The Search is on for America's Oldest Worker for 2006
ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 11 /PRNewswire/
-- Experience Works, the nation's largest training and
employment organization for mature workers, has launched its
annual search for America's Oldest Worker and for
Outstanding Older Workers in every state, the District of
Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
The recognition program is part
of Experience Works' national effort to raise awareness of
the contributions made by older individuals and to break
down barriers associated with the hiring of older workers.
All of the outstanding older workers will attend Experience
Works Prime Time Awards week in Washington, D.C., in
September where America's Oldest Worker will be announced.
"By highlighting the
successes of outstanding seniors from across the country,
the Prime Time Awards are meant to inspire employers and all
Americans to help open the doors of opportunity for
thousands of older Americans who want, and need to work,"
said Martin Rome, vice president of communications for
Experience Works.
To be considered,
applicants must work a minimum of 20 hours a week in paid
employment, and be willing to travel to Washington, D.C., in
September to participate in the Prime Time Awards events.
Applicants or the person nominating them must complete an
application and submit it prior to the deadline of May 31st.
Outstanding older workers from each state are chosen by a
selection committee. The older worker with the earliest
birth date who meets all the criteria will be honored as
America's Oldest Worker. To nominate someone online or to
access a printed nomination form, go to
http://www.experienceworks.org/.
In 2005, 100-year-old
Dwight Hauff, owner of Hauff Sporting Goods in Sioux City,
Iowa, was named America's Oldest Worker. All of the past
America's Oldest Workers have been more than 100 years old
and working almost full time at their professions.
Biographies and photos of the outstanding workers from 2005
are available on the Experience Works Web site.
Experience Works is a
national, nonprofit organization that provides training and
employment services for mature workers. Established in 1965
as Green Thumb, and renamed Experience Works in 2002, the
organization reaches more than 125,000 mature individuals in
all 50 states and Puerto Rico each year