Volunteers Ready to Brush Up Buffalo

Brush Up Buffalo is a non-for-profit group of volunteers dedicated to sprucing up low-income housing in diverse sections of Buffalo. This year the group hopes to paint at least 10 homes on the West Side along Plymouth Avenue and Hudson Street.

To accomplish their goal will take nearly 1,000 volunteers, a figure they are moving steadily toward. The community is rallying around Brush Up Buffalo in every way; they recently received $ 12,500 more in sponsorships. Their generous donors include the Wendt Foundation ($ 5,000), the Bank of America ($ 2,500), Capital Management Services ($ 2,500), M&T Bank ($ 1,500), Malcolm Pirnie ($ 500), and UPS ($ 500).

Every year since its founding in 1996, Brush Up Buffalo organizes a day of volunteer work when members of the community are able to help “brush up” neighborhoods that need a little TLC. So far, the volunteers have painted 208 homes in 10 different neighborhoods.

It's never too late for you to come out and make a difference in our community! The annual day of volunteer work is June 16, beginning at 7 a.m. If you want to get involved, you can either register online or call (716) 250-3353. Or, if the sunny Saturday approaches and you find yourself restless, you can join the crew that morning.