Declares May the Official Month to Celebrate Hardworking Americans
CINCINNATI (May 4, 2012) – Severely dry hands, often a work-related ailment that goes untreated, can be both painful and debilitating. That’s why O’Keeffe’s Company, makers of Working Hands cream for dry skin, held a contest to find and celebrate the Hardest Working Hands in America. Allen Crippen, a certified welder from Kiowa, Colo., who owns a tree service and steel building erection company, was chosen as the Grand Prize winner. In honor of Allen, the five runners-up, and hardworking Americans everywhere, O’Keeffe’s Company decided to name May Hardest Working Americans month and to celebrate hardworking individuals throughout the country.

“We were looking for a pair of working hands that represent the dedication American men and women put into their jobs each and every day,” said Jake Ragland, managing director of O’Keeffe’s Company. “We were amazed to receive almost 1,000 stories – each as heartfelt as the...