PPG Completes Colorful Communities Project At TLC Learning Center In Pittsburgh’s North Side Area

PPG Completes Colorful Communities Project At TLC Learning Center In Pittsburgh’s North Side Area

The project brought together nearly 30 PPG volunteers who spent the day revitalizing four rooms at the early childhood center through painting and carpet installation.

PPG has announced the completion of a Colorful Communities project in the North Side area of Pittsburgh that helped revitalize the TLC Learning Center. The Colorful Communities program provides PPG volunteers and paint products along with financial contributions to bring color and vitality to communities where the company operates around the world, such as in Pittsburgh, PPG’s global headquarters city.

The project brought together nearly 30 PPG volunteers who spent the day revitalizing four rooms at the early childhood center through painting and carpet installation. The project also included a custom mural on one of the main walls that illustrates a vivid outdoor landscape. Volunteers donated new books to the center, and PPG provided approximately 45 gallons of PPG paint products for the project.

The volunteers painted the facility in PPG Paints colors Blonde Beauty and Sweet Dreams, which were chosen to create a calming and comforting space for the children who attend the center.

The Colorful Communities event was conducted in partnership with Reading is FUNdamental (RIF) Pittsburgh, an independent affiliate of Reading Is Fundamental Inc., which is the oldest and largest non-profit children’s and family literacy organization in the United States. RIF Pittsburgh addresses critical needs in the area by providing more than 100,000 books and offering consistent, high-quality literacy and educational programming for more than 21,000 economically disadvantaged children in Pittsburgh and the surrounding communities. RIF Pittsburgh’s Storymobile (a library on wheels) provides bi-weekly programming to the children and staff at the TLC Learning Center.

The PPG Foundation provided a $10,000 grant to RIF Pittsburgh to support science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) educational programming. This grant will allow for continued programming enhancements and educational materials, which will benefit children attending the TLC Learning Center.

“We are very grateful for the support from PPG and the PPG Foundation in helping us provide visibility into the world of STEM through the integration of literature to some of our community’s littlest learners. Combining literature and science can help fuel youngsters’ growing sense of intellectual adventure and discovery,” said Florri Ladov, executive director of RIF Pittsburgh.

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.

You May Also Like

Free Webinar Will Ignite Your Spark Plug Knowledge

In this free Counterman webinar, learn how to speak spark plug and tips for translating what’s on your parts screen to customer needs.

NGK-webinar

Do you speak spark plug? Most part numbers are a meaningless series of numbers and letters. But spark plugs have a language on the side of the box that can tell you what’s inside. Like any other language, there are dialects.

The nomenclature of spark plug part numbers can tell you everything from size (diameter and reach) to what materials are on the center and ground electrode. Like learning a new language, knowing how to translate spark plug numbers can open up a new way to inventory and sell spark plugs for counter professionals.

Gallery: MEMA Aftermarket’s Right-to-Repair Fly-In

MEMA said meetings with legislators and their staffs achieved support for The REPAIR Act vote on the House floor.

MEMA-Right-to-repair-fly-in
HD Repair Forum Advisory Board Welcomes New Members

The group’s annual conference will take place from April 24-27 at the Hyatt Regency in Frisco, Texas.

2024-HD-REpair-Forum
SEMA & PRI Announce 2024 Washington Rally

The rally will provide participants the chance to engage with members of Congress to discuss critical industry issues.

WashingtonRallyGraphic
HDAW 2024 Wraps Up with Record Attendance

The event set a new attendance record with an 11.8% increase from the previous year.

Heavy-Duty-Aftermarket-Week-2024

Other Posts

PPG Recognized as a ‘World’s Most Admired Company’

PPG was recognized with this honor by Fortune Magazine for the 16th year in a row, and ranked #2 in the chemicals industry.

Eaton Named a ‘World’s Most Admired Company’
PPG Announces Executive Appointments

Alisha Bellezza, currently vice president, automotive coatings, will become senior vice president, automotive coatings.

PPG-Exec-appts
YANG, Mix & GenNext Host Leaders of Tomorrow at HDAW

This year, the event, meant for the under-45 crowd, included a program speaker and structured speed mentoring.

2024 Women in Auto Care Conference Schedule Released

The conference, themed “Innovate and Impact,” aims to provide an engaging and empowering leadership experience.