Community Relations Intern

Northeast Grocery • Town of Amherst, NY

3d • $18

About The Position

The Community Relations Intern will support the Tops Stars for Our Troops flag program through coordination, communication, and tracking. The program includes a May to June flag collection period followed by operational processing work that continues into the fall. During the summer internship, the intern will help ensure flags are collected from stores, inventoried, sorted, laundered, coordinated for canton cutting with volunteer organizations, and prepared for packaging and distribution. The program goal is to complete packaging for distribution by Veterans Day, and the intern will produce deliverables and a handoff plan that enables that timeline.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a college or university program, preferably in Communications, Marketing, Business, Nonprofit Management, or a related field.
• Strong organization skills and comfort coordinating multiple stakeholders.
• Clear written communication and follow-through.
• Ability to handle sensitive or mission-centered materials professionally and respectfully.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with event planning, community engagement, or volunteer coordination is a plus.
• Comfort using Excel for tracking and PowerPoint for presenting.

Responsibilities

• Track and support store-level flag collection through June, including follow-ups and inventory updates.
• Maintain an inventory and status tracker for flags received, flags selected for use, and flags designated for retirement or recycling.
• Support sorting and laundering coordination, documenting workflow steps and standards.
• Coordinate with volunteer organizations to schedule canton cutting, track allocations, and manage logistics.
• Support packaging preparation and tracking, including documenting packaging specifications and a distribution readiness plan.
• Document proper retirement steps for flags not used and disposal or recycling steps for scraps from processed flags.
• Participate in program professional development sessions and deliver a final project presentation summarizing progress and recommendations.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed