The grandstands at the exhibition grounds are to be painted on Monday, June 5. (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW)

By Angie Rolheiser

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The Melfort grandstands at the exhibition grounds will be painted on Monday thanks to the ‘Communities in Full Colour’ program through the Prairie North Co-op (PNC).

The Melfort Agriculture Society’s application to the program that awards free paint to a community project was accepted.

Manager of the Prairie North Co-op Home Centre in Melfort, Les Shearer, said with the help of volunteers the painting will be started and finished in a day.

“We have a couple of spray-paint applicators, and we do have people that can brush and roll and so I don’t think it will take a long time,” Shearer said. “Many hands make light work.”

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As of right now, about a half dozen people have signed up to volunteer their hands for the painting project. Shearer told northeastNOW that they have a goal of getting about 12 volunteers out for the day.

Those who volunteer their time will be provided with lunch and a barbecue supper.

‘Communities in Full Color’ has made contributions to a few non-profit organizations and projects in the service area which includes Kelvington, St. Brieux, Naicam, Archerwill and Melfort. Around $30,000 worth of paint has been donated since the inception of the program three years ago.

The program through the Prairie North Co-op is in partnership with Federated Co-op Limited and Sherwin Williams who will have representatives on site on Monday.

If there are interested volunteers that are unable to make the full day, they can also come for just a portion of the time.

“We understand there are constraints in people’s lives so just come for a couple of hours,” Shearer said.

Contact Shearer at the PNC Home Centre to sign up.

“This pretty much uses our funds up for this year but we hope there are more groups that are needing paint for next year that will apply,” Shearer said.

The application process is done online or by inquiring in store.

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