Employee volunteers and paint help to revitalize local Nansha Primary
School
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PITTSBURGH -- (Business Wire)
PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) today announced the completion of a COLORFUL
COMMUNITIES™ project in Zhangjiagang, China, that helped to revitalize
the Nansha Primary School as part of its global charitable-giving
effort. The Colorful Communities program provides PPG employee
volunteers and products along with financial contributions to bring
color and vitality to communities where the company operates around the
world. Launched earlier this year, the program increases PPG’s
commitment to invest in communities by adding $10 million to support
efforts made during a 10-year period.
The project brought together nearly 170 volunteers – including PPG
employees from the Zhangjiagang resin manufacturing site and their
families, along with students and faculty of the Zhangjiagang Nansha
Primary School – who used MASTER’S MARK® paint by PPG to renovate and
decorate the school’s nearly 1,000-square-meter playground fence. PPG
awarded a grant of more than $40,000 to the TEDA Charity Association to
support this revitalization project.
Volunteers used the Master’s Mark paint to add colorful images to
the school’s playground fence. In addition to adding sports-themed
designs and a slogan on the main wall, volunteers painted a mural themed
“I Love My School” at one corner of the playground.
“It was a meaningful day for the students, our employees and PPG,” said
Kent Chen, manager of PPG’s Zhangjiagang plant. “Children are society’s
future. We are pleased to help them create a better campus environment.
Overall, with the participation and cooperation required to complete the
task, this was an excellent opportunity to enhance our teamwork and
spirit while promoting PPG’s corporate social responsibility.”
More than 1,200 students currently attend the century-old Zhangjiagang
Nansha Primary School. The Zhangjiagang event is the second Colorful
Communities project in China, following a project PPG completed at
the Tianjin TEDA Art Center in September.
The Zhangjiagang site is PPG’s first resin plant in China, providing
advanced resin products to both PPG coatings businesses and outside
customers in China and across the Asia Pacific region since it started
operating in 2011.
“As a major production base and a key region of investment for PPG,
Zhangjiagang was selected for our second Colorful Communities
event in China,” said Cathy Yan, PPG general manager, corporate and
government affairs, Asia Pacific. “PPG has long been committed to
supporting the communities where it has a presence, and in the future we
will extend this revitalization program to more sites in China and
continue making efforts to improve and beautify our neighboring
communities.”
The PPG Colorful Communities initiative aims to enhance, protect
and beautify the neighborhoods where the company operates. Together with
community partners and PPG employee volunteers, the program supports
projects that transform community assets using donated PPG products. The Colorful
Communities program is currently engaged with a number of
communities and expects to complete more than 14 projects in 2015 in
North America, South America, Europe and Asia.
The Colorful Communities program is PPG’s signature initiative
for its community engagement efforts. In 2014, PPG and the PPG
Industries Foundation donated more than $5.7 million to hundreds of
community organizations across 24 countries around the world. These
investments focused on: education programs that teach young people
skills needed to succeed in studies and careers related to science,
technology, engineering and math, such as jobs in advanced
manufacturing; revitalization programs for buildings and community
spaces; and organizations important to employees through grant and
matching-funds programs.
PPG Industries and the PPG Industries Foundation aim to create brighter,
more colorful communities where PPG has a presence around the world. 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. With the support of our workforce,
financial contributions and PPG products, we help revitalize our
communities. 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.
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and surroundings. Through leadership in innovation, sustainability and
color, PPG provides added value to customers in construction, consumer
products, industrial and transportation markets and aftermarkets to
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in 1883, PPG has global headquarters in Pittsburgh and operates in more
than 70 countries around the world. Reported net sales in 2014 were
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