''CHARITY CHOPPER'' HIGHLIGHTS DOWNTOWN FUND-RAISING EVENT
18 July 2005 - PPG Industries

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.

This event at the PPG Plaza tomorrow 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.

www.ppgrefinish.com

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