Propel Hazelwood K-8 school
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
PPG volunteers completed a transformative makeover at Propel Hazelwood charter school as part of the company’s 10-year celebration of the COLORFUL COMMUNITIES® program. It marked PPG’s return to the school where, a decade ago, it became the first of nearly 600 global Colorful Communities projects.
When students returned to school this fall, they entered through freshly painted doors and entryways and enjoyed a refreshed cafeteria. Volunteers also helped to install a logo design outside the building and an obstacle course in the school’s basketball court using ENNIS-FLINT® DECOMARK® preformed thermoplastic marking materials by PPG.
In addition, volunteers assembled 4,600 STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) kits to enhance lessons throughout the school year.
“Ten years ago, we set out to fill Propel Hazelwood with brightness and joy. This school is where it all started and still today we hear that our volunteers’ efforts continue to resonate with past and current students and educators,” said Malesia Dunn, executive director, PPG Foundation and corporate global social responsibility. “We’re thrilled to return as we build on our partnership with Propel and protect and beautify spaces where students in our hometown can feel supported and engaged.”
At the time of the initial project in 2015, Propel Hazelwood was a newly established location, in need of revitalization and color. Ten years later, leaders at the school credit the Colorful Communities project as a launching point for success.
