Flair Cares Spring Food Drive Benefits Area Residents

Flair Cleaners will match donations up to 1,000 pounds of food at each of its five locations. All customers who donate will receive a coupon for 50% off dry cleaning.

Flair Cleaners, Southern California’s leading eco-friendly dry cleaners, will host its second annual Flair Cares Spring Food Drive, May 1 – 31, at its Redondo Beach location, 1900 Artesia Blvd. The drive will benefit the work of the Westside Food Bank. Flair will make a matching contribution of up to 1,000 pounds of food donated by customers and give everyone who donates a coupon for 50% off a future visit to Flair Cleaners.

“According to Feeding America, Los Angeles County has the highest number of residents in the country that go hungry every day,” said Gary Futterman. “Hunger affects our neighbors, the elderly, Veterans, and children we see every day, not those who are typically portrayed as poor. Knowing this, we had to do what we could to support the admirable work of nonprofits in our communities that fight to end hunger and help those in need.”

In Redondo Beach 4.6% of the residents earn income that is below the poverty level. Of those, 2.3% earn income less than 50% below the poverty level. Nearly 20% of the disabled residents in our community live below the poverty level. Westside Food Bank annually distributes 4.5 million pounds of food to over 70 local social service agencies including those serving Redondo Beach. The hungry in our neighborhoods include:

• Children in preschool, after-school, and day-care programs that don’t get enough to eat at home and whose health, academic performance, and general well-being are threatened by hunger.
• Unemployed, under-employed, and working poor people who need help making ends meet.
• Seniors on fixed incomes and the frail elderly.
• Women and children living in domestic violence shelters.
• Homeless individuals who are without the basic necessities.
• The mentally ill, the disabled, and those with chronic illnesses who need assistance.
• Veterans who may face the challenges of readjustment, ill-health, or poverty.

Flair customers and members of the community may bring unopened, non-perishable commercially prepared, canned or boxed food to Flair Cleaners – Redondo Beach by May 31. Food items that have passed their expiration dates or items in glass jars cannot be accepted. For a complete list of recommended food items, visit Flair Cleaners’ Facebook page.

Westside Food Bank is an independent nonprofit corporation that provides food that enables low-income people to stay in their homes, deterring the problem of homelessness, and saving them from making the agonizing choice between paying for rent or food when they can’t afford both.

About Flair Cleaners

With a reputation built on innovation and customer service, Flair has been your Southern California dry cleaner for more than 50 years. And, while times and fashion may have changed, one thing has not: Flair’s commitment to help customers look their best. Flair’s commitment to impeccable quality and customer service began when the Futterman and Singer families first opened a dry cleaning business in Chicago in 1958. Their tradition of excellence continued when the families’ first Southern California cleaners opened in 1963. Today, Flair Cleaners has five Southern California locations – Burbank, Redondo Beach, Santa Monica, Studio City and Valencia.

Flair was one of the first cleaners in Southern California to adopt the GreenEarth dry cleaning process, the industry’s premier all-natural cleaning method. Its state-of-the-art, highly efficient equipment conserves resources and safely cleans garments and household items. For more information on Flair Cleaners, its community service or its green environmental practices and awards, visit FlairCleaners.com, or like us on Facebook at Facebook.com/FlairDryCleaners.