week #2- 2/3/14- 2/5/14

2/3/14- Today it snowed in Bloomsburg so I was unable to go into the office to work. I was instead given an at home assignment. I was told to gather pricing from vendors for things we need for a September wedding. The wedding is a carnival theme, which is also during the Bloomsburg fair. The fact that's its during the fair makes a little problem arise for the availability of vendors. I was able to go through multiple vendors and receive pricing on cotton candy machines and supplies. I had to contact each vendor to see delivery costs and pick up costs. I also had to get prices for a fryer to be used at the wedding. For some companies they do not list prices on their sites. When I have issues getting prices, I contact the vendors personally. I had to contact a company called Event central and he was able to send me their current price list. I actually even got him to come in to the barn and drop off a brochure with information because we are a new client. I also had to contact another new vendor called Any Event. Any event has their prices up on the site but no delivery charges. Fortunately they contacted me immediately with what I needed. I learned that many companies do not post prices do to the fact that they change prices for different vendors. Its good to have connections in this business. Local businesses are usually more willing to help out. This is a bit of a problem because the fair rents out many fryers during that time. I was able to find prices on places that sell fryers. I was able to find the information all online and emailed it to my boss for further use.

2/5/15- Today was another heavy snow day in Bloomsburg. School was cancelled and the roads were very bad, so I was unable to make it to my internship. I was given a new assignment to contact Greek Life members and attempt to book my own event. Next time I go into the office I will be given further instructions and details on this assignment. I started working on this by contacting one of my friends in a Sorority who has access to their social. The social books events and is in charge of event planning for the sorority. I still have to hear back from this person but this was the first step I an taking to work on this project.