A grant program that's helped unite and brighten communities across southern Minnesota is nearing a milestone. The Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation's Paint the Town effort is poised to fund its 300th painting project, reports Minnesota Public Radio.
The foundation teams up with several Ace and Arrow hardware stores to provide free paint for murals, welcome signs, and other projects in towns across its 20-county region. "It's been very popular in smaller communities because these tend to be projects that really represent some community pride," says foundation CEO Tim Penny. "And so it really is a way for communities to kind of celebrate who they are."
The grants are open to local governments, schools, and nonprofit groups in communities of fewer than 10,000 people. "We want them to demonstrate and document that they have a wide array of community members that are volunteering and participating in the project," Penny says.
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