Impact – Clean the World

New Year Reflections with CEO Shawn Seipler

Carmen McCrakin — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 15:55:38 +0000

Dear Friends, Partners, and Donors, First, I hope you all have a healthy, prosperous, and blessed 2024 and beyond! Second, thank you for your incredible support of Clean the World, CTW Events, and The WASH Foundation. Without your generous support, we would not be able to fulfill our mission to help and love our neighbors! ...

Clean the World Has Distributed 80 Million Bars of Soap!

Clean the World — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 22:30:38 +0000

Clean the World is thrilled to share that we have now distributed over 80 MILLION bars of soap to communities in need across the globe. Clean the World has calculated that 1 bar of soap equals 100 handwashes, so with 80 million bars of soap, we have provided 8 BILLION handwashes. We could have only ...

Clean the World Makes a Real Ecological Impact on the Hospitality Industry

Clean the World — Tue, 23 May 2023 14:54:56 +0000

Clean the World has been making significant strides in promoting sustainability and reducing waste in the hospitality industry. Founded in 2009, the organization has expanded globally, partnering with over 8,100 hotels and resorts. Its purpose is simple: saving millions of lives around the world while simultaneously diverting amenity waste generated by the hospitality industry. One ...

Sands Cares Fresh Start Mobile Showers Turns Two!

Clean the World — Mon, 05 Aug 2019 13:18:36 +0000

In the United States, there are thousands of individuals without access to water, sanitation, and hygiene, as approximately 48% of the nation’s population is experiencing homelessness. Clean the World recognized this growing issue and, in August of 2017, teamed up with Las Vegas Sands to design a mobile hygiene unit to provide showers and hygiene amenities to those struggling in the Las ...

Team building to make an Impact

Clean the World — Fri, 30 Nov 2018 17:54:41 +0000

There has been a shift in the way businesses operate. Companies are more focused on a collaborative workplace instead a competitive environment–the objective is strength in numbers, right? This is where teambuilding activities, essential to a company and its employees, come into place. There are many benefits to hosting teambuilding activities in the workplace. To ...

Clean the World’s work supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Clean the World — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0000

As a global social enterprise, Clean the World is committed to being a leader in both environmental sustainability as well as global health. This means being actively involved in global multilateral and multi-stakeholder groups and discussions to help maximize our impact – including global commitments like the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The SDGs are a ...

Clean the World finishes another successful school year with Soap in Schools

Clean the World — Tue, 06 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0000

On Wednesday, May 17th, Clean the World visited our final Soap in Schools program of the 2016-2017 school year. This was a great event at Memorial Middle School in Orlando, Florida. We went with the intentions of educating but left with the gift of a beautiful lesson. Many of our families were so excited to ...

LONZA you really made our day!

Clean the World — Fri, 19 May 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Excited. Grateful. Inspired. That is how you made us feel. From April 24, 2017, to April 30, 2017, Clean the World embarked on the adventure of raising money for our Soap in Schools program in India and the reception was outstanding! The goal of our campaign was to raise $2,500 dollars to bring hygiene education ...

Partnering with Children International to save even more lives in Zambia

Clean the World — Sat, 06 May 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Clean the World partners with Children International to save even more lives in Zambia Children International works to save and improve the lives of children living in poverty by providing health, education, empowerment, and employment. In 2016, Clean the World partnered with Children International to deliver soap and hygiene education to vulnerable, impoverished children in ...

Soap in Schools Program Launches in Las Vegas, NV

Clean the World — Thu, 20 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Clean the World is thrilled to announce the launch of our Soap in Schools program in Las Vegas thanks to our sponsor Sands Cares. Our Soap in Schools program began in January of 2016 and currently runs domestically in Orlando, Florida and internationally in Kenya and Tanzania. In the coming months of 2017, Soap in ...

Soap in Schools program is Saving Lives in Tanzania

Clean the World — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Clean the World’s Soap in Schools is Saving Lives in Tanzania Clean the World’s Soap in Schools program in Tanzania launched in September 2016. During Soap in Schools, we teach proper handwashing techniques and distribute soap every two to three weeks to over 5,000 elementary school children. These children and their families in Tanzania need ...

