Junior League of Billings gives final spin to free laundry events [Video]

BILLINGS — The Junior League of Billings has been organizing Free Laundry Day events for over seven years, but Saturday marked the final one for the foreseeable future.

Many came to Lockwood Laundry from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. for free washing and drying courtesy of the organization. The events were put on once a month and all were welcome, no matter how much laundry they brought.

The organization is a volunteer group made up of women who help with various community events around town. They first got the idea for the event seven years ago after seeing a lack of cleaning resources for people.

“We found that hygiene and specifically laundry was something that was really needed in this community and not offered anywhere else. We found a lot of people could find clothes and food but just had no way to then keep their clothes clean after they …