Twenty-Seven Tons of Laundry Washed During National Free LIteracy and Laundry Day
LaundroLab, a modern laundromat focused on supporting local communities, proudly gave back in honor of National Free Literacy and Laundry Day.
LaundroLab partnered with 2ULaundry, LaundryCares Foundation and The Laundry Project to host Free Literacy and Laundry Day across 15 locations nationwide on April 15.
LaundroLab, a modern laundromat focused on supporting local communities, proudly gave back in honor of National Free Literacy and Laundry Day.
LaundroLab partnered with 2ULaundry, LaundryCares Foundation and The Laundry Project to host the event across 15 locations nationwide on April 15.
According to LaundryCares Executive Vice President Dan Naumann, the day featured several records, including:
- 153,609 lbs. Washed
- 1,891 Families Helped
- 5,660 Total Attendees
- 1,285 Books Distributed
The event provided free laundry services, detergent and children’s books to families in need, helping ease the burden of hygiene poverty and restore dignity through clean clothes.
In just four hours, LaundroLab customers collectively washed over 27 tons of laundry. Thanks to LaundryCares, more than 700 children’s books were distributed in-store at Read, Play, Learn centers, supporting early literacy and helping families build their home libraries.
“Our mission is to ‘Make Laundry Happy,’” said Jason Lepes, CEO of LaundroLab. “National Laundry Day was the perfect opportunity to invest in our community and provide laundry for our neighbors in need.”
As part of the celebration, LaundroLab’s sister company, 2ULaundry, launched its “Load for Load” initiative. For every bag of laundry picked up the week of April 7–12, a free load was donated to families during National Laundry Day events.
The effort addressed a growing need: Laundry is a basic necessity, yet for many families, access to clean clothes is out of reach. Hygiene poverty disproportionately affects low-income households. National data shows that 74% of low-income families report delaying or skipping laundry due to cost.
This year’s National Free Literacy and Laundry Day showed the powerful impact that’s possible when communities unite over clean clothes and shared values.
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