Help Bring Hygiene Education to India: Find Out How

Clean the World — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Help Bring Hygiene Education to India: Find Out How Clean the World’s Soap in Schools program will be launching in India, but we can’t make this possible without your support. Our Soap in Schools program began in January of 2016. We visit schools and share our mission to children and families on the importance of ...

“Clean Goes Green”: Clean the World Celebrates Earth Month This April and Every Day

Clean the World — Fri, 07 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Who said loving the earth had to last only one day? Clean the World celebrates planet Earth every day through our global hygiene revolution, but in light of Earth Day on April 22, we’re especially highlighting why our impact on it is so important— so we’re celebrating sustainability and green initiatives the entire month of ...

School Attendance Leaps 45% During Kenya Program

Clean the World — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000

In November, we wrapped up our inaugural nine-month Soap in Schools Program in Kenya, and we have the final results. Across the 12 schools, serving more than 4,000 children, we saw an overall reduction in hygiene-related illnesses (diarrheal diseases, pneumonia, and skin infections) of 56 percent. And school attendance increased 45 percent from when the ...

Soap In Schools Part II: Launching in Tanzania

Clean the World — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Thanks to generous support from the Starwood Foundation, we have replicated the Soap In Schools Program in Tanzania. As in Kenya, we’re focusing on a network of schools, conducting a baseline study to understand local hygiene needs, and implementing programming to improve health and school attendance. In Tanzania, we conducted a baseline assessment across 15 ...

Kenya Soap In Schools Update

Clean the World — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000

In late August, Clean the World Foundation Managing Director Sam Stephens visited our Soap in Schools program locations in Kenya to see what kind of progress we made after six months of full-time operation. We’re working across a network of 12 schools serving over 4,000 elementary-aged children in rural villages throughout the country. Our baseline study ...

Hygiene in Schools Program Helps Students Adopt Healthy Habits

Clean the World — Wed, 11 May 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Clean the World is revolutionizing the way children learn health education in schools. Under the direction of Cairra Martin, our Global Health Coordinator, we are piloting the “Hygiene in Schools” program at two public schools in Orange County, Florida: Eccleston Elementary and Memorial Middle School. The elementary years are a key time for hygiene education ...

‘Soap in Schools’ Program Launches in Kenya

Clean the World — Tue, 05 Apr 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Thanks to the generous support of the Starwood Foundation, Clean the World recently launched a nine-month hygiene education program in a network of 12 schools across Kenya. The program serves more than 4,000 primary school children who live in extreme poverty in either urban slums or rural villages. Unlike most of our international work, which ...

Case Study: Family’s Health Improves Dramatically With Soap and Hygiene Education

Clean the World — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Did you know that diarrhea and pneumonia are the leading causes of death among children in the developing world? Combined, they claim the lives of nearly 6,000 kids every day – more than AIDS, malaria, and TB combined. Fortunately, there is a simple “vaccine.” Hand washing with soap is the most efficient way to prevent ...

Global Health Starts at Home

Clean the World — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Guest Post by Julie Potyraj Clean the World is one of a dozen groups working to promote WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) programs globally. However, it is among a smaller number of organizations starting to do this on a community and household level. Why? Because global change is anchored in community efforts. Improvements in infrastructure ...

Last Chance to Make a Tax-Deductible Gift in 2015

Clean the World — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +0000

Dear Friend: This has been an incredible year for Clean the World as we joined forces with Global Soap to improve even more lives through an integrated social enterprise. Thanks to generous partners and supporters like you, our Global Soap & Hygiene Initiative can distribute lifesaving soap and hygiene education to people around the world ...

Global Soap Division Responds to Nepal Earthquake

Clean the World — Thu, 28 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000

Within days of the April 25 earthquake in Nepal, Clean the World’s Global Soap division responded with an initial shipment of soap and hygiene kits to clinics and camps serving more than 5,000 families in Kathmandu. As soon as he could make travel arrangements, Chief Development & Programs Officer Sam Stephens flew to the affected area ...

