“Our working relationship with
PPG Commercial Coatings has
been outstanding,” said Richard
Nay Sr., Van Nay president. “We
look forward to our combined resources
bringing a value-added solution to corrosion prevention.”
BASF Wins SGM’s
Technological Progress
Award for Outstanding
Contributions
BASF was honored with the Technological
Progress Award from Shanghai General
Motors Company Ltd. (SGM) for the
first time. The award recognized BASF’s
outstanding contributions to the techno-
logical progress and local innovation of
SGM in 2013. BASF is the only chemi-
cal company in the year to have won the
award from SGM. “BASF is committed
to playing an important part in support-
ing the innovation of China’s automo-
tive industry and the transformation
of the country from ‘Made in China’ to
‘Innovated in China’,” said Albert Heuser,
president, Functions BASF Asia Pacific,
President and chairman BASF Greater
China. “With a strong global R&D net-
work, BASF is the largest chemical part-
ner of the global automotive industry.
Our Innovation Campus Asia Pacific in
Shanghai will serve as a powerful innova-
tion hub for BASF in the region, helping
us to get closer to local customers and
provide them with customized technolo-
gies, materials and processes, so as to
support the innovation-driven growth
strategies of our customers.” Established
in 1997, SGM is a joint venture between
SAIC Motor and General Motors. With
its “Green Future” strategy, the company
focuses on technological innovation to
drive sustainable development across
the value chain. Since 1998, BASF has
been a reliable partner to SGM and its
Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center
(PATAC), one of the earliest joint venture
Sherwin-Williams Foundation Awards $50,000 Grant to CHRIS Kids
After a national competition, The Sherwin-Williams
Company has awarded its annual signature grant to
CHRIS Kids, a local nonprofit in East Atlanta focused on
child welfare and behavioral health.
The $50,000 grant expands therapy groups, skill
training groups and parenting, which are provided
by CHRIS Kids at the CHRIS Counseling Center
(CCC). Conducted by licensed therapists and staff,
these groups are crucial to children who are healing from the trauma of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse and neglect.
These groups help them heal, create positive relationships, and unlock their potential for success.
“The Sherwin-Williams Foundation grant will
enable the CHRIS Counseling Center to help many
more children and families, especially very young
mothers and their children by providing a variety of
groups targeted to areas of need, including recovery from the traumas of physical, sexual and emotional abuse, neglect,
homelessness, and substance abuse,” said Kathy Colbenson, CEO of CHRIS Kids. “Thanks to Sherwin-Williams, poten-
tial will be unlocked, cycles of abuse will be broken and children can grow up to become contributing adults.”
“The Sherwin-Williams Foundation is very pleased to support the inspirational work of CHRIS Kids,” said Chris Con-
nor, chairman and CEO of The Sherwin-Williams Company. “Their mission of healing children, strengthening families
and building community shows how a Public-Private partnership can offer a helping hand to children and families in
need. Over our 148 year history, Sherwin-Williams has always reached out to the communities where we do business.
The driving force of the Sherwin-Williams Foundation is our commitment to enhancing education and children’s health
and safety.”
Small groups of 6-10 children meet regularly, with one or two highly trained clinical staff. Children learn skills to cope
and adjust to a variety of life’s challenges and begin to heal from the effects of trauma. Some groups may focus on a
specific subject such as substance abuse, while others may be more general in nature. Goals include: ( 1) increased coping
and life skills; ( 2) increased connections with peers; ( 3) increased opportunity to practice learned skills in a safe, support-
ive setting; and ( 4) increased success and satisfaction. This grant allows CHRIS Kids to focus on increasing and improving
CHRIS Counseling Center services to best meet the multiple and complex needs of the children, youth and families we
serve every year who are suffering from the effects of trauma.
The Sherwin-Williams Foundation has
awarded its signature grant to CHRIS Kids.
