PPG Begins COLORFUL COMMUNITIES Project at Jahn Ferenc Hospital in Budapest
September 19 2016 - 1:11PM
Business Wire
PPG (NYSE: PPG) today announced that it has begun a COLORFUL
COMMUNITIES™ project in Budapest to revitalize the maternity
department at the Jahn Ferenc Hospital. The Colorful Communities
program provides PPG volunteers and products along with financial
contributions to bring color and vitality to communities where the
company operates around the world, such as in Budapest, which is
home to the PPG Trilak architectural coatings plant.
The project kickoff last weekend brought together more than 30
PPG volunteers, who spent a day revitalizing a hallway in the
hospital’s maternity department. PPG is providing $20,000,
including new Héra Clean waterborne, washable interior paint and
Trinát Aqua trim paint, to help repaint the entire maternity ward
by the end of this year.
The Jahn Ferenc Hospital maternity department has 81 beds, sees
more than 5,000 patients each year and includes more than 43,000
square feet (more than 4,000 square meters) of walls that will be
repainted as part of the PPG project. So far, the hallway and
waiting room have been brightened with colorful designs to welcome
mothers-to-be and their families.
“As Hungary’s leading paint factory, it is important to us at
PPG Trilak to help those in need and demonstrate our corporate
social responsibility,” said István Miavecz, PPG Trilak managing
director, architectural coatings, Hungary. “We are excited to start
our first Colorful Communities project for PPG in Hungary, and we
hope to plan more local charitable projects in the future.”
The Colorful Communities program is PPG’s signature initiative
for community engagement efforts, with the aim to protect and
beautify the neighborhoods where PPG operates around the world. The
program increases PPG’s commitment to invest in communities by
adding $10 million to support efforts made during a 10-year period.
It supports projects that transform community assets, providing PPG
volunteers and donated PPG products. PPG completed 11 Colorful
Communities projects in 2015, and it expects to complete about 30
more this year.
PPG and the PPG Foundation aim to bring color and brightness to
PPG communities around the world. We donated more than $7.8 million
in 2015 to hundreds of community organizations across 20 countries.
By investing in educational opportunities, we help grow today’s
skilled workforce and develop tomorrow’s innovators in industries
related to coatings and specialty materials. Plus, we empower PPG
employees to make an impact for causes that are important to them
by supporting their volunteer efforts and charitable giving. Learn
more at www.ppgcommunities.com and follow @PPG_Communities on
Twitter.
PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD™
At PPG (NYSE:PPG), we work every day to develop and deliver the
paints, coatings and materials that our customers have trusted for
more than 130 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
$15.3 billion in 2015. We serve customers in construction, consumer
products, industrial and transportation markets and aftermarkets.
To learn more, visit www.ppg.com.
We protect and beautify the world and Colorful Communities are
trademarks and the PPG Logo is a registered trademark of PPG
Industries Ohio, Inc.
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Silvey, +1 412-434-3046Corporate
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