Please Support Our Earthquake Response Efforts in Nepal

Clean the World — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 00:00:00 +0000

Dear Friends: As you know, the recent earthquake in Nepal has claimed more than 5,000 lives and created unspeakable devastation in a region already plagued by poverty. One of the greatest concerns following a catastrophe like this is access to water, sanitation, and hygiene. These disasters create environments in which diseases spread very rapidly, and ...

2014 Was an Amazing Year for Clean the World

Clean the World — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000

One word sums up the feeling at Clean the World as we celebrated the holidays: Grateful. We are so grateful for the hotels, volunteers, corporate partners, and supporters that fuel our mission to save lives with soap. Thank you to everyone who was part of the global hygiene revolution in 2014. Twelve months ago, we ...

Super Jabon and Super Agua Visit Guatemala

Clean the World — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000

On Monday, May 26, a Clean the World soap distribution team started the journey to Guatemala with an orientation event in Orlando. The team consisted of Debra Punke and Troy Chontas from Concord Hospitality, Deb Martin of Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale, Kris Vos of Hyatt Place Orlando Universal, Heather Hay of East-West Resorts, travel blogger ...

San Diego Rescue Mission Receives 500 ONE Project Hygiene Kits

Clean the World — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Food pantry at the San Diego Rescue Mission. When we founded Clean the World four years ago, our goal was simple: Collect discarded hotel soap, recycle it, and send it to developing countries. The idea was to save lives in places where millions of people die from illnesses that can be prevented with hand washing. ...

Distribution Update

Clean the World — Wed, 28 Aug 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Here is a recap of recent distribution both here in the United States and overseas: New Vision Ministry: 100 soap bars, 100 shampoo, 100 body wash, 100 lotion, 100 conditionersChildren International: 108,000 soap barsClinician of the World: 3,000 soap barsHope House of Chicago: 5,166 units of hygiene amenitiesAdriana’s Attic, Inc.: 300 soap bars, 200 shampoo, ...

Delivering Soap to Those Who Need it Most

Clean the World — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Rosanna Kingston is the Nonprofit Partnership and Volunteer Coordinator for Clean the World. She works with organizations that require hygiene products to fulfill their missions, and arranges for the pickup and transportation of soap from Clean the World’s recycling and manufacturing plant in Orlando. One example is World Vision, which provides emergency assistance to families ...

Super Jabon visits the Dominican Republic!

Clean the World — Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000

This post is from Rosanna Kingston, Clean the World’s Nonprofit Partnership and Volunteer Coordinator. Our recent Clean the World soap distribution trip to the Dominican Republic departed from Orlando on Tuesday, April 23. The team was made up of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, his assistant Kathleen Devault, Clean the World board member Paul Skomsky, Clean ...

Disneyland Resort Honored for Donations

Clean the World — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

The Disneyland Resort issued this press release following a recent visit by Clean the World co-founder and CEO Shawn Seipler Clean the World Foundation, Inc. Honors Disneyland Resort for Recycling Bath Amenities to Change Lives and Protect the Environment Disneyland Resort donated nearly 20,000 lbs. of gently used bath amenities in 2012 ANAHEIM, Calif. – March ...

Another Rewarding Soap Distribution Trip to Honduras

Clean the World — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

The following post is from Rosanna Kingston, Clean the World’s nonprofit partnership and volunteer coordinator. The Clean the World soap distribution team started their journey to Honduras on Tuesday, Feb 23. On the team I was accompanied by Terry Dunbar from the Hyatt Regency in Jersey City, NJ; Kathryn Coiner- Collier from the Aloft Charlotte ...

African Missions for Christ Receives Hygiene Items from Clean the World!

Clean the World — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000

AMFC President and Evangelist Oluwafeyihanwa “Theresa” Madedor is planning a mission trip to Liberia and Sierra Leone during March and April. Today, she visited Clean the World to gather needed supplies for her trip: 5000 bars of soap and 40 cases of bottled amenities. The African Missions for Christ office is located here in Orlando, ...

2012 Distribution Results

Clean the World — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000

This post was written by Rosanna Kingston, Clean the World’s nonprofit partnership and volunteer coordinator. What an exciting year! Almost 4 million soap bars were distributed globally through our partners this year – and more than 12 million bars since Clean the World was founded in 2009. However, 64,000 bars had special significance this year because ...

