DES MOINES, Iowa—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.“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. Encourage your 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 30th, 2022 on any dates that work for your community. To participate you must register your group/organization at https://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.-30-About Diamond VogelDiamond Vogel is an Iowa based, family owned company started in 1926 by Andrew Vogel. It serves 13 states with seven manufacturing facilities and 40 service center outlets providing Architectural Finishes, Industrial and Original Equipment Finishes and Home Decorating Products. www.diamondvogel.com About Keep Iowa BeautifulKeep Iowa Beautiful was established in 2000 by Governor Robert D. Ray and Donald F. Lamberti becoming the 23rd State Affiliate of Keep America Beautiful. It is a 501c3 charitable organization working with citizens, neighborhoods and communities in improving the vitality and cultural health of the state of Iowa. KIB is helping build stronger communities to develop sustainable futures. For more information see our web page at www.keepiowabeautiful.com2022 Paint AwardsCOMMUNITY; ORGANIZATION NAME; LIST AREAS TO BE PAINTED; NAME OF PERSON SUBMITTINGAfton; Afton Development Corporation; Houses/Commercial Buildings; Mary HillAkron; Akron Historical Society; Exterior of the museum, garage and community room areas; Carla WinquistAlbia; Carnegie-Evans Public Library; Meeting Room and Trim of Children’s Area; Aimee R. CampbellAlgona; City of Algona; Homes within the Algona community; Barb SmithAlta; Hanover Historical Society of Iowa; Hanover Grocery Store and the Mill House; Gene SuhrAnthon; Anthon Community Center; Building Exterior; Adam HendersonAudubon; Audubon Public Library; Exterior doors book drop and exterior trim; Gail P. RichardsonBarnes City; City of Barnes City Fire Department; Inside of the Fire Department Building; Nancy ReedBennett; Bennett Park Board; City Park Shelter House and picnic benches; Stephanie KreinbringBondurant; Bondurant Community Foundation; City Crosswalk, Sidewalk Chalk Spray Paint; Allison BirdsallBoone; Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad; Interior of the railcar, specifically walls, ceiling, and safety appliances.; Travis StevensonBrayton; City of Brayton; Welcome to Brayton signs, park bathroom, metal bin gazebo; Brooke HansenBuffalo Center; Buffalo Center Historical Society; Grant #5 rural schoolhouse; Pam AngstmanBurlington; Greater Burlington Leadership Class of 2022; 408 N. Main Street, Burlington, IA 52601 – North Wall; Jessica E GerlingCalamus; Calamus-Wheatland Hometown Pride; Historic Lincoln Highway ‘Waymarkers’; Lance GoettschCalhoun County; Calhoun County Conservation; Various Public Areas to include shelter houses, Bath/Shower houses, Vault Toilets; Abbey ConradCalmar; Calmar Community Club; Mural on the side of 106 N Maryville Street, Calmar; Sara NeuzilCarson; Carson Fire Department; Carson Fire Department; Amy SpieringCascade; Cascade Public Library; Interior walls of the Library, bathrooms, behind circulation desk; Melissa KaneCedar Falls; Cedar Falls Historical Society; Interior of the Little Red Schoolhouse in Cedar Falls; Carrie EildertsCedar Rapids; City of Cedar Rapids- Old MacDonald’s Farm; “Old MacDonald’s Farm Barn|Old MacDonald’s Farm Sheds|Old MacDonald’s Farm Gateways”; Lindsay YorkCedar Rapids; College District – Cedar Rapids; Janda Motor Services Building; Ali HvalCenterville; Drake Public Library; 3 Story Stairwell; JeNel Allen BarthCentral City; Central City Historical Society; Complete paint restoration of Sawyer House Museum; Rae Ann HolubChariton; Chariton High School; Walls of Johnson Auditorium at Chariton High School; Tyler UrichCharles City; Floyd County Historical Society and Museum; “One Exhibit Room|Community Room|Loading dock doors and frame|One Entrance door, frame, and the window frames.”; Jennifer ThieleCherokee; Cherokee Trails System (Cherokee Parks and Recreation Dept.); Historic red shed on new trail system Magnetic Park; Barbara Busch-MottClarence; Clarence Main Street; Clarence Main Street 4 Lincoln Highway Logo Crosswalks; Michele PismanClarion; Heartland Museum Foundation; Little church, schoolhouse, street; Melody LagerClear Lake; Clear Lake Public Library; Children’s