A selection of written work from magazine articles, blog posts, social media posts, links to e-newsletters, examples of copy for digital fund-raising campaigns, technical writing, research thesis, job descriptions, website content and Facebook pages.
Miracle at Marina – Hitting Rock-Bottom and the Struggle to Climb Back Up. This story describes the life of a Barbadian woman that teetered on the edge of complete ruin. Smoking marijuana before the age of ten, crack cocaine before her teens and then teen pregnancy, She used crack cocaine aggressively over many years and turned to prostitution to support her habit. This young mother’s life and those of her three children could have been irreparably shattered. “I owe my life to the Marina House staff!” Written for the Substance Abuse Foundation Inc.
Blog Posts: Endurance Athlete Adventures: ultra- endurance athlete Cameron Bellamy’s world record athletic feats!
See my articles in the 2020-2021 “Taste” magazine and catalogue. Pages: 22, 25, 32, 44 & 55. Have a look now.
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Tiny Creature, Mighty Illness. A Dengue Experience: The chilling story of a teenager with severe dengue hospitalised in Barbados.
Sub-cutaneous bleeding from severe dengue caused intense red colouring of the skin which took weeks to dissipate. 
Aedes Aegypti Mosquito 
Redness encompassed entire body except face. 
QEH Hospital Barbados. Children’s Ward 
Hands and feet swelled
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Digital Fundraising Campaigns – writing and promotion via multiple social media channels and email marketing. Ubunye Challenge: a children’s charity based in South Africa. https://www.ubunyechallenge.com/
The Ubunye Challenge: Food For Families.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-ubunye-challenge-food-for-families
The Ubunye Challenge: Let’s Build a School in Zimbabwe
https://www.gofundme.com/f/cameron039s-campaign-for-friends-of-ubunye-inc
The Ubunye Challenge: Safe Sanitation for Schools
https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-ubunye-challengeSanitationforSchools
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Blog Post for Retail operation: Prosecco – Everything You Need to Know
Italians know how to live life. They like to laugh and sing. They are romantic and fashionable. Music is entwined in their culture. They invented instruments like the violin, and most of the well-known early composers were Italian. They are proud that cuisine plays a central role in their lives. They have “riposos” or siestas daily, they go home, cook and eat with family and rest. They coined the term: “la dolce vita”. The good life…. The sweet life. Italy was indeed the ideal birthplace for Prosecco. The world’s favourite sparkling wine embodies all that is Italian. Read More
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Blog posts for the National Canine Cancer Foundation: How Common are Mast Cell Tumors in Dogs? *
Learning that your precious pet has a form of cancer can be overwhelming. For many of us, our dogs are a much-loved member of our family. They love us unconditionally and they become a valued part of our daily lives. The statistics are not encouraging as they suggest that one out of every three dogs will get cancer. Read More
Other posts for NCCF:
Preparing for the Golden Years: Boosting Dogs Immune System? *
Which Dog Breeds are prone to Cancer? Why *
Is Stelfonta a Saviour for Dogs with Mast Cell Tumours?
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Ghost Re-write of a technical article to a user-friendly, less technical version. Bonumic is an AI development and research project based in Croatia. Their mission is to advance the real estate industry by leveraging artificial intelligence. The company acts as a bridge between real estate professionals and technologists. They were looking for “an excellent copywriter to transform the technical side of a project into a user-friendly and less technical article.” Dec 2020. Hired through Upwork.
Keeping Our Buildings Safe – Predicting Inspection Results in San Francisco
Introducing Machine Learning to the building inspection process could improve the quality of life of many tenants, reduce the burden on City Inspectors and even prevent tragic events.
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Blog Post for Retail Operation: Fascinating Whisky Facts
10 Whisky Facts That Might Amaze You
Whisky, even though an ancient beverage with a truly intriguing history, is enjoying immense popularity in today’s times. This timeless and continuously evolving spirit has had an astounding voyage and is being savoured today by an ever-growing diverse community across the globe. Its production, steeped in tradition, is an art form with intricate complexities. Here are ten fascinating fact about this extraordinary beverage. Read More
Technical Writing 2001 – Research Thesis in part fulfilment of the MBA from the Surrey European Management School, University of Surrey, England. 95-page research thesis including a literature review, detailed presentation of data obtained and its analysis, results and conclusions. Entitled: The Demand for Residential Mortgages in Barbados (1991-2001). Grade: Distinction. Samples of writing could be provided to demonstrate research ability and technical writing.
Simple Steps in Right Direction: Finances after COVID! Read More
Sample of Facebook pages managed:
Ultra-endurance athlete Cameron Bellamy. Cameron Bellamy’s “out of this world” endurance feats include swimming the seven toughest channels in the world, rowing across the Indian Ocean, swimming around the island of Barbados (90K), swimming the longest channel swim ever (151K) and an “impossible row” across the Drake Passage. His feats are enabling the gift of learning to reach hundreds of children in remote regions of the Eastern Cape of South Africa & Zimbabwe. https://www.facebook.com/CamUbunye/
Barbados Open Water Festival – an internationally recognised open water swimming event that has attracted thousands of swimmers, from recreational to world champion swimmers, to the island since 2013. https://www.facebook.com/SwimBarbadosVacations/
Run Barbados Marathon Weekend is a three day running series hosted annually since 1983. The event has attracted runners from 40+ countries around the world and is a wonderful mix of all ages and abilities.
https://www.facebook.com/RunBarbadosSeries/
https://www.facebook.com/Ubunyechallenge/
E-Newsletters and Press Releases. Approximately 150 written between 2013 and 2020 for sports events, charity and endurance athlete. Samples below.
E-Newsletter Links Medal Designs and Other News: Run Barbados Marathon Weekend 2019
Year End Report for Ubunye Challenge December 2018
Let’s Build a School in Zimbabwe
Ice Swimmer Jaimie Monahan to Attend 2019 Barbados Open Water Festival
Press Releases
Cameron Bellamy’s 100 Mile Swim – Press Release
SwimSwam Magazine: Three Time Olympian Wins Double at Barbados Open Water Festival.
Sporting Barbados: See articles pg 114 and 120. Sporting Barbados 2019 magazine.
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