Help spruce up a house: Donations needed for NeighborWorks Boise’s Paint the Town event

If you didn’t get a chance to volunteer on a team for this year’s Paint the Town in the Boise area, there is still a way to contribute to an Idaho tradition that is celebrating “four decades of painting homes for veteran, senior and disabled Ada County residents,” according to its website.

Buy the paint!

The 40th annual Paint the Town, hosted by NeighborWorks Boise, will take place on Saturday, and all of the painting teams are in place. However, you can still donate to the cause by purchasing a bucket of the stuff that will be rolled and brushed onto houses — and that makes the entire event possible.

The program has helped spruce up thousands of homes in the Treasure Valley for people who are unable to do the work themselves because of financial or physical constraints.

Volunteers form teams to repair, prep and paint houses that have been selected. So your “Buy A Bucket” donation is essential, which goes toward not only paint, but also the supplies to help freshen up the exterior of a fellow neighbor’s home.

Go to nwboise.org/paint-the-town to purchase paint. Every donation gets entered into a raffle to win prizes. And the more you donate, the more chances you have to win a barbecue grill, a cooking class, Proof sunglasses, or a date night for two at Watson’s Mystery Cafe and Spirits, to name a few.

For those who would like to be considered to have their house painted for next year’s Paint the Town, visit nwboise.org/paint-the-town to be added to the wait list.

For more information, call 208-258-6222 or email paintthetown@nwboise.org.