Diamond Vogel Paint and Keep Iowa Beautiful announced the grant awards for the 2018 Paint Iowa Beautiful program. The program provides free paint to a wide variety of public service projects throughout Iowa. This year, and 2019, Diamond Vogel agreed to expand the paint allocation to include Iowa’s 70 state parks. 2020 will mark the 100th anniversary of Iowa’s state park system.
“Governor Reynolds has signed a proclamation designating April as Keep Iowa Beautiful month and we are pleased to do our part by awarding paint to 110 community projects in Iowa,” said Doug Vogel, Vice-President, Trade Marketing, of the Iowa based company. “The partnership with Keep Iowa Beautiful allows Diamond Vogel Paint to assist and work with the many local volunteers that help build communities, making Iowa the number one state in the nation to live.”
Gerald Schnepf, Executive Director of Keep Iowa Beautiful added, “The Paint Iowa Beautiful program helps us increase our assistance to neighborhoods, communities, historic projects and other public service organizations in improving the attractiveness and beauty of our home areas. These projects definitely improve the beauty of Iowa, its countryside, and its communities.”
In the 15 year partnership with KIB, Diamond Vogel has awarded over 9,648 gallons of paint for 786 community projects in Iowa.
About Diamond Vogel Paint
Diamond Vogel is an Iowa based, family-owned company started in 1926 by Andrew Vogel. It serves 13 states with seven manufacturing facilities and over 65 service center outlets providing Architectural Finishes, Industrial and Original Equipment Finishes and Home Decorating Products.
2018 PAINT AWARDS
| City or County | Organization | Areas to be painted | Contact |
| Albion | Albion Betterment Committee | City Park and ball diamond | Karen Betts |
| Algona | City of Algona | State Street alley | Curt Wiseman |
| Allerton | International Center For Rural Culture | Historic homes & church | Bill Byrns |
| Audubon | Audubon County Economic Dev. | Store fronts | Sara Slater |
| Bedford | Bedford Area Chamber | Exteriors of Bedford businesses | Sandy Schubert |
| Bedford | Lake of Three Fires State Park | Picnic tables throughout the State Park | Cindy Sleep |
| Belmond | Belmond Community Apartments | Apartment exteriors | Johnathan German |
| Bloomfield | Davis County Agricultural Society | Picnic tables & restroom building | Lexis Frymoyer |
| Boone | Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad | Main Depot Exterior | Travis Stevenson |
| Burlington | Art Center of Burlington | Storefront façade | Tammy McCoy |
| Cedar Falls | Hartman Reserve Nature Center | Select schools Cedar Falls | Hannah Lister |
| Cedar Rapids | City of Cedar Rapids | Downtown Alley & drain murals | Cara Matteson |
| Cherokee | Cherokee County Fair Association | Family Craft &4-H Buildings | Peggy Corrington |
| Cherokee | Hanover Historical Society | Barn and grainery | Arlin Hinkeldey |
| Clarion | Clarion Pride Committee | Homes/paint and clean up | Ted Brigger |
| Clarion | Heartland Museum | Gift Shop and Schoolhouse | Melanie Maasdam |
| Clayton County | Clayton County Conservation Board | Osborne Nature Center | Molly Scherf |
| Clinton | Lyons Neighborhood Mural | Old Lyons Post Office building. | Matthew Parbs |
| Colfax | Colfax Park and Recreation Auxiliary | Quarry Springs Park Block Building | Douglas Garrett |
| Columbus City | City park-htp | Park buildings | Cory Kahl |
| Conrad | City of Conrad | Park Shelter House | Lori Stansberry |
| Corydon | Wayne County Fair | Arena beachers/fence | Pat Perkins |
