HKS Donates Laundry Service

HKS DONATES OVER 7,000 POUNDS OF LAUNDRY SERVICE TO HILTON HEAD ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE DEPARTMENT

It all started with a simple phone conversation between Owner and CEO of Housekeeping Services of Hilton Head David Myers and the General Manager of Marriott Vacation Club Surfwatch Case Spencer on what the fire department needed to maintain a sterile and healthy work environment at the fire stations after the first-responders made emergency calls within our community.

 Since the outbreak of the pandemic COVID-19, the fire department’s frontline responders routine cleaning protocols have drastically changed with an increased emphasis on the need to disinfect the firehouse, trucks, vehicles, equipment, uniforms — even the towels and linens used at the stations after emergency calls, in an effort to prevent cross contaminate of their station “safehouses.” Crews were asked to bring their own clean linens from home daily to prevent any contamination or spread of COVID-19, which was hard to execute during this time.

 In an effort to reduce the possibility of carrying the virus from home into their workplace and vice versa, Housekeeping Services of Hilton Head Island has been providing clean sheets and pillowcases to the Hilton Head Island Fire & Rescue Department so that employees don’t have to bring their own personal linens from home. Marriott Vacation Club donated towels and blankets for the departments use.

"We've been in business on the Island for over thirty years and have had a long standing professional relationship with Marriott Vacation Club, including participation in many of their charitable initiatives.  When Case Spencer at MVC called and asked for help solving a problem for the first responders in our hometown, it was an easy call to make.  We're proud to have been a part of it,” said David Myers. 

 “Combined with the MVC donation, Housekeeping Services has processed over 7,000 pounds of laundry for the department including pick-up and delivery service of clean laundry over the past eight weeks — and we’re happy to be able to provide these services to our frontline responders,” said Housekeeping Services of Hilton Head Commercial Laundry Manager Bill Mead.

Housekeeping Services, a staple of the community and the largest cleaning company in the Lowcountry has been serving the residents and businesses of Hilton Head Island and Bluffton for over 30 years providing cleaning services for the residential and commercial community, janitorial services and commercial laundry services for area hotels, resorts and restaurants. It prides itself in supporting local charities and service organizations in their mission to assist and improve the lives of our local citizens.

 Hilton Head Island Fire & Rescue Deputy Fire Marshall Russell Rogers commented, “We truly appreciate the efforts of Housekeeping Services, Marriott Vacation Club and the community stepping up to support our mission so that we can better serve our area residents and visitors with a safe environment and ensuring the health of others. Some of the donations to the department included handmade masks, N95 masks, hand sanitizer and PPE. We’re unable to shut down our department, so we needed to make adjustments as to how we operate to ensure that our crew was safe and healthy and not spreading the virus to the community.”