Eight homes in Brownwood received a fresh coat of paint Saturday thanks to a local partnership to help enhance the character of local neighborhoods and aid homeowners to improve their homes who cannot do the work themselves.

Mormon Helping Hands, Home Depot and the Pride for Areas Surrounding Schools (PASS) initiative of Brownwood ISD and the City of Brownwood banded together for the day of work to apply the fresh coat of paint to the homes.   Of the eight houses selected, four are owned by residents over 65 or disabled.

Here are the results of the Helping Hands house painting in the PASS area today:

300 Volunteers
8 Houses
4 Hours of painting
Over $2,000 donated supplies by Home Depot in Brownwood

Brownwood church members will return to some of the houses to finish painting eaves with a paint sprayer.

According to Robert Duckworth, local volunteer coordinator, all the home owners were very pleased with the results.

Emily Crawford – PASS Coordinator said “The Morman Helping Hands ministry did a remarkable job today in the PASS district.  They have made a lasting impression on the residents and the neighborhood.”

Mormon Helping Hands was established in 1998 and is a church program to provide community service and disaster relief to those in need.

PASS was launched in December of 2010 to enhance the character of neighborhoods surrounding schools in order to inspire learning and civic responsibility.   Since then, tons of trash and refuse has been collected at no charge to the residents, junked and nuisance vehicles have been removed, and several vacant and dilapidated buildings have been torn down.

See photos above and below of volunteers working to paint the homes in the blocks near the Brownwood Intermediate School.