PITTSBURGH, April 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Koppers
Holdings Inc., a Pittsburgh-based
integrated global provider of treated wood products, wood treatment
chemicals and carbon compounds, has partnered with the Urban League
of Greater Pittsburgh (ULGP) to
launch a community-wide fund to obtain and distribute essential
household products to underserved neighborhoods during the current
coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The fund – named "All One Pittsburgh" – has been created to
help residents in some of the region's most vulnerable
communities gain access to essential but hard to find products such
as disinfectants, hand sanitizers, paper towels, and toilet paper
to help stop the spread of COVID-19. "All One Pittsburgh"
will focus on neighborhoods with an acute shortage of supplies,
including Duquesne, the Hill
District, Homewood, and the
Northside. In addition to local CEOs and their employees
coming together to support these communities, the fund is also
seeking financial contributions from individuals who want to
help.
"Working in support of the ULGP, our employees and others across
the region can and will make a difference for our neighbors in need
during this crisis. We are All One Pittsburgh – with a long history
of rising up together with compassion and generosity to meet any
challenge that comes our way. I know this time will be no
different and we all will get through this together," said
Leroy Ball, Koppers President and
Chief Executive Officer and ULGP Board Member.
"We are heartened and encouraged by Leroy and Koppers
compassionate leadership," said ULGP President and Chief Executive
Officer Esther L. Bush. "Looking out
for our most economically challenged fellow citizens not only helps
our entire community remain healthier during this crisis, it's also
another step toward the united, thriving Pittsburgh of the near future that we are all
striving to bring into reality."
Financial donations can be made online at
https://AllOnePittsburgh.org/. All donations will be
used to purchase items for distribution, except for a small online
processing charge.
About Koppers
Koppers, with corporate headquarters in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is an
integrated global provider of treated wood products, wood treatment
chemicals and carbon compounds. Our products and services are
used in a variety of niche applications in a diverse range of
end-markets, including the railroad, specialty chemical, utility,
residential lumber, agriculture, aluminum, steel, rubber, and
construction industries. Including our joint ventures, we
serve our customers through a comprehensive global manufacturing
and distribution network, with facilities located in North America, South
America, Australasia, China
and Europe. The stock of Koppers Holdings Inc. is publicly
traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "KOP."
For more information, visit us on the Web: www.koppers.com.
About Urban League of Greater
Pittsburgh
Ranked for the past fifteen years as
one of the nation's highest performing affiliates, the Urban League
of Greater Pittsburgh was founded
in 1918 with the shared National Urban League mission of enabling
African-Americans to secure economic self-reliance, parity and
power, and civil rights. Helping more than 20,000 individuals
of all races and walks of life last year alone, the Pittsburgh
Urban League helps others to help themselves through
extra-curricular educational opportunities, health advocacy,
housing counseling, parental education and support for early
childhood and youth development, hunger prevention services,
sustainable wage career preparation, and other programs that lead
to improved ability to achieve economic empowerment and
self-reliance. For more information, visit www.ulpgh.org
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Jessica Franklin,
Manager, Corporate Communications
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FranklinJM@koppers.com
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