Procter & Gamble Brings Relief to Residents Affected by Hurricane Harvey with P&G Product Kits and Tide Loads of Hope Laundry Services
–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG):
WHO: Families, individuals and first responders in need of
personal care items, cleaning products or laundry services in the wake
of Hurricane Harvey.
WHAT: The Tide Loads of Hope Mobile Laundry Unit has been
deployed to support relief and recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane
Harvey. The Tide Loads of Hope mobile laundry vehicle will begin
services in Richmond on Thursday, September 7th, providing
free full-service laundry to residents affected by the recent flooding.
Residents can bring clothes (up to two loads per household) to be
washed, dried and folded free of charge for those directly impacted by
the hurricane. All washable clothing types can be accepted with the
exception of heavy bedding. In addition, P&G will also be providing
personal care kits containing items such as Secret deodorant, Crest
toothpaste and Pantene shampoo as well as household cleaning products
like Bounty, Mr. Clean and Swiffer.
WHY: P&G has a history of giving back to the communities where we
live and work, and we want to provide everyday essentials to those who
need it most to help bring a sense of normalcy in this time of need.
These services are free and available to people affected by the disaster
and the volunteers who are helping to respond.
Hurricane Harvey has devastated an extraordinary amount of homes and
businesses. Hurricane Harvey dumped more than 51 inches of rain on the
Houston area in under 5 days. This is record setting for the most
rainfall from tropical cyclone making landfall in the continental US. It
is estimated that the storm impacted more than 450,000 people and that
more than 30,000 will need temporary shelter.
WHERE: Starting on Thursday, September 7th, the team
will collect laundry from 9:00 AM-5:00 PM CT at the H-E-B below or until
100 loads are reached (two loads per household). The team will also be
taking supplies directly out into the affected areas.
The Tide Loads of Hope mobile laundry unit will be located at:
H-E-B
110161
W Grand Parkway S
Richmond, TX, 77407
**For the most up-to-date information on the fleet’s location, please
visit Tide’s Facebook and Twitter channels at https://www.facebook.com/Tide
or @Tide.**
ABOUT TIDE LOADS OF HOPE: In 2005, P&G launched Tide Loads of
Hope to provide much needed laundry services to families affected by
Hurricane Katrina. Since that time, Tide Loads of Hope has washed more
than 65,000 loads of laundry for more than 45,000 families impacted by
disasters across the U.S. and Canada. The Tide Loads of Hope mobile
laundry unit is outfitted with 12 high-efficiency Whirlpool Duet washers
and dryers (six of each) with the capacity to do up to 100 loads of
laundry a day.
BRANDS: Brands included in relief effort: Always, Bounty, Crest,
Charmin, Dawn, Febreze, Ivory, Gillette, Mr. Clean, Olay, Old Spice,
Oral-B, Pampers, Pantene, Secret, Swiffer, Tampax, Tide, and Venus.
PARTNER: P&G provides these services in partnership with Matthew
25: Ministries, an international humanitarian aid and disaster relief
organization. More information can be found at www.m25m.org.
HELP: People across the community can help support Tide Loads of
Hope by purchasing a Tide Loads of Hope vintage t-shirt or by donating
directly at www.tideloadsofhope.com.
$4 from the sale of each tee goes toward helping families affected by
disaster.
Contacts
Media Inquiries for P&G: Julie deSylva, (513) 780-0006, desylva.j@pg.com
Media
Inquiries for Tide: Alexandra Skipper, Ketchum, (646) 935-4347, alexandra.skipper@ketchum.com
