GRIP to Donate $5,000 to Princess Auto Foundation to Help Students get Access to Local Colleges

WAYLAND, Mich. - Nov. 30, 2015 - PRLog -- GRIP, a supplier for Princess Auto announced that it will make a dollar for dollar matching donation for every product sold at the Grand Opening of the Brantford ON Princess Auto store on December 1st, up to $5,000, to go to the Princess Auto Foundation.

Founded in 2007, The Princess Auto Foundation (PAF) has partnered with Pepsi, Old Dutch Foods, Mondetta,  Encounter and now GRIP to raise money for an endowment fund that awards bursaries to technical college students across Canada. To date, the Princess Auto Foundation has distributed over $1.8 million dollars to Canadian Colleges.

Elias Amash, President of GRIP, said “The donation to Princess Auto Foundation will help students that want to go to college but don’t have the financial means to do so.  Princess Auto through their foundation is making a big difference for today’s youth and we hope that our support will extend their efforts.”

About GRIP: Located just south of Grand Rapids, Michigan, GRIP features a 200,000 sq ft state of the art warehouse facility including a 2,000 sq ft product showroom. GRIP carries a product line of over 1,500 specialty hand tools, household items, automotive, air tools, wood working, and general merchandise. With its proven track record of excellence in supplying retail hardware clients with innovative products, timely fulfillment, and world class customer support, the ideal solution to your tool needs in Grip-On-Tools.  GRIP and Princess Auto have been working together for over 5 years.  http://www.gripontools.net

About Princess Auto:  Princess Auto Ltd. (PAL) is a fast growing Canadian retailer that started with a single truck selling auto parts on Princess Street in Winnipeg in 1933. Today, we have more than 2000 Team Members serving our hard working customers from coast to coast in our stores, online and via phone. We cater to backyard mechanics, trained professionals, farmers, light industry and every kind of serious do-it-yourselfer through our Home Office, Retail Stores, Distribution Centres, Mail Order and Electronic Fulfillment Centre. For more information about the company visit www.princessauto.com.