• 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 – Curtis Elementary Donates to Coats For Kids

The Coats For Kids team made a trip to one of our favorite schools when we visited Curtis Elementary School in Chester. This school is consistently one of our best school visits every year, and 2014 was no exception. Great staff, generous and excited kids, and of course, lots of coats.  

Kids Helping Kids – Matoaca High School Donates to Coats For Kids

The kids at Matoaca High School decided to honor their retiring principal, Mr. Cunningham, by collecting over 200 coats. This was our first visit here and we were really impressed by the kids here and can’t wait to get back next year.

Kids Helping Kids – Stonewall Jackson M.S. Donates to Coats For Kids

The Puritan Cleaners’ Coats For Kids team visits Stonewall Jackson Middle School in Hanover for the first time and we’re very impressed by their first foray into Coats For Kids collecting. Thanks for your help, and we’ll see you again next year!