‘Putt it Forward’ at Valspar Championship to Support Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas County

Valspar is encouraging golf fans at this week’s Valspar Championship to “putt it forward” in its Putt for Habitat Challenge to raise up to $15,000 for Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas County. For every putt made, the Valspar Foundation will donate $5. As Habitat’s national paint partner, Valspar has provided Habitat Pinellas with over 13,000 gallons of paint.

Valspar is committed to doing its part to transform neighborhoods through its partnership with Habitat for Humanity. As a founding partner of the neighborhood revitalization program, A Brush with Kindness, Valspar helps families, seniors and veterans living in homes that are in need of a new coat of paint and minor repairs. Many low-income families live in challenging circumstances and struggle to maintain their homes. The Brush with Kindness program brightens the lives of families and restores pride throughout neighborhoods. Together Valspar and Habitat are making a difference to those in need. At Valspar, Neighborhoods Matter. We’re on it.

“To date, Habitat Pinellas has completed 350 safe, affordable homes, and we appreciate Valspar’s support and efforts to engage more people in the community with our mission,” said Mike Sutton, CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas County. “Whether it’s donated paint, volunteers or financial contributions, Valspar’s generous support helps families in our community achieve what they thought was just a dream.”

Fans will find Valspar’s Putt for Habitat Challenge in the Valspar Color Experience Expo tent behind the 18th green at the Innisbrook Copperhead Course in Palm Harbor, Fla., the site of the Valspar Championship, March 10 -13, 2016.

“Valspar is proud to partner with Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas County to bring people together to build homes, communities and hope,” said Kimberly Welch, Valspar vice president of Communications and chair of the Valspar Foundation. “Through new home builds that provide families an affordable home of their own and the ‘A Brush with Kindness’ program that provides a new coat of paint on existing homes, together Valspar and Habitat Pinellas are making a difference for those in need.”