Cleaning for Heroes
221B Hallene Road
Warwick, RI 02886
Phone: (401) 732-4856
Fax: (866) 389-3445
Email: info@cleaningforheroes.org
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Local Maid Service Helps Disabled Heroes
Local Fire, Police and US Military Benefit Through Non-Profit
Organization
(Richmond, VA) 05/27/10 – Giving honor
to veterans and service members can happen
every day of the year if you really put your mind to it. While many people
enjoy long weekends
and holidays like Memorial Day, Independence Day, or Veteran’s Day, one company decided
that every day was worth giving honor, and decided to do something about it.
A Cleaning Maid In Heaven, a local maid
service provider serving the Richmond Metro
area, serves local heroes all year long by providing free house cleaning
services through
Cleaning for Heroes. Cleaning for Heroes is a non-profit organization that connects maid
services
across the nation to deserving individuals who have been injured or disabled in the line
of duty. Cleaning for Heroes
is dedicated to providing house cleaning services, at no cost, to
disabled and elderly members of the United States Military,
local police or fire departments.
Thousands of soldiers who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan are returning to civilian
life with moderate to severe physical injuries. Disabling injuries such as loss of limbs, head
trauma and debilitating
injuries to arms and legs make it difficult for these men and women to
meet the demands of everyday life such as cleaning
and maintaining their homes. There are
hundreds of thousands of other veterans from World War II, the Korean War, the
Vietnam War
and the Gulf War who also have disabling injuries. Cleaning for Heroes was founded in 2010 by
Anne M. Aldridge, owner of Ocean State House Cleaning of Rhode Island. Earlier
this year,
Anne went searching for a non-profit organization
that was able to link up cleaning services like her's
with
disabled veterans that needed cleaning services but were unable to afford them. She was
unable to find any such organization dedicated to this cause. Knowing that there was a need for such
services,
she founded a non-profit organization that would be able to fill this need and Cleaning for
Heroes was
born.
Anne is no stranger to the sacrifices of veterans. She is the daughter of a Vietnam-era
Navy veteran, the granddaughter
of a World War II veteran, and the great-granddaughter of a
World War I veteran. Veterans' organizations nationwide
are trying hard to meet the needs of disabled
veterans, but until Cleaning for Heroes, there was no organization dedicated
to meeting the
needs of this very deserving group of men and women by providing much needed house
cleaning help.
For some elderly veterans, the difference between having some household help
and not having household help could be the
difference between whether they get to stay in
their own home or be forced into a retirement home.For other veterans,
it could mean the
difference between staying at home after surgery
or returning to the hospital because they w
ere unable to maintain
a sanitary environment in which to heal.
A Cleaning Maid In Heaven was one of the first companies to step forward and
offer
their help for the state of Virginia. Jennifer Swanson, owner of A Cleaning Maid In Heaven, explains: “I
have family that was
in and still is active in the military. I think it is very important to contribute back to the military
families that have served to protect us and serve for our country.”
A Cleaning Maid In Heaven has joined the
ranks of professional residential maid services
located nationwide that have elected to say "thank you" to
deserving heroes for their sacrifices
while protecting and serving our community and nation. A Cleaning Maid In Heaven
demonstrates to their community they are a compassionate and socially responsible business
by agreeing to provide their
professional services at no charge for at least two veterans each
month.
A Cleaning Maid In Heaven is a family-owned business that provides services for
residential and commercial
cleaning customers in the Richmond Metro area. They have a
thorough and reliable team who guarantees a consistent cleaning
every time.
You may learn more about A Cleaning Maid In Heaven by visiting their website at
www.acleaningmaidinheaven.com.
A
Cleaning Maid In Heaven and Cleaning for Heroes is committed to promoting a
healthy, clean home environment for our disabled
or elderly community heroes and their
families. “Heroes come in many forms.” says Torrey Shannon, the wife
of SSG John Daniel
Shannon, a combat-injured veteran who was featured in the Pulitzer Prize stories published by
The
Washington Post in 2007. Shannon is a former maid service owner who now serves as the
National Spokesperson for Cleaning
for Heroes. She adds, “You don’t have to be a combat
veteran
to be a hero. I consider those who give their time, money, or concern to this program
as everyday heroes.”
Based on the
same concept that our nation’s heroes volunteered to serve their country
and communities, Cleaning for Heroes is
an all-volunteer effort that brings donors, providers
and recipients together. Cleaning for Heroes relies on volunteers
and donors who can
contribute their time, money or services to the needs of their applicants. If you would like
more
information on how you can improve the lives of heroes in your community, or would like
to apply for assistance, please
visit their website at www.cleaningforheroes.org or call (401)
732-7856.
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Note to Editor: Background information
is available at www.cleaningforheroes.org. If you
would like to interview Torrey Shannon or learn more about this topic,
please contact Torrey at
(719) 783-4026 or by email: Torrey@cleaningforheroes.org. You may also learn more about A
Cleaning Maid In Heaven by visiting: www.acleaningmaidinheaven.com. You may reach A
Cleaning Maid In Heaven by calling
Jennifer and Geoffrey Swanson at (804) 591-9405 or by
email at jennifer@acleaningmaidinheaven.com.
