What is Laundry Love?
Laundry Love is a service helping the whole community one laundry basket at a time. The Laundry Love program was founded in 2017 out of the discovered need and lack of accessibility of clean clothing for many in our community. We meet twice a month at Super Wash on 256 South Sandusky Street in Delaware, Ohio to help our community live healthier and brighter lives. We typically meet on the second and fourth Monday’s of each month. Light food or snacks are often offered while waiting for laundry services to finish. We only require sign up on arrival between the posted registration times. Visit us on facebook where we regularly post our upcoming Laundry Love days and how to attend. Have questions? Call or email the FPC office and we’ll gladly give you all you need to know about Laundry Love!
But Laundry Love is about so much more than helping our neighbors do their laundry. Laundry Love is about building community. Our guests have developed a real community at the laundry mat. They welcome us into their lives, and we become a part of their family. We share our blessings with one another, share stories of our lives, we laugh together, and sometimes we cry. We are there for each other while we do laundry together.
In 2024, we assisted 1177 registered guests (with over 30% consistently over the age of 55) washed 2,986 loads of laundry, and served 1700+ meals and snacks. Thats about 1000 individuals served, 250 loads of fresh laundry done, and 141 meals or snacks provided each month! The Delaware Diaper Bank are present at many Laundry Love dates providing around 500 free diapers and dozens of fresh wet wipes to patrons. The need for a ministry of this type is known across the country, however it had previously gone unaddressed in Delaware County. Our work since 2017 has proven this need and we have been given firsthand witness to the impact that it has for the families we partner with. There are clear health benefits, both mental and physical, that clean clothes and bedding provide.
Laundry Love was supported in 2024 by more than 30 volunteers representing First Presbyterian Church, Asbury UMC, William Street UMC, Old Stone Presbyterian, Zion UCC, as well as our Intertwine Youth, and other volunteers from our community. This ministry also received monetary contributions from our FPC members, Asbury UMC, William Street UMC, Old Stone Presbyterian, Zion UCC, Delaware Lions Club, Empowering Help Fund, SourcePoint, and from laundry mat customers who happened to be doing their own laundry during Laundry Love! We are so grateful for our many community partners who make this possible. Together, we make this FPC family better and this community happier.
We are appreciative of all and any help we receive to continue our mission in helping our greater communities. If you would like to help, contact the FPC Office for volunteer opportunities, info on donating supplies, or you can make a monetary donation on our online giving page (Secured by Vanco Giving).
