PAINTING WITH A PURPOSE

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Painting with a Purpose Mission Statement

Through our Painting with a Purpose initiative, our mission is to give back to the community by using the power of paint to uplift and transform spaces that matter. Through our gift of paint projects, we aim to bring new life to local areas, expressing our gratitude and commitment to those who have supported us.

Painting with a Purpose 2025 Nomination form

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PAINTING WITH A PURPOSE 2024

Here at McLain’s Painting, we feel tremendously blessed to have painted so many local homes and businesses throughout Knoxville over the last 25 years. As a practical way of showing our gratitude, we actively look for opportunities to give back to our community and those in need. And, of course, the best way we know how to do this is through donating our painting skills and expertise. 


Our largest giveaway of the year is Painting with a Purpose, and we turn to YOU, our friends and neighbors, asking for nominations. Our Volunteer Committee reviews these nominations, then the top 3 go to our company for a final vote. 


For 2024, Alzheimer’s Tennessee in Knoxville was our Painting with a Purpose recipient, and it was truly an honor to serve an organization that works so hard to support and champion others.

About Alzheimer’s Tennessee


Their threefold mission is clear:


  1. To serve those facing Alzheimer’s disease and dementia 
  2. To promote brain health through education
  3. To champion global research, prevention, and treatment efforts


This amazing organization started when a close-knit group of folks formed in the early 1980s, walking together through the impact that Alzheimer’s had on each of their lives. Since then, Alzheimer’s Tennessee has become a strong, far-reaching support network. We would encourage you to read their story for yourself, right here.


What did our 2024 Painting with a Purpose event include?


Here’s how Charles McLain described the day: “Our event started at 8am by getting all the volunteers together to have Janice, with Alzheimer's Tennessee, speak about the organization, and then our own PIF chairmen, Matt Hall, spoke about how this organization helped him and his family. We then separated and began the painting process. All the volunteers stayed outside to paint the back retaining wall. A large painting crew did the interior painting of walls and door frames, while another painting crew painted the exterior building's iconic purple color. The event wrapped up around 12:30pm and was a great success.”


If you’re interested in even more specifics, our work included:


  • Power washing and cleaning the building
  • Scraping loose and bubbling paint
  • Performing minor repairs
  • Caulking and sanding
  • Exterior painting of the main building, siding and trim
  • Painting of the parking lot retaining walls
  • Interior painting of the main area, walls, plus trim in the entryway, hallways, conference room, family room, and restrooms


It’s also important to note that we purposefully did NOT make this event mandatory - everyone who showed up to paint was a volunteer, making this experience (and the atmosphere) all the more special. 


Thank you again to our sponsors, our team, and to our community! 


Come back in 2025 to nominate another deserving local nonprofit, church, or other 501c3 with a specific painting need.

The alzheimer 's tennessee logo is purple and orange and says `` make alzheimer 's a memory ''.
A before picture of a sign in front of a building
A picture of a building before being painted purple.
A before picture of a sign in front of a building.
A woman is holding a purple t-shirt with a white ribbon on it.
A man is standing in front of a purple building.
A man is standing in front of a purple building.
A man is cleaning the windows of a purple building.
A man is washing the windows of a purple building.
A man is kneeling down in a room painting a wall.
A group of men are sitting at a long table in a conference room.
A room with buckets of paint and boxes in front of a window.
A young boy wearing headphones is sitting at a table in front of a microphone.
A man wearing headphones and a microphone is sitting next to a little girl.
A man and a little girl are sitting at a table wearing headphones and giving a thumbs up.
A group of people are posing for a picture together.
A man and a little girl are sitting at a table with headphones on.
A group of people are sitting at a table under an umbrella.
Three men in purple shirts are posing for a picture in a parking lot.
A man and a boy are posing for a picture in a parking lot.
Three men are posing for a picture in a parking lot.
Three men are posing for a picture in a parking lot.
Two men are standing next to each other in front of a purple building.
A row of cars are parked in a grassy field.
A group of people are painting a purple building.
A lot of cars are parked in a lot behind a fence.
A group of people are painting a purple building.
A family is standing in front of a purple building.
A group of people are posing for a picture in front of a purple building.
A group of people are posing for a picture in front of a purple building.
A purple shirt that says paint it forward alzheimer 's tennessee make alzheimer 's a memory
A purple building with the word auto on it
A man is standing in front of a ladder on a television screen.
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HOW DOES PAINTING WITH A PURPOSE WORK?

Our mission is to find a deserving charitable organization who could benefit from up to $10,000 of our painting services, supplied at no cost. Our team is ready to get to work, but we need your help deciding who could most benefit from this giveaway - please nominate a deserving non-profit organization, church, or 501c3 during our nomination window.


HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED?

There are a few ways you can participate:

  • Nominate an organization during our nomination window
  • Volunteer to help with the project
  • Donate to the project


WHO ARE SOME OF OUR PAST RECIPIENTS?

PHOTOS & VIDEOS FROM PAST EVENTS

A logo for mission of hope serving rural appalachia.
A group of people are painting a building in front of a mclain 's truck.
A group of people are painting the side of a building.
A white van is parked in front of a building.
A group of people in blue shirts are standing around tables in a room.
A man is wearing a blue mission of hope t-shirt.
A man and a little girl are standing in front of a chain link fence
Two men in blue shirts are standing next to each other and waving.
A group of people are posing for a picture in front of a sign that says helping
A painting on a wall that says mission of hope
A sign on a chain link fence says paint it forward
A sign on a fence says paint it forward.
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The logo for thrive lonsdale is a circle with leaves and people in it.
A bathroom with a sink and cabinets in it.
A hallway with a sign on the wall that says ' a ' on it
A room with tables and chairs and flags hanging from the ceiling
A large empty room with hardwood floors and white walls.
A picture of a hallway before being painted
A room with a table and chairs in it
A man in a white shirt is painting a wall.
A long hallway with white walls and a pink sign that says after
A room with tables and chairs and a sign that says thrive
A man and a woman are posing for a selfie in front of a white wall.
A group of people are posing for a picture in front of a brick building.
Two men are painting the walls of a house
A clock sits on a chair in a room with flags hanging from the ceiling
A group of men are walking down a hallway
An empty room with a table and chairs and a blue cooler
A hallway with a door and a gray wall
A room with tables and chairs and a flat screen tv
A family is painting a room with a banner that says thrive.
A room with a table and chairs in it
A group of men are standing next to each other in a room.
A long hallway with the word after on the bottom
Two men are posing for a picture and one is wearing a white hat
A room with tables and chairs and flags hanging from the ceiling
A man and a woman are painting a wall together.
An empty room with red doors and a table in the middle
A room with a round table and a ladder and the words after on the bottom
A room with tables and chairs and a sign that says thrive
A room with tables and chairs and a pink ball hanging from the ceiling
A room with tables and chairs and a bag on the floor
A man is painting a wall in a room with flags hanging from the ceiling.
A room with tables and chairs and the words after on the bottom
A man is standing on a ladder painting a wall.
Two men are standing in a room holding paint rollers and giving a thumbs up.
An empty room with the word after on the bottom
A man is cleaning a hallway with a vacuum cleaner
Two men are painting a wall and one is giving a thumbs up.
A man in a black shirt with the number 71 on the back is walking down a hallway.
A room with a table and chairs in it
Two men are posing for a picture and one has a beard
A group of people are sitting at tables in a large room.
A group of people are painting a wall in a hallway.
A room with tables and chairs and a vacuum cleaner in it
A living room with a couch a lamp and a table
A room with a table and chairs and a pink ball hanging from the ceiling
A man is painting a wall next to a window.
A group of people are painting a room together.
A room with tables and chairs and a sign that says thrive
A group of people are sitting in a room painting a wall.
Two men are painting a wall in a room.
A group of people are standing in front of a building with a sign that says paint forward 2022
A group of people are painting the side of a building.
A brick building with a ladder on the side of it.
A large white building is being painted with ladders.
A man is standing on a ladder on the side of a brick building
A group of people are painting a brick building.
Two women are standing next to a table in a field.
A group of people are painting the side of a building
A group of people are posing for a picture in front of a building.
A group of people are walking down a sidewalk in front of a brick building
A sign for mclain 's paint forward hangs on a brick wall
Two men are painting a brick building with a ladder.
A group of people are painting a brick building.
A large white building with a lot of windows is being painted.
A group of people are painting the side of a building
A group of people are painting the side of a building.
Two men are painting the side of a brick building
Two men are standing next to each other holding balloons and flowers.
A group of people holding up signs that say thank you
A brick building with a lot of windows and pumpkins in front of it.
A group of people are painting the side of a building.
A large building with a van parked in front of it.
A man is painting the side of a brick building with ladders.
Two people are painting a brick building white
A man is standing in front of a building that is being painted.
A group of people are painting the side of a building.
A group of people are painting the side of a building.
A large white brick building with stairs leading up to it is sitting on top of a lush green field.
A group of people are standing in front of a building holding signs that say `` thank you ''.
A group of people are painting a brick building.
A group of people are painting a brick building with ladders.
A large white building is being painted in a grassy area.
A man is standing on a ladder on the side of a brick building.
A group of people are standing in front of a brick building.
A man is painting the side of a building.
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An old north abbey logo with a cross and dove
