Voting Begins for Sixth Annual “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?” Lehigh Valley Campaign
GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. (PRWEB) February 19, 2019 -- Public voting for the Lehigh Valley's sixth annual “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?” Student Video Contest will open Wednesday, February 20, 12:01AM and run until Friday, February 22, 11:59PM at the http://www.WhatsSoCool.org website.
Students' videos compete for the most votes to win the coveted “Viewers Choice Award.” The videos will also be reviewed by a panel of judges for awards in ten other categories, including Outstanding Career Pathway, Outstanding Brand Placement and Outstanding Creativity.
“As the ‘What's So Cool About Manufacturing?’ program spreads across 15 regions in Pennsylvania, the students’ efforts are expected to bring a record number of online votes ,” says Jack Pfunder, President & CEO of Manufacturers Resource Center. "We're excited that a program started here in the Lehigh Valley has become so impactful for education and manufacturing throughout Pennsylvania. The public voting really allows students to get the word out in a community about what a job looks like and the careers available at area manufacturing companies."
Presented by Manufacturers Resource Center (MRC), the Student Video Contest: “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?” (WSCM) gives students in Carbon, Lehigh, and Northampton Counties the opportunity to connect directly with local manufacturers, document their experiences and present them in new and “cool” ways through documentary video production. The program was created to generate excitement that draws students toward STEM education opportunities and to consider manufacturing career paths.
Partnering with MRC for the project are eMediaWorks, Sahl Communications, Inc and EmpowerStar Marketing. Educational media resources, GoPro Camera kits, professional media training from eMediaWorks, materials, and project costs were funded and made possible by the following: Technology Sponsor; Air Products Event Sponsor; Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. Platinum Sponsor; Workforce Board Lehigh Valley Gold Sponsors; Aerotek, Ametek, Inc, ATAS International, B. Braun Medical Inc., Crayola LLC, Gross McGinley, LLP, Innovation Studios, LLC, Lehigh Carbon Community College, Mack Trucks, Inc., Northampton Community College, Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc, PNC Bank, PPL Electric Utilities, Penn State Lehigh Valley, RETTEW, and Stanley Black & Decker. Cupcake Sponsor; Lehigh University Networking Sponsor; Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, PC. Silver Sponsors; Bosch Rexroth, BRD Noise and Vibration Control, Inc., C.F. Martin & Company, Concannon, Miller & Co., Eastern Surfaces, ESPI, Feinberg Real Estate Advisors, LLC, First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union , FMI, Follett Corporation, HindlePower, Just Born Quality Confections, Key Bank, Lehigh County, Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation, Nestlé Waters North America, Piramal Critical Care, Inc, ProtoCAM, RER Energy Group, The Equinox Agency, and Victaulic. Bronze Sponsors; Bank of America, Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School, Carbon Career and Technical Institute, Carbon Chamber and Economic Development Corporation, Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit, Career Institute of Technology, County of Northampton, Express Employment Professionals, Fromm Electric Supply Corporation, GLVCC Manufacturing Council, HMK Insurance, Jim Thorpe Neighborhood Bank, Lehigh Career and Technical Institute, the National Museum of Industrial History, and SSM Group Media Sponsors; 99.9 The Hawk, WFMZ 69 News, Lehigh Valley Business Journal, and Adams Outdoor Advertising. Cupcake Competitors; Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School, Career Institute of Technology, and Lehigh Career and Technical Institute. Cupcake Judges; Carlo’s Bakery, Lehigh University and Factory
For more information regarding the “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?” Video Contest, please visit the WSCM website at whatssocool.org facebook.com/wscmlv and @WSCMLV on Twitter.
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About “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?”™:
Developed by Manufacturers Resource Center (MRC), the WSCM program is a video based educational tool that increases awareness of career paths in manufacturing. MRC developed this innovative career awareness program which at its core is "peer marketing" (kids telling kids what's so cool about manufacturing jobs). The contest is showcased on the What's So Cool Website, https://www.whatssocool.org and shared nationally through the Manufacturing Institute and the Manufacturing Extension Partnership platforms. The contest is expanding across the Commonwealth and the country. Inside Pennsylvania there will be 15 regions conducting contests this year. This contest gives students the opportunity to connect with local manufacturers, document their experiences and present them in an educational and “cool” way. The contest was created to generate excitement that draws students towards manufacturing career paths and STEM education.
About Manufacturers Resource Center:
For nearly 30 years, Manufacturers Resource Center (MRC) has helped small and mid-sized manufacturers become more competitive, adopt lean and agile processes, strategically grow their companies and invest more effectively in their existing human capital. MRC is a nonprofit organization partially funded by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s NIST-MEP program, as well as the State of Pennsylvania’s Department of Community and Economic Development. MRC is dedicated to creating jobs and economic opportunity in eastern Pennsylvania’s Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton, and Schuylkill counties.
Kim Plyler, Sahl Communications, Inc, http://sahlcomm.com, 4845545582, [email protected]
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