the small farms outreach intern in Polk County. These past nine weeks have flown by, and I have learned so much. Since my last post, I\u2019ve been continuing to manage social media pages, put together… Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10731,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10731"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=950"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/950\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":963,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/950\/revisions\/963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}