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Garden Spot High School

Mandy Weaver – Marketing & Journalism Internship

My name is Amanda Weaver and I have been interning with Garden Spot Village’s marketing team for about seven months now. I started back in August of 2018 and will finish in June of 2019. Garden Spot Village is located in New Holland about a mile from the high school. My mentors are Juanita Fox, the Storyteller/Writer, Brandon Adams, the Graphics Artist, Scott Miller, the Chief Marketing Officer, and Gavin Sauder, the WEB Designer. The goal for their marketing team is to tell stories that show abundant opportunities to live with purpose in the community.

My regular jobs are to check my email, go to the weekly social media meetings, write the social media blog posts and edit Juanita’s and others’ stories. Right now, I am working on a yearlong series about the clubs that Garden Spot Village has to offer. The articles are put in their monthly issues of the Garden Variety for 2019. I am also looking for local artisanal businesses and restaurants to feature in the 2019 Fall Destination magazine that Garden Spot Village produces. I also plan to be writing another article for the upcoming magazine.

My first article ever to be published was released in March of the 2019 Spring Destination. The article was a feature about Nancy Dolan and her career as a local actress at Cavod Academy and TV star. Through this, I have been able to experience the feedback of several editors, as well as a professional editor. It has helped me improve my writing style. Finding approval from everyone is probably the hardest part of this job.

I’ve matured through this experience in a lot of ways. From being able to take feedback and constructive criticism, to presenting myself more confidently and prepared. Writing for Garden Spot Village’s Marketing Team has made me a better writer, and allowed me to expand my writing style, something academic writing restricted. I am very thankful for this opportunity to intern and will miss the marketing team when my time interning is done.

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jhackman • April 22, 2019


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