and ensure this is done in a verifiable manner and according
to the highest current sustainability standards.
PPG Donates $10,000 for Palmdale
Aerospace Academy
The PPG Industries Foundation donated $10,000 to the
Palmdale School District in California for the new Palmdale
Aerospace Academy charter school. The grant was made on
behalf of PPG Industries’ aerospace business, which operates
a facility in nearby Mojave, California.
“We greatly appreciate PPG’s support of our new school,
which emphasizes science, technology, engineering and math-
ematical (STEM) skills through the lens of aerospace,” said
Laura Herman, headmaster, Palmdale Aerospace Academy.
“The goal of this school is to prepare students for college and
21st-century careers that are aligned with workforce needs
in the local area and beyond, so it’s very valuable to form
partnerships with local industry employers such as PPG.”
The grant helped fund Palmdale Aerospace Academy’s
startup costs for labs and academic materials. The school
brings academic concepts to life through a core curriculum
with an aerospace theme as well as specialized elective class-
es, internships at the secondary level, clubs, guest speakers,
presentations and other enrichment activities all stemming
from local aerospace industry partnerships.
The school opened in August 2012 to seventh-, eighth-and ninth-grade students. Herman said a grade level is to be
added to the school each year until it includes all grades, K
through 12.
“PPG is strongly committed to supporting the communi-
ties where its employees work and live, especially through
educational initiatives that encourage students to pursue
technology-related studies and careers,” said David Morris,
PPG general manager and vice president, Americas, aero-
space. “Because of its unique curriculum, supporting the
Palmdale Aerospace Academy is key to PPG’s aerospace
business. The school’s students will be integral to the future
of our industry, and the unique programming the school pro-
vides shows the value of industry’s collaboration with aca-
demia and the community.”
Established in 1951, the PPG Industries Foundation dem-
onstrates the values of PPG Industries by enhancing the
quality of life in communities where the company has a pres-
ence. Interests of the foundation, in order of priority, are
education, human services, culture and arts, and civic and
community affairs. PPG also supports charitable causes by
encouraging employees’ volunteerism and board service with
nonprofit organizations. For more information, visit www.
ppgfoundation.com.
PPG Begins Producing Protective and
Marine Coatings at Poland Facility
PPG Industries has started manufacturing protective and
marine coatings (PMC) at the company’s facility in Ostrów
Wielkopolski, Poland. The facility, which previously
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