D. Meng Painting & Contracting, Inc.

02/06/2026

With Julie LaMeng – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

01/28/2026

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01/14/2026

Small changes can make big differences! New countertop and sink, plus fresh paint color. Contact us today to help you make YOUR changes!
D. Meng Painting & Contracting Inc. (503) 880-6525.

01/09/2026

Happy 2026 to all! Looking forward to being a part of your home improvement projects for the new year. Now is the perfect time for you to call us to schedule for both interior and exterior painting, repairs or remodels. Our schedule is already beginning to fill up, so don't delay!
D. Meng Painting & Contracting, Inc. @ 503-880-6525

12/01/2025

They guard that tiny green crocodile like a crown jewel. Lawsuits. Customs seizures. Zero tolerance. And then, one day, it vanished. Friends, for the first time in its history, Lacoste willingly removed its own logo. Not for fashion. Not for trend. But for extinction. 🐊

In 2018, the brand partnered with the International Union for Conservation of Nature on a campaign called Save Our Species. Instead of the crocodile, ten critically endangered animals appeared on their iconic polo shirts. And here was the rule that changed everything: each animal was produced only in the exact number left alive in the wild. No rounding up. No restocks. Real population counts. The Vaquita porpoise was the rarest. Only thirty shirts. Thirty, because only about thirty were believed to remain. The Northern sportive lemur. A few hundred. The Java rhinoceros. The Sumatran tiger. Each shirt a living statistic. 🐋🦏🐅

In total, just 1,775 shirts were made worldwide. They sold out almost instantly. Together, they raised roughly one million euros for conservation programs. Midway through the campaign, it stopped feeling like fashion and started feeling like a countdown. 🌍

A luxury item suddenly became a population chart you could wear. And the twist was uncomfortable in its honesty. The world rushes to buy what looks rare. Yet it drags its feet when it comes to protecting what actually is. All proceeds went directly to safeguarding these species and their shrinking habitats.

The crocodile, for once, stepped aside. Not as a symbol of power. But as an act of restraint. And maybe that’s the real message here. We protect logos faster than we protect life. And the question isn’t whether brands can change. It’s whether we will, before those numbers finally hit zero. 💛

11/20/2025

Another stunning transformation!

10/13/2025

10/13/2025

Our newly designed van!