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It’s coming to the end of a fabulous two weeks of work experience with the Threepipe team and I have to say, I’ve never worked with a friendlier bunch! They certainly know how to make the ‘new girl’ feel at home. My responsibilities over the week have mostly centred around clients Rachel’s and LeapFrog, including tasks such as: updating media lists, researching premium kitchenware and regional events for the ‘Mornings with Love’ page, as well as producing a coverage board, which allowed me to get the creative juices flowing. A new experience for me was liaising with celebrity agents over the phone with the hope of sending their clients a range of LeapFrog toy products for their kids, which I really enjoyed.

My highlight of the fortnight was attending the GBK charity event in collaboration with Capital FM’s Help a London Child, which was held at the Martin Luther King Adventure Playground in Islington. The ongoing partnership sees the re-launch of their fundraising campaign, ‘Quids In’ –the gist of it is, head to your nearest GBK restaurant, buy one burger or main course salad and get a second for just £1. GBK will then donate that £1 to 95.8 Capital FM’s Help a London Child, who offers financial support to grass-root projects for London’s less advantaged children. Last year’s campaign raised over £80,000 which allowed Help A London Child to provide financial support to at least 40 grass roots projects working with disadvantaged children in the capital city. Sounds like a great way to help out the community while dining guilt-free!

With Jennie and Clare as my mentors, we liaised with clients GBK and Help a London Child, helping with the preparation of the event and ensuring that everything was running smoothly. The day got into full swing when Capital FM ‘Drivetime’ presenter, Greg Burns, arrived to host. The children of the Martin Luther King People’s Partnership seemed to be having a great time, especially when they found out GBK were handing out their delicious free burgers at lunch! As well as gaining valuable PR experience, I came out feeling more inspired than ever to try out GBK’s new summer menu, with exotic bites such as the Jamaican burger -a 100% Aberdeen Angus burger topped with tangy yet sweet mango and ginger sauce, salad and mayonnaise. With the Help a London Child promotion running until the end of August, there’s still plenty of time to get through the menu.

And so my two weeks are almost up –thanks very much to Eddie and co. for giving me the opportunity and being such a great team to work with!

-Selina