Work Ethic Scholarship Program — $500–$15,000 award, deadline Oct 31, 2026. Eligibility, how to apply, and FAQs, verified by The College Investor.

Mike Rowe’s KNOBEL Tennessee Whiskey Launches 7-Year Special Edition to Honor mikeroweWORKS Foundation Milestone Single barrel offering commemorates 18 years of Foundation’s core mission of reinvigorating skilled trades in the United States LOS ANGELES, Oct. 8, 2026 — KNOBEL Tennessee Whiskey, a…

Credit: KNOBEL Tennessee Whiskey Knobel Tennessee Whiskey has released a seven-year-old Single Barrel expression to celebrate 18 years of founder Mike Rowe’s mikeroweWORKS Foundation. The limited edition launched on 8 October 2026 and is available through the brand’s website at US$104.95 (£78 /…

Visionaries Mike Rowe, King Randall, and Rodney Smith empower youth through trades, education, and community service.

I Make America, the national grassroots program of AEM has announced the launch of a new campaign featuring Mike Rowe. The campaign will run through the 2026 leg of the AEM Manufacturing Express tour....

I just saw an article in USA Today that I could not bring myself to ignore. It talked about the surprising number of kids who are suddenly interested in trade schools (GOOD!), but are being affirmatively discouraged from attending them by…wait for it…their PARENTS (NOT GOOD!!!)! https://bit.ly/4ndP8gH As mikeroweWORKS approaches it's 17th birthday, I'm greatly encouraged by the impact we've had on challenging the preposterous notion that a four-year degree is the best path for the most people. One of my primary goals with the foundation was to push back against the "college for all" mantra, along with the many myths and misperceptions that have kept millions of kids from exploring a career in the trades. As this article clearly indicates, Gen Z is finally starting to pay attention. Trade school enrollments are up. University enrollments are down. But many parents are "concerned." Parents who would rather see their kids go into debt to pursue a four-year degree than encourage them learn a skill that's in demand. Here's a short video I made for these parents. It tells the true story of a young man who applied for and received a work ethic scholarship from mikeroweWORKS right years ago. Michael Gamez was under tremendous pressure from his family to attend college to study mechanical engineering. And so he did. He borrowed a lot of money to do so, and became the first in his family to attend a university. His parents were very proud, but two years in, Michael was miserable. He realized he had never wanted to be a mechanical engineer. What he wanted to do, was fix things that were broken. Vehicles, specifically. What Michael did next, and what happened to him as a result, is a story that every parent should see. And the advice that Michael shares in this video should be taken by every 20-year old out there who is worried that time has run out. Give it a look, and if you agree that Michael's story should be its own headline, share it far and wide. #parenting #skills #share Learn about the mikeroweWORKS Foundation: https://mikeroweworks.org Subscribe to my channel: https://www.youtube.com/@therealmikerowe Subscribe to my new shorts channel for those of you with a short attention span: https://www.youtube.com/@MikeRoweShorts I have a new show! Subscribe to my new show's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PYSKshow If you like me, and even if you don't, follow me. Much obliged. http://instagr.am/mikerowe/ http://fb.me/TheRealMikeRowe http://twttr.com/mikeroweworks

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