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Lordco Employees raise nearly $10,000 in holiday donations

The Coates family would like to thank all the Lordco employees that assisted in donating $9,872.25 to the Ed Coates Memorial Foundation over the 2019 holiday season. The children of Ed Coates – Samantha Coates, Sarah Durant, Ian Coates, and Candace Gottschalk – are happy to personally match the amount raised for a total of $19,744.50. These funds go directly to the many scholarships and bursaries in the automotive trade schools and business programs Lordco...

Foundation donates $25,000 in tools and equipment to Pitt Meadows Secondary School

The Ed Coates Memorial Foundation has donated $25,000 in tools and equipment to Pitt Meadows Secondary School’s automotive program. At Pitt Meadows Secondary School, the automotive program was in desperate need of new tools and equipment. On top of that, their broken-down hoist prevented students from working in one of their bays. “On behalf of School District 42 Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows I would like to thank the Ed Coates Memorial Foundation (ECMF) for...

Lordco Employees raise over $8,000 in holiday donations

Over the holiday season, Lordco employees from across BC graciously donated their pocket change and more to help support the Ed Coates Memorial Foundation. The Coates Family would like to thank all the staff that participated in collecting $8,796.15 towards the foundation! Ed’s children: Samantha, Sarah, Ian and Candace, have matched the total raised by staff to make the full contribution $17,592.30! These funds go towards the many scholarships and bursaries in automotive trade schools...

New Scholarships Created at Kwantlen Polytechnic University

The Ed Coates Memorial Foundation has created two scholarships for KPU–a Trade Leadership Award and a Business Award. The first of these awards will provide $1,000 to a student in the Automotive Parts, Warehousing, Logistics and Distribution Foundation or Level 1 Apprenticeship Programs and the other for a student enrolled in KPU’s business program. A new bursary award was also created in the Automotive Parts, Warehousing, Logistics and Distribution Foundation or Level 1 Apprenticeship Program...