• 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 – Clover Hill Elementary Donates Coats For Kids

The Coats For Kids crew visits Clover Hill Elementary for the first time, and the school really came through. They have one of the best first-time coat drives of any school in our program.

Kids Helping Kids – Grange Hall Elementary Donates Coats For Kids

Puritan Cleaners Coats For Kids visits Grange Hall Elementary School in Chesterfield, and for the fourth year in a row they collected a van full of coats. Grange Hall is truly a superstar when it comes to number of coats raised every year. View the video of the kids having fun helping us load up […]

Juan Conde’s Calling All Coats!

WRIC TV8’s Juan Conde hosted a special one day coat drive called “Juan Conde’s Calling All Coats” on Wednesday, November 16th. Juan was at the Staples Mill Puritan location all day doing live remotes and encouraging people to come to their local Puritan location to donate coats and funds. We accepted donations at all Puritan […]