Project of the Month

November 2008

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BEAR Necessities Program proves a roaring success 
A special initiative designed to help abused and neglected children in the Houston area of the United States has proved to be a roaring success, thanks to employees from the company’s Marine & Protective Coatings business.

 

 


Past projects of the Month

October 2008

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A helping hand for Bangalore
When Car Refinishes Managing Director in Bangalore, Sudhakar Dantiki, heard that the neighboring elementary Telugu School was plagued by its rather unfortunate proximity to the local market, he decided to give the school a helping hand.  

 

September 2008

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Loyal paint team brightens up school during summer holidays  
A group of employees from AkzoNobel Decorative Paints in Cologne helped to paint and refurbish a local school over the summer holidays, providing a brighter, cleaner and more colorful environment for the children to learn in.


August 2008

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Dreams come true at Doolittle Park 
More than 1,000 community volunteers combined to create a 12,000 square foot community playground in North Moses Lake, Washington — all in just 5 days work.

 


July 2008

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Getting back in the saddle 
Decorative Paints in Greece (Vivechrom) have played a very active role in their community. One of their projects supported the Therapeutic Riding Association of Greece (TRAG), helping them to get started with some hands-on voluntary work.



June 2008

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Fairytales comes true at Experience Park
AkzoNobel employees from Functional Chemicals in Herkenbosch have cleared up a large area of woodland in Heel to create a stimulating recreational area where disabled people can enjoy the local nature and explore the great outdoors.


May 2008

 may-b-2008.JPG_thumbnailBreaking the cycle of poverty
Close to 20,000 bikes were assembled, built and delivered to children from deprived families in Houston and the surrounding areas as part of the Elves and More program.



April 2008

April 2008_thumbnailOutdoorclassroom is a natural success 
A new outdoor learning area has stimulated pupils’ interest in natural science and helped raise their environmental awareness.



March 2008

March 2008_thumbnailDeveloping the social skills of Russian Orphans
Employees from Car Refinishes have made a real difference to the lives of orphaned children at the ‘Lastochka’ orphanage in Russia.


February 2008 

Feb 2008_thumbnailNew lease of life for old paint samples in Turkey
A school in Izmir was left sporting a fresh, new look with the added benefit of being kind to the environment, thanks to a brainwave by a Wood Coatings lab specialist.




 January 2008

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Akzo Nobel employees from our Amersfoort Chemicals office recently took part in a challenging project to clean up a local nature spot. Their hard work has given the general public a beautiful place to walk in a picturesque part of Holland.



December 2007

Dec 2007_thumbnail50 wooden houses painted in slums of Buenos Aires
A major team effort took place in Argentina when all employees at Decorative Coatings in Buenos Aires teamed up twice. Together with more than 100 university students they helped the capital’s poorest families living in the slums to get a decent roof over their heads.


November 2007

Nov 2007_thumbnailImproving living conditions for mentally disabled elderly in Korea
The kindness of volunteers plays a major role in enriching the lives of mentally disabled elderly people living at the Cheon Woo JaAe institute in Kyungiu, South Korea.




October 2007

Oct 2007_thumbnailCommunity center clean-up helps underprivileged families
Almost 50 Chicago-based employees from the BU’s Polymer Chemicals, Surfactants, Functional Chemicals/Chelates, and AkzoNobel. banded together this spring to do a day of clean-up and planting at the community center at ABLA.



September 2007

Sept 2007_thumbnail'School of the street' links children back to families
'LÉcole de la Rue’ ('School of the Street') is an organization aimed at 6 to 18 year olds who have fallen out of the education system and spend much of their time on the local streets. By organizing joint activities, they try to re-establish the link between the children and their families.


August 2007

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The 44 children of a pre-elementary school in Hacienda San Jose — located near the Car Refinishes site in Garcia Nuevo León in Mexico — have found many ‘godfathers and godmothers’ from AkzoNobel.

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