Feb 10
10
Made in MICHIGAN
In December of 2008, when it seemed that the whole country was against the state of Michigan, a pride in Michigan made products began to pop up. One of the reasons that I start WonderMichigan was because of what I experienced at a wedding in Washington DC during this time period. There were radio commercials asking the people of Michigan to write the President and to buy Michigan products. I have challenged you my reader to work harder to buy Michigan made products and to shop at Michigan owned stores. Over the last few months I have started to become concerned that as we emerge from the recession that people are going to forget what got us into this mess. One organization that has been working very hard to make sure that buy Michigan stays in front of our minds is Made in Michigan Movement.
The Made in Michigan Movement is an action-oriented grassroots network of businesses producing high quality goods and services in the state of Michigan and consumers who feel purchasing from those companies is in the best interest of the state’s economic future. With more than 14,000 members, the organization’s motto for Michigan consumers is “Earn it here. Spend it here. Keep it here!” One way that the Made in Michigan Movement is making sure that we continue to buy Michigan products is their first statewide celebration of Michigan products and services. They will be takin over the Rock Financial Showplace in Novi on October 16 and 17, 2010. Designed to provide a boost to the Michigan economy, the event will be a two-day celebration of the wide variety of high quality consumer products, services and foods produced by companies across all Michigan geographies They are expecting 10,000 consumers and 300 + businesses ranging from small to large from across the state. For further updates Made In Michigan can be followed on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/madeinmich and found on Facebook.
