Catch the St. Anne’s Spirit with ...

Laundry Department Staff and Volunteers Go the Extra Mile—with a Smile

The St. Anne’s Laundry Department is a smooth running machine. It works because of dedicated employees and volunteers. They care about the residents and want them to feel clean, neat and cared for. To accomplish this, they wash and fold, on average, about thirty-two loads of laundry a day. That’s a lot of socks to match as they meet the needs of assisted living and skilled care residents.

“Many of the residents will stop us in the halls and thank us and give us a big hug,” said one seven-year staff person. “They will tell us we did a great job on a shirt or blouse. I am proud of how our residents look and how I helped make that happen,” she explained.

Clarence Williams, another member of the team, noted that family members appreciate the laundry department’s efforts too. “It is very rewarding to help others and to know that they appreciate our work. Family members also comment about what a great job we do.”

Bea Wilber is the assistant laundry supervisor and has worked at St. Anne’s for twenty-one years. She said there are eight full-time employees and ten volunteers in the department that functions every day of the week.

“Our goal is, ‘We go the extra mile with a smile’ and we mean it. We also appreciate our terrific volunteers. They energize us with their smiles and energy. They make our day,” Bea pointed out.

One volunteer, Sister Mildred Lotzer, SDS, lives in the adjacent Salvatorian Sisters Residence. She stops daily to pick up items that need mending and returns them the next day. She loves helping in this way and being with the fun-loving and hard-working laundry crew.

The employees and volunteers are proud of their work. We salute them for a job well done on tasks that are never ever done.