Positive Spin

Today I had a meeting with Nickolas Hein, CEO of Positive Spin. Positive Spin is a community partner of WVU's Center for Civic Engagement. Mr. Hein was very enthusiastic about bringing me on as a professional writing and editing intern to help around the office. He has never worked with a PWE intern before and hopes I can turn Positive Spin into a bigger company. This gives me a chance to define my own position and importance within Positive Spin.

Positive Spin focuses on loaning, repairing, and recycling bikes for people who choose to remain active, don't have a car, and/or rely on public transportation to get from place to place. Their most ambitious goal is to eliminate 80% of the vehicle miles traveled by 2040.

As an intern, I will help write grant proposals to encourage sidewalk building and repair projects, updating information to the webpage (positivespin.org), and edit executive and volunteer manuals. Mr. Hein is also part of program to get kids riding bicycles and writing about their experiences. I will enjoy helping on this project the most because kids are only getting fatter and aren’t excited about education. This program will help kill two birds with one stone, so to speak.

I will work for around 28 hours a week, starting at 9am, and be doubling up a receptionist. This way, the company can keep steadier hours and keep organized. I am hoping to do a little design work by creating a new logo, t-shirts, hats/helmets, any number of flyers, and promotional material.

I will be updating this blog bi-weekly to track my progress with Positive Spin.