Brush Up Buffalo Announces Sponsors for 2008 Event

Thu, May 15th 2008 10:45 am

Buffalo, NY - May 12, 2008 - Brush Up Buffalo, a not-for-profit, all-volunteer organization focused on revitalizing City of Buffalo neighborhoods, recently secured $ 11,500 in sponsorships. The donations will help to fully finance Brush Up Buffalo 2008, an annual event where more than 600 volunteers repaint 15 to 20 low-income homes in the city. This year's event takes place on Saturday, June 14 in the Lovejoy neighborhood, in the area bounded by Bailey Avenue, William Street and Ogden Street.

Recent donations include:

The Margaret L. Wendt Foundation - $ 5,000
Bank of America - $ 3,000
M&T Bank - $ 1,500
Damon & Morey - $ 500
Malcolm Pirnie - $ 500
UPS - $ 500
Harter Secrest & Emery LLP - $ 500

Donations from the corporate sponsors provide for the cost of paint, supplies, insurance, and food. Additional sponsors and in-kind donors to date for Brush Up Buffalo 2008 include LPCiminelli ($ 8,500 sponsorship and logistical support), Sherwin-Williams (discounted paint), Painting and Decorating Decorators of Western New York, 360 Professional Services Group, Buffalo Business First, Buffalo State College, clevermethod, Full Circle Studios, HSBC and Kensington-Bailey Neighborhood Housing Services.

Brush Up Buffalo also recently confirmed the Central Terminal as this year's staging area. Volunteers are asked to meet there by 7:15 a.m. on the day of the event.

The organization also encourages volunteers to sign up online at www.brushupbuffalo.org by Memorial Day, although additional volunteers may register up to the day of the event.

Since its inception in 1996, Brush Up Buffalo volunteers revitalized 11 neighborhoods in the City of Buffalo, painting more than 220 homes. Last year, in approximately five hours, more than 600 volunteers painted 12 homes in Buffalo's West Side along Plymouth Avenue and Hudson Street.

About Brush Up Buffalo

Brush Up Buffalo is a not for profit organization that utilizes community-minded volunteers and donated supplies to help low-income families in the City of Buffalo spruce up their homes and revitalize their neighborhoods. Each year, the one-day event attracts teams from businesses, unions, community groups, and city and county government who work together to "brush up" Buffalo homes. Since its inception in 1996, Brush Up Buffalo volunteers have painted more than 220 homes. For more information, visit Brush Up Buffalo online at www.brushupbuffalo.org or call (716) 250-3353.

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