Congratulations to Luke Pearson (Maxwell High School, Willows, CA) for being selected to receive a $2,500 TRADESTRONG-Cook Scholarship to pursue Welding at Butte College and become a Pipeline Welder! Luke shared this personal statement with us: "Dear sponsors, I would like to sincerely thank you for awarding me this scholarship. It means so much to me, and I am truly grateful for your generosity and support. Receiving this scholarship gives me a great start as I take the next

We would like to express our gratitude to our incredible 2026 industry partners! Because of their support, TRADESTRONG has so far this year been able to offer 50 scholarships in the amount of $2,500 to high school seniors in 18 different states who are pursuing careers in the commercial construction trades. That is over 10x more scholarships than we were able to offer just four short years ago when we began this mission. We are so proud of our recipients and so proud of the c

Congratulations to Ethan Knobloch (Central Lyon High School, Rock Rapids, IA) for being selected to receive a $2,500 TRADESTRONG-Cook Foundation Scholarship to pursue Welding at WyoTech! Thank you, Cook Foundation! #TRADESTRONG #LEARN2EARN #ELEVATETHETRADES #TRADES #SCHOLARSHIPS

Congratulations to Cody Garoznik (Lehman High School, Uhland, TX) for being selected to receive a $2,500 TRADESTRONG-Cook Foundation Scholarship to pursue Welding and Diesel Technology at WyoTech! Cody shared these words with us: "Being selected for Trade Strong Foundation scholarship is a true honor, and I am very grateful for the opportunity to be chosen. I understand that this scholarship represents trust in my potential and my future in the skilled trades. I am committed

Congratulations to Riley Tweed (Superior High School, Superior, MT) for being selected to receive a $2,500 TRADESTRONG-Cook Foundation Scholarship to attend the Diesel Technology program at WyoTech! Thank you, Cook Foundation! #TRADESTRONG #LEARN2EARN #ELEVATETHETRADES #TRADES #SCHOLARSHIPS

Congratulations to Mason Gutierrez (Colusa High School, Colusa, CA) for being selected to receive a $2,500 TRADESTRONG-Cook Foundation Scholarship to attend the Welding program at Butte College! Thank you, Cook Foundation! #TRADESTRONG #LEARN2EARN #ELEVATETHETRADES #TRADES #SCHOLARSHIPS

Congratulations to Hunter Rupley (El Dorado High School, Placerville, CA) for being selected to receive a $2,500 TRADESTRONG-Cook Foundation Scholarship to pursue a career in the Electrical field at National Career Education (NCE)! Hunter shared this personal statement with us: Dear Brent and Emily Collins, My name is Hunter Rupley and I just wanted to write this letter to show my appreciation and how very grateful I am for the scholarship that I have been given. I am very th

Congratulations to Aiden Norby for being selected to receive a $2,500 TRADESTRONG-Cook Foundation Scholarship to attend WyoTech! Thank you, Cook Foundation! #TRADESTRONG #LEARN2EARN #ELEVATETHETRADES #TRADES #SCHOLARSHIPS

Congratulations to Levi Kennedy (Ruidoso High School, Ruidoso, NM) for being selected to receive a $2,500 TRADESTRONG-Cook Foundation Scholarship to pursue Welding at WyoTech. Levi sent us the following letter to describe what this support means to him: Dear TRADESTRONG Fondation, Thank you for the opportunity to continue my education at WyoTech. I have applied for the Applied Welding Technology program and have been accepted to begin their program in the Fall Semester beg

Congratulations to Cole Ragsdale (North County Senior High, Bonne Terre, MO) for being selected to receive a $2,500 TRADESTRONG-Cook Foundation scholarship to pursue Advanced Diesel Technology at WyoTech! Cole sent us the following letter describing what it has meant for him to receive this kind of support: I am deeply honored and sincerely grateful to the TradeStrong Foundation for selecting me as a recipient of the $2,500 scholarship award. Receiving this scholarship is bot

Tegan Snyder (Diesel Tech & Welding / WyoTech) TRADESTRONG - Cook Foundation Scholarship $2,500 Thank you to our Summit High School...

The Cook Foundation and their generous supporters have stepped up again big time for the trades. This year’s Cook Foundation Golf...

Congratulations to our 2025 Golden Valley High School recipient: Martin Horne (Diesel Technology / WyoTech) TRADESTRONG - Cook Foundation...

Congratulations to Our 2025 Effingham High School Recipient: Elizabeth Koehler (Welding / Wyotech) TRADESTRONG - Cook Foundation...

Congratulations to the following Union Mine High School recipients: Aiden Goehring (Electrical Lineman - Nortwest Lineman College)...

The 3rd Annual Cook Foundation Golf Tournament is nearly sold out! We are currently seeking unique and desirable items for the raffle...

Over the past two years, The Cook Foundation has raised over $170,000 for the TRADESTRONG Foundation, but their support goes beyond...

And that's a wrap! It's been a great year here at TRADESTRONG. We went from 5 scholarships, 1 gear bag award, 5 students and 1 school...

Congratulations to Trevor Orvis, of Confluence West High School (Loomis, CA), for being selected as a 2024 TRADESTRONG Gear Bag...

Congratulations to the 2024 Langston-Hughes (Fulton County, GA) TRADESTRONG scholarship recipients! Thank you to our industry sponsors:...