Adventures On Capitol Hill

As part of my internship with the Entertainment Industries Council, I got to attend the 10th Annual PRISM Awards Showcase on Capitol Hill this past Wednesday. It was a pretty major event for the organization and I was glad to be a part of it.

The Showcase highlighted the winning and nominated clips from the 10th Annual PRISM Awards TV show, which took place in Los Angeles last spring. The event was a chance for government officials to see the good works the entertainment industry has been doing through accurate depictions of mental health, substance abuse, addiction and recovery in feature films, television and music.

New EIC board member, Melissa Rivers, hosted the event. Never in a million years did I think I would be in the same room as her. I was surprised by how petite she was in person. I guess the camera really does lie, hehe.

It was cool to see how everything came together so smoothly. Ever since I started with EIC at the beginning of January, I've been working with everyone at the organization to bring this event to life. Some of the projects I took part in were:

• planning and organizing the RSVP list (which had over 200 people!)
• putting together press kits by drafting out several press releases
• writing out Melissa Rivers' itinerary for her visit to Washington, D.C.
• contacting media circuits to publicize the event

So far it's been quite an experience. I can't wait to see what's up next.