A yellow sign that says mclain 's painting paint forward giving back to our community
A group of people are painting a brick house
A group of people standing in front of a house with one wearing a shirt that says
A mclain 's truck is parked in front of a church
A mclain 's painting service truck is parked in front of a church
A mclain 's truck is parked in front of a church
A sign that says paint it forward 2021 on it
A group of people are standing in front of a house.
A drawing of a woman holding a baby in her arms.
A white house with a sign on the side that says ' kensington house '
The front of a house with a handicap ramp and a porch.
A house with a ramp and stairs leading to the front door.
A house with a gutter on the side of it
A chimney on the roof of a house with a blue sky in the background.
A house with a window air conditioner on the side of it.
A small white house with a black roof and a white door.
A white van is parked in front of a small house.
A white house with a black roof is surrounded by trees and bushes.
A blue house with a black box on the side of it.
A white house with a tree in front of it on a sunny day.
A white building with a lot of windows and a tree in the background
A white house with pumpkins in front of it on a sunny day
A white house with a black roof and a tree in front of it
A white house with flowers in front of it on a sunny day.
A white house with a chain link fence in front of it.
A group of people are working on a house in a parking lot.
A black truck is parked in a parking lot.
A man is blowing leaves in a parking lot next to a truck.
A man is standing on a ladder on the roof of a house.
A man is standing on a ladder on the roof of a house.
A person is standing on a ladder on the side of a building.
A young boy is sitting on the ground looking out a window.
A man is climbing up a ladder to paint a building.
A man is standing on a ladder painting a window on the side of a building.
A man is standing on a ladder on the side of a building.
A group of people are painting the side of a house.
A man is painting a window on the side of a house.
A group of people are painting the side of a house.
A man is standing on a ladder painting the roof of a house.
A woman is kneeling on the ground painting a wall next to a ladder.
A group of people are painting the side of a house.
A man is standing on the roof of a house painting a chimney.
A man is painting the side of a house with a ladder.
A man is painting a window on the side of a house.
A man is standing on a ladder painting the side of a house.
A man is standing on a ladder painting a house.
A man is standing on a ladder painting a window on a house.
A man is standing on a ladder painting a house.
Two men are painting the side of a house.
A man is standing on a ladder in front of a house.
A man is standing in front of a house with cars parked in front of it.
A group of people are painting a white house.
A group of people standing in front of a house with a dog.
A group of people standing in front of a house with a dog.
A group of people are posing for a picture in front of a house.
A group of people are posing for a picture in front of a house.
A young boy is standing in front of a house decorated for halloween.
A group of people are sitting on the sidewalk in front of a house.
A group of people are sitting in front of a house.
A group of people are posing for a picture in front of a house.
A group of people are posing for a picture in front of a house.
The logo for thrive lonsdale is a circle with leaves and people in it.
A bathroom with a sink and cabinets in it.
A hallway with a sign on the wall that says ' a ' on it
A room with tables and chairs and flags hanging from the ceiling
A large empty room with hardwood floors and white walls.
A picture of a hallway before being painted
A room with a table and chairs in it
A man in a white shirt is painting a wall.
A long hallway with white walls and a pink sign that says after
A room with tables and chairs and a sign that says thrive
A man and a woman are posing for a selfie in front of a white wall.
A group of people are posing for a picture in front of a brick building.
Two men are painting the walls of a house
A clock sits on a chair in a room with flags hanging from the ceiling
A group of men are walking down a hallway
An empty room with a table and chairs and a blue cooler
A hallway with a door and a gray wall
A room with tables and chairs and a flat screen tv
A family is painting a room with a banner that says thrive.
A room with a table and chairs in it
A group of men are standing next to each other in a room.
A long hallway with the word after on the bottom
Two men are posing for a picture and one is wearing a white hat
A room with tables and chairs and flags hanging from the ceiling
A man and a woman are painting a wall together.
An empty room with red doors and a table in the middle
A room with a round table and a ladder and the words after on the bottom
A room with tables and chairs and a sign that says thrive
A room with tables and chairs and a pink ball hanging from the ceiling
A room with tables and chairs and a bag on the floor
A man is painting a wall in a room with flags hanging from the ceiling.
A room with tables and chairs and the words after on the bottom
A man is standing on a ladder painting a wall.
Two men are standing in a room holding paint rollers and giving a thumbs up.
An empty room with the word after on the bottom
A man is cleaning a hallway with a vacuum cleaner
Two men are painting a wall and one is giving a thumbs up.
A man in a black shirt with the number 71 on the back is walking down a hallway.
A room with a table and chairs in it
Two men are posing for a picture and one has a beard
A group of people are sitting at tables in a large room.
A group of people are painting a wall in a hallway.
A room with tables and chairs and a vacuum cleaner in it
A living room with a couch a lamp and a table
