AEM launches Who Makes America contest.

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AEM President Dennis Slater announced launch of online contest to find individual who best "Makes America" through hard work, dedication to their community, and devotion to American manufacturing.  I Make America, AEM’s grassroots advocacy campaign, is inviting supporters to visit campaign’s Facebook page or website to share their own stories, or nominate a friend, neighbor, or co-worker. Contest winner will be featured as I Make America’s citizen spokesperson and will receive a $1,000 award.



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I Make America Campaign Launches "Who Makes America" Contest



Winner of Online Contest to Receive $1,000 Award



Milwaukee, WI, Today, Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) President Dennis Slater announced the launch of an online contest to find the individual who best “makes America” through hard work, dedication to their community and devotion to American manufacturing. AEM’s successful grassroots advocacy campaign, I Make America, will host the contest.



I Make America is inviting supporters to visit the campaign’s Facebook page or website to share their own stories, or nominate a friend, neighbor or co-worker.  The contest winner will be featured as I Make America’s citizen spokesperson and will receive a $1,000 award. 



“I Make America has been extremely successful in engaging supporters on the grassroots level to advocate for pro-manufacturing policies and a stronger America,” Slater said.  “The Who Makes America contest provides an opportunity to highlight the hardworking men and women who have joined the campaign and encourages more to make their voices heard.  



“As we believe all the best ideas and advocacy come from the grassroots level, the best way to decide which individual best embodies the vision of ‘making America’ is to hold a public voting period to allow supporters to nominate and vote for the winner,” Slater continued.  “There are many people whose devotion to our communities and our industry help to make America and it’s time their work is honored.”  



From January 28 through March 4, 2013, participants may visit the I Make America Facebook page to submit a photo and tell us how their nominee makes America.  The contest will also be accepting nominations on the I Make America website. The contest winner will be announced following a period of public voting, which will run from March 4 to March 15, 2013. 



About the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) - www.aem.org

AEM is the North American-based international trade group providing innovative business development resources to advance the off-road equipment manufacturing industry in the global marketplace. AEM membership comprises more than 850 companies and more than 200 product lines in the agriculture, construction, forestry, mining and utility sectors worldwide. AEM is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with offices in the world capitals of Washington, D.C.: Ottawa, Canada; and Beijing, China.

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