The perfect cap to 2025 was a powerful day of servicing our community at Cedars Laundromat  in Sandy, coming together with 35 neighbors for laundry, nourishment, and connection. Throughout the day, we helped complete 37 loads of laundry. That's 2 small, 26 medium, and 9 large worth of laundry washed and dried, keeping the space busy and full of conversation as the year came to an end. In addition to clean clothes, many neighbors were blessed with generously packed food boxes provided by the...

We closed out the year at Brax Laundry - Molalla  with a full and joyful day of service. Fifty-two neighbors joined us for a warm, welcoming afternoon, and together we helped wash a total of 54 loads of laundry, broken down into 2 small, 13 medium, and 29 large loads, making a tangible difference for folks as they prepared to head into the new year. Pizza was shared for lunch, offering a simple but comforting meal and a chance to slow down, connect, and enjoy one another’s company between...

On the final day of the year, we marked the moment not with fanfare but with action. We closed out 2025 with purpose and power. One last Trash Jubilee that perfectly captured what this work is all about. Some days, our cleanups take us into familiar problem areas across Oregon City, Milwaukie, Happy Valley, and beyond. Other days, like this one, we find ourselves in places we didn’t expect, responding to very real, and more often than not very urgent, human needs. On this sunny final day of...