Baton Rouge, LA
Hurricane Gustav
09/01/2008
1,088 loads of laundry were cleaned over the course of 6 days after Hurricane Gustav in Sept. of 2008.

“One of the girls [said], ‘You know it’s free if you don’t want to pay. So . . . of course . . . saving money. . . We just stopped.”
— Kandy

“Some people don’t have washers and dryers, or don’t have the money to afford to wash.”
—Travis

GALVESTON, TX
Hurricane Ike
09/01/2008
5,235 loads of laundry were cleaned over the course of 21 days after Hurricane Ike in Sept. of 2008.

“They are washing the clothes and drying them and folding them. I mean, that’s beautiful.”
— Princella

”I don’t know whose idea this was, but they need to be hugged, kissed, loved on and thanked immensely.”
— Paula

”Any little thing that the citizens can get that lifts their spirit and morale goes a long way.”
— Paul

"I’ve spent the last five days with no clean clothes… Having clean clothes…at this time sure makes it so much better."
— Joel

NEW ORLEANS, LA
Hurricane Katrina
11/01/2005
13,871 loads of laundry were cleaned between Nov. of 2005 and Sept. of 2008 after two hurricanes, Katrina in 2005 and Gustav in 2008.

“I thank them for taking the time to take care of the people who are out here trying to help get New Orleans back together.”
—Gary

“That’s one less thing I have to have on my mind with everything I’m dealing with from the hurricane. . . This just really lifted a big burden off of me.”
—Connie

SAN DIEGO, CA
Wildfires
11/01/2007
4,258 loads of laundry were cleaned over the course of 30 days after wildfires in Nov. of 2007.

“It’s great to be able to come by, drop your clothes off, come back the next day and have it all done for you and folded.”
— W

“What I like most is that everybody is helpful and friendly and supportive of all that’s gone on.”
— Gina

“We still have no water or power in our house so having the laundry truck here has been a great service for us.”
— John

Waterloo, IA
Floods
6/01/2008
2,655 loads of laundry were cleaned over the course of 12 days after floods in June of 2008.

“To have this service is everything, to be able to come and pick up some clean clothes.”
— Janet

"Without Loads of Hope I’d have to do [laundry] myself. . . . It’s tedious and you just want to take everything and throw it and say, ‘Just start over.’"
— Brandi

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4/1/2009
So far nearly 30,000 loads of laundry have been cleaned to help over 20,000 families.

Helping the Heartland

Our hearts go out to all of those affected by the recent March storms. These storms have unfortunately left many without access to clean water, power and the ability to clean their clothes. It is our hope that by restoring the basic need of clean clothing, we can help give hope to those who need it most. Our current efforts in the affected areas include:

Henryville,Indiana and surrounding areas: The Tide Loads of Hope truck is located at Henryville United Methodist Church on 113 S. Ferguson Rd. We will begin accepting laundry at 8am-6pm on Wednesday, March 7. The Tide Loads of Hope Truck has the ability to wash, dry and fold up to 300 loads of laundry a day.

Piner/Crittenden/Williamstown, Kentucky: Tide Loads of Hope will have a laundry drop-off location at Nicholson Christian Center,1970 Walton Nicholson Pike, Independence, KY.
We will begin accepting laundry at 9am-7pm on Wednesday, March 7.

For the most up to date information, watch our Facebook status and follow
us on Twitter. @TideloadsofHope.

Want to help support our efforts? Please make a donation or purchase
a Tide Loads of Hope vintage tee ($4 from the sale of each tee goes
toward helping families affected by disaster).

Questions? Call 1-800-879-8433.