Keep Ohio Beautiful’s Paint Grant Program Winners Announced

Fairlawn, OH – (May 31, 2023) – Keep Ohio Beautiful is pleased to have announced the five grant winners of our eighth Paint Grant Program sponsored by The Sherwin Williams Company. Designed to provide community groups with paint and painting supplies, the program enables these groups to renew a community structure in need into something beautiful through the application of fresh paint and a lot of elbow grease. This annual event is held in partnership with support from The Sherwin-Williams Company. During the months of June through September, the five (5) grant winners will transform their structure utilizing up to 40 gallons of exterior paints.

The five (5) grant winners are as follows:

Keep Alliance Beautiful – Alliance Keystone Building

Keep Cincinnati Beautiful – North Fairmount Children’s Mural

Keep Geneva Clean & Green – Geneva Memorial Playground

Keep Newark Beautiful – Tunnel Graffiti Removal

Keep Southeast Ohio Beautiful, Village of Chauncey – Water Plant Building

“Through our partnership with the Sherwin-Williams Company, Paint Grant Program of Ohio empowers community groups to take a direct role in community revitalization efforts,” explains Michael Mennett, executive director of Keep Ohio Beautiful. “Something as simple as a fresh coat of paint on a public library or community center sends a strong message that we care about our communities.”

For additional information regarding Keep Ohio Beautiful’s Paint Grant Program, please contact Michael Mennett, Keep Ohio Beautiful at 330-338-8328 or mmennett@keepohiobeautiful.org.

About Keep Ohio Beautiful

Keep Ohio Beautiful, a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization, believes that everyone deserves to live in an environment that is healthy, safe, clean and beautiful. As a state affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, Keep Ohio Beautiful serves as Ohio’s umbrella organization for our local 40+ affiliate organizations in numerous Ohio communities. By providing a strong support system and the sharing of best practices, Keep Ohio Beautiful enables volunteers in communities throughout Ohio to improve waste handling practices, litter prevention, recycling, beautification, and community greening efforts.

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