Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Internships Up for Auction

One company is making it possible for your internship dreams to come true, at a price.

Room to Grow is auctioning off three-week summer internships at Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, CNN and Teen Vogue during its 10th anniversary celebration at Christie's, which will take place December 2.

The internships are being auctioned as part of the "Reaching for the Stars" program. The program offers internships to teenagers 16-years old and older with an interest in media, music, fashion or movies. According to an article by Media Bistro, an internship is a priceless opportunity to learn the ropes.

"We are offering one three-week summer internship at each of these iconic media establishments: Rolling Stone Magazine, CNN, Vanity Fair, Teen Vogue," the article notes. "We will auction off each of the internships individually. You may bid on one or more."

The mission of Room to Grow is to enrich the lives of babies born into poverty throughout their critical first three years of development.

Room to Grow is an organization that provides parents raising babies in poverty with one-on-one parenting support and essential baby items throughout their children's critical first three years of life.

"Parents expecting a baby are referred to Room to Grow by selected prenatal programs assisting low-income families," the company's Web site states. "Upon their referral, parents visit Room to Grow's warm and inviting space once every three months from just before the birth of the baby until their child turns three.

"During their one-on-one appointments with our staff clinicians, typically lasting two hours, parents receive developmental information, customized support, and all of the needed baby items to ensure a healthy and secure start for their child," the site adds.