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Laundry Love efforts this week

Laundry Love People

Thanks again to everyone for your continued support of our Laundry Love efforts.

This week is a great week for Laundry Love People in the Dallas area!

On Sunday afternoon, our friends in Waxahachie launched their first Laundry Love effort and I saw this update via Facebook:

Our laundry of love started off slow but after 5 pm we were able to help between 5-10 families with their laundry. It was really awesome watching Austin and Elizabeth meeting people they did not know and offering help.

On Thursday evening, more Laundry Love People will come together and launch a new effort in Mesquite (on Galloway near the hospital).

And on Saturday, we’ll be back in Glenn Heights for our 4th gathering at our normal laundromat! Can’t wait!
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Harlem Renaissance

Harlem Children's Zone

I’m amazed by this week’s This American Life (as always).

In Act 1, they tell the story of Geoffrey Canada and the Harlem Children’s Zone.

From the show…

Paul Tough reports on the Harlem Children’s Zone, and its CEO and president, Geoffrey Canada. Among the project’s many facets is Baby College, an 8-week program where young parents and parents-to-be learn how to help their children get the education they need to be successful. Tough’s just-published book about Geoffrey Canada and the Harlem’s Children Zone is called Whatever It Takes.

After he started raising his second son and saw all the science showing the best practices for raising and developing a child in their early years, Geoffrey decided to go big and make a huge impact on the streets of Harlem. As he learned the best practices, he went looking for people putting the ideas into practice in Harlem — and found none.
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Laundry Love Project :: additional notes

Next Laundry Love Project - July 25th

A few additional notes…

After our “surprise” visit to the Glenn Heights Wash and Dry last month, we requested permission from the owner in order to post flyers and such letting people know we would be offering free laundry on the last Saturday of the month.

While we weren’t able to talk with the owner directly, we were told she wasn’t interested via another employee. It was frustrating, but we pushed ahead and decided to go wash our own laundry and then simply offer free laundry for those around us.
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Red Oak LLP :: insurgency of love

laundry love

We had our first Laundry Love Project in the Red Oak area tonight – specifically in Glenn Heights.

We had hoped and planned to do our first LLP in our neighborhood but we had some trouble communicating with the owner of the local laundry mat. So rather than force the issue we decided to do a surprise insurgency of love just a few miles north of us in Glenn Heights.

It was unannounced, non-advertised. We just showed up and offered to pay for people’s laundry as they walked in the door.
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