'Charity Chopper' Highlights Downtown Fund-Raising Event.PPG Industries PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) was founded in 1883 as the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company. PPG is an American manufacturer of glass and chemical products, including automotive safety glass. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :PPG PPG Points Per Game (basketball player statistic) PPG Power Play Goals (hockey) PPG Planning Policy Guidance (UK) PPG Programmable Pulse Generator PPG Power Puff Girls )
When: Tuesday, July 19 - 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Who: Dave Perewitz of Perewitz Cycle Fab and PPG Industries'
automotive refinish business, to benefit The Leukemia &
Lymphoma Society.
What: See the Charity Chopper - a one-of-a-kind V-twin chopper
built by Perewitz Cycle Fab and featuring paint from the
Vibrance Collection of custom finishes from PPG - as
well as other Perewitz custom-built choppers and the PPG
show truck.
Where: PPG Plaza
Downtown
Registration: Please contact Jeff Worden if you plan to attend.
Contact: Jeff Worden
PPG Industries
412-434-3046
Description: This event will feature the Charity Chopper - brainchild
of Perewitz, Ray Evernham, owner of Evernham
Motorsports, and PPG. The motorcycle showcases colors
from the PPG automotive refinish business' Vibrance
Collection of custom finishes and is part of a yearlong
fund-raising effort with Evernham's Racing for a Reason
foundation to raise awareness and funds for The
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. It will go up for online
auction on eBay Sept. 30.
Also featured will be the Vibrance Collection of custom
finishes show truck, with a unique paint design created
by Larry Wood, chief designer for Hot Wheels, a Mattel,
Inc., brand.
Fund raising at the event will include poster and
T-shirt sales and a raffle with prizes such as a Hines
Ward autographed Pittsburgh Steelers football, a Rob
Mackowiak autographed Pittsburgh Pirates baseball and
four tickets to any Pittsburgh Pirates game Sunday
through Thursday in 2005 along with a $50 gift
certificate for Poli Restaurant. All proceeds benefit
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
The Pittsburgh event is part of a national tour of
custom car and motorcycle shows and NASCAR events as
well as an ongoing fund-raising effort with monthly
eBay auctions. More information on the Charity Chopper
program is available at www.ppgrefinish.com or
www.ebay.com/charitychopper.
About The Leukemia leukemia (l  kē`mēə), cancerous disorder of the blood-forming tissues (bone marrow, lymphatics, liver, spleen) characterized by excessive production of immature or mature & Lymphoma Society:The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., with 63 chapters in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and additional branches in Canada. The Society's mission: to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease Hodgkin's disease, a type of cancer of the lymphatic system. First identified in 1832 in England by Thomas Hodgkin, it is a type of malignant lymphoma. Incidence peaks in young adults and the elderly. and myeloma myeloma /my·elo·ma/ (mi?e-lo´mah) a tumor composed of cells of the type normally found in the bone marrow. giant cell myeloma see under tumor (1). , and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. Since its founding in 1949, the society has invested more than $360 million in research specifically targeting leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. For more information about blood cancer, visit www.LLS LLS Leukemia & Lymphoma Society LLS Linear-Least Squares LLS Language Line Services (translation company) LLS Language Learning Strategies LLS Light Louisiana Sweet (crude oil grade) .org or call the society's Information Resource Center at (800) 955-4572. Vibrance Collection is a trademark of PPG Industries. Hot Wheels Hot Wheels is a brand of die cast toy car, introduced by American toymaker Mattel in 1968. It was the primary competitor of Johnny Lightning and Matchbox until 1996, when Mattel acquired rights to the Matchbox brand from Tyco. is a trademark of Mattel, Inc. |
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