Free pop-up laundry service offered in Santa Barbara on Saturday
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – With rising gas prices and threats of a rise in inflation, the Laundry Project hopes to bring a glimmer of financial relief to Santa Barbara locals with a free pop-up laundry service on Saturday afternoon.
Current Initiatives, a non-profit organization started in Florida, said organizers will wash and dry about 250 loads of laundry, free of cost from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Saturday.
The event will take place at the Wash & Fun Laundromat located at 1331 San Andres Street.
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Program organizers said they expect to clean roughly a ton of socks, sheets, towels, pants, shirts, blankets and anything else machine-washable for area residents in need of an emotional boost.
Current Initiatives said that Jushi Holdings, Inc. is the partnering sponsor with volunteers from Beyond/Hello assisting with laundry services.
Saturday's pop-up event is the second Laundry Project in Santa Barbara since Current and Jushi partnered to provide clean laundry to the community, according to event organizers.
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"Clean laundry is not just an on-going financial burden for many families but is also a contributing factor to overall health and wellness," wrote Jason Sowell, Executive Director/President of Current Initiatives. "The Laundry Project is committed to doing what they can to bolster one’s well-being by easing the financial burden for those forced to choose between feeding their family or cleaning their clothes."
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For more on the Laundry Project program, click here.
To learn more about Current Initiatives, click here to visit the organization's website.