'We Bought the Paint, They Provided the Labor'

The Barrington Senior Center got a major touch-up recently -- thanks to volunteers at the Atria Bay Spring Village who do community service projects.

“A group of eight volunteers painted the main room of the center,” said Senior Center Director Louis House, who grabbed a roller herself.

House described the touch-up as a “painting party” that came about from an informal conversation with an Atria employee, who said she would run it past volunteers at the village who do community service projects.

“A couple of days later,” said House, “I got a call. They said they would show up to paint the center if we got the paint.” 

That decision became a no-brainer, House said.

“We provided the paint and they provided the labor,” she said. 

The end result of the painting party.

“It looks amazing,” said House of the senior center.