PPG volunteers to beautify 25 schools with New Paint for a New Start initiative
June 06 2024 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Third annual initiative is part of company’s COLORFUL
COMMUNITIES program
PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced that its New Paint for a New
Start initiative, part of the company’s COLORFUL COMMUNITIES®
program, will complete more than 25 colorful and transformative
school and educational space makeovers worldwide by the end of
August 2024.
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PPG volunteers paint a school in
Nickerie, Suriname, as part of the New Paint for a New Start
initiative, part of the company’s COLORFUL COMMUNITIES® program.
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In the third year of New Paint for a New Start, PPG employees
will build on the positive impact that new colors and improved
learning environments have on students and teachers by volunteering
their time, partnering with PPG customers and activating elements
of environmental sustainability. Using PPG paint products and color
expertise, each project aims to create engaging spaces for students
to learn and grow.
“The impacts of a quality education hold significant value and
can change the trajectory of a student’s life. Our employee
volunteers recognize this as they step into schools and educational
spaces to paint classrooms and brighten places where students can
thrive,” said Malesia Dunn, executive director, PPG Foundation and
corporate global social responsibility. “Each New Paint for a New
Start project aims to create joyful spaces where students feel
supported and enable possibilities and progress in the lives of
young people.”
Most of the transformation projects will use a global color
palette, including PPG’s 2024 Color of the Year, Limitless. PPG
experts selected colors that pair well with various learning
objectives and work to elevate and enhance the physical classroom
environments.
“Color is a powerful communicator and can play a meaningful role
in engaging students and connecting with learning objectives within
a classroom,” said Steve Pocock, PPG vice president EMEA West and
Central, Architectural Coatings, and 2024 New Paint for a New Start
executive champion. “From Milan, Italy to Zhangjiagang, China and
many places in between, PPG volunteers are expanding the
transformative impacts of beautifying schools worldwide. In 2024,
we’re excited to be joined by several PPG customers to deepen the
reach of the initiative.”
In addition to painting spaces, PPG and the PPG Foundation are
also supplying several New Paint for a New Start schools with
funding for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)
education supplies.
In 2022 and 2023, more than 60 schools and educational spaces
were transformed as part of New Paint for a New Start, improving
classrooms and learning spaces for more than 35,000 students and
educators. Learn more here.
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 here.
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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