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Pink Possible Results 2019

Oshkosh Express Laundry Center donates $2,235 to Pink Possible Breast Health Fund

Oshkosh, Wis. — Oshkosh Express Laundry Center (Oshkosh Express) recently presented a $2,235 check to Aurora Health Care Foundation’s Oshkosh Pink Possible (Pink Possible) Breast Health Fund. The Pink Possible campaign, held throughout October each year, engages local businesses to raise money for Aurora Cancer Care breast cancer patients and their families.

Oshkosh Express Laundry Center donated the proceeds of Pink Possible shopping bags and 5 percent of October sales to the cause, according to Manager Kristi Williams. “We feel it’s important to contribute to Pink Possible because so many members of our community suffer from breast cancer each year,” she said. “Over the past four years, Oshkosh Express Pink Possible donations have totalled more than $8,000.”

In 2018, Pink Possible raised $25,000 throughout Wisconsin to support breast cancer patient education, prevention, patient experience, research and survivorship programming, according to Foundation Coordinator Molly Yatso-Butz, Aurora Health Care Foundation, North Region. “The money raised in 2019 will be used for a new breast cancer support group that begins in January 2020, as well as wigs and massages for cancer patients,” said Yatso-Butz. “We are so fortunate to have Oshkosh Express contributing to Pink Possible.”

To discover more about Pink Possible, visit www.aurorahealthcarefoundation.org/campaigns/pink-possible. For more information about Oshkosh Express Laundry Center, visit www.oshkoshexpresslaundry.com or call 920-230-6762.

Oshkosh Express Laundry Center offers customers a self-serve 60-minute wash/dry/fold, as well as full-service conveniences including Wash-Dry-Fold and drop-off drycleaning. The fully attended laundry also offers free WIFI, flat-screen televisions, lounge areas, children’s reading center, and large 8- to 12-load washers. A convenient drive-up door allows customers to quickly unload and pick-up laundry and drycleaning without leaving their cars.

New Reading and Learning Space

Oshkosh Express Laundry Center adds children’s reading and learning space; plus new enhancements

Oshkosh, Wis. — Oshkosh Express Laundry Center (Oshkosh Express) is encouraging children to take home a free book as part of a nationwide movement to bring learning to local public laundries The laundry recently debuted a new reading and learning area for children — a Read, Play, Learn (RPL) space — aimed at improving childhood literacy and brain development in pre-K children.

The RPL is among several recent enhancements to the laundry, according to Manager Kristi Williams. Other improvements include new paint and signage; a new bank of 2.5- and 3.5-load LG high-speed commercial washers; and an automated chemical dispensing system, Express Clean™, which is connected to the store’s largest, 12-load washer. All are in place for greater customer convenience, according to Williams.

“By giving free books to customers’ children and providing an educational space for them to learn, tell stories and interact with their parents, Oshkosh Express is helping strengthen childhood literacy,” said Williams.

According to The Clinton Foundation’s Too Small to Fail initiative, a leading public awareness and action campaign that promotes the importance of early brain and language development, almost 60 percent of American children start kindergarten underprepared. Moreover, about 80 percent of brain development occurs before the age of 5, which sets the stage for future success and learning. These statistics spearheaded a number of non-profit organizations, including Too Small to Fail and LaundryCares, to collaborate and form the Laundry Literacy Coalition. The Laundry Literacy Coalition – with the idea of bringing literacy to the public library — created RPL kits, like the one at Oshkosh Express, for laundries to purchase.

“The kids and their caregivers love the interactive space and are surprised and elated when we urge them to take a book home with them,” said Williams. “We replenish the books each month and hope to eventually partner with local organizations to offer scheduled story times.”

The RPL was added at the same time Oshkosh Express installed several new 2-, 2.5- and 3.5-load LG machines and an Express Clean automatic chemical dispensing system.  Like the other equipment at the laundry, the LGs produce high-extract speeds, reduce drying time and ensure customers can complete laundry — wash, dry and fold it — in less than 60 minutes. Now Oshkosh Express features 2.5-, 3.5-, 5-, 6-, 8- and 12-load washers, along with complementing dryers, for self-service customers.

Connected to the laundry’s 12-load washer, the new Express Clean system automatically dispenses lightly scented detergent, softener and bleach into the washer at perfect time, water level and temperature. Encased in a clear, plexiglass case so customers can see it operating, Express Clean eliminates the need for manual loading of detergents. “It makes it easier for customers because they do not need to lug and load detergent when using our 12-load washer,” said Williams. “It’s an efficient way to wash family sized loads, sleeping bags, comforters, quilts and bulky items. Our customers love seeing the system light up as it works.”

