Posts Tagged ‘Orange County California’

  • Of Trees and Tamales!

    Of Trees and Tamales!

    January 10th, 2012 | stories | jjordan | No Comments

      Christmas has so many memories for so many of us. Things like food, family, more food, and sometimes more family, the exciting expectation of a long road trip to the grandparent’s house. Going and picking out a tree, then coming home to drink hot chocolate while we decorated it. For any kid, the best [...]

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  • Kids playing at Laundry Love Santa Ana

    April Photos of Laundry Love Santa Ana

    May 28th, 2011 | Photo | Scott Overpeck | No Comments

    Moses has delivered another amazing set of photos from Laundry Love Santa Ana.

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    Pictures from November’s Laundry Love Santa Ana

    November 24th, 2010 | Photo | Scott Overpeck | 1 Comment

    Check out this great photo set from John Gagarin.

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  • Big Thanks to NAAAP-OC!

    Big Thanks to NAAAP-OC!

    April 26th, 2010 | Photo | Scott Overpeck | 1 Comment

    Saturday, the great folks from the National Association of Asian American Professionals of Orange County, put on a great golf tournament followed by a mixer. Several folks from our leadership team were able to make it out and share a bit about what you guys are doing in Santa Ana. It was an incredible event [...]

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  • A Certificate of Authenticity

    A Certificate of Authenticity

    April 13th, 2010 | Uncategorized | jjordan | 2 Comments

    Congratulations to Laundry Love Santa Ana for earning an official Certificate of Recognition from the City of Santa Ana! A special thanks as well goes to Council Woman Martinez for noticing us and thinking enough of us to hand us this award. As it turns out our Laundromat is in her ward and she said [...]

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  • NAAAP-OC Mixer

    NAAAP-OC Mixer

    April 10th, 2010 | Uncategorized | Scott Overpeck | No Comments

    Many of you have expressed interest in being a part of the upcoming fundraising event, but golf not really being ‘your thing.’  NAAAP-OC has a solution for you.  Check out the mixer after the tournament.  Easy to stomach pricing, food and drinks, celebrity guests, and professional networking all while serving (what we would dare say [...]

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  • Like Golf? Like Clean Laundry? Have We Got A Deal For You!

    Like Golf? Like Clean Laundry? Have We Got A Deal For You!

    March 10th, 2010 | Volunteers | Scott Overpeck | No Comments

    The National Association of Asian American Professionals of Orange County (NAAAP-OC) are hosting a golf tournament that you are all invited to. The proceeds from the event will go towards Laundry Love Santa Ana as well as a great organization called Design Stars that does home improvements for disadvantaged families in Orange County. It will [...]

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  • You are all great!

    You are all great!

    March 7th, 2010 | Volunteers | Scott Overpeck | No Comments

    Many of you have probably already seen this, but if you are on Facebook make sure to use the invite feature on our event page for the next Laundry Love Santa Ana.  We look forward to seeing all of you regulars there, and hope you can bring out some new friends as well. Lots of [...]

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  • Volunteer Opportunity–Updated

    Volunteer Opportunity–Updated

    February 28th, 2010 | Volunteers | Scott Overpeck | No Comments

    *Updated to contain flyer If you have some free time during the day, the Illumination Foundation is look for some experienced Laundry Love volunteers such as yourselves to come out to a special one time event modeled after Laundry Love.   IF is a great organization that works with the homeless throughout Orange County. Volunteer [...]

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  • Weekend Reading

    Weekend Reading

    February 25th, 2010 | stories, Volunteers | Scott Overpeck | No Comments

    As you head into the weekend, and have a bit of extra time, why not look at some our best How To posts from the archives to give you an idea of some ways you can continue to fuel this movement you have started to care for the poor with no strings attached. How To: [...]

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  • OC Weekly’s Post on Laundry Love Santa Ana

    OC Weekly’s Post on Laundry Love Santa Ana

    February 19th, 2010 | Media | Scott Overpeck | 6 Comments

    Our new friend Megan at OC Weekly wrote a blog post about Laundry Love Santa Ana. Make sure to check it out, leave a comment and thank Megan and the OC Weekly for highlighting the project.

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  • Orange County Partnership Agency Profile

    Orange County Partnership Agency Profile

    January 7th, 2010 | Media, stories | Scott Overpeck | No Comments

    Check out the Orange County Partnership’s profile of Laundry Love Santa Ana. They are a great organization bringing agencies trying to help the homeless together to strategize and learn best practices.

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  • The Best of Orange County — Riviera Magazine

    The Best of Orange County — Riviera Magazine

    January 3rd, 2010 | Media, stories | Scott Overpeck | No Comments

    Thanks to all of your hard work, Laundry Love Santa Ana was featured in Riviera Magazine’s annual Best of Orange County feature.  Go pick up a bunch of copies today and autograph page 84, because you are all famous now.  If you’d like to check it out online they have a really interesting flash based [...]

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  • Hope You Can Make It Out Thursday!

    Hope You Can Make It Out Thursday!

    December 16th, 2009 | Volunteers | Scott Overpeck | No Comments

    *Update* Need one more person to come out early to help the line stay orderly *  Email scottoverpeck at gmail dot com * Hey everyone! The next Laundry Love Santa Ana event is on Thursday.  We would love for you to come out.  As always please park at one of the structures in the area [...]

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  • An Addicting Soundtrack and Some Cool Pictures

    An Addicting Soundtrack and Some Cool Pictures

    November 27th, 2009 | Photo, stories, Video | Scott Overpeck | No Comments

    Here is a slide show created with some pictures from this month’s Laundry Love Santa Ana event. Be warned, the soundtrack is addicting. Feel free to watch it over and over again like I did.

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  • Stories From Laundry Love Santa Ana

    Stories From Laundry Love Santa Ana

    November 12th, 2009 | stories | Scott Overpeck | No Comments

    Received this amazing collection of stories via email.  Somehow neglected to share them with you all (site admin FAIL). From what I saw last night….Laundry Love had a great start. Its an awesome concept that I truly appreciate. Mr. B was our first guest we spoke to, he lives in his RV and presently is [...]

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  • The Most Fun You Can Have at a Laundromat

    The Most Fun You Can Have at a Laundromat

    October 16th, 2009 | stories, Video | Scott Overpeck | 2 Comments

    Check out the Laundry Love Santa Ana Dance Off!!!

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  • Why Santa Ana? Why Laundry Love?

    Why Santa Ana? Why Laundry Love?

    August 26th, 2009 | stories, Volunteers | Scott Overpeck | 4 Comments

    Those are some fantastic questions. I am glad you asked (Ok, so maybe you didn’t ask, uh, per say, but I am going to tell you anyway–so there). Why Santa Ana? The Los Angeles Times ranked Santa Ana as number one in the nation for “urban hardship” and “the nation’s toughest place to survive.” Santa [...]

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  • Laundry Love Santa Ana: The Origin

    Laundry Love Santa Ana: The Origin

    August 24th, 2009 | stories, Volunteers | Scott Overpeck | 7 Comments

    We are in the early stages of launching a Laundry Love Project in Santa Ana, Ca. We are currently building up a leadership team and trying to make contact with the laundrymat owner where we would like to start. If you are interested in getting involved check out our Get Involved page. For more details [...]

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