Thanks for a Successful Fundraising Campaign!

Clean the World — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000

We recently completed our first RocketHub crowd-funding campaign for Clean the World, and we could not be more excited about the results. Contributions from friends and supporters totaled $12,034 toward four machines that will allow us to make soap at a faster production rate. Although donations fell short of our very aggressive $54,000 goal, this ...

Recap of Honduras Soap Distribution

Clean the World — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0000

On Monday, Oct. 8, a team from Clean the World left Orlando for a trip to Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras. On board was Jim Buckshaw from Clearly Natural, Kate Labrosse from National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA) and Jessica Rosman from Caesars Entertainment. Representing Clean the World were Shawn Seipler, Robert Bahret and Rosanna Kingston. ...

Mission Trip Delivers More Soap to Haiti

Clean the World — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0000

International Children Rescue Ministries (ICRM) recently returned from a mission trip to Haiti. Johnny Narcisse of ICRM said the two-month visit was a great success, and that soap from Clean the World was a welcome gift in the community his organization serves. ICRM’s mission is to rescue kids from poverty, feed as many kids as ...

Raising the Bar on Health and Hygiene in Guatemala

Clean the World — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000

If ever you feel down in the dumps, consider the people who live there. Clean the World and several passionate hospitality partners traveled to Guatemala in March to distribute freshly pressed soap bars to children and families in disadvantaged communities, some of whom live in the dumps — literally. Accompanying Clean the World staff members ...

Battling Diarrheal Diseases in India

Clean the World — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000

On a recent trip to her native country, India, Clean the World’s Paramita Das shared the gift of soap. Having traveled around the globe for a family wedding, Das took time to visit some of the communities in India where soap is considered a great commodity, but is often hard to come by for children ...

Clean Relief for Kentucky Tornado Victims

Clean the World — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Clean the World, through the generosity of its hotel partners, recently donated soaps and hygiene supplies to victims of tornadoes that ravaged Kentucky in early March. A series of tornadoes on March 2 damaged several Kentucky communities, destroying homes, churches, and schools and generally uprooting life for thousands of people throughout region. After filling out an online donation request form, church ...

Las Vegas By the Numbers

Clean the World — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Clean the World celebrates the official opening of its Las Vegas Recycling Operations Center (ROC) with a ribbon-cutting event Wednesday, Feb. 29. Which begs the question: How important is Las Vegas to Clean the World’s mission? Let’s look at the numbers. Clean the World has more than 1,300 hospitality partners throughout North America, including 23 hotel properties in ...

Haiti Relief: The Mission Continues

Clean the World — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

It’s been more than two years since the island nation of Haiti was torn at its foundation by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake. 300,000 people lost their lives in that natural disaster and millions more were injured as the nation was literally turned upside down. [VIDEO: “I Keep Holding On”] For months afterward, the world’s attention turned to ...

BuyEfficient Donates 8 Tons of Soap to Clean the World

Clean the World — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

It’s not often we receive an email that has so much potential impact. But, boy, is it fun when we do. Marti Mosley, soap drive coordinator at Clean the World, received an email in January from BuyEfficient of Aliso Viejo, Calif. The message was simple: We have lots of supplies and we want to help ...

10,000 Soap Bars to Ethiopia

Clean the World — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Clean the World’s Las Vegas Recycling Operations Center (ROC) has been busy preparing for its Feb. 29 grand opening event, but there is a lot of other good work being done there as well. Recently, the Las Vegas facility set aside 10,000 soap bars for an essential overseas distribution. Jewish Voice Ministries International, an evangelical ...

10 Million Soap Bars and Counting

Clean the World — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Clean the World’s “hometown newspaper” – The Orlando Sentinel – recently published a terrific piece about our organization’s origin and growth in three years of operation. The article by reporter Kate Santich has been syndicated to multiple media markets throughout North America and has gained quite a bit of attention for Clean the World and our mission to ...

60,000 Soaps for Guatemala

Clean the World — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

With the Mayan calendar apparently predicting the end of the world in 2012, Clean the World has stepped up production to make this a clean and comfortable year for people close to where that prediction was made. Several soap distribution trips are planned in the new year and preparations are already underway to bring lifesaving ...

