https://www.clintonfoundation.org/press-releases/clinton-foundations-too-small-fail-initiative-laundrycares-foundation-and-laundry

President Bill Clinton kicked off the event with a keynote and conversation with Wes Moore, CEO, Robin Hood Foundation; and Chelsea Clinton also served as a keynote speaker and presented the first-ever LaundryCares Achievement Awards to recognize outstanding service and exemplary best practices for laundromat owners, early literacy providers, and partnerships. The three award recipients included:

Outstanding Achievement in Laundry Ownership Award: Jane Wolfe, Owner of Wash World in New Orleans

Outstanding Achievement in Early Literacy Promotion Award: Chicago Public Library STEAM Team

Outstanding Partnership: City of Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Office of Early Childhood Initiatives

Featured speakers also included Brian Wallace, CEO, Coin Laundry Association; Patti Miller, CEO, Too Small To Fail; Andrea Davis Pinkey, New York Times best-selling author; Cindy McCain, McCain Institute for International Leadership; Dr. Rosemarie Truglio, Senior Vice President, Sesame Workshop; Dr. Susan Neuman, New York University; Ralph Smith, Managing Director, Campaign for Grade Level Reading; Mo Willems, New York Times best-selling children’s author, and more.