Department; Bryna WalkerClermont; Clermont Historic Preservation Commission; Businesses downtown, window frames on historic buildings.; Hannah FrederickClinton; Synergy; Midwest Pets for Life; Philip SwansonClinton; Clinton County Historical Society Museum; Exterior and interior of new expansion; Janice HansenClinton Iowa; Downtown Clinton Alliance; Crosswalks; Karen RowellColfax; City of Colfax; A concession stand; Wade WagonerColumbus Junction; Columbus Community Childcare Center; Walls; Marsha GerotConrad; City of Conrad; City Park; Lori StansberryCoon Rapids; Main Street Coon Rapids; Grain Bins located on Main Street; Katie MasonCouncil Bluffs; Harvester Artist Lofts; “Concrete wall north side of building|Concrete stairwell”; Emily GlobeCresco; City of Cresco; “Beadle Park Bathroom|Evans Park Bathroom|Kessel Park Bathroom|East Park Bathroom|Cresco Fitness Center Lobby, Hallway, & Fitness Room”; Brandon KerianDavenport; City of Davenport (Riverfront Improvement Commission); LeClaire Park Bandshell; Steve AhrensDecorah; Porter House Museum; Early 1900s stucco and wood garage, designed in Prairie Style architecture; Wanda GardnerDelhi; City of Delhi; “City Park Shelter|City Park Equipment|City Park Restrooms and wellhouse”; Brianne WulfekuhleDubuque; Dubuque Arboretum & Botanical Gardens; “Japanese Garden Fence|Japanese Garden Gate|Packard Pavilion Ceiling|Gazebo|Office’s “; Jenna HirtzEldora; Eldora Public Library; Community Room /Adult/Teen Area walls; Joan GrothoffElk Horn; Public Library; Teen section of the library; Alissa LaCanneEllston Iowa; American Legion & Auxiliary Post 541; TBD; Julie DerscheidEmmetsburg; City of Emmetsburg; Harrison Park shelter; Gretchen ReichterEssex; City of Essex; Historical opera house; Mary OhnmachtEstherville; City of Estherville; A city owned maintenance building; Greg Van LangenEverly; Everly Public Library; Front area and middle teen section; Jeannett PalmerFarmington; Pioneer Historical Society, Inc.; 4 Walls of a one room museum and 8′ square entry way; Heidi SchuttFertile; Fertile Little League; Fertile Little League Concession Stand; Kim SeversonForest City; Winnebago Historical Society; Winnebago Historical Society’s heritage Park of North Iowa facility in Forest City.; Jim OulmanFort Madison; Fort Madison Food Pantry; All interior walls of Fort Madison Food Pantry building; Vicky LundebyFranklin County; The Range at North Hansell; “Three Shooting Shelters|Outhouse|Admission Building|Tables”; Madison AlertGilbert; Gilbert Parks and Rec; Lion’s Park Fence Mural; Lacie MooreGilmore City; Gilmore City Hometown Pride; Gilmore City entrance sign; Lavonne HooverGoodell; City of Goodell; New City Hall/Museum; Daisy HuffmanGowrie; Gowrie Swimming Pool;; Emily LarsonGuthrie Center; FireFly Creek Ranch, LLC; Exterior front & exterior (partial) side of old state mental institution in rural central Iowa; Brenda RoseGuttenberg; City of Guttenberg; Schiller/2nd St; Schiller/River Park Dr; Herder/River Park Dr; Goethe/River Park Dr; Pearl/River Park Dr; 3rd St (between pool and Darwin Duwe park).; Denise SchneiderHalbur; Halbur Development Corporation; “Concession Stand|Open shelter house|Play house at the park|picnic tables|Doors on community center”; Tonia OrtnerHampton; Harriman-Nielsen Historic Farm/Franklin County Historical Society; Exterior of Barn; Doreen PetersenHartford; Hartford Betterment Committee; Boulder at the entrance of Hartford under Flag Poles; Jordyn SandyHawarden; Hawarden Historical Society; Mercantile building and north and west sides of Post Office; Jan CainHills; City of Hills; 102 E. Main Street, Hills Iowa; Kelley SchlitzHopkinton; Keep Iowa Beautiful Committee and City of Hopkinton; Downtown cement lattice walls; Sarah HelleHull; Hull Historical Society; Old railroad shed and enclosure on east end of museum; Loren ReyeltsJanesville; Janesville Public Library; Mural on Library at 319 Main Street; Lisa BiersnerJewell; Jewell Historical Society; Museum Building north and south exterior walls.; Bruce JohnsonKanawha; City of Kanawha; Clerk’s office, hallway, copier room, council room, hallway, community room and kitchen; Sharon GrimmKeokuk; Great River Players, Inc.; Exterior metal wall, Exterior cinder block wall; Merissa LewistonLa Porte City; La Porte City FFA Historical & Ag Museum; White trim on the town’s original Fire