sunday the 24th was the fourth and final day of the AST Dew Tour’s stop in Portland, Oregon. i worked all summer as a street team intern, promoting the event throughout Portland and at various events in Oregon. after all the hours leading into it, I was excited to see the final product.

during the actual Dew Tour, i worked in helping the Action Zone. The Action Zone was a ticket people could buy for $100 per day or $250 for the entire weekend. With this, they were let into the events early, were given a tour, received a free hat and a magazine subscription. During the tours they were also given access to walking on site at each of the venues, walking side by side with the likes of Dave Mirra and Chaz Ortiz. Helping lead the tours were some of my favorite parts of the Dew Tour. It was fun talking with the various guides and chatting with the Action Zone crowd about their favorite dew tour athletes.

now that its over i’m now helping out with final recap work, compiling an overall hit list of places we distributed collateral to. I will then help out with other work done by Oregon Sports Authority, including work on their campaign to bring MLS to Portland.

so a little about what I’m doing this summer.

my first job is an internship through the Oregon Sports Authority (http://www.oregonsports.org/). I am part of a team of interns, currently focusing on promoting the AST Dew Tour (http://www.ast.com/). So far we have been distributing posters and flyers to skate shops across Portland and getting involved in extreme sports events as well. For example, last weekend I worked at a booth at a wakeboard competition, handing out fliers and spreading the word about the Dew Tour. It was good experience for creating a personal relationship with customers and learning how to effectively get someone’s attention and maintain a conversation about the event. I had a good time and saw myself improve as the day went on.

My second job is working part-time at the Nike Employee Store in Beaverton. My title is a “seasonal sales associate”. My training starts on monday, i’m looking forward to it. I’m really glad to get my foot in the door with Nike, hoping to stay with it and work my way up.

Should be a busy summer working two jobs but it’ll be good experience.

Here’s a preview of this year’s skate vert competition at the AST Dew Tour (http://video.astdewtour.com/player/?id=145544#videoid=258238)