LP Building Solutions Joins Partners to Make & Donate Repurposed Crayons to Hospitalized Children Through the Jeff Gordon Children’s Foundation

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (November 17, 2021) – LP Building Solutions (LP), leader in high-performance building solutions, and Axalta, a leading global supplier of paint and coatings, recently teamed up to support the nonprofit network The Crayon Initiative. Employees from LP and Axalta joined together to recycle crayons and donate them to children at Atrium Health Cabarrus through Jeff Gordon’s Children Foundation, an organization benefiting pediatric cancer patients and their families. 

On November 10, 2021, LP participated alongside former NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon in a crayon-repurposing event at Axalta facilitated by Bryan Ware, founder and president of The Crayon Initiative. During the event LP and Axalta helped sort and melt old, otherwise discarded crayons to make new ones. The new crayons were then donated to pediatric patients of Atrium Health, an integrated, nonprofit health system based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

“LP is proud to give back by supporting families within the communities our employees live and work in with meaningful causes like The Crayon Initiative, as well as prioritizing sustainable practices within and outside of the building manufacturing industry. This initiative gave our employees the chance to do both, and we are grateful to Jeff Gordon and Bryan Ware for this uniquely rewarding opportunity,” says Mike Blosser, senior vice president of manufacturing services for LP Building Solutions.

Through its commitment of Building a Better World™, LP’s charitable arm, The LP Foundation, is dedicated to sponsoring relevant causes that have a true impact in people’s lives. Raising over $19 million for children’s health organizations since 1999, Jeff Gordon’s Children Foundation makes that impact through patient support programs like The Crayon Initiative, whose mission is to bring happiness to children who face the stress of hospitalization by providing the freedom that comes with creative play through crayons.

“The Crayon Initiative is a great example of an effort to give back some of the childhood joy that can be lost when a child gets sick,” said Jeff Gordon, four-time NASCAR Cup Series Champion and founder of Jeff Gordon Children’s Foundation.  “I’m especially excited to be a part of today’s collaboration with Axalta and LP Building Solutions to help make a difficult hospital stay brighter for a child.”

This initiative was also particularly fitting for LP as their siding sector recently declared its first Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) to highlight the sustainability of their siding. Partnering to reduce any type of unnecessary waste in the world is a way to help their employees individually support the company’s goals as part of their larger sustainability vision.

You can learn more about the LP’s commitment to their communities and how to apply for support at https://lpcorp.com/about-lp/sustainability/our-communities. 

About LP Building Solutions

As a leader in high-performance building solutions, Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP Building Solutions, NYSE: LPX) manufactures engineered wood building products that meet the demands of builders worldwide. Its extensive offerings include innovative and dependable building products and accessories, such as the LP Structural Solutions portfolio (LP WeatherLogic® Air & Water Barrier, LP Legacy® Premium Sub-Flooring, LP® TechShield® Radiant Barrier, LP® FlameBlock® Fire-Rated Sheathing and more), oriented strand board (OSB), LP® TopNotch® Sub-Flooring, LP® SmartSide® Trim & Siding, LP® Outdoor Building Solutions®, and LP Elements® Performance Fencing. In addition to product solutions, LP provides industry-leading service and warranties. Since its founding in 1973, LP has been Building a Better World™ by helping customers construct beautiful, durable homes. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, LP operates 26 plants across the U.S., Canada, Chile and Brazil. For more information, visit LPCorp.com.