Station and Jail.; Sherry ShefflerLake City; Opportunity Living; Indoor therapeutic pool area, Locker room hallway, Locker room hallway; Jayne WilhelmLamoni; Lamoni Parks and Recreation; George Foreman North Park; Tim BrunnerLarchwood; Larchwood Public Library; Interior walls and ceiling of the library; Sylvia Vant HulLe Mars; Le Mars YMCA; Outdoor Pool Bathrooms and Main Pool; Jack EckstaineLetts; Letts Hometown Pride; Base coat on a side of a building for a mural in our main part of town.; Karen KoppeLittle Rock; Little Rock City Council; City Park shelter house; Diane PetersLivermore; City of Livermore; Livermore Legion and Annex; Megan KellnerLockridge; City of Lockridge; Old school gymnasium, foyer, hallway, kitchen and rest rooms; JOYCE LeDUCLynnville; City of Lynnville; Old Settlers Pavilion and City Hall; Bev ArthurMadison County; Madison County Chamber of Commerce; “Hogback Covered Bridge|Holliwell Covered Bridge|Roseman Covered Bridge|Imes Covered Bridge|Cutler-Donahoe Covered Bridge”; Amara HuffineMadrid; Ledges State Park; Oak Woods Shelter and Carl Fritz Henning Shelter; Andy BartlettManilla; Manilla Chamber of Commerce; Main Street buildings; Virginia RasmussenMaquoketa; City of Maquoketa; Park benches, park shelters, playground equipment, Grove Street baseball dugouts; Chris GockelMaquoketa/Jackson County; Jackson County Agricultural District; New offices in our new Outreach Center; Laura FarrellMarion; Marion Parks and Recreation; Signs, equipment, structures, and amenities throughout the park and urban trail system.; Drew MollenhauerMarshalltown; Marshall County Arts & Culture Alliance; Marshalltown, IA; Amber DanielsonMenlo; City of Menlo; 16 Community Fire Hydrants, Parking Lines and Handicap Parking for our Downtown Streets; Carol SheldahlMissouri Valley; Missouri Valley Chamber of Commerce; “2 cattle barns on the Harrison County Fairgrounds | 7 picnic tables in the Missouri Valley City Park”; Jeannie WortmanMitchell County; Mitchell County Conservation Board; Milton R. Owen Nature Center; Chelsea Ewen RowcliffeMitchellville; City of Mitchellville; “Killinger Park Shelter Houses and Giving Box |Mitchellville City Park Shelter Houses and All Picnic Tables |Mitchellville Little League Ball Fields Concession Stand, Equipment Shed and Cinder Block Shed”; Rahni BroseMontezuma; CLG Group; Mural in the Downtown Historic Square; Becky SinckerMonticello; City of Monticello; Monticello Community Building; Jacob OswaldMontrose; Montrose Riverfront, Inc.; Floor of the Riverfront Landing building.; Elisabeth ChatfieldMoulton; PIC ME Foundation; T & L Deli store front on the Main Street of our community.; Carol Sue HowardMount Ayr; Mount Ayr Chamber of Commerce; “Still Smokin’/Timberline|Country Blossoms|Aunt Jennie’s Attic|Ringgold County Development/Mount Ayr Chamber|Lefty’s Club Tavern|the vacant 106 E. Madison building”; Karen BenderMoville; City of Moville; “Interior walls of Moville Fire Station|”; Megan CrossNevada; City of Nevada Parks and Recreation Department; Safety lines and motivational sayings along trail system in Nevada.; Tim HansenNew Sharon; City of New Sharon; East End Park Shelter House, City Hall interior; Lisa MunnNewton; Project AWAKE; Learning Center (building), gazebo, bridge and fencing all need stained.; Jenni PattyNortheast Iowa; ArtHaus; “North side of ArtHaus’ building|Repairs on the east side of the ArtHaus building”; Shannon DurbinNorthwood; Northwood Public Library; Exterior trim and interior paneling; Morgan JohnsonNorwalk; Norwalk Parks and Recreation; “McAninch Sports Complex Equipment Garage|McAninch Sports Complex Irrigation Pump Shed”; Adam SeibertOakland; Eckels Memorial Library; Children’s Room, Teen Area, Circulation Desk area, Computer room, Bathroom, Hallway, Front entry.; Kari RoseOcheyedan; Senior Activity Center; Main room of the senior center 24X60; Sue BrockshusOdebolt; City of Odebolt, Iowa; Paint and refurbish the exterior of the city ambulance garage. Exterior walls and trim.; Rob LitzenbergerOnawa; Onawa Public Library; Outside windows and doors trim on the entire library building; Amy McDermottOsceola; Clarke County Historical Society; Knox Township #8 country school, exterior 4 walls and front side of main museum building; Barry MateereOskaloosa; City of Oskaloosa; Edmundson Park Restroom; Stephanie FaulkesPaton; William