PPG Foundation Invests $16,000 in Lake Charles Organizations

Funding supports educational, cultural programs

LAKE CHARLES, La.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced that the PPG Foundation invested a
combined $16,000 in four Lake Charles-area organizations to support
educational and cultural programs in 2017. The grants were made on
behalf of PPG’s local silicas facility.

The grant recipients and funding purposes were:

• Arts
  and Humanities Council of Southwest Louisiana: $5,000 to support
  the Spring Art Walk, a free event that highlights the Southwest
  Louisiana arts community.
• Big
  Brothers Big Sisters Of Southwest Louisiana: $2,000 for a
  school-based mentoring program focused on the Reading Readiness
  Program, including mentoring in math and science readiness.
• Southwest
  Louisiana Alliance Foundation: $5,000 for The Leader In Me
  program, which teaches elementary and middle school students personal
  leadership and life skills, such as goal setting and teamwork.
• United
  Way Of Southwest Louisiana: $4,000 to support the Dolly Parton
  Imagination Library, which is an early literacy project that delivers
  age-appropriate books directly to the homes of children on a monthly
  basis, free of charge.

“PPG and the PPG Foundation are proud to support programs like these
that are focused on expanding educational and cultural opportunities in
the communities where PPG operates,” said Dave Sebold, PPG director,
global manufacturing, silicas.

PPG and the PPG Foundation aim to bring color and brightness to PPG
communities around the world. We invested more than $10.5 million in
2017, supporting hundreds of community organizations across 29
countries. By investing in educational opportunities, we help grow
today’s skilled workforce and develop tomorrow’s innovators in fields
related to coatings and manufacturing. Plus, we empower PPG employees to
multiply their impact for causes that are important to them by
supporting their volunteer efforts and charitable giving. Learn more at www.ppgcommunities.com
and follow @PPG_Communities
on Twitter.

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Contacts

PPG
Mark Silvey, Corporate Communications, +1 412-434-3046
[email protected]
or
Greta
Edgar, Corporate Communications, +1 412-434-2445
[email protected]
www.ppgcommunities.com