With the multitude of daily tasks pulling today’s businesses in every direction, it’s difficult to make community outreach a priority. However, executives from three TRSA member laundries—all winners of the association’s Community Service Award—describe below why these efforts are worthwhile. Specifically, community-service programs not only help people in need, they also contribute to the success of these companies.

BATES TROY: A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO COMMUNITY SERVICE

Consider, for example, Bates Troy Laundry and Cleaners, Binghamton, NY. This family-owned healthcare and retail dry-cleaning laundry earned a TRSA Company Community Service Award in 2020 for its charitable efforts involving a coat ...