Paton Public Library; Around the outside of the libraries windows; Kimberly BohnetPella; Spirit of Pella; Mural on the side of the Work of Our Hands Building in the Klokkenspel Plaza; Christi Vander VoortPeterson; Peterson Heritage LLC; “1875 Gust House|First Frame House in Clay County|1882 Boarding House”; Kelsey RoerPleasantville; Pleasantville Chamber of Commerce; Exterior walls of the Frank H. Jolly shelter house in Pleasantville’s Cora Shadle Park; Don DurskyPocahontas County; Pocahontas County Conservation; Wiegert Prairie Farmstead; James ConwayPomeroy; City of Pomeroy; Entire exterior of Pomeroy Community Building (metal siding and metal roof) and the interior of the building; Cynthia M. LootsPostville; Northeast Iowa Wellness and Recreation Center; Hallways, stairway, coat rack area; Melanie BauchPrairie City; City of Prairie City; City Cemetery Gazebo; Jodie WymanPrairie Valley; Prairie Valley PTA; Art on playground cement; Emily LarsonPrescott; City of Prescott; library/city hall; Lisa WilkinsonPreston; City of Preston; Preston Town Hall Interior and the Main Exterior Entrance Area; Teresa WeinschenkRemsen; Remsen St. Mary’s; Cafeteria; Kim PhillipsRingsted; Ringsted Community Improvement Organization, Inc.; Downtown area from Maple Street and Larch Street on the east to Maple Street an Lexington street on the west. Also the downtown park and buildings around it.; Diane HoltzmanRock Rapids; Mural Society; Windows on East side of 801 First Ave; Sandra WyniaRockwell; Rockwell Public Library; Wood fences on both sides of the library building; Caroline McManigalRoland; Roland Park Board; Erickson Park; Nathan HovickRolfe; Rolfe Hometown Pride; City of Rolfe– Main Street–Gazebo; Barbara BennettRyan; CITY OF RYAN; City Hill/Council Chambers; LORI TUCKERSac City; Sac City Hometown Pride; Playground equipment in Chautauqua Park Historic District, including three swing sets, two slides, rocking horse, teeter totters, and climbing sphere.; Bruce PerrySergeant Bluff; City of Sergeant Bluff Parks and Recreation; Community Center building and fire station; Tyler TweetSidney; City of Sidney; Side of building next to City Hall; Kenneth BrownSpencer; City of Spencer Parks and Recreation Department; Pedersen Park Baseball & Softball Complex; Jared ElbertSteamboat Rock; City of Steamboat Rock; North and South entrances and hallways, new visitor’s center, 3 bathrooms, cafe, new museum, and city hall.; Renee OltroggeStorm Lake; Buena Vista County Historical Society; Country School house; Marjorie NeuliebStory City; Story City Greater Chamber Connection; Westside of the brick building located at 515 Broad Street in the downtown business district of Story City; Shanon McKinleyStrawberry Point; Strawberry Point Public Library; Front walls in cove area and pillars.; Patty LincolnSully; Sully Hometown Pride Committee; Sully Ballpark shelter houses, Sully Ballpark playground equipment-slide and swing structure, Sully Central Park light posts; Nicholas De PenningSuperior; City of Superior; Interior walls of Superior Municipal Building; Sandi BueltelSwisher; Swisher Community Library; Front of building; Laura HooverUte; City of Ute; Park Benches-Playground Equipment; Ballpark Bleachers-Bathrooms-Dugout-Wellhouse; Megan PeitschVarina; Varina Hometown Pride; Town Fire Hydrants; Richard FarrellWall Lake; Twilight Acres; twilightacresnursinghome.com; Chris RodmanWall Lake; Wall Lake, City of; Walls in the entry to gymnasium; Chris RodmanWashington; Washington Chamber of Commerce; Washington County Barn Quilts; Michelle RedlingerWaverly; Waverly Leisure Services; Waverly Rugby Field Goal Posts; Paul ChevilleWebster City; City of Webster City; Senior Citizen Building; Breanne LesherWest Branch; West Branch Community Development Group; 106 E Main St.; West Branch, IA; 52358; Nick ShimminWest Burlington; Homestead 1839; Exterior of the Leffler Barn; Tobin KrellWest Liberty; Muscatine County Fair; Hog Barn; Kelsey MeyersWestgate; City of Westgate; Park shelter, park concession stand, park restrooms, parking area lines (handicapped accessible parking) 2 city owned buildings; Rhonda HarnWhiting; Whiting Public Library; City Park – bathrooms, shelter, park benches Baseball/Softball fields – Concession stand/bathrooms Community Center; Dawn Teel
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