Boys and Women Membership Glassboro Middle wins $8,000 giveaway

GLASSBORO – Jeremy Fyfe, proprietor of GLS Painters, and his spouse are spending their six-year marriage ceremony anniversary a little bit in a different way this yr — by giving freely an $8,000 exterior paint job.

GLS Painters are inviting South Jersey residents to color it ahead and provides to the Boys and Women Membership of Gloucester County.

Calling it the Paint It Ahead Program, the residential and business portray firm is internet hosting a day of service on Sept. 17 for the winner of its inaugural charity occasion on the Boys and Women Membership Glassboro Middle, nominated by group members.

The Boys and Women Membership of Gloucester County has been a pillar of the group by providing after-school programming and mentoring. At its Glassboro Middle, younger persons are supplied with a protected, constructive and supportive setting.

“We have been serving the group for a very long time as effectively,” Fyfe mentioned. “We have given cash away into sure basketball organizations on this city. We have performed many painted doorways the place we’re simply portray the entrance door of our neighbor’s houses without spending a dime over the previous three years. However that is our largest Paint It Ahead this yr.”

Open since 2003, the Boys and Women Membership Glassboro Middle was in want of renovations with a lot of the inside work performed in the course of the peak of the pandemic.

“In the course of the faculty yr, we offer after faculty care from 2 to six. The largest factor was is extra of a homework assist. We have now quite a lot of Boys and Women Membership of America actions that we run, STEM, artwork, multimedia, and social and emotional help as effectively,” director of the Boys and Women Membership Glassboro Middle, Antoine Sabb mentioned.

“There’s quite a lot of maintenance that comes with the Boys and Women Membership and quite a lot of renovations we have performed right here ourselves with the flooring, however we do get sponsors in doing this to help with that,” Sabb added. “This was a reasonably outdated constructing, so over the Covid time we did quite a lot of renovations contained in the constructing. The largest factor left was the surface exterior; Jeremy chosen us to have the ability to do a paint job and be capable of carry the constructing to life so we’re so excited.”

Along with providing a free portray service, Fyfe employed a shade guide to assist choose the perfect paint picks to provide the constructing a vibrant and alluring contact. Sicklerville-based Johnston Property Upkeep donated their providers by cleansing out the gutters in preparation for the charity occasion; Sherwin Williams donated $3,000 in paint and provides.

“We have now nice issues occurring on the Boys and Women Membership and one of many largest issues is our slogan, nice futures begin right here. So with the help of them we’re going to have the ability to get a facelift on the surface and provides these children a spot that they’ll name house,” Saab mentioned.

The total-day portray expertise begins at 8 a.m. at 801 Ellis St., Glassboro, and volunteers are welcome.

Fyfe and his enterprise have additionally donated their providers and cash to residents and native organizations in want. Whereas Fyfe is already planning for a Paint it Ahead charity occasion subsequent yr, he additionally plans to provide away an entrepreneurial scholarship to help younger individuals concerned with trades begin their very own enterprise.

“We selected the Boys and Women Membership as a result of we’re in a position to affect a number of children, a number of households lives,” mentioned Fyfe. “That is why we’re doing these initiatives, to provide again to the group.”

For extra data on the Paint It Ahead Program go to https://glspainters.com/why-gls-painters/paint-it-forward/.

Nicolette White is the Range and Inclusion reporter for the Burlington County Occasions, The Day by day Journal and Courier-Put up. She is a Temple College graduate with Dallas, Texas roots. Ship tricks to [email protected] and comply with her on Twitter @nicolettejwhite. Please help native journalism with a digital subscription.