August 24, 2024
August Free Laundry Day
With the community's support, we were able to help a total of 84 people!!
A HUGE thank you to our volunteers: Jenna Rich, Ginger McLean, Staci, and Judy!!
We spent $444.75 in quarters and everyone left with clean clothes and a renewed spirit! In addition, we were able to distribute many hygiene products.
We are in need of monetary donations as well as shaving cream and deodorant.
If you you would like to donate, send us a message on our Soap & Hope FB page, email us at soaphope@soaphope.org, visit our website at www.soaphope.org, or call or text us at 618-731-0113.
July 27, 2024
July Free Laundry Day
With the community's support, we were able to help a total of 42 people today!! We had 15 people sign in for assistance, with between 1 and 6 individuals in their household.
​A HUGE thank you to our volunteers: Billy Dean & Patty Beaty, Paula Taylor, Kathy & Billy Ellis, Hayden Poninski and Sheyenne Fields!!
​We spent $219.00 in quarters and everyone left with clean clothes and a renewed spirit! In addition, we were able to distribute many bags of hygiene products.
June 29, 2024
June Free Laundry Day
With the community's support, we were able to help a total of 66 people!!!! We had 21 people sign in for free laundry assistance. Those people had between 1 and 6 individuals in their household. The first hour we were really busy and were worried we would run out of quarters!! In total we spent $317.00 in quarters for the washers and dryers and $10.00 for snacks for the children. In addition, we were able to distribute a large amount of hygiene items.
A HUGE thank you to our volunteers: Chris LaBuwi, and Billy Dean and Patty Beaty!!
If you would like to be a Volunteer or if you would like to donate, send us a message on our Soap & Hope FB page, email us at soaphope@soaphope.org, visit our website at www.soaphope.org, or call or text us at 618-731-0113.
May 25, 2024
May Free Laundry Day
With the community's support, today we were able to help a total of 64 people!!!! We had 22 people sign in for free laundry assistance. Those people had between 1 and 5 in their household. We spent $306.25 in quarters for the washers and dryers and $26.00 for snacks for the children. We were also able to distribute 20 hygiene bags. Thank you ROE Birth to Three Preventative Initiative Program for providing bottled water, books, gifts, and information for the children and parents.
A HUGE thank you to our volunteers: Holly Rodotz, Patty Anderson, Chris LaBuwi, Billy Dean and Patty Beaty, and Adam Hurst!!
April 27, 2024
April Free Laundry Day
We had 41 people sign in for free laundry assistance. Those people had between 1 and 7 people in their household. Thankfully, we were able to help a total of 128 people. It took approximately $554 in quarters to wash and $125 in quarters to dry. Each load of laundry can cost anywhere from $7.00 to $12.00 in quarters, depending on the size of the load.
March 20, 2024
March Free Laundry Day
We had a great turnout at our first Free Laundry Day event! Thanks to all who participated and to the volunteers who made it possible. We spent $100.75 and served 22 people!!