The Blue Earth Community Foundation and the Blue Earth Kiwanis Club recently were awarded a "Paint the Town/Art Walk" grant from the Valspar Coporation. A donation of 70 gallons of paint will be proatvided by Valspar to the two organizations who will choose an appropriate business wall to cree a large, colorful mural depicting the community. This will be one of the initial projects BECF will be working on, kicking off downtown beautification efforts.
John Huisman, BECF chairman, recently accepted the Valspar award at a Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) training session/luncheon held in Owatonna.
