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NEWS & AWARDS
Coat-A-Kid 2009
Kicks Off at Lincoln Elementary
 There was a big turnout at Evansville's Lincoln Elementary School on November 10 for the kick-off of the 2009 Coat-A-Kid campaign, sponsored annually by Don's Claytons Fine Drycleaning.
Don's Claytons is accepting gently used coats for infants, children and teens at all Don's Claytons locations through December. The coats will be cleaned and given to The Salvation Army and Evansville Christian Life Center to distribute free of charge to needy children and teens through January.
Don's Claytons reports the need for coats this year is greater than ever.
More than 125,000 new or gently-used winter coats have been distributed to Evansville-area children and teens through the Coat-A-Kid program since it began more than 25 years ago.
For more information about the Coat-A-Kid program contact Don's Claytons Fine Drycleaning at 424-9979 or visit a Don' Claytons store near you.
Don's Claytons Adopts Biodegradable Packaging
Don's Claytons DCI Fine Drycleaning has adopted Ecomax™ biodegradable garment bags as another step in its continuing efforts to reduce the drycleaning industry's impact on the environment.
Ecomax™ bags are stable for nine months if kept in the dark but begin to degrade six hours after first exposure to light. The bags have been shown to completely degrade within fifteen months after first exposure to light when kept in the presence of oxygen.
"Our customers are environmentally conscious, and these bags will serve well in protecting freshly cleaned fabrics – yet they won't accumulate in landfills over the long-term," states Steve Schmitt, president of Don's Claytons. "We're very happy to be able to implement the new packaging technology."
Don's Claytons DCI™ Drycleaning Receives
Governor's Award from IDEM
Don's Claytons DCI Drycleaning has earned the 2005 Governor's Award from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) for the company's steps toward making drycleaning less hazardous to the environment. Don's Claytons converted its drycleaning operations to a non-hazardous, environmentally friendly solvent that does not emit chemicals into the environment or leave chemical residue on drycleaned clothing. In order to put the new technology into practice, Don's Claytons made a large investment in new equipment and continues to meet an ongoing investment in bio-friendly drycleaning solvent. The company has absorbed this cost without raising prices.
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Voted Best Alterations on the 2008 Evansville Living Survey |
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Don's & Claytons Cleaners have earned the Platinum and Gold Reader's Choice awards for Best DryCleaners since the contest's inception in 2004. |
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