PPG Completes COLORFUL COMMUNITIES Project in Wuppertal, Germany
March 22 2018 - 5:00AM
Business Wire
PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced the completion of a COLORFUL
COMMUNITIES™ project in Wuppertal, Barmen, Germany, that helped
revitalize a house for “Treffpunkt für Alleinerziehende” (Meeting
Point for Single Parents). 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 Wuppertal, where PPG
has an automotive OEM coatings facility.
The project brought together more than 40 PPG volunteers, who
spent three days revitalizing a small house that serves as a
meeting point for single parents facing difficult life
circumstances. PPG provided $27,050 and 53 gallons of SIGMA
COATINGS™ paint products to assist with the project.
“Treffpunkt für Alleinerziehende” helps single parents and their
children transition back to their normal lives after a divorce,
death or other life situation. The facility is open to all parents
and their children, who receive support from trained social workers
and have the opportunity to meet others in similar situations. More
than 100 people who use the organization’s services each year will
benefit from the Colorful Communities project.
Volunteers painted the meeting house’s walls, window frames,
doors and playhouse in a color palette of green, yellow and orange.
These colors were chosen to create a welcoming, bright and
encouraging space.
“PPG is pleased to support the mission of ‘Meeting Point for
Single Parents’ to help families in our community,” said Heiko
Stuhl, PPG plant manager, Wuppertal. “I am also proud of the
dedication, creativity and enthusiasm of our employee volunteers,
who made this project a reality. It was an amazing experience from
start to finish.”
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 125 Colorful Communities projects, impacting more than 4
million people in 23 countries.
PPG and the PPG Foundation aim to bring color and brightness to
PPG communities around the world. We invested more than $10.5
million in 2017, supporting hundreds of community organizations
across 29 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.
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
$14.8 billion in 2017. 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.Sigma Coatings is a trademark of PPG Coatings
Nederland B.V.
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