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Tampa, St. Pete, both offering free laundry service in the wake of Hurricane Helene

Having clean clothes and linens is one of the most overlooked parts of recovering from a disaster.

By Ray Roa on Mon, Sep 30, 2024 at 4:11 pm

Tampa, St. Pete, both offering free laundry service in the wake of Hurricane Helene

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Having clean clothes and linens is one of the most overlooked parts of recovering from a disaster, but officials in Tampa and St. Petersburg are doing their part to help.

Both municipalities are now offering free laundry services for their residents at multiple locations.

In Tampa, laundry can be done for free at hurricane comfort stations in Palmetto Beach and Davis Islands until further notice

The City of Tampa will also work with Engage Current to offer free laundry assistance on Tuesday, Oct. 1 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. inside Wash Zone (5223 S Dale Mabry Hwy.)

Across the bridge yesterday, the City of St. Petersburg said it has opened two laundry facilities for residents still without power. The facilities, listed below will be available until further notice.

3803 Haines Rd. N (parking lot) 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
2970 54th Ave. S (Easy Kleen Laundromat) 6 a.m.-10 p.m.

For anyone who needs a meal, Feeding Tampa Bay will operate three emergency distribution centers on Monday, Sept. 30.

Important events happening today from @FeedingTampaBay: pic.twitter.com/LqKWHOPeEw
— St. Petersburg, FL (@StPeteFL) September 30, 2024

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About The Author

Ray Roa

Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief in August 2019. Past work can be seen at Suburban Apologist, Tampa Bay Times, Consequence of Sound and The...

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