Committed to customer service and convenience, Oshkosh Express is a continually improved  high-speed laundry offering free WIFI, comfortable seating, flat-screen televisions, vending machines, convenient drive-up door, full-service wash/dry/fold and drop-off dry cleaning. Now it’s also a place where children can read, interact and learn on laundry day.

For more information about Oshkosh Express — open 8 a.m.-10 p.m. daily — visit www.expresslaundrycenter.com or call 920-303-6762. To find out more about the Laundry Literacy Coalition, visit https://laundrycares.org/laundry-literacy-coalition/.

LAUNDRY ASSOCIATES

NOW HIRING

The Express Laundry Center is looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to fill part-time openings on nights and weekends as Laundry Service Associates. These positions will focus on customer service, laundry care and facility maintenance. Qualifications required: excellent people and customer service skills, basic cash handling, and good laundry and cleaning skills. This position may require moderate lifting.

Interested parties please apply in person at:
The Express Laundry Center
1571 West South Park Avenue
Oshkosh, WI 54902

Or email resumes to:
manager@oshkoshexpresslaundry.com

Pink Possible Results 2018

OSHKOSH EXPRESS LAUNDRY CENTER DONATES $2,417 TO PINK POSSIBLE BREAST HEALTH FUND

November 2018 — Oshkosh Express Laundry Center recently presented a $2,417 check to Aurora Health Care Foundation’s Oshkosh Pink Possible (Pink Possible) Breast Health Fund. The Pink Possible campaign, held throughout October each year, engages local businesses to raise money for Aurora Cancer Care breast cancer patients and their families.

This year, Oshkosh Express Laundry Center was the leading contributor to the cause, according to Foundation Coordinator Molly Yatso-Butz, Aurora Health Care Foundation, North Region. “Money raised through Pink Possible will support breast cancer patients by purchasing massage therapy sessions and wigs during their breast cancer journey,” she said.

Oshkosh Express Laundry Center donated the proceeds of Pink Possible shopping bags and 5 percent of October sales to the cause, according to Manager Karen Cooley.

“We are pleased to once again be involved in raising money for Pink Possible,” said Cooley. “In our three years of involvement, we’ve raised more than $6,000. We hope once again that our contribution will positively impact the lives of many in the Fox Valley area. We love being involved in, and partnering with local organizations,” she added. “Community matters to us and we are glad to be part of this community.”

Last year, Pink Possible raised $65,000 throughout Wisconsin to support breast cancer patient education, prevention, patient experience, research and survivorship programming.

In the Oshkosh and Fond du Lac areas, a variety of businesses participated in Pink Possible, including Oshkosh Express Laundry Center, and helped raise more than $5,500.

To discover more about Pink Possible, click here.

Oshkosh Express Laundry Center offers customers a 60-minute wash/dry/fold, as well as full-service conveniences including Wash-Dry-Fold, Load & Leave and drop-off drycleaning. The fully attended laundry also offers free WIFI, flat-screen televisions, lounge areas and big washers that can handle up to 12 laundry loads at a time. A convenient drive-up door allows customers to quickly unload and pick-up laundry and drycleaning without leaving their cars.

Pink Possible 2018

OSHKOSH EXPRESS LAUNDRY CENTER PLEDGES 5 PERCENT OF OCTOBER SALES TO PINK POSSIBLE

October 2018 — For the third consecutive year, Oshkosh Express Laundry Center will donate 5 percent of October sales to the Aurora Health Care Foundation’s Oshkosh Pink Possible (Pink Possible) Breast Health Fund. The Pink Possible campaign, held throughout October each year, engages local businesses to raise money for Aurora Cancer Care breast cancer patients and their families.

“Last year, Oshkosh Express Laundry Center donated $2,000 to Pink Possible,” said Manager Karen Cooley. “We hope to surpass that this year.” In addition to contributing a percentage of October revenue, Oshkosh Express Laundry Center is collecting Pink Possible donations. “Contributors of $2 or more will receive a complementary Pink Possible shopping bag,” she added.

Last year, Pink Possible raised $64,000 throughout Wisconsin to support breast cancer patient education, prevention, patient experience, research and survivorship programming. In 2017, the dollars raised were used to provide wigs and 30 minute massages to new cancer patients, as well as to remodel the  Breast Health Center, according to Molly Yatso-Butz, Aurora Health Care Foundation development coordinator.

To discover more about Pink Possible, visit www.aurorahealthcarefoundation.org/campaigns/pink-possible. For more information about Oshkosh Express Laundry Center, visit www.oshkoshexpresslaundry.com or call 920-230-6762.

