Posts Tagged ‘social justice’
Hey everyone, just a reminder, Laundry Love is next Thursday night at 7:30! Make it a clean start to the new year! Please be there at 7:30 so we can assign roles and get started on time. Hope to see you there!
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Think the Holidays can be lonely? Try being on the streets with no real friends or family. It doesn’t really make for having a Merry Christmas but hey, maybe you can find some comfort in the shelters now that they are finally open. That being said, we do have a chance to make things a [...]
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Hey everyone, just another reminder and man how the time flies! It’s time for another Laundry Love fest. We should start our own Laundry Love band and have Laundropalooza. Scott Overpeck said he would be lead dancer. That being said, come on out Thursday night at 7:30. Remember, jobs go quick, so the early bird [...]
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A few years ago I went on a trip to New Orleans to do some volunteer work with local homeless charities. It was actually the spring before Katrina struck, and I have often wondered how many of those we met made it through alive. Anyway, one of the things we did was to serve food [...]
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A few months ago I met a woman at Laundry Love that I had never seen before. She had gray hair and was a little older, if I had to wager a guess, I’d say she was in her sixties. I introduced myself and we talked for a few minutes. Then she said something that [...]
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Moses has delivered another amazing set of photos from Laundry Love Santa Ana.
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April showers bring May flowers and you know what Mayflowers bring? Not pilgrims, even better, Laundry Love! And you know what Laundry Love brings? Volunteers, that’s you, and you bring fun everyone! Our numbers have been up a bit since the closing of the winter shelters and we are grateful you guys have responded. So come on out this [...]
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Ladies and Gentlemen, this Thursday night at 7:30 P.M. it’s a can’t miss, one night only, Battle of the Stains! That’s right sports fans, time for a wet and soapy battle royale to see which stains can endure the metal machine of death. Will it be Scott Overpeck’s baby vomit stain, Jeff Jordan’s Arby’s sauce [...]
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I met a man at Laundry Love last month who reminded me just how easy it can be to end up on the streets. For the sake of privacy let’s call him Antonio. Antonio is now on the streets and unable to work. He wasn’t always this way, in fact just a few months before [...]
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I met a man at Laundry Love last month who reminded me just how easy it can be to end up on the streets. For the sake of privacy let’s call him Antonio. Antonio is now on the streets and unable to work. He wasn’t always this way, in fact just a few months before [...]
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That’s right Ladies and Gentleman, children of all ages, this Thursday the 18th is our monthly Laundry Love at the corner of French and Santa Ana Blvd. We are no longer able to meet before hand at 511 so we will be meeting at the Laundromat on the opposite side from where the line forms [...]
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So just when I am recovering from being put to shame by the kids of the Harbor Day School and their generous donation to Laundry Love this story comes a long to smack me back down and keep me humble. This time from Christine and Mathew (yep I changed the names again.) You see Christine [...]
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Once when I was in elementary school my mom, brother and I were driving through a very affluent and prestigious neighborhood in Dallas, TX (Yep, I’m from there) known as Highland Park. It’s an older neighborhood with luxurious houses near the SMU campus that gives host to such names as Jerry Jones and George W. [...]
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What happens when a group of elementary school kids gets together to raise money for Laundry Love? A lot happens, $543 dollars worth to be precise. Every year classes from the Harbor Day School pick a different charity to support. This year one girl suggested to her class that they help Laundry Love and the [...]
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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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George has been coming out to Laundry Love Santa Ana for almost the whole time it has existed. He is dedicated and in this video he sent us, he shares a little bit of his story of what makes it all worthwhile. Laundry Love Santa Ana 02.18.10 from George Miyamoto on Vimeo.
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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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Have you ever noticed how when people change the name of somebody to protect their identity they always give them a common name like John, Joe or Matt? It seems to me that we are missing out on a great opportunity to be creative and use less common names, so let’s call this guy Leroy. [...]
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A great post on using social media to pull off things like Laundry Love Santa Ana.
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