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2001
Pennsylvania Worker of the Year Announced FORT
WORTH, Texas, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- To honor hardworking people
everywhere on Labor Day, Dickies Workwear is proud to announce its 2001
state and national winners in the 10th Annual American Worker of the
Year Awards. John
High, 38, of Narvon, is the 2001 Pennsylvania Worker of the Year. Mr.
High was nominated by his wife, Linda who wrote: "John left his job
at an excavating company and began The Barn Saver, saving buildings he
had once destroyed ... [he] keeps barns alive, salvaging 90-100% of each
and every one." The
winners were selected from thousands of entries from across the nation.
Entrants were asked to write in 100 words or less why their nominee
represents "the spirit of the American worker" and deserves
recognition. The
2001 National American Worker of the Year will be announced on ABC's
"Good Morning America" on Labor Day, Monday September 3. Last
year's winner (a park ranger from Wisconsin) was honored in the official
Labor Day parade with George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. "Reading
all the entries each year reaffirms what we've always believed about
American workers," says Jon Ragsdale, vice president of marketing
for the 79-year-old workwear company. "Sometimes we think we have
the toughest job of all -- picking just one person from each
state." Each
state winner will receive over $500 in cash and prizes. The national
winner will receive his or her choice of a 2002 full-size Chevy
Silverado pickup truck or Chevy Blazer. In addition to the Chevrolet truck, the national winner will receive a trip for two to Nashville for the awards ceremony, broadcast live on the Grand Ole Opry September 28.
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