Sacramento Laundry Donates Washer to HC

You may have heard that Hawaiian Chieftain was in dire need of a new washing machine for keeping the hardworking crew's clothing neat and clean. A Sacramento-area laundromat came through for us, after a bit of help from the local media. Our development officer, Jan Jorgenson, called the Sacramento CBS affiliate and suggested that the broken washing machine might make a fun story. Ashley Williams, a reporter at Channel 13 who works on the Good Day Sacramento program, contacted Debbie Dower, co-owner of Paradise Laundry in Roseville, a suburb of Sacramento.

Dower says she was immediately taken by the idea of helping Hawaiian Chieftain after learning that the ship was built in Maui, which she says is "one of my favorite places" and the inspiration for her business' name. She made a couple of calls to suppliers and found a good refurbished Frigidaire washer with the same footprint as the Hawaiian Chieftain's broken washer. It was delivered to the boat, and brought aboard Sunday morning, with the cameras of Good Day Sacramento looking on. In the screenshot from the television report, Capt. JB Morrison (foreground in the hat) supervises bringing aboard Hawaiian Chieftain a newly donated washing machine.

Thanks so much to Paradise Laundry and Good Day Sacramento for their generosity and help!