What Have We Done?

Clean the World — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

As we approach Thanksgiving, we arrive at another moment for Clean the World to reflect and give thanks for the incredible movement that has begun and the results it has driven. If I may ask yet another question: “What Have We Done?” In 2009, we set out to solve a problem: How do we prevent ...

Soaps for Sierra Leone and Honduras

Clean the World — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Source: James Mansaray, NHA Clean the World took its first step toward completing a successful soap distribution to Sierra Leone this week. A pallet of soap (roughly 2,000 bars) was loaded onto a truck in Orlando on Oct. 31 and is bound for the West African country courtesy of The Southern Eye Institute of Memphis, ...

Children International: 108,000 Soaps for Asia

Clean the World — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Children International kicked off its partnership with Clean the World by filling a truck with 108,000 bars of soaps bound for typhoon and flooding victims in the Philippines. It is the first of two truckloads to be filled each month as part of the partnership to help stop the spread of preventable diseases by providing ...

Distribution Makes a World of Difference

Clean the World — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000

You’ve often heard and read about Clean the World’s accomplishment of distributing more than 9 million bars of soap and more than 6.2 million bottled amenities in the United States, Canada and in more than 45 other countries. But where do the soaps, shampoos, conditioners, lotions and gels ultimately go? You may be surprised to ...

Sending Soap Around the World

Clean the World — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Clean the World Foundation has updated its Soap Distribution Map to include new countries in which we are helping to save lives with soap. View the map here. Recent additions to our map, which now represents 45 countries touched by Clean the World, include Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, Kenya and an island off the coast of Africa that many ...

Celebrating Starwood Success Stories

Clean the World — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Sheraton San Diego, a Starwood Hotel It’s been just two months since Starwood Hotels and Resorts chose to partner with Clean the World on the corporate level, and already some properties are experiencing terrific results. More than 55 Starwood properties have joined Clean the World since that Earth Day announcement. The newcomers bring to 86 ...

Had your fill of landfill? Help Clean the World

Clean the World — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000

As we recognize Earth Day with celebrations around the globe, let’s pause to realize something quite powerful. By participating in the Clean the World hospitality program, our nearly 900 hotels and bed-and-breakfast partners throughout North America have helped divert in excess of 550 tons of hotel waste from polluting local landfills. Think about that for ...

Clean the World ships hygiene supplies to Japan

Clean the World — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000

As Japanese residents continue to deal with the aftermath of multiple earthquakes, a tsunami and damage to a nuclear reactor, Clean the World has partnered on an effort to provide relief. Clean the World is collaborating with Ohio-based Matthew 25: Ministries to provide soaps, shampoos, lotions, conditioners, body wash and bottled water to help comfort ...

Clean the World partners on Japan quake relief

Clean the World — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Ohio-based Matthew 25: Ministries will help Clean the World deliver soaps, bottled amenities and water to Japan Clean the World (http://localhost:8888/cleantheworld/) and Matthew 25: Ministries (http://www.m25m.org/) are collaborating on an ambitious effort to get hygiene supplies into the earthquake and tsunami-stricken regions of Japan. And the relief cannot come soon enough for the Japanese people in ...

Earthquakes, tsunamis, soap and hope

Clean the World — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The events of March 11 in Japan and the aftermath will linger in our memories for a long time. We’re watching a national tragedy play out on our TVs and computer screens each day. A devastating 8.9-magnitude earthquake and numerous, powerful aftershocks caused tsunamis to engulf portions of Japan in a manner which seemed almost ...

Haiti update: Clean hands, proper hygiene and fun

Clean the World — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000

William Lowry, Clean the World’s director of global distribution, is in Haiti again this week with sponsors and supporters from Florida Hospital. Another soap distribution is in process along with the delivery of much-needed medical and hygiene supplies, and the construction of a playground at an orphanage for children affected by the 2010 earthquake. Clean ...