| Davenport | Sacred Heart Clothing Center | Minnie’s Maison | Roxanne M Miner |
| Delhi | City of Delhi | Park Restroom and Well House #1 | Lori Tucker |
| Denison | Women in Business Organization | Park playground/tables | Rachel Desy |
| Des Moines | Blank Park Zoo | Train Station/rental rooms | Amara Huffine |
| Des Moines | Des Moines Social Club | 2nd floor corridors | Heather Matson |
| Des Moines | Capitol Neighborhoods Hometown Pride | Neighborhood homes | Beth Hicks |
| Dubuque | Dubuque Main Street | 1800-1900 Central Ave.|18th Street | Michaela Freiburger |
| Dubuque | Friends of the Mines of Spain | Picnic Tables/Bluff Staircase | Jennifer Tigges |
| Forest City | Winnebago Historical Society | School belfrey/Rail Road Work Shed | Jim Oulman |
| Forest City | Winnebago Historical Society | Blacksmith Shop/General Store | Jim Oulman |
| Fort Dodge | Parks, Recreation and Forestry | Oleson Park barn and winter building | Lori Branderhorst |
| Fort Dodge | Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance | Fort Dodge Fire Station | Jon Shields |
| Fredonia | Fredonia Hometown Pride | City Hall , Big park, small park | Penny Morgan |
| Fremont | City of Fremont | Street Poles | Yvonne Gabby Evans |
| Garner | Visioning Committee, City of Garner | Retail Building | Renae Quandt |
| Grand Junction | City of Grand Junction | Concrete Building | Barbara Hunter, Clerk |
| Grandview | City of Grandview | City Park | Dena Rinnert |
| Greenfield | Adair County Historical Museum | Penn Avenue Church | Jane Sullivan |
| Grinnell | Village Decorating Studio | Exterior wall | Ryan McGuire |
| Griswold | Cocklin Fish Farm | Two Shelter Houses | Laura Hansen |
| Hamburg | Hamburg Hometown Pride | Park Shelter | John/Hallie Ferguson |
| Hamiton County | Hamilton County Conservation Board | Camping Cabins | Bailey Morton |
| Hampton | Franklin County Fair | Buildings in Pleasant Hill Village | Carole Robertson |
| Havelock | Havelock Hometown Pride Committee | AmVets Building in Havelock | Amanda Tripp |
| Hawarden | Big Sioux River Valley Historical Soc. | Stagecoach | Jan Cain |
| Hopkinton | City of Hopkinton | Library &Park Buildings | Sarah Helle |
| Ida County | Ida County Historical Society | 1856 Stage Coach Inn | Dale Wellendorf |
| Ida Grove | Ida Grove Community Foundation, LLC | lobby, restrooms, hallway, theatre walls | Beth Wolterman |
| Jefferson | Jefferson Park and Recreation | Park Shelter & Concession Stand | Vicky Lautner |
| Kellerton | Kellerton Restoration Committee | Museum & Community Center | Sharon R. Becker |
| Kellogg | Kellogg Hometown Pride | Community Center | Kim Hammer |
| Keota | City of Keota | Buildings on Broadway | Tomisha Hammes |
| Kirkville | City of Kirkville | Park Shelter House/tables | Annissa Helm-Loyd |
| Knoxville | Knoxville Parks and Recreation | Young’s Park and Auld Park | Brandon Nemmers |
| Lake Mills | Community Preschool/Daycare | Daycare Center | Ashley Brackey |
| Laurens | Hometown Pride | Laurens City Sign | Hilary Reed |
| Le Mars | Le Mars Convention Center | Convention Center | Gregory Gengler |
| Le Mars | Le Mars YMCA | Le Mars | Angela Loutsch |
| Le Mars | Le Mars Area Chamber of Commerce | Le Mars | Mary Reynolds |
| Lisbon | City of Lisbon | Waste Water Treatment Plant | Christina Eicher |
| Lohrville | City of Lohrville | Park buildings/playground equipment | Kris Kavanaugh |
| Lost Nation | Lost Nation Hometown Pride | Park and homes | Janet S Burke |
| Louisa County | Louisa County Rural Hometown Pride | Toolesboro Museum | Katie Hammond |
| Lynnville | Hometown Pride Committee | Playground equipment | Linda Russell |
