PPG’s New Paint for a New Start transforms 27 schools worldwide with colorful makeovers
Third year of initiative positively impacts more than 16,200 people
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PPG COLORFUL COMMUNITIES® volunteers complete an educational mural in Birstall,
PPG provided over
“Through New Paint for a New Start projects, PPG employee volunteers, community members and PPG’s customer partners united to beautify classrooms, create vivid murals, invest in students’ success and create spaces where learning and inspiration can flourish,” said
Examples of projects around the world include:
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Columbus, Ohio : The library and entrance hallways at theOhio School for the Deaf received a vibrant makeover from volunteers from PPG’sDelaware ,Ohio facility and the company’s Automotive Refinish team. -
Stuttgart, Germany : More than 150 volunteers from five PPG sites used 3,000 liters of paint over six days to transform the Gemeinschaftsschule Weilimdorf school. -
Chimalhuacán,
Mexico : 100+ preschool children benefited from a project to paint 10 classrooms and a playground at FAE Fundación para la Asistencia Educativa, FAE I.A.P. -
Wroclaw, Poland : PPG volunteers created a new outdoor classroom for students at a local primary school while completing gardening activities, building birdhouses and creating five murals about local biodiversity. -
Oklahoma City, Okla. : More than 3,000 community members will benefit from freshly painted classrooms for continuing education and workforce development completed by employees from PPG’s Protective and Marine Coatings business. -
Zhangjiagang, China : 1,700 students atZhangjiagang Deji Primary School were greeted by colorful and transformative murals and an eco-farm.
“We’re proud of the hundreds of volunteers who poured thousands of hours into transforming schools and other education spaces,” said
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 500 Colorful Communities projects, impacting more than 8.2 million people in 50 countries.
PPG’s global community engagement efforts and the
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