Making a World of Difference

Clean the World — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000

World Vision recognized Clean the World last month for its ongoing support for post-earthquake relief efforts in Haiti. The worldwide Christian humanitarian organization serves as the leading global distribution partner for Clean the World soaps and bottled amenities. World Vision honored Clean the World for “improving the health and well-being of children, families and communities” ...

Angels of mercy gather in Milot

Clean the World — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Where there is tragedy, there is opportunity for mercy. And for the many thousands of people in Haiti who suffered horrific injuries and losses in the 2010 earthquake, a flock of angels appeared in the form of first responders ready to lend medical assistance, helping hands, prayer and encouragement. These people, especially the medical teams ...

Chaos, Cholera, Soap and Hope

Clean the World — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000

One year removed from the devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Haiti that killed an estimated 300,000 people and injured 50,000 more. And the horror continues. Cholera and chaos are still the order of the day. But the Haitians have hope as long as they have soap and supporters like you. Through the continued support and generosity ...

Cholera outbreak in Haiti

Clean the World — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0000

What started as a humanitarian mission by Clean the World may turn out to be an emergency operation for Haiti. As the Clean the World team trekked across Haiti delivering nearly two tons of soaps for people in need, news of a cholera outbreak in Haiti became international news. If ever there was a “right ...

Death is for Poor People

Clean the World — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Saving lives with a sense of urgency As most of us know, deaths by preventable diseases are particularly prevalent in underdeveloped countries. That’s a fact. But we can help slow or stop the spread of these diseases by delivering life-saving soap and educating others on the importance of proper hygiene and improved sanitation. Rob Phillips, ...

Clean the World’s First Soap Delivery to Africa

Clean the World — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000

A friend of the Clean the World family, Amy Sindler recently took some of our recycled soaps to Africa to distribute to children in Lesotho, the southern most landlocked country in the world. Amy is an Orlando resident and friend of Steve Cooper, Clean the World Operations Director. Amy first went to Lesotho as a ...

Third Haiti Trip Chronicled…

Clean the World — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Greetings Clean the World Family. We have just arrived back from our third major soap distribution to Cap Haitien, Haiti. Come along with me on a short, yet eventful, 3 day journey in and out of the poorest country of the Western Hemisphere that has captured our hearts and minds! A special thanks to my ...

CTW Distribution Partners- Missions offering HOPE!

Clean the World — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000

One of the best parts about working at Clean the World is meeting and having an opportunity to really work with all the wonderful organizations that are dedicated to helping and serving those in need. Steven Cooper, CTW’s Operations Director coordinates with many shelters and homes locally, around Florida and local or regional to our ...

Back from Haiti…

Clean the World — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000

What an incredible journey! Last week, Clean the World’s leadership team traveled on a Missionary Flights Inernational (MFI) DC-3 cargo plane to Cap Haitien, Haiti. It was our second major soap distribution to the impoverished island. The non-pressurized, non-air conditioned flight path took us directly over the Bermuda triangle. Nothing to fear though as the ...

Haiti trip proves need for recycled soap

Clean the World — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Humbled … and hopeful. Those are the two words that came to mind as I listened to William Lowry describe his experience delivering our first load of recycled soap to Haiti. William is the founder and executive director of Central Care Mission in Orlando, the organization with which we formed a deep partnership to handle ...

First pictures from Haiti are in

Clean the World — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Some soap has already been distributed at an orphanage, but the majority will be handed out tonight at the large worship service. Here are a few pictures from yesterday’s flight and our arrival in Cap Haitien: http://picasaweb.google.com/johnterry64/CTWHaitiJuly792009?feat=directlink http://feeds2.feedburner.com/ctwf

On the ground in Haiti

Clean the World — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000

I hope you had a great Fourth of July, and that you were able to kick back, relax and enjoy time with family and friends. But while many of us were barbecuing and hanging out with loved ones over the three-day weekend, the Clean the World operations staff was working overtime to make sure we ...

First delivery to Haiti is just a few days away

Clean the World — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

For the past few months we’ve been working with hotels to bring them into our partner network. We have dutifully collected soap and shampoo on a weekly basis. And we perfected our sterilization and packaging techniques. We’re proud of our very meaningful soap and shampoo deliveries to homeless shelters and other domestic destinations — but ...