SHANGHAI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 20, 2016--
As part of its global community engagement efforts, PPG (NYSE:PPG) has
announced the completion of a COLORFUL COMMUNITIES™ project in Shanghai
that helped to revitalize the fence and campus facilities of Yuyuan Road
No.1 Primary School. The Colorful Communities program provides
PPG volunteers and products along with financial contributions to bring
color and vitality to communities where our company 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.
This project marked the third Colorful Communities project that
PPG has completed in China as well as the one-year anniversary of the
program’s official launch. It brought together more than 250 volunteers,
including PPG employees and their families along with students and
faculty of the Yuyuan Road No.1 Primary School and community
representatives of the Changning District. They used MASTER’S MARK®
paint by PPG to renovate the school’s exterior and interior fences as
well as playground equipment. In addition, PPG sponsored refurbishing of
the campus gate and metal fence and repainting of wooden shelves and
sculptures.
“This Colorful Communities project not only allows PPG to engage
with and beautify part of our Shanghai community but also provides a
meaningful experience for our employees and offers them a great
team-building opportunity,” said Mike Horton, PPG president, Asia
Pacific. “As a responsible corporate citizen, PPG is committed to
improving our communities and encouraging our employees to participate
in activities that highlight our positive culture.”
After refurbishing the campus, PPG volunteers joined students of the
school in activities to celebrate Children’s Day.
Cathy Yan, PPG general manager, corporate and government affairs, Asia
Pacific, said, “PPG will roll out more Colorful Communities
projects at Chinese sites to provide opportunities for our employees and
their families to engage with and beautify local communities. Only by
making joint efforts to improve our communities can we promote the
sustainable development of our society.”
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. Together with
community partners and PPG employees who volunteer, the program supports
projects that transform community assets using donated PPG products. In
2015, PPG completed 11 Colorful Communities projects, 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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Source: PPG
PPG Media Contact:
Mark Silvey
Corporate Communications
+1-412-434-3046
silvey@ppg.com
www.ppgcommunities.com
or
Hunter
Lee
China
86-22-6620-6102
hunterlee@ppg.com
china.ppg.com