The Southwest Minnesota
Foundation has partnered with the Valspar Foundation’s
“Minnesota Beautiful” program for the past seven
years to provide grants of paint and coatings for community
improvement projects in southwest Minnesota. Projects receiving
grants this year include:
Atwater
Threshing Show ? interior and exterior painting
of historical buildings. |
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Business,
Arts & Recreation Center, Inc. (BARC), Windom
? interior painting of gymnasium surfaces at BARC, a
former school that now serves as a community-gathering
center. |
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| Blue Mound Area Theater, Luverne
? painting of various parts of the theater, which was
placed on the National Historic Register in 1979. |
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Fort
Belmont, Jackson ? exterior painting of this
four-building historical site. |
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| Volstead House, Granite Falls
? interior and exterior painting of this historical building.
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| Grove Mill Restoration, Grove City
? exterior painting of a 125 year-old mill that was once
used to grind wheat into flour. |
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| Harrington/Merrill House, Hutchinson
? exterior painting of the oldest building in Hutchinson.
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| Kandiyohi County Historical Center
Buildings, Willmar ? exterior painting to preserve
the county museum. |
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Mountain
Lake Community Center ? interior and exterior
painting to refurbish the community center. |
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| Prairie Woods Environmental Learning
Center, Kandiyohi County ? exterior staining
to restore the outside appearance of this facility. |
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Services
Enterprises, Inc., Redwood Falls ? exterior
painting of the rehabilitation building. |
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Heritage
Village, Mountain Lake ? interior and exterior
painting of four historical buildings. |
