Rosie Robertson thinks she’ll have her home near Broken Arrow Park repainted to match its current yellow exterior.

She and her husband, Mark, were voted the winners of Mesler Roofing and Exteriors’ Paint It Forward contest. The prize is $10,000 in exterior painting services and labor, including a $100 consultation with Sherman Williams professionals.

“I do like what we have, but I’ll listen to what they have to say,” she said. “I might change my mind”

Gregg Davidson, owner of Mesler Roofing and Exteriors, said the Robertsons were one of about 10 deserving homeowners or service agencies nominated for the prize. The top four vied for the prize by collecting the most likes on his company’s Facebook site.

“The Robertsons have sacrificed so much to give back to the community,” he said. “That’s the nice thing about this. It doesn’t have to be a financial need, but deserving for whatever reason.”

She and her husband are active in St. John’s United Church of Christ near her hometown of Baldwin City, Robertson said. She is a former employee of Big Brothers, Big Sisters and now works for Solomon and Associates of Lawrence. Her husband works for Plastikon Health Care.

Her family knew the house was due for painting, and the couple’s grown son, Jack, nominated them for the prize, Robertson said.

“It’s something we’ve talked about, but there was always something coming up that had to take front and center,” she said.

The home is to be repainted the third weekend in September, but Mesler employees have already been by to check out what prep work is needed, Robertson said.

“They have been so nice,” she said. “Everybody in the neighborhood has been nice, too. It’s been a neat thing to share with others.”

Davidson said an employee who heads Mesler’s painting division returned from a training seminar with the idea after hearing of a similar contest in California.

“It’s about giving back to the community,” he said. “As a company based in Lawrence, we need to do more things like this.”

He had hoped a few more residences and service agencies would be nominated, but he was happy with the voting numbers, Davidson said.

“We had over 900 people who voted,” he said. “For the first year, we did OK (with nominations). I hope in the future, we get more. We will be doing this again next year.”