• November: Coats for Kids

    Our Coats for Kids program is a labor of love for our team of over 170 employees. Every year since 1988 kind people in our community have donated coats of all shapes and sizes at their neighborhood Puritan Cleaners.  Every November, in addition to cleaning and pressing thousands of garments, our team stays late and […]

  • Thomas Jennings, born 1791

    National Dry Cleaning Day – March 3rd

    We celebrate National Dry Cleaning Day on March 3rd every year! Dry cleaning is a process that’s been around for centuries, but the process as we know it was pioneered by an African-American tradesman and abolitionist in New York City by the name of Thomas Jennings. Mr. Jennings was born to a free family in […]

  • Where’d That Stain Come From?

    Your favorite perfumes or colognes make you ‘scent’-sational, but their high alcohol content can stain your garments. When you apply the fragrance, the alcohol evaporates quickly, leaving the oil scent base.  If your clothing comes in contact with the alcohol before it’s dry, a chemical reaction can occur, leaving faded or discolored spots. On white […]

  • What if you were hungry?

    FeedMore distributes over 75,000 lbs. of food EVERY DAY and the need for food increases in the summer months as children are out of school. Every Spring we partner with our community to collect funds and food donations for FeedMore and the Central Virginia Food Bank.   Our goal each year is to collect enough funds and food to […]

In addition to being named the Best Dry Cleaner in Richmond, VA for over 2 decades and one of America's Best Cleaners, we're also committed to doing our part for our neighborhood, and we are proud of our community programs. Through our signature program, Puritan Cleaners Coats For Kids, we've collected well over 300,000 coats for the Salvation Army since we started in 1988. We've also partnered with the Central Virginia Food Bank to raise over 400,000 meals through our 100K Meals program. We also have programs that support our troops, the Junior Women's League, and the Cancer Society. We love the Richmond community, and appreciate your support.

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Kids Helping Kids – Lindley Organized Her Own Coat Drive

This is what we love most.  Kids with big hearts and a little moxie, that take action to help others in need. Lindley did her own coat drive to collect gently used coats, and showed up with her parents at our Calling All Coats! coat drive at our Short Pump location.  She donated a carload […]

Kids Helping Kids – Pearson’s Corner Elementary Donates to Coats For Kids

The Coats For Kids team ventured to Hanover County and visited Pearson’s Corner Elementary for the first time. We found an enthusiastic bunch of kids who really did a great job of getting coats their first time out.

Kids Helping Kids – G.W. Carver Middle School Donates to Coats For Kids

We visited the Cougars at G.W. Carver Middle School in Chester for the second year in a row, and our return trip did not disappoint. A huge group of marketing savvy kids managed to collect a big pile of coats. Thanks again and well done.