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      Procter &amp; Gamble Brings Relief to Residents Affected by Hurricane Harvey 
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				<time datetime="2017-09-07T13:00:00Z" itemprop="dateModified">September 07, 2017 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time</time>
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      <b>WHO:</b> Families, individuals and first responders in need of 
      personal care items, cleaning products or laundry services in the wake 
      of Hurricane Harvey.
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      <b>WHAT:</b> The Tide Loads of Hope Mobile Laundry Unit has been 
      deployed to support relief and recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane 
      Harvey. The Tide Loads of Hope mobile laundry vehicle will begin 
      services in Richmond on Thursday, September 7<sup>th</sup>, providing 
      free full-service laundry to residents affected by the recent flooding. 
      Residents can bring clothes (up to two loads per household) to be 
      washed, dried and folded free of charge for those directly impacted by 
      the hurricane. All washable clothing types can be accepted with the 
      exception of heavy bedding. In addition, P&amp;G will also be providing 
      personal care kits containing items such as Secret deodorant, Crest 
      toothpaste and Pantene shampoo as well as household cleaning products 
      like Bounty, Mr. Clean and Swiffer.
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      <b>WHY:</b> P&amp;G has a history of giving back to the communities where we 
      live and work, and we want to provide everyday essentials to those who 
      need it most to help bring a sense of normalcy in this time of need. 
      These services are free and available to people affected by the disaster 
      and the volunteers who are helping to respond.
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      Hurricane Harvey has devastated an extraordinary amount of homes and 
      businesses. Hurricane Harvey dumped more than 51 inches of rain on the 
      Houston area in under 5 days. This is record setting for the most 
      rainfall from tropical cyclone making landfall in the continental US. It 
      is estimated that the storm impacted more than 450,000 people and that 
      more than 30,000 will need temporary shelter.
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      <b>WHERE:</b> Starting on Thursday, September 7<sup>th</sup>, the team 
      will collect laundry from 9:00 AM-5:00 PM CT at the H-E-B below or until 
      100 loads are reached (two loads per household). The team will also be 
      taking supplies directly out into the affected areas.
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      The<b> </b>Tide Loads of Hope mobile laundry unit will be located at:<br/><b>H-E-B</b><br/><b>110161 
      W Grand Parkway S</b><br/><b>Richmond, TX, 77407</b>
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      <b>**For the most up-to-date information on the fleet’s location, please 
      visit Tide’s Facebook and Twitter channels at </b><a target="_blank" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FTide&amp;esheet=51679768&amp;newsitemid=20170907005881&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FTide&amp;index=1&amp;md5=b35f7f499746af7cbcd82b2941cf50b8" rel="nofollow"><b>https://www.facebook.com/Tide</b></a><b> 
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      <b>ABOUT TIDE LOADS OF HOPE: </b>In 2005, P&amp;G launched Tide Loads of 
      Hope to provide much needed laundry services to families affected by 
      Hurricane Katrina. Since that time, Tide Loads of Hope has washed more 
      than 65,000 loads of laundry for more than 45,000 families impacted by 
      disasters across the U.S. and Canada. The Tide Loads of Hope mobile 
      laundry unit is outfitted with 12 high-efficiency Whirlpool Duet washers 
      and dryers (six of each) with the capacity to do up to 100 loads of 
      laundry a day.
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      <b>BRANDS</b>: Brands included in relief effort: Always, Bounty, Crest, 
      Charmin, Dawn, Febreze, Ivory, Gillette, Mr. Clean, Olay, Old Spice, 
      Oral-B, Pampers, Pantene, Secret, Swiffer, Tampax, Tide, and Venus.
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      <b>PARTNER:</b> P&amp;G provides these services in partnership with Matthew 
      25: Ministries, an international humanitarian aid and disaster relief 
      organization. More information can be found at <a target="_blank" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.m25m.org&amp;esheet=51679768&amp;newsitemid=20170907005881&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.m25m.org&amp;index=3&amp;md5=ec009c491fe808e54dd3448ee6f4adeb" rel="nofollow">www.m25m.org</a>.
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      <b>HELP:</b> People across the community can help support Tide Loads of 
      Hope by purchasing a Tide Loads of Hope vintage t-shirt or by donating 
      directly at <a target="_blank" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tideloadsofhope.com&amp;esheet=51679768&amp;newsitemid=20170907005881&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.tideloadsofhope.com&amp;index=4&amp;md5=40a4a1f9d8c047cdac2218fdde77f3e7" rel="nofollow">www.tideloadsofhope.com</a>. 
      $4 from the sale of each tee goes toward helping families affected by 
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      Inquiries for Tide: </b>Alexandra Skipper, Ketchum, (646) 935-4347, <a target="_blank" href="mailto:alexandra.skipper@ketchum.com">alexandra.skipper@ketchum.com</a>
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