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Elmsford, NY, February 2018— Unitex Healthcare Laundry Services, the nation’s largest privately held healthcare laundry business with locations throughout the Northeast, is supporting the city of Newburgh this Spring with three community based events. A big supporter of Big Brothers Big Sisters, Unitex is sponsoring the organization’s largest annual fundraising event, Bowl for Kids’ Sake. Bowl for Kids’ Sake is a fun filled day of fundraising, bowling, and good food for the whole community.

Scheduled for Sunday, April 8th, Big Brothers Big Sisters is hoping to make this year’s event their most successful one yet, and the team at Unitex is excited to be a part of it. Every year, hundreds of thousands of people across the U.S. come together to have fun and raise money to support Big Brothers Big Sisters, and the Bowl for Kids’ Sake is the perfect way for individuals to make an impact on the community. 100% of all of the funds raised at the Newburgh event will help support Orange County.

In addition to supporting Bowl for Kids’ Sake, Unitex is also proud to once again support Safe Harbors of The Hudson. In honor of Earth Day and in an effort to inspire and encourage the community of Newburgh to help keep the city green and clean, Safe Harbor of the Hudson will host its eight annual Newburgh Community Cleanup Saturday, April 21st. This fun filled event is open to the whole community and everyone who participates in the cleanup will be invited to a barbecue and recycled art contest at noon. For a second year in a row, Unitex will be donating special, padded gloves to all participants in order to keep them safe while taking part in the cleanup event.

Unitex is also sponsoring “12th Annual Off-Broadway 5K & Newburgh Running Festival”, organized by Safe Harbors of The Hudson. Slated for Sunday, 5/20, this event will benefit Newburgh by transforming lives and building community through housing and the arts. Throughout the years, Unitex has been a proud supporter of this event and is excited to help makes this year’s event the biggest and best yet.

“We are happy to be part of these incredible events for the City of Newburgh and its amazing residents,” said David Potack, President of Unitex. “The City of Newburgh continues to undergo incredible revitalization and it’s inspiring to see how the community it coming together to help not only each other, but help make the city even better.”