PPG’s New Paint for a New Start transforms 27 schools worldwide with colorful makeovers
22 Oktober 2024 - 4:00PM
Business Wire
Third year of initiative positively impacts more than 16,200
people
PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced that the third year of its New
Paint for a New Start initiative, part of the company’s COLORFUL
COMMUNITIES® program, transformed 27 schools worldwide during June,
July and August 2024. More than 1,600 PPG volunteers and community
partners took part in the initiative, dedicating 8,000 hours to
transform classrooms and learning spaces for more than 16,200
students and educators.
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PPG COLORFUL COMMUNITIES® volunteers
complete an educational mural in Birstall, United Kingdom, as part
of one of the 27 projects completed in year three of the New Paint
for a New Start initiative. (Photo: Business Wire)
PPG provided over $1 million in support to recipient schools
through the New Paint for a New Start projects, which included
educational supplies for several schools and nearly 6,200 gallons
of PPG paint products. Using PPG’s color expertise, each project
aimed to create engaging spaces for students to learn and grow.
“Through New Paint for a New Start projects, PPG employee
volunteers, community members and PPG’s customer partners united to
beautify classrooms, create vivid murals, invest in students’
success and create spaces where learning and inspiration can
flourish,” said Steve Pocock, PPG vice president EMEA,
Architectural Coatings, and 2024 New Paint for a New Start
executive champion. “We understand the positive impact of improved
physical learning environments on students and teachers and we
harnessed the power of paint to create engaging spaces for them to
thrive, learn and grow.”
Examples of projects around the world include:
- Columbus, Ohio: The library and entrance hallways at the
Ohio School for the Deaf received a vibrant makeover from
volunteers from PPG’s Delaware, Ohio facility and the company’s
Automotive Refinish team.
- Stuttgart, Germany: More than 150 volunteers from five
PPG sites used 3,000 liters of paint over six days to transform the
Gemeinschaftsschule Weilimdorf school.
- Chimalhuacán, Mexico: 100+ preschool children benefited from a
project to paint 10 classrooms and a playground at FAE Fundación
para la Asistencia Educativa, FAE I.A.P.
- Wroclaw, Poland: PPG volunteers created a new outdoor classroom
for students at a local primary school while completing gardening
activities, building birdhouses and creating five murals about
local biodiversity.
- Oklahoma City, Okla.: More than 3,000 community members will
benefit from freshly painted classrooms for continuing education
and workforce development completed by employees from PPG’s
Protective and Marine Coatings business.
- Zhangjiagang, China: 1,700 students at Zhangjiagang Deji
Primary School were greeted by colorful and transformative murals
and an eco-farm.
“We’re proud of the hundreds of volunteers who poured thousands
of hours into transforming schools and other education spaces,”
said Malesia Dunn, executive director, PPG Foundation and Corporate
Global Social Responsibility. “Aligned with PPG’s commitment to
invest in educating the world’s future leaders, we aimed to give
students an opportunity to grow and develop in colorful learning
environments and set up their success for years to come.”
The Colorful Communities program, PPG’s signature initiative for
supporting communities, aims to protect and beautify the
neighborhoods where PPG operates around the world. Through the
Colorful Communities program, PPG’s committed volunteers contribute
their time and PPG paint products to help transform community
assets – from painting classrooms to bringing color to a maternity
ward and redesigning a playground. Since 2015, PPG has completed
more than 500 Colorful Communities projects, impacting more than
8.2 million people in 50 countries.
PPG’s global community engagement efforts and the PPG Foundation
aim to bring color and brightness to PPG communities around the
world. We invested more than $17.5 million in 2023, supporting
hundreds of organizations across nearly 40 countries. By investing
in educational opportunities, we help grow tomorrow’s STEM
innovators and skilled workforce in fields related to coatings and
manufacturing. Plus, we empower PPG employees to multiply their
impact for causes that are important to them by supporting their
volunteer efforts and charitable giving. Learn more at
https://www.ppg.com/about-ppg/en-US/community-engagement.
PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD®
At PPG (NYSE:PPG), we work every day to develop and deliver the
paints, coatings and specialty materials that our customers have
trusted for more than 140 years. Through dedication and creativity,
we solve our customers’ biggest challenges, collaborating closely
to find the right path forward. With headquarters in Pittsburgh, we
operate and innovate in more than 70 countries and reported net
sales of $18.2 billion in 2023. We serve customers in construction,
consumer products, industrial, and transportation markets and
aftermarkets. To learn more, visit www.ppg.com.
Colorful Communities, the PPG Logo and We protect and beautify
the world are registered trademarks of PPG Industries Ohio,
Inc.
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