

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Raising Career-Ready Kids: Connecting Passion, Purpose, and Opportunity
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 18 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Don't miss out on this FREE event for parents, HR professionals, business leaders, and educators!

Join Mark C. Perna, a nationally recognized generational expert and bestselling author, as he challenges our community to rethink how we motivate young people and connect education to meaningful career pathways. Younger generations possess tremendous creativity, resilience, and potential. The challenge–and opportunity–is learning how to tap into that potential by answering the most important question: “Why?”

Mark Perna helps connect, engage, and answer why for young people, giving practical strategies that inspire purpose, performance, and real-world success.

A variety of door prizes (grocery and fuel gift cards ranging from $25 to $100 in value) will be given away at the end of the program. Light snacks will be provided.

This is brought to our community by Greater Mankato Growth in partnership with Regional Economic Development Alliance and Mankato Area Public Schools.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mankato/raising-career-ready-kids-connecting-passion-purpose-and-opportunity/200029756229231
- **Event Categories**: kids, contests, art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 43

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://greatermankato.com/kids-career/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=mankato-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Mankato
- **state**: MN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Courtyard by Marriott Mankato
- **lat**: 44.174749982936
- **long**: -93.95720243454
- **full address**: Courtyard by Marriott Mankato, Tesla, 901 Raintree Rd, Mankato, MN 56001, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Greater Mankato Growth (https://allevents.in/org/greater-mankato-growth/8357194)

## Event gallery

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- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=Raising+Career-Ready+Kids%3A+Connecting+Passion%2C+Purpose%2C+and+Opportunity&date=18+Mar

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 18 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Courtyard by Marriott Mankato, Tesla, 901 Raintree Rd, Mankato, MN 56001, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Greater Mankato Growth
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** kids, contests, art, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Raising Career-Ready Kids: Connecting Passion, Purpose, and Opportunity ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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