A room with a table and chairs and a pink ball hanging from the ceiling
A man is painting a wall next to a window.
A group of people are painting a room together.
A room with tables and chairs and a sign that says thrive
A group of people are sitting in a room painting a wall.
Two men are painting a wall in a room.
A group of people are standing in front of a building with a sign that says paint forward 2022
A group of people are painting the side of a building.
A brick building with a ladder on the side of it.
A large white building is being painted with ladders.
A man is standing on a ladder on the side of a brick building
A group of people are painting a brick building.
Two women are standing next to a table in a field.
A group of people are painting the side of a building
A group of people are posing for a picture in front of a building.
A group of people are walking down a sidewalk in front of a brick building
A sign for mclain 's paint forward hangs on a brick wall
Two men are painting a brick building with a ladder.
A group of people are painting a brick building.
A large white building with a lot of windows is being painted.
A group of people are painting the side of a building
A group of people are painting the side of a building.
Two men are painting the side of a brick building
Two men are standing next to each other holding balloons and flowers.
A group of people holding up signs that say thank you
A brick building with a lot of windows and pumpkins in front of it.
A group of people are painting the side of a building.
A large building with a van parked in front of it.
A man is painting the side of a brick building with ladders.
Two people are painting a brick building white
A man is standing in front of a building that is being painted.
A group of people are painting the side of a building.
A group of people are painting the side of a building.
A large white brick building with stairs leading up to it is sitting on top of a lush green field.
A group of people are standing in front of a building holding signs that say `` thank you ''.
A group of people are painting a brick building.
A group of people are painting a brick building with ladders.
A large white building is being painted in a grassy area.
A man is standing on a ladder on the side of a brick building.
A group of people are standing in front of a brick building.
A man is painting the side of a building.
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A drawing of a woman holding a baby in her arms.
A white house with a sign on the side that says ' kensington house '
The front of a house with a handicap ramp and a porch.
A house with a ramp and stairs leading to the front door.
A house with a gutter on the side of it
A chimney on the roof of a house with a blue sky in the background.
A house with a window air conditioner on the side of it.
A small white house with a black roof and a white door.
A white van is parked in front of a small house.
A white house with a black roof is surrounded by trees and bushes.
A blue house with a black box on the side of it.
A white house with a tree in front of it on a sunny day.
A white building with a lot of windows and a tree in the background
A white house with pumpkins in front of it on a sunny day
A white house with a black roof and a tree in front of it
A white house with flowers in front of it on a sunny day.
A white house with a chain link fence in front of it.
A group of people are working on a house in a parking lot.
A black truck is parked in a parking lot.
A man is blowing leaves in a parking lot next to a truck.
A man is standing on a ladder on the roof of a house.
A man is standing on a ladder on the roof of a house.
A person is standing on a ladder on the side of a building.
A young boy is sitting on the ground looking out a window.
A man is climbing up a ladder to paint a building.
A man is standing on a ladder painting a window on the side of a building.
A man is standing on a ladder on the side of a building.
A group of people are painting the side of a house.
A man is painting a window on the side of a house.
A group of people are painting the side of a house.
A man is standing on a ladder painting the roof of a house.
A woman is kneeling on the ground painting a wall next to a ladder.
A group of people are painting the side of a house.
A man is standing on the roof of a house painting a chimney.
A man is painting the side of a house with a ladder.
A man is painting a window on the side of a house.
A man is standing on a ladder painting the side of a house.
A man is standing on a ladder painting a house.
A man is standing on a ladder painting a window on a house.
A man is standing on a ladder painting a house.
Two men are painting the side of a house.
A man is standing on a ladder in front of a house.
A man is standing in front of a house with cars parked in front of it.
A group of people are painting a white house.
A group of people standing in front of a house with a dog.
A group of people standing in front of a house with a dog.
A group of people are posing for a picture in front of a house.
A group of people are posing for a picture in front of a house.
A young boy is standing in front of a house decorated for halloween.
A group of people are sitting on the sidewalk in front of a house.
A group of people are sitting in front of a house.
A group of people are posing for a picture in front of a house.
A group of people are posing for a picture in front of a house.
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Need repairs to your deck? Do you have some siding that needs to be replaced? No Problem! McLain’s Painting has skilled and knowledgeable crew members that can help with repairs in most areas of the home. If you have projects that need attention, we are ready to help! McLain’s Painting can handle more than just painting, so don’t settle for anything less with your most prized possession: your home. Call McLain’s today!


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