Dayton and Bellevue have been selected by Give Back Cincinnati for the 17th annual Paint the Town on Saturday, June 10, 2017.
Click here for a pdf file of the Paint the Town 2017 Application.
Paint the Town is a one-day event during which volunteers from local companies will paint approximately 40 homes in Dayton and Bellevue, at no cost to the homeowners. While preference is given to homeowners who are physically or financially unable to paint their homes themselves, all applications will be considered.
Would you like your home to be considered for this project? Just fill out the application below by Tuesday, February 21, 2017, but consider the following criteria:
- Own and live in their home
- Located in Dayton or Bellevue, Kentucky
- Be physically or financially unable to complete the work
- Home must be in need of being painted to improve its appearance and value
- If selected, homeowners must participate in a prep day on May 13, 2017 and on event day on June 10, 2017
After the selection of homes is completed, Give Back Cincinnati will notify home owners by May 1, 2017 of their selection for the event. Homes will be prepped on May 13, 2017.
Apply for Paint the Town! http://apply.paintthetowncincinnati.org
What is this “Paint the Town”?
Paint the Town is a daylong event that engages more than 1,000 volunteers to rejuvenate homes in need of a little TLC. Painting a mass of homes in a concentrated area can truly serve as a catalyst to lift up a community. Neighborhoods are chosen according to need, and qualified homeowners are encouraged to apply for the service. Community groups are instrumental in spreading the word about Paint the Town. Volunteers work in teams led by experienced team leaders to paint a house. If needed, houses are prepped for painting prior to the day of the event. Volunteers are provided with breakfast, lunch, drinking water, a team T-shirt, and painting supplies. Volunteer sign-ups take place each spring. Paint the Town has painted nearly 500 houses in the communities of Westwood, Norwood, College Hill, East End, Price Hill (twice), Northside, Madisonville, Hartwell/Carthage, and Avondale and Evanston in Ohio, and Latonia, Covington, Bellevue and Dayton in Kentucky… and we’re just getting started.
Why Paint houses?
Our community is a sum of its total, and our housing is a big part of that equation.
Our houses are our homes, a place that we share memories and grow in community with our neighbors. Houses require a tremendous amount of upkeep and things like painting a house can be an overwhelming financial cost for many members of our community.
Painting a home can give a renewed sense of pride to the homeowner, improve the image of the neighborhood and serve as a catalyst for community improvement.
Through service we are able to provide an incredible team building experience for corporations to get out of the office and into the community, helping others. This event also is a great way to introduce many new faces to the type of work Give Back does all year round in Cincinnati.
For more information visit Paint the Town’s web site, or follow Paint the Town on Facebook and Twitter.
Dayton Contact:
Robert Yoder
Main Street Director
514 Sixth Avenue
Dayton, Kentucky 41074
859-491-1600 ext. 229
ryoder@daytonky.com