Help Clean and Restore the City In this Year’s Paint-A-Thon

October 11th, 2010

Grab a paintbrush and join Glendale in the Seventh Annual Wells Fargo Rock & Roll Paint-A-Thon Oct. 23.

Volunteers will paint the homes of homeowners who don’t have the resources or ability to do the work themselves.

More than 150 homes across the Valley are expected to get a makeover this year, including three so far in Glendale, according to Polly Baughman, Glendale spokeswoman.

Last year, 149 Valley homes and two community centers were painted during the one-day event, including eight homes in Glendale, Baughman said. Last year, 200 volunteers, including 25 city employees participated in Glendale.

From 2005 through 2009, volunteers have painted 57 homes in Glendale.

The program helps maintain neighborhoods by painting homes of applicants who are age 60 or older or have a permanent disability, limited financial resources and are unable to do the work themselves.

Only single-family, single-story, owner-occupied residences will be painted.

Homes must be in sufficient condition that scraping and spot priming are the only preparations needed. Residents willing to paint homes should form a team consisting of 15 to 25 volunteers.

All volunteers must be at least age 14. Those younger than 18 must have signed parental permission. Volunteers and those whose homes need painting should contact Rebuilding Together at 480-774-0237 or www.rebuildingtogetherphx.org.

Applications for homeowners are available in English and Spanish at RebuildingTogetherPhx.org

(source AzCentral.com story by Cecilia Chan)

Entry Filed under: Blog,Environment