(March 26, 2021) – Diamond Vogel and Keep Iowa Beautiful have announced the grant awards for the 2021 Paint Iowa Beautiful program. The program provides free paint to a wide variety of public service projects throughout Iowa. Here is a list of area winners of the 2021 Paint Awards (City/Organization/Project to be painted):

• Adair; City of Adair; Chamber Quarters, City Park, signs
• Anita; DNR-Lake Anita State Park; Picnic tables and shelters
• Audubon; County Tourism; Butterfly Wings Mural on main street
• Bedford; Tinker Tots Preschool; Interior of new building project
• Carroll County; Carroll County 4-H; various public areas for Carroll County
• Casey; Casey Service Club; Building at 611 McPerson Street
• Clarinda; Page County Conservation; Rapp Park-entrance sign and restroom
• Clarinda; Economic Development Corp.; Three homes in need of painting
• Corning; 4-H/FFA Fair Assoc.; 4-H event center building and barns
• Council Bluffs; Habitat for Humanity; Homes throughout Council Bluffs
• Denison; Operation paint brush; Homes that need painted in Denison
• Denison; Women in Business; Washington Park
• Elk Horn; City of Elk Horn; Pool House
• Farragut; Hometown Pride Committee; Main Street store front business and public library
• Glenwood; City of Glenwood; Interior of restrooms in park and rec departments
• Logan; Public Library; Meeting room reading nook & hallway
• Manning; City of Manning; Various Homes
• Missouri Valley; Missouri Valley Chamber; 20 picnic tables in the Missouri Valley City Park
• Mondamin; City of Mondamin; Library, City Hall & Maintenance Building
• Mount Ayr; Town of Mount Ayr; FEMA Safe Shelter, city curb, gutter, and fire hydrants
• Orient; The Wallace Centers of Iowa; Farmhouse, Gathering Barn kitchen, greenhouse and machine shed
• Panora; Panora Lions Club; Gable ends and facia trim boards
• Randolph; Hometown Pride; Depot Building, Fire Hydrants, Park Merry Go Round & War Memorial
• Red Oak; Red Oak Rotary Club; Playground basketball court and Red Oak Child Development Center
• Sac City; Sac City Chamber/Main Street; Local homes
• Shelby; City Of Shelby; gazebo, downtown buildings and picnic tables along trail
• Sidney; Sidney Hometown Pride; Silver Spur Bar & Grill.

In the 18-year partnership with Keep Iowa Beautiful, Diamond Vogel has awarded over 11,860 gallons of paint for 1,132 community projects in Iowa.

Doug Vogel, Vice-President, Marketing, of the Iowa-based Diamond Vogel, says “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 132 community projects in 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.”  Kevin Techau, Executive Director of Keep Iowa Beautiful, says “The Paint Iowa Beautiful program helps us increase our assistance to neighborhoods and communities in improving the attractiveness and beauty of where we live. These projects definitely improve the beauty of Iowa, its countryside and its communities.”

In addition to paint projects, join over 90 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. Pick-Up Iowa is being held through June 30th, 2021 on any dates that work for your community. To participate you must register your group/organization at https://www.research.net/r/PickUpIowa_2021_SignUp Registered participant groups are eligible for a limited supply of free cleanup supplies such as bags, grabbers, safety vests and gloves donated by Keep Iowa Beautiful.