Good Luck Dawn!

Dawn Jeronowitz, one of the roadies for Bon Jovi, could win a cash prize and exposure to 30 million readers if she wins a Reader's Digest contest.  You can help by voting for her story on Reader's Digest's Facebook page.

Courtesy of PhillyBlurbs:

Dawn Jeronowitz's 150-word entry in the publisher's "Your Life" contest is being considered for publication and a $25,000 award. Her essay, "Mixed and Free," draws on the race obsession she encountered while attending school in a southern state.

The self-described "mutt who became a college activist" has a Polish, Cherokee, Indian, Irish and Dutch background, but says she simply refers to herself as American.

"Growing up in New Jersey, (race) never really occurred to me. In school we learned about the history of this area, about Ellis Island and the idea of a melting pot," she said. "But people are still very racist in America today."

That reality surfaced during her college years at the University of North Carolina and contrasts sharply with her worldly career. As a rock band roadie whose clients have included Jon Bon Jovi, Janet Jackson and Cher, Jeronowitz says she gets to meet and travel with people from all over the globe.

The winning story will net one grand-prize winner $25,000 and publication in the print version of the magazine, and 10 runners-up will win $2,500 each and have their stories published on ReadersDigest.com.

Life lessons, simple advice or funny moments described in 150 words or less can be submitted online through November 1 to www.facebook.com/ReadersDigest. Site visitors can also view and vote on the stories, and Readers Digest editors will choose the winners from among the top vote getters.

Jeronowitz thinks the prospect of her sharing her ideas is more exciting than cash.

"I just want people to be proud to be American," she says.

Good luck!

~ Hath