New Paint for a New Start volunteers complete 36 projects

Published : 23-Aug-2022

When students return to Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for the 2022-23 school year, they will be greeted with colors that spark engagement.

At the Istituo d’Istruzione Superiore “L. Cobianchi” in Verbania, Italy, more than 2,000 students won’t need to look far to find science inspiration in their newly revitalized chemistry area.

Young students at TEDA No.1 Kindergarten in Tianjin, China will be welcomed by the completely transformed exterior of their school building.

Inspired by a student’s artwork, a nature-themed mural and new brightly colored spaces were created at Ciudad de Brasilia school as part of the first-ever COLORFUL COMMUNITIES® project in Santiago, Chile.

These are just a few examples of the transformative school makeovers completed throughout July and August 2022 during the New Paint for a New Start initiative, part of the Colorful Communities program. Through New Paint for a New Start employees from every region volunteered their time to transform classroom environments to serve local students. Using PPG paint products and color expertise, each project aimed to create engaging spaces for students to learn and grow.

Worldwide, more than 1,000 enthusiastic PPG volunteers and community partners beautified 36 schools to help nearly 23,000 students and educators create bright new starts. 

Several other key New Paint for a New Start highlights include:

  • $1 million invested in projects, including educational supplies for several schools
  • Volunteers dedicated 6,400 hours to paint classrooms and transform learning spaces
  • Over 3,400 gallons (12,870 liters) of PPG paint products were used in school makeovers

“Our volunteers harnessed the power of our paint to help classrooms become colorful, engaging and vibrant environments and to create bright new starts for students in our communities,” said Henrik Bergström, PPG vice president, Architectural Coatings, Latin America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Australia and New Zealand, and New Paint for a New Start executive champion. “We are PPG Proud of the lasting impact New Paint for a New Start will make in the lives of students.”

To learn more about the New Paint for a New Start initiative, click here.