2001 Annual Report - Investor Relations - Sherwin Williams

America’s paint companyamerica’sWhile 2001 proved to be a challenging year for our company and our nation,the men and women of Sherwin-Williams were again at their best. If adversitytruly introduces us to ourselves, then you’ll like the people you meet atSherwin-Williams. Their gifts of time, money, items of need, support and prayersPAINTcompanyfollowing the events of Sept. 11 were particularly inspiring and worthy of America’sPaint Company. Sherwin-Williams employees dispatched countless dustmasks, five-gallon pails, respirators, gloves, buckets and other needed suppliesto New York, Pennsylvania and the Pentagon. Yet, these gifts cannot be measuredmerely in hours, dollars or cartons – but equally, in terms of thoughts,words and deeds. We are proud of, and thankful to, the many dedicatedSherwin-Williams employees who stood so tall in our country’s hour of need.