| Lytton | Lytton Hometown Pride | Park shelter/tables/equipment | Darsi Huddleson |
| Manning | Manning Hausbarn-Heritage Park | Century-old Trinity Church | Marsha Clausen |
| Maquoketa | Camp Shalom | 8 camp cabins | Tom Bley |
| Maquoketa | City of Maquoketa | 5 Park buildings | Gerald C. Smith |
| Marquette | City of Marquette | Depot Museum | Bonnie Basemann |
| Marshalltown | Marshalltown Neighborhood Revitalization | Two home porches/fences | Joyce R. Brown |
| Menlo | City of Menlo | City Hall exterior | Gwen Blass |
| Mingo | Hometown Pride | Mural | Sheri Phelps |
| Monona | City of Monona | Fire Hydrants | Sophie Landt |
| Montezuma | Montezuma Community Development | Park Shelter/Concession Stand/Shed | Whitney Baethke |
| Montrose | Montrose Riverfront, Inc. | Landing & Shed exterior | Gregory Ruth |
| Moravia | Moravia Community Betterment | Several homes | Sam Kirby |
| Moravia | Moravia Area Historical Society | Country School | Marcia Benjamin |
| Moville | Woodbury County Fair | Numerous bleachers | Randy Hayworth |
| New Albin | City of New Albin | Museum and Old Fire Station | Debra Stantic, City Clerk |
| Newton | Parks and City Grounds | Park restrooms | Nick Cummins |
| North Liberty | City of North Liberty | North Liberty | Tracey Mulcahey |
| Oelwein | City of Oelwein | Park Concession Building | Joshua Johnson MA |
| Palmer | Palmer Hometown Pride Committee | Community Center | Jackie Conklin |
| Percival | Percival Hometown Pride | Barn quilts | Angie Sheldon |
| Prairie City | City of Prairie City | Community Building | Christy Lindsay |
| Remsen | City of Remsen | Pool guard house/concession stand | Rachel Keffeler |
| Riceville | Riceville Community Foundation | Farmers Market shed | Janet S. Dahlke |
| Rockford | Grow Rockford Together | City street trail “sharrows” | Heidi Reams |
| Sac City | Sac City Hometown Pride | Park playgrounds | Jamie Lawrence |
| Sac City | Sac Community Center | Community Center interiors | Danielle Rieger |
| Sac City | Barn Quilts of Sac County | Barn quilts | Sue & Harold Peyton |
| Schaller | Schaller Park Board | City Park Shelterhouse | Ann Onnen, City Clerk |
| Scotch Grove | Jones County Historical Society | Train depot in Pioneer Village. | Sharon Hanken |
| Shimek State Forest | Shimek State Forest Equestrian Trails | Picnic tables/campgrounds | Lora P Conrad |
| Sidney | Fremont County Historical Society | Museum’s County Schoolhouse | Sandra Bengtson |
| Stanton | Stanton Historical Society | Country schoolhouse/shed | Carroll E Peterson |
| State Center | Gutekunst Public Library | Historic library building | Mara Edler |
| Swea City | North Kossuth Community School | School Storage Shed/Concession Stand | Chris Stevens |
| Tabor | Tabor Hometown Pride | Hydrants | Susan Shepherd |
| Tipton | Cedar County Fair Assosication | Hog Building|Floral Building | Duston Anderson |
| Villisca | Community Betterment Association | Entrance signs/gazebo/playground | Sandy Wainwright Rossander |
| Vinton | Benton Co. Historical Society | Mural | Rosemary Schwartz |
| Waverly | Waverly Leisure Services | Cemetery Shop buildings | Tab Ray |
| Webster City | Wilson Brewer Historical Committee | Illinois Central Railroad Depot/Museum | Kent Harfst |
| Webster City | Hamilton County Conservation Board | Golf course sheds | Russ Appel |
| Winterset | George Stout Fellowship for Art | Elevator & storage tanks | Kevin Lair |
| Woodbine | Woodbine Main Street | Historic Woodbine Train Depot | Deb Sprecker |
| Worthington | City of Worthington | Main Street/park buildings | Lauren Manternach |
