We're celebrating another successful Golf Outing, preparing student teams for the 2027 Forging Competition, gearing up for scholarship season, and creating more opportunities to connect students with careers in forging! 

Featured in this Newsletter:

Member Companies: Get Involved

5 Ways Your Company Can Make an Impact

MENTOR - Partner with a Forging Competition team
SPONSOR - Support the 2027 competition
HIRE - Host an intern
INSPIRE - Host a tour or celebrate Forging Day
SHARE - Promote scholarship opportunities

The 2027 Forging Competition is Underway!

Learn more about the competition here: www.fierf.org/forging-competition

Help Us Build the Next Generation of Forging Talent

The Forging Foundation is developing a new internship initiative designed to connect students with hands-on career opportunities throughout the forging industry—and we need industry partners.

Does your company already offer internships? We want to hear from you.

Interested in starting an internship program? We can help explore how your company can get involved.

Contact Amanda at [email protected] if your company already has an internship program or if you are interested in starting one.

Forging Day is October 9 - How Will You Celebrate?

Held annually on the second Friday in October, Forging Day is an opportunity to recognize the essential role forgings play in our economy, national defense, infrastructure, transportation, energy, agriculture and countless other critical sectors. It is also a chance to shine a spotlight on the people, companies and communities that keep this industry moving forward.

6 Ways Your Company Can Celebrate:

• Share photos or videos from your facility on social media
• Recognize your team
• Submit a proclamation to your state or city to recognize Forging Day
• Host a tour for local officials, students or community partners
• Showcase what your forgings make possible
• Post using the hashtag #ForgingDay to help amplify the message

Together, we can use Forging Day to tell the story of forging — an industry built on strength, skill, innovation and manufacturing excellence.

Visit the FIA Forging Day page to access the proclamation template and learn more: 

$90,000+ RAISED! Thank You, Forging Industry!

Thanks to our golfers, sponsors, and supporters, this year's Golf Outing raised more than $90,000 to help fund scholarships, student programs, educational opportunities, and initiatives introducing young people to careers in forging and manufacturing.

We are incredibly grateful to everyone who continues to show up and support our mission year after year. We couldn’t do what we do without you!

We’ll see you back on the course next year!

Scholarship Season is Coming!

2027 Scholarship Applications Open This December!

• Edward F. Wozniak Memorial Scholarship
• Forging Industry Women’s Scholarships
• Charles W. Finkl Scholarships
• The Al Underys Engineering, Metallurgical & Material Sciences Memorial Scholarship

Know a student who may qualify? Forward this newsletter or share the scholarship page with them.

Stay Connected. Get Involved. Forge the Future.

Every event, donation, and opportunity helps strengthen the future of the forging industry. Whether you're supporting students, attending events, or sponsoring initiatives—you’re making a difference.

Interested in learning how your company can get connected and engage with students through the Forging Foundation? Contact Amanda at [email protected].