Press Release
Zions Bank celebrates 28th anniversary of annual service project
Senior citizens and disabled residents who face challenges maintaining their homes are getting a helping hand from Zions Bank’s 28th annual Paint-a-Thon service project.
The Ephraim home of Carol Ogden will receive a makeover from local Zions Bank employees who are “brushing up” on community service to help low-income elderly, disabled and veteran homeowners.
Throughout the service project that continues across the state during June, more than 3,000 Zions Bank employees and their families are volunteering to clean, scrape and paint 42 homes in Idaho and Utah.
Zions Bank is committed to helping senior citizens remain in their homes as long as possible, maintaining their independence, dignity and health. Nearly 90 percent of people over age 65 want to stay in their home for as long as possible, and 80 percent believe their current residence is where they will always live, according to the AARP Public Policy Institute.
“We are so proud to roll up our sleeves to help neighbors like Becky and Duane spruce up their homes and yards,” said Zions Bank Ephraim Financial Center Manager Nate Christensen. “Not only is the project personally rewarding, but it aligns with Zions Bank’s mission to create value in our communities.”
In addition to painting, Zions employees provide yard clean-up, pruning, mowing, planting and minor repairs as needed by homeowners. The cost for all paint and supplies is contributed by Zions Bank.
Launched in 1991, Zions Bank’s Paint-a-Thon began as a volunteer project for a dozen homes along Utah’s Wasatch Front. Over the past 28 years, Zions Bank employees have put aside summer pastimes for a week each year — volunteering in the evenings after work and on Saturday — to paint more than 1,132 homes throughout Idaho and Utah. Not counting the dollar value of volunteer hours through the years, the bank has donated more than $1 million toward beautifying homes in the two states.