IGNITE Your Future
Save the Date: Friday, October 9, 2026
IGNITE Your Future is an opportunity to explore a variety of careers. Students from more than a dozen area schools spend two hours exploring potential careers.
Event Runs 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
- Sponsors
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Thanks to all past and current community sponsors who generously support IGNITE! We’re looking for forward to a great 2025 event.
IGNITE Sponsor 2025 Form [PDF] The deadline is August 25 to be listed on shirts and swag bags, but sponsors are welcome at any time.
Become a sponsor now! (Online Donation)
Platinum Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Sponsors/Donors
3M • Design Electric, Inc. • +GF+ (Uponor) • Goebel Fixture Company • Meeker Development Corporation • Midwest Industrial Tool Grinding, Inc. (MITGI) • SouthPoint Financial Credit Union • Warrior Manufacturing
- Volunteers
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Thanks to all the community and Ridgewater volunteers who help with the event! We can’t do it without you!
Special thanks to our 2025 event planning steering committee partners:
Central Minnesota Jobs & Training Service, Inc. • FRF Productions • Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce • Hutchinson Health • Hutchinson High School • Hutchinson Police Department • Litchfield Area Chamber of Commerce • McLeod County Sheriff’s Department • Mid-Minnesota Development Commission • Mid-Minnesota Perkins Partnership • MITGI • Ridgewater College • Ridgewater College Customized Training & Continuing Education • Southwest Initiative Foundation
- Activity Partners
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Thanks to business, organization and educational partners who are exposing students to fun, hands-on, engaging activities at IGNITE!
Activity Partner Evaluation Link