Photo © Ben Lonergan – USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Back in 2020, the Holiday Farm Fire caused widespread devastation and loss in and around Springfield, OR. When presented with the opportunity to apply for a $7,500 community-impact grant from Harbor Freight Tools for Schools, teacher Mark Simmons and students in his automotive … Continued
Andy Romanoff brings decades of experience and perspective to life in his new memoir, “Stories I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You.” In a video reading, Romanoff shares an excerpt on his time as a gas station attendant and mechanic in the 1950s and ’60s. The skills he learned doing hands-on engine and automotive maintenance and … Continued
There are now more than 130 skilled trades teachers across the United States who have won the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence. Prizewinners in the News is a roundup of recent news stories featuring prizewinning teachers. The Welder Teacher Profile: Prizewinner Brent Tuttle This month The Welder featured a story … Continued
More than 60 young women in Kentucky and Southern Indiana competed in the second annual Future Women of Welding Competition in Louisville, Kentucky. David McCoy, a 2023 winner of the Harbor Freight Tool for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence®, organized the event. Held in January, the competition is for high school students and was attended … Continued
Thursday, January 18, 2024, Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Executive Director Danny Corwin testified at a congressional hearing hosted by the House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, a subcommittee within the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce. The hearing was titled “Preparing Students for Success in the Skills-Based Economy.” Danny gave an opening … Continued
Working Nation’s mission is to create and distribute powerful stories about the nation’s current and future state of work that educates, inspires, and connects people, thereby driving decision makers to scale solutions that can produce and sustain a thriving workforce. Harbor Freight Tools for Schools was honored to be featured in an article on their … Continued
On Dec 14, 2023, Fortune and Capital & Main each posted a piece written by Rick Wartzman, our longtime partner with the Harbor Freight Leadership Lab® and the co-president of Bendable Labs. The story, titled “College for All Had Failed American. Can It be Fixed?” is a comprehensive review of the forces that pushed the U.S. … Continued
Cory Torppa, a 2022 grand prize winner of the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence, says attending the State of the Union address in Washington D.C. in February was a “once in a lifetime” experience. His congresswoman, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, invited Torppa because of his recent prize win. Torppa teaches construction, … Continued
by Bob Kilmer I started off 2023 with a life impacting new experience. I traveled to Tel Aviv, Israel, for the first time for an event called the Tikkun Olam Makers (TOM) Bootcamp. Tikkun Olam means “repair the world” and is a concept calling upon every person to make a contribution toward improving the condition … Continued
If you’re a car lover, the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas offers an attendee experience like no other trade show on the planet. It’s the best place to see thousands of the newest automotive performance products from new and iconic exhibitors, discover the latest product and vehicle trends, and develop essential … Continued