Omaha-based drycleaning business Max I. Walker has announced the launch of Max’s Coats for Kids, a community outreach initiative aimed at providing clean, warm coats to children in need this winter. In partnership with local non-profit Project Intentional, the company will collect and professionally clean donated coats free of charge before they are distributed to area families.
From Aug. 1 through Oct. 31, Max I. Walker will accept new and gently used coats at each of its ten retail locations.
“As a fifth-generation, family-owned drycleaning business, we see this as a natural extension of our service mission,” said Casey Walker, vice president at Max I. Walker. “We have the infrastructure, the expertise, and the heart to take on this project — and we’re proud to be using our resources to give back in a way that is uniquely ours.”
All donated coats will be cleaned and then passed on to Project Intentional, which will distribute them at its annual “LOVE CAN Store” event held in Omaha this December.
The event adopts 300 single caregivers and their families each year, providing winter essentials, holiday gifts, and more.
“We believe that laundry may be our business, but service is our legacy,” added Walker. Information can be found online at www.maxiwalker.com.