Manufacturing Day/Month is once again in
the headlines as month long celebrations are in full swing in
Florida and
across the nation. 2015 marked the third year for Manufacturing Day to be
observed and celebrated. As in previous years, FLATE and its networks of
statewide partners that include Regional Manufacturers Associations across the
state, Florida TRADE, Manufacturers Association of Florida, school districts
and manufacturers across the state led a comprehensive and unified
Manufacturing Day strategy that resulted in thousands of middle and high school
students participating in the Made in Florida industry tours for
manufacturing day. Several counties and cities issued proclamations marking
Oct. 1 and 2 as the official kick-off day for Manufacturing Day in Florida, and
marking October as Manufacturing Month.
As in previous years, FLATE
implemented a statewide strategy to survey all tour participants that
includes
students, teachers, industry hosts/manufacturers, FLATE staff, parents and
chaperones who were involved in the statewide Manufacturing Day tours. We will
tabulate these numbers and statistics from the statewide Made in Florida
industry tours and will provide a comprehensive report to all our partners and
stakeholders across the state. Stay tuned for these stories that will be
published in the upcoming editions of the FLATE Focus.
Aside from the student tours, there were
and are many events happening in October across the state to mark manufacturing
day and month. In the Tampa bay area which includes, Hillsborough, Pinellas,
Pasco, Hernando, Polk, Sarasota and Manatee counties, FLATE and its network of
partners that include the Bay Area Manufacturers Association, Upper Tampa Bay
Manufacturers Association, Sarasota and Manatee Manufacturers Association,
Florida TRADE at Pasco-Hernando College, Career Pathways at Polk State College,
and the School Districts of Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco-Hernando, Polk,
Sarasota-Manatee School counties worked cohesively to host various
manufacturing day related events and activities.
Outlined below are a list of event
hosts/coordinators and list of manufacturing day/month events that took place
and/or are scheduled to take place in October in the greater Tampa Bay region.
In addition to the MFG Day/Month events
in the greater Tampa bay region, FLATE’s partners across the state took a
leading role in hosting similar events for students and their local community
members. Outlined below is a snapshot of statewide events for manufacturing
day/month that happened across the state.
Manufacturing Day/Month has kicked off
to a promising start. FLATE would like to acknowledge and thank all our
statewide partners who have played and continue to exert a pivotal role in
making Manufacturing Day/Month a tremendous success. As of October, Florida is
once again leading the nation in hosting the number of tours and MFG Day/month
events. Ofcourse this would not be possible without the active participation
and support from our statewide partners. Stay tuned for an in-depth report on
the impact the Made in Florida industry tours made and continue to make
on students, educators and industry hosts.
We would love to hear your
stories/events that happened in your community on Manufacturing Day/Month. Do
send us your thoughts and comments via email (news@fl-ate.org),
or sound off at any of our social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn)
using the hastag of the month #FLMFGMonth15 #MFGDay15.
For information on manufacturing day/month tours and events visit the Made in
Florida page at www.madeinflorida.org/manufacturing-day,
or contact Dr. Marilyn Barger, executive director of FLATE at barger@fl-ate.org.
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