Paint-A-Thon Seeks Homeowners, Teams For 2017 Paint-A-Thon

OMAHA, Neb. — April 19, 2017 – Applications for BRUSH UP NEBRASKA Paint-A-Thon are now available, according to organizers Tom and Sheila Pettigrew. Homeowners can now apply online at www.brushupnebraska.org, and teams wishing to volunteer to paint homes can register online at the same website. The deadline for homeowner applications and team registrations is May 31st.

Paint-A-Thon has been serving the community for 29 years. The organization helps low-income homeowners in Douglas and Sarpy Counties, and Council Bluffs, Iowa, who are over 60 or permanently disabled at any age, by painting the exteriors of their homes. Applicants must meet the resident and financial guidelines listed on the official application.

An independent committee of professionals from housing and human service organizations identifies and selects qualified homeowner applicants. These homeowners will have their homes painted at no charge to them on “Paint Day” Saturday, August 19th.

Applications are available at any Wells Fargo Bank, or at Connections Agency on Aging in Council Bluffs, online at www.brushupnebraska.org or by calling 211.

Team Registration forms are available at www.brushupnebraska.org or by calling 402-965-9169.

Paint-A-Thon started in 1989 as a community partnership to paint the homes of older adults and disabled homeowners who are unable to either physically or financially paint their homes. Since the program’s inception, volunteer teams have painted 2,794 homes. The goal for 2017 is to paint 70 homes with the help of over 1,400 volunteers.

BRUSH UP NEBRASKA Paint-A-Thon is made possible through the support of Barnhart Press, Diamond Vogel Paints, Lincoln Financial Group, The Lozier Foundation, The Mammel Foundation, The Gavilon Group, U.S. Bank, Northern Natural Gas, Tenaska, and Wells Fargo Bank.  Additional companies, businesses, and individuals donate money and materials plus general support to the volunteer teams.