Oshkosh Express Laundry Center offers customers a 60-minute wash/dry/fold, as well as full-service conveniences including Wash-Dry-Fold, Load & Leave and drop-off drycleaning. The fully attended laundry also offers free WIFI, flat-screen televisions, lounge areas and big washers that can handle up to 12 laundry loads at a time. A convenient drive-up door allows customers to quickly unload and pick-up laundry and drycleaning without leaving their cars.

Pink Possible Results 2017

OSHKOSH EXPRESS LAUNDRY CENTER DONATES MORE THAN $2,000 TO PINK POSSIBLE BREAST HEALTH FUND

November 2017 — Oshkosh Express Laundry Center recently presented a $2,019 check to Aurora Health Care Foundation’s Oshkosh Pink Possible (Pink Possible) Breast Health Fund. Pink Possible, held throughout October each year, engages local businesses to raise money for Aurora Cancer Care breast cancer patients and their families.

For the second consecutive year, the laundry donated 5 percent of October sales to Pink Possible. Additionally, Oshkosh Express Laundry Center hosted a brat fry and sold “Wash Reds with Whites” t-shirts to help fund free laundry services. “We donated 29 laundry cards, which will be distributed to area cancer patients,” said Assistant Manager Rebekah Peterson. Each card, valued at more than $18, is redeemable for full-service wash/dry/fold for up to 20 pounds of laundry.

“The benefits of giving go far beyond the giver or receiver,” said Aurora Health Care Foundation Development Coordinator Molly Butz. “It brings people together by making them aware of the struggles that exist in the community. Express Laundry Center provided considerable financial support to help us offer services to cancer patients going through treatment.”

“In 2017, the American Cancer Society expects more than 250,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer to be diagnosed in women,” added Peterson. “We wanted to help make a difference in the lives of these cancer patients by participating in Pink Possible.”

Last year, Pink Possible raised $64,000 throughout Wisconsin to support breast cancer patient education, prevention, patient experience, research and survivorship programming.

In the Oshkosh and Fond du Lac areas, many businesses participated in Pink Possible, including Oshkosh Express Laundry Center. “We’d like to thank Steinert Printing Company for printing our posters and for participation in our brat fry; Red’s Pizza for their $25 gift card donation and participation in our brat fry; and Pick ’n Save for giving us a discount on food,” added Peterson.

Put to good use, Pink Possible will help fund breast cancer patient services such as massage therapy, yoga, aromatherapy, wigs and prosthetics.

To discover more about Pink Possible, click here. For more information about Oshkosh Express Laundry Center, click here or call 920-230-6762.
Oshkosh Express Laundry Center offers customers a 60-minute wash/dry/fold, as well as full-service conveniences including Drop & Shop, Load & Leave and drop-off drycleaning. The fully attended laundry also offers free WIFI, flat-screen televisions, lounge areas and big washers that can handle up to 12 laundry loads at a time. A convenient drive-up door allows customers to quickly unload and pick-up laundry and drycleaning without leaving their cars.

Pink Possible 2017

OSHKOSH EXPRESS LAUNDRY CENTER TO HOST BRAT FRY FOR PINK POSSIBLE, OCT. 18.

Oshkosh Express Laundry Center will host a brat fry — from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 18 — to benefit cancer patients through Aurora Health Care Foundation’s Oshkosh Pink Possible (Pink Possible) Breast Health Fund. The Pink Possible campaign, held throughout October each year, engages local businesses to raise money for Aurora Cancer Care breast cancer patients and their families.

Oshkosh Express Laundry Center, which raised $1,860 for the cause in 2016, will again donate 5 percent of October sales in 2017. Brat fry proceeds will specifically fund free laundry service cards for area cancer patients, according to Manager Karen Cooley. “The laundry cards will be distributed to cancer patients,” she said. “Each card is redeemable for full-service wash/dry/fold for up to 20 pounds of laundry.”

To complement the campaign, Oshkosh Express Laundry Center is selling “Wash Reds with Whites” t-shirts and launching social media contests.

“We are thrilled to be part of such a fantastic campaign and grateful to our customers for their support and business,” said Cooley.

Last year, Pink Possible raised $53,000 throughout Wisconsin to support breast cancer patient education, prevention, patient experience, research and survivorship programming.

To discover more about Pink Possible, or donate, visit www.aurorahealthcarefoundation.org/campaigns/pink-possible. For more information about Oshkosh Express Laundry Center, visit www.oshkoshexpresslaundry.com or call 920-230-6762.

