PPG Completes COLORFUL COMMUNITIES Project at Primary School in Kecskemét, Hungary
August 21 2017 - 4:03AM
Business Wire
PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced the completion of a COLORFUL
COMMUNITIES™ project in Kecskemét, Hungary, that helped revitalize
the learning environment of the Corvin Mátyás primary school. 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
Kecskemét, where the PPG automotive service team operates with 33
employees.
The project brought together more than 140 PPG and community
volunteers who spent three days at the school revitalizing four
classrooms, four changing rooms and the playground. PPG provided
more than $20,000 to assist with the project, including more than
460 liters of Héra® Prémium waterborne interior paint and
Trinát® Aqua waterborne enamel paint.
The Corvin Mátyás primary school educates around 700 students
each year. Through the Colorful Communities project, more than
21,500 square feet (2,000 square meters) of the school’s walls and
ceilings were repainted, and the playground received a colorful new
look.
“Kecskemét is an important site for PPG, and we were pleased to
work with the community to create a brighter and more inviting
learning environment for the primary school’s students and
teachers,” said Antonio Puzio, PPG product manager, OPTIMA EMEA,
and regional account manager, Daimler C. Europe. “I was very proud
that so many of our employees volunteered to be a part of this
project. It was a very busy few days, and I look forward to more
collaborative community 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 and
supports projects that transform community assets, providing PPG
volunteers and donated PPG products. In 2015 and 2016 combined, PPG
completed nearly 60 Colorful Communities projects, and it expects
to complete about 75 more this year.
PPG and the PPG Foundation aim to bring color and brightness to
PPG communities around the world. We donated nearly $9.8 million in
2016, supporting hundreds of community organizations across 25
countries. By investing in educational opportunities, we help grow
today’s skilled workforce and develop tomorrow’s innovators 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 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
$14.3 billion in 2016. 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.
Héra and Trinát are registered trademarks of PPG Trilak Ltd.
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