Jeannie Cleaning Celebrates Five Years of Helping Cancer Patients & Taking 3rd Place for Most Patients Served in 2021
By Lucy Lee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LOCAL COMPANY MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Kalamazoo, MI – April 19, 2022 – Cleaning for a Reason—that’s the essence behind one non-profit with that name. To provide free house cleaning services to cancer patients, Cleaning for a Reason partners with a nationwide and Canadian network of more than 1,200 cleaning companies, including local business Jeannie Cleaning.
Since 2017 in partnership with the nonprofit, Jeannie Cleaning has supported 57 cancer patients with a donated value of $14,872 in cleanings. Owner Jeannie Henderson was also recognized on April 7, 2022 at Cleaning for a Reason’s first annual Gala at the Omni Las Colinas Hotel with the Triple Star Award for her contributions in service, fundraising, and spreading awareness of the program. The Gala was made possible by Debbie Sardone Consulting, ResponsiBid, Riser Media Group, Allset, and Jill’s Office.
Pinking it up at the first annual Cleaning for a Reason Gala to recognize cleaning business owners and managers who make a difference for cancer patients.
Pictured left to right: Jeannie Henderson, Mike Weintz, Megan Duncan, and Debbie Sardone, founder of Cleaning for a Reason
Jeannie Cleaning was also recognized as the Top 3 Cleaning Partner for most cancer patients served in 2021, having helped 15 patients with $4,765 in cleanings. She with fellow winners Mike Weintz, owner of The Cleaning Authority of Concord, MO, and Megan Duncan, manager at Buckets & Bows Maid Service, Lewisville, TX, received the coveted Pink Jacket Award for being among the Top 3 partners.
“Our mission at Jeannie Cleaning is to ‘make lives better’ and one of the ways that we do this is through our partnership with Cleaning for a Reason,” said Henderson.
“Cancer treatment makes it exhausting for patients to do the things they usually do. A free home cleaning visit helps the patient and their loved ones focus on the things that matter most… rest, healing, and precious time together. Our entire team feels very blessed to be able to serve cancer families in their time of need.”
Cleaning for a Reason Week is April 18-24 and anyone can help by volunteering or donating to the cause.
Said Debbie Sardone, founder of Cleaning for a Reason, “During and well after the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s critical to keep cancer patients’ homes clean, safe, and healthy, as their immune systems and strength may be compromised. Cleaning for a Reason Week is a great way to give back to cancer patients and do what the cleaning industry does best—clean!”
For more information on how to support the cause, go to cleaningforareason.org/cleaning-for-a-reason-week.
About Jeannie Cleaning
Jeannie Cleaning is locally owned and operated by Jeannie and Terry Henderson, who have both been long time philanthropists in Kalamazoo. It is their personal and professional mission to make lives better through all that they do. To learn more, visit JeannieCleaning.com.
For four years, Jeannie Cleaning has also been a member of ARCSI/ISSA, the residential arm of the international cleaning association. Jeannie Henderson serves as the Chairperson of the ISSA Residential Cleaning Council.
About Cleaning for a Reason
Cleaning for a Reason partners with more than 1,200 residential cleaners throughout the United States and Canada to offer free house cleaning to any household battling cancer. Since 2006, the nonprofit and its partners have donated more than $15.2 million in services, helping more than 45,000 cancer patients. In 2017, Cleaning for a Reason was adopted by ISSA Charities, the charitable arm of ISSA, The Worldwide Cleaning Industry Association. To learn more about Cleaning for a Reason and to apply for free house cleaning, see cleaningforareason.org.