Stuffed Hugs

OSHKOSH EXPRESS LAUNDRY CENTER AND NEENAH POLICE DEPT. COMBINE FORCES FOR STUFFED HUGS PROGRAM

November 2016 — Neenah Police Dept.’s (Neenah P.D.) Stuffed Hugs program allows officers to give gently used, donated stuffed animals to area children, according to Stuart Zuehls, community liason officer. Recently, Neenah P.D. combined efforts with Oshkosh Express Laundry Center — a full-service vended laundry in Oshkosh, Wis. – to ensure the donated toys were properly cleaned and disinfected. The laundry recently cleaned hundreds of stuffed animals using an entire row of double-load, high-speed washers with ozone injection.

Oshkosh Express Laundry Center is owned by Continental Girbau Inc. (Continental), a provider of vended, on-pemise and industrial laundry equipment throughout North America. Continental is also based in Oshkosh.

“We jumped on-board when we were approched by the Neenah P.D. to help out,” said Karen Cooley, manager of Oshkosh Express Laundry Center. “We’ve got a row of washers that automatically inject ozone into every load to ensure thorough disinfection. Because our machines generate high extract speeds, we were able to wash and dry the toys in less than 45 minutes.”

“There are kids in our lobby every day due to child exchange, custody and abuse issues,” said Zuehls. “Thanks to our Stuffed Hugs program, we can give them a stuffed animal to brighten their day. Officers have had stuffed animals in the trunks of their police cars for years, as well. They give them out to children they see in need of them in the community.”

Thanks to Neenah P.D.’s recent collaboration with Oshkosh Express Laundry Center, community kids are certain to receive clean toys. Prior to the laundry helping out, even slightly dirty stuffed animals were thrown out, according to Zuehls. “Now we won’t need to discard any stuffed animals. The clean toys will be given to officers to refill their squads and we will keep the give-away box full in our lobby.”

To donate gently used stuffed animals, or for more information about Neenah P.D., click here or call 920-886-6000. For more information about Oshkosh Express Laundry Center, click here or call 920-230-6762.

Oshkosh Express Laundry Center offers customers a 60-minute wash/dry/fold, as well as full-service conveniences including Drop & Shop (wash-dry-fold), Load & Leave and drop-off drycleaning. The fully attended laundry also offers free WIFI, flat-screen televisions, lounge areas and big washers that can handle up to 12 laundry loads at a time. A convenient drive-up door allows customers to quickly unload and pick-up laundry and drycleaning without leaving their cars.

Pink Possible

OSHKOSH EXPRESS LAUNDRY CENTER DONATES $1,860 TO PINK POSSIBLE BREAST HEALTH FUND

November 2016 — Oshkosh Express Laundry Center recently presented a $1,860 check to Aurora Health Care Foundation’s Oshkosh Pink Possible (Pink Possible) Breast Health Fund. The Pink Possible campaign, held throughout October each year, engages local businesses to raise money for Aurora Cancer Care breast cancer patients and their families.

Oshkosh Express Laundry Center donated the proceeds of 150 Pink Possible laundry bags and 5 percent of October sales to the cause, according to Manager Karen Cooley. Additionally, the full-service vended laundry initiated social media contests and a “Wear Pink” day to spark fundraising efforts.

“We are thrilled to be part of such a fantastic campaign and grateful to our customers for their support and business,” said Cooley. “In 2016, the American Cancer Society expects nearly 250,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer to be diagnosed in women. We wanted to help make a difference in the lives of these women by participating in Pink Possible.”

Last year, Pink Possible raised $53,000 throughout Wisconsin to support breast cancer patient education, prevention, patient experience, research and survivorship programming. “The dollars we raised last year were used to renovate our Breast Health Center, a specific department where our cancer patients can change in private, have their own bathroom and be fitted for prosthetics in peace,” said Kate Salter, Aurora Health Care Foundation development coordinator.

“In the Oshkosh and Fond du Lac areas, 11 businesses participated in Pink Possible, including Oshkosh Express Laundry Center, and helped raise more than $8,000.” Put to good use, Pink Possible will help fund breast cancer patient services such as massage therapy, aromatherapy, wigs and prosthetics, according to Salter.

To discover more about Pink Possible, click here. For more information about Oshkosh Express Laundry Center, click here or call 920-230-6762.
Oshkosh Express Laundry Center offers customers a 60-minute wash/dry/fold, as well as full-service conveniences including Drop & Shop, Load & Leave and drop-off drycleaning. The fully attended laundry also offers free WIFI, flat-screen televisions, lounge areas and big washers that can handle up to 12 laundry loads at a time. A convenient drive-up door allows customers to quickly unload and pick-up laundry and drycleaning without leaving their cars.

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