Paint Iowa Beautiful program awards Essex free paint

Diamond Vogel and Keep Iowa Beautiful announced the grant awards for the 2022 Paint Iowa Beautiful program.  The program provides free paint to a wide variety of public service projects throughout Iowa.
Locally, the City of Essex will receive a grant for painting the Historical Opera House in the community. Also, the City of Sidney will receive a grant to paint the side of the building next to the Sidney City Hall.
“The partnership with Keep Iowa Beautiful allows Diamond Vogel to assist and work with many local volunteers that help build communities, making Iowa one of the best states in the nation to live,” said Doug Vogel, Vice-President, Marketing, of the Iowa based company. “Governor Reynolds will be signing a proclamation designating April as Keep Iowa Beautiful month, and we are pleased to do our part by awarding paint to 154 community projects in Iowa.”
“Over the years, the Paint Iowa Beautiful program has awarded paint grants to projects in every county in Iowa,” said Kevin Techau, Executive Director of Keep Iowa Beautiful.  “The program provides the paint for beautification and clean-up projects that improve the economic vitality and cultural climate of Iowa communities in every corner of Iowa.”
In the 19-year partnership with Keep Iowa Beautiful, Diamond Vogel has awarded over 12,564 gallons of paint for 1,286 community projects in Iowa.
In addition to paint projects, join over 50 communities participating in Keep Iowa Beautiful’s Pick Up Iowa annual program by cleaning up litter and trash along Iowa’s roadsides, neighborhoods, streets, school grounds, parks and streams.  
Residents are urged to encourage their community mayor, city council or county supervisors to announce several days or a week as “Pick Up Your Community.”  Pick-Up Iowa is being held through June 30 on any dates that work for ythe community.  
To participate, register the group/organization at keepiowabeautiful.org/get-involved/community-outreach-opportunities/pick-up-iowa/.
Registered participant groups are eligible for a limited supply of free cleanup supplies donated by Keep Iowa Beautiful.