Ivy Green gets fresh coat of paint thanks to grant
Ivy Green, the Helen Keller birthplace, has a brand-new coat for the upcoming winter.
Not one that would be stored in a closet, though.
Executive Director Sue Pilkilton said the Helen Keller birthplace was recently awarded a $9,600 grant from the Alabama Association of RC&D Councils in order to provide the Tuscumbia landmark with a fresh coat of paint on the outside of each building.
Workers paint the main house at Ivy Green.
Pilkilton said Ivy Green was one of only a handful of places to get their full grant request funded by the group.
“It means a lot to us,” she said. “The grant covered the painting of all the buildings. This is the first paint job we’ve had since 2017. Everybody that has seen it has been bragging on it.”
Pilkilton said everyone at Ivy Green takes pride in the birthplace and how well it is maintained.
“We want it to be kept up to our standards,” she said. The birthplace is a reflection not only on Helen Keller’s name, but the City of Tuscumbia as well.
“We are blessed and thankful the organization gave us this grant. It would be hard to come up with that kind of money at this time of the year when things slow down. It came at a great time.”
