On May 12, Giant Wash Coin Laundry, located in St. Paul, Minn., kicked off a new Wash & Learn program, in conjunction with a free laundry day at the store. The laundromat hosted the free laundry event in celebration of the new program, offering community...
[VIDEO] Free Laundry Day Successful in Philadelphia, PA
On the hot afternoon of June 19, 2018, more than 70 volunteers gathered at a local laundromat in the City of Brotherly Love to help the local community gain improved access to clean clothes and children’s literacy. The owners of The Laundry Café at 400 W. Allegheny...
LaundryCares Fundraiser Tops $100,000 in Donations
Laundry Professionals Open Their Hearts – And Wallets – At Charitable Fundraiser During Excellence ’18 in Naples The LaundryCares Foundation hosted a cocktail reception, presentation and fundraising event at this year’s Excellence in Laundry Conference at the Naples...
Giant Wash to Kick Off “Wash & Learn” Program
Giant Wash Coin Laundry, located in St. Paul, Minn., will launch a new “Wash & Learn” program on May 12, in conjunction with a free laundry day at the store. The laundromat will host the free laundry event in celebration of the new program, and offer community...
A Day of Free Laundry for the Neighborhood in Philadelphia, PA
On Tuesday, June 19, 2018, The Laundry Café located at 400 W. Allegheny Avenue will host Philadelphia’s first LaundryCares event and provide a DAY OF FREE LAUNDRY from 10AM – 4PM. In addition to free laundry services and detergent, The LaundryCares event will include...
LaundryCares Hosts Summit to Promote Childhood Literacy in Laundromats
What better day than Dr. Seuss’ birthday to focus on childhood literacy? Coinciding with the famed author’s March 2nd birthday, as well as National Read Across America Day – the Coin Laundry Association’s LaundryCares Foundation launched its inaugural LaundryCares...
Inaugural LaundryCares Literacy Summit in Chicago: March 1-2, 2018
The LaundryCares Foundation -- in partnership with Too Small to Fail and Libraries Without Borders -- launches its first-ever Summit to leverage the role of the laundromat in promoting early literacy nationwide. Coinciding with Read Across America Day and Dr. Seuss’...
[Video] Laundromat Owner Discusses Helping the Community’s Homeless
Multi-store laundromat owner Dan Marrazzo and his family have been helping the community's homeless people around their laundry businesses in a variety of ways. In addition to opening the store each week to allow the local homeless people around the Philadelphia area...
Independent Laundry Owner Hosts Free Laundry Day in FL
Tom Rhodes, the owner of several laundromats in Florida, hosted a successful Free Laundry Day event. His event entitled “Loads of Love” helped the members of the community in Ft. Pierce attain free laundry services with no strings attached while providing a fun and...
Free Laundry Day Detroit Served Hundreds From the Local Community
At Coinless Laundromat in Detroit, owner Omar Laurencin graciously offered the use of his company’s facilities for a LaundryCares Free Laundry Day on November 1, 2017. This spectacular event was organized and executed through the concerted efforts of several...