CHICAGO, May 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- To mark the
start of the summer painting and home improvement season, Valspar
is partnering with Chicagoland Habitat for Humanity to help
families in need of decent, affordable housing and to strengthen
communities through Valspar's National Neighborhood Week,
May 9-14.
Employees from Valspar's four Chicago-area facilities — Chicago, Wheeling, Marengo and Matteson — are volunteering with the eight
Habitat for Humanity organizations across Chicagoland during the
week. They will be working on a variety of painting, building and
minor home repair projects to give families a hand up and to help
other homeowners live independently and securely in their homes.
Other employees will be volunteering in Habitat ReStores, doing a
variety of tasks, from painting to stocking inventory to assisting
customers with their purchase of gently used or new donated
items.
"Valspar has been a critical partner to Habitat for Humanity –
throughout the country and specifically here in Chicagoland," said
Matt Johnson, President and CEO of
Chicagoland Habitat for Humanity. "The company and its local
executives have been instrumental leaders in our work to increase
the affordable housing supply here in this region, and we're
thrilled to showcase that partnership next week from Kane to Cook
County and Lake to
Will County."
More than 500 employees from Valspar's 30 U.S. locations are
volunteering with Habitat organizations across the country during
National Neighborhood Week. In addition to volunteers, Valspar is
providing $2.5 million in cash and
product donations to support 51 Habitat organizations, including
more than $250,000 for Chicagoland
Habitat for Humanity and its eight affiliates.
The affiliates are:
- Habitat for Humanity Chicago (Chicago)
- Habitat for Humanity Chicago South Suburbs (Hazel Crest)
- DuPage Habitat for Humanity (Wheaton)
- Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity (Aurora)
- Habitat for Humanity Lake County (Waukegan)
- Habitat for Humanity of McHenry
County (McHenry)
- Habitat for Humanity of Northern Fox Valley (Elgin)
- Will County Habitat for Humanity (Joliet)
"Valspar's National Neighborhood Week is about rolling up our
sleeves and rolling on a fresh coat of paint to improve communities
in which we operate," said Kimberly
Welch, Valspar Vice President of Communications and Chair of
The Valspar Foundation. "Our employee volunteers are excited to
contribute to Habitat's mission — helping families in need of
decent, affordable housing."
Valspar donates paint for every Habitat home built, repaired or
refurbished in the United States.
Since 2002, Valspar has donated more than 2.5 million gallons.
Valspar is a founding partner of the A Brush with Kindness
program, which helps low-income homeowners who struggle to maintain
their homes. The program helps transform neighborhoods by providing
painting, landscaping and minor home repairs for people in need,
many of whom are elderly, veterans or disabled. Since co-founding
the program in 1998, over 15,000 families have been helped through
A Brush with Kindness.
About Chicagoland Habitat for Humanity:
Chicagoland Habitat for Humanity was created as a support
organization for Habitat for Humanity affiliates in the Chicagoland
area, with a goal of significantly increasing the number of
families served in the Chicagoland region. Habitat is committed to
creating opportunities for individuals and families to thrive; to
revitalizing neighborhoods and building communities; and to helping
transform generations through home ownership. We do this by making
housing affordable to hardworking people without access to
conventional financing and offer individuals a hand up, fueled by
our belief in dignity, self-sufficiency, collaboration, and hope.
For more information, visit www.chicagolandhabitat.org.
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customers with innovative, high-quality products and value-added
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and sustainability to customers in more than 100 countries. Valspar
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market, and highly-engineered solutions for the construction,
industrial, packaging and transportation markets. Founded in 1806,
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