Save the Date: InternsRock! June 10-19, 2011

June is just around the corner, which means that 8th grader season is coming to an end and interns from all over the country are about to flock into the District. Every summer some 20,000 college students or recent graduates descend on the nation’s capital to test drive their career paths, develop real-world skills, build their resume, gain a competitive edge over their peers, network, and maybe even get a full time job offer. They come to discover the city we call home. Yes, they crowd our metro and can be overheard saying all sorts of silly things, but they’re not all bad. They come to learn from us and also help us with our workload. They contribute to the local economy too. Shouldn’t we try to make a good impression on them and thank them for their hard work?

The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars* thinks we should! The educational non-profit, which brings some 1,500 students to D.C. every year to participate in academic internship programs, is organizing an intern appreciation week June 10-19, 2011. Anyone interning in DC this summer can take advantage of Interns Rock! by picking up a wristband at one of two locations between June 7-10:

• Intern Movie Night with NoMa on June 15 (7PM, with the film Slumdog Millionaire starting at 9PM. For more information on NoMa’s Summer Screen series visit their website)
• $15 tickets to DC United game against the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday, June 11 (bonus: the first 10,000 fans get a free Andy Najar bobblehead courtesy of Volkswagen)
• Discounts at local eateries like MadHatter, James Hoban’s Irish Restaurant, the Diner, Tryst Coffeehouse or Funxion
• Special offers for cultural activities and museums such as the National Crime and Punishment Museum (buy one ticket get one free), Madame Tussauds (also buy one ticket get one free), Washington Walks.
• Free admission to the Newseum that week. Tickets are typically $21.95 plus tax, so this is a pretty great offer!
• Pay your age at Arena Stage. Catch For Whom Southern Belle Tolls, The Glass Menagerie, Elegy for a Rose or a Time for Kill for just $19, $20 or $21, depending on how old you are.
• A free cupcake at Sprinkles or buy one cupcake, get one free at Hello Cupcakes Barrack Row.

If you are hosting interns this summer and think they rock, spread the word in your office!