Laundry Love Resumes with Modifications
In Partnership with Project Vision Hawaii
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In collaboration with Project Vision Hawaii's Mobile Showers, our Laundry Love services have resumed with modifications.
Please join us every First and Third Thursday of the month at All Saints Church from 12:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Volunteers will be stationed next to the Project Vision showers to provide each guest a small gift bag containing:
- A single roll of quarters
- Detergent tabs
- Dryer sheets
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, our ministry will no longer physically wash or dry clothing. Patrons may now use the resources at their convenience. Please be advised, we may temporarily closure during COVID-19 outbreaks.
DURING YOUR VISIT:
- We will have a tent or group setup at the Deck area next to the gym and Mobile Shower Van.
- Please maintain social distancing
- Follow masking rules as advised by the county
- Join us for free lunches, made possible by volunteer members of our congregation
- Enjoy a free hot shower courtesy of Project Vision Hawaii's Mobile Shower Van.
About Our Laundry Love Ministry
Laundry Love began as an initiative in partnership with individuals, groups, and local laundromats throughout the United States. The ministry called to wash the clothes and bedding of individuals and/or families living in poverty. From the infant to the aged, and across a broad spectrum of ethnicity, culture and personal story, Laundry Love sought to nurture the well being of each person through intentional networking and friendship.
The idea for Laundry Love began at an Episcopal Church in Ventura, California, and has grown into a national outreach phenomenon. Now, hundreds of churches, synagogues, mosques, and civic organizations around the country have partnered with local laundromats to adopt the program.
All Saints’ launched Hawaii’s first Laundry Love program in June 2015. Volunteers assisted patrons with loading, transferring, and folding their laundry, while “talking story” and building relationships at the Kapaa Laundromat in the Kapaa Shopping Center. The All Saints’ Outreach budget, private donations, and grant funding provided the needed resources to offer free loads of laundry, detergent, and dryer sheets.
In March 2020, the program paused during the COVID-19 pandemic, and attempted to restart the laundromat services with added personal protections. However, the methods and work required to carry out the services became difficult to manage and volunteers were still apprehensive about returning.
Since then, we created a simplified and safer method for serving our brothers and sisters who remain in need by partnering with Project Vision Hawaii and their Mobile Shower Van. During their visits, members of our ministry continue to provide the resources needed for patrons to access and acquire clean clothes and linens. Our fellowship continues through the hospitality of free lunches, served by various members of the congregation, as visitors either wait in line for their turn to shower or while they pick up a Laundry Love gift bag.
We are grateful to those who continue to donate and contribute time and treasures in maintaining this ministry.
The idea for Laundry Love began at an Episcopal Church in Ventura, California, and has grown into a national outreach phenomenon. Now, hundreds of churches, synagogues, mosques, and civic organizations around the country have partnered with local laundromats to adopt the program.
All Saints’ launched Hawaii’s first Laundry Love program in June 2015. Volunteers assisted patrons with loading, transferring, and folding their laundry, while “talking story” and building relationships at the Kapaa Laundromat in the Kapaa Shopping Center. The All Saints’ Outreach budget, private donations, and grant funding provided the needed resources to offer free loads of laundry, detergent, and dryer sheets.
In March 2020, the program paused during the COVID-19 pandemic, and attempted to restart the laundromat services with added personal protections. However, the methods and work required to carry out the services became difficult to manage and volunteers were still apprehensive about returning.
Since then, we created a simplified and safer method for serving our brothers and sisters who remain in need by partnering with Project Vision Hawaii and their Mobile Shower Van. During their visits, members of our ministry continue to provide the resources needed for patrons to access and acquire clean clothes and linens. Our fellowship continues through the hospitality of free lunches, served by various members of the congregation, as visitors either wait in line for their turn to shower or while they pick up a Laundry Love gift bag.
We are grateful to those who continue to donate and contribute time and treasures in maintaining this ministry.
Would you like to volunteer or support Laundry Love?
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To support this ongoing outreach to our community, Laundry Love Kauai greatly appreciates your monetary and gift-in-kind support.
Order a Laundry Love T-shirt!
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Want to learn more about Laundry Love? Here is a great news video about Laundry Love courtesy of the Associated Press.
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