The PPG Foundation recently donated $2,500 to the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum in Milwaukee to underwrite workshops promoting hands-on science, technology, engineering, arts and math education.
OLYMPIC® Paints, a brand of PPG Architectural Coatings, presented Operation Troop Appreciation with a $25,000 gift this holiday season. Operation Troop Appreciation is a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit organization that provides services and supplies to military service members and veterans.
PPG Industries’ protective and marine coatings (PMC) business supplied paint to refurbish the Coney Island Cyclone roller coaster at Luna Park, which is regarded as one of the world’s most famous amusement park rides.
Coatings manufacturer Rust-Oleum is partnering with Bright Pink, a national organization with a mission to help prevent breast cancer, to help raise breast cancer awareness during the month of October.
Axalta Coating Systems presented the Axalta Special Science Award during the Mexican Fair of Science and Engineering 2015, organized by the Mexican Council of Science and Technology (COMECyT).
The PPG Industries Foundation has donated $15,000 to the U.S. SPACE & ROCKET CENTER® (USSRC) Foundation in Huntsville, AL, for sponsorship of a team and a special week in the AVIATION CHALLENGE® Camp at the center.
An F-4 Phantom fighter jet on display at the New England Air Museum was restored with coatings and technical talent donated by PPG Industries’ aerospace business to honor the jet’s U.S. Air Force service during the Vietnam War.
The PPG Industries Foundation has donated $120,000 to the Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) for its Materials Research Institute (MRI) Student Assistantship Program and additional programming.
The PPG Industries Foundation has donated $103,000 to the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) for programs in its engineering school and chemistry department.
