It's amazing what a gallon of paint can do to spruce up a room. Now imagine what 508 gallons can do for a region. That's how much paint Minnesota-based Valspar Corporation is giving this year to west central Minnesota as part of its Minnesota Beautiful (formerly Picture It Painted) program. Eight organizations throughout the nine-county region will receive paints, coatings and sealants from Valspar this year.

Projects include:

• Grant County Fairgrounds spruce-up, Herman
• 6th Avenue Community Center, Alexandria
• Hoffman Community Center, Hoffman
• West Central Minnesota Community Action, Inc., Group Work Camp for Stevens, Pope and Grant counties
• Picnic shelter and restroom revitalization, Fergus Falls
• Westgate Skate Rink beautification project, Hawley
• Inman Township Hall, Henning
• Memory care commons area, Evergreens of Moorhead