Families, individuals and first responders in need of personal care items, cleaning products or laundry services in the wake of the Ohio tornadoes can thank Proctor & Gamble for bringing help to town.
Two Tide Loads of Hope Mobile Laundry Units have been deployed to support relief and recovery efforts in the wake of the devastating tornadoes in the Dayton and Celina, Ohio areas. The Tide Loads of Hope mobile laundry vehicles will begin services in Dayton and Celina on Friday, May 31, providing free full-service laundry services to residents affected by the recent tornadoes. 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 flooding. All washable clothing types can be accepted with the exception of heavy bedding.
In partnership with Matthew 25: Ministries, P&G will also be distributing free personal care and cleaning kits with everyday essentials, providing food, accepting supply donations and coordinating volunteer cleanups at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Dayton. The Personal care kits contain P&G brands including Always, Crest, Head & Shoulders, Ivory, Gillette, Old Spice, Oral-B, Pampers, Pantene, Secret and Venus. The cleaning kit contains Bounty, Charmin, Dawn, Febreze, Mr. Clean, Swiffer and Tide.
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.
Today, Friday, May 31, the team will collect laundry from 9:00 AM-5:00 PM ET in Dayton and Celina or until a maximum number of loads are reached (two loads per household) at each location. The team will also be distributing personal care and cleaning kits as well as food at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds.
The Tide Loads of Hope mobile laundry units will be located at:
Home Depot
5200 Salem Ave
Dayton, OH 45426
Walmart Supercenter
1950 Havemann Rd
Celina, OH 45822
P&G will distribute personal care and cleaning kits and will be accepting supply donations at:
Montgomery County Fairgrounds
645 Infirmary Rd
Dayton, OH 45417
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.
Dayton fam – So many of you have shown an outpouring of love & support that is indescribably generous! Thank you! If you are unaffected and have not volunteered or donated in some way, I implore you to do so! At this point, volunteers are by far the greatest need in all communities. Dropped off donations are awesome, but these community centers need lots of help sorting supplies and our neighbors need immediate help moving to temporary housing. There are still families stranded without power, phone service of any kind, and a smashed in car. They are stuck. If you are comfortable, please do something to help!
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Actress/instructor Becky Barrett-Jones, choreographer Stacy Gear, and actress Debra Strauss will be inducted the Dayton Theatre Hall of Fame Saturday, July 27 at the Dayton Woman’s Club, 225 N. Ludlow Street, Dayton.
Barrett-Jones, wife of Human Race Theatre Company Resident Artist Alan Bomar Jones, is the owner of The Music In Me voice studio, a voice teacher in the musical theatre department of Wright State University, a music director, and actress. She has appeared in numerous productions locally and regionally, including portrayals of Donna Sheridan in La Comedia Dinner Theatre’s “Mamma Mia!,” Diana Goodman in Beavercreek Community Theatre’s “Next to Normal” and Fanny Brice in Dayton Playhouse’s “Funny Girl.”
Gear, a Wright State University graduate in dance, has choreographed over 50 shows in the Miami Valley for theatres and schools including Beavercreek Community Theatre, Dayton Playhouse, Vandalia Youth Theatre, and Miami University. She has also appeared on stages locally and regionally including La Comedia Dinner Theatre.
Strauss, who has been involved with the local theatre community for 20 years, has acted, danced, choreographed, and worked behind the scenes with such organizations as Dayton Theatre Guild, Beavercreek Community Theatre, Troy Civic Theatre, and Dayton Playhouse. She has also served on the board of directors at the Guild, Dayton Playhouse and the DayTonys. She has notably served as president of the DayTonys for the past four years.
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Primanti Bros at 2430 North Fairfield Road is currently closed. With some roof damage and blown out windows, management will have to asses the damage before they can decide when to reopen.
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