Community Involvement
Coats for Cause:
in Support of Loving Hands Kingston
From September 2024 to February 2025, Loads of Fun! Laundromat proudly hosted the Coats of Cause coat drive in support of Loving Hands Kingston. Through the generosity of our community, we collected 494 adult coats, along with many essential winter items including scarves, hats, mitts, socks, sweaters, pants, and children’s winter wear.
All donated items were carefully collected and cleaned by our team before being distributed by our valued charity partner, Loving Hands Kingston, to individuals and families in need throughout our community.
This initiative reflects our shared commitment to spreading warmth, kindness, and compassion. We extend our heartfelt thanks to Loving Hands Kingston for their continued partnership and dedication to supporting those who need it most.
Supporting Second Chance Ranch:
Horse Rehabilitation & Care
At Second Chance Ranch in Odessa, Ontario, the focus isn’t just on shelter—it’s on rehabilitation, training, and giving horses a second chance at life. Unlike typical animal shelters, the Ranch goes beyond providing basic needs like food, water, and shelter. They work closely with each horse to address behavioral challenges, improve their quality of life, and ultimately help them find a loving forever home.
Set on 132 beautiful acres, Second Chance Ranch offers groomed trails, outdoor boarding, guided tours by appointment, and specialized horse rehabilitation programs. Every day, the team at the Ranch works to give purpose and care to their animals.
At Loads of Fun! Laundromat, we are proud to partner with Second Chance Ranch by professionally cleaning and maintaining their horse blankets and tack shop items. This collaboration ensures the Ranch can continue providing top-quality care while keeping their equipment in excellent condition.
Join us in making a difference. Your donations help expand the impact of our partnership, allowing us to continue offering essential support to Second Chance Ranch and its vital animal rescue and rehabilitation programs. Together, we can make a real difference in the lives of these incredible animals.
Help us help them—because every second chance matters.
Community Votes Kingston
Celebrating Local Favorites
Community Votes Kingston is an annual program that gives residents the chance to vote for their favorite local businesses, services, and organizations. It’s a celebration of the people and places that make our community unique, highlighting excellence, dedication, and local impact.
Each year, thousands of votes are cast, helping shine a spotlight on businesses that truly stand out and contribute to the vibrancy of Kingston. Being recognized through this program is not just an honor—it’s a reflection of community trust and appreciation.
At Loads of Fun! Laundromat, we are proud to be part of this initiative and to serve the community that supports us every day.
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Loads of Fun! Laundromat is thrilled to announce that we’ve been awarded Platinum for Best Laundromat and Gold for Laundry Services in the 2024 Community Votes Kingston!
A heartfelt thank you to our incredible customers and the Kingston community—your support made this possible. From everyday laundry to specialty services like horse blankets and linens, we’re proud to serve you and make every wash a little easier.
This win isn’t just ours—it’s a celebration of the community that trusts us every day. Here’s to many more clean and happy days together!
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Loads of Fun! Laundromat has been named a CommunityVotes Kingston 2025 Winner—earning Platinum in the Laundromat category and Gold in the Laundry Services category for the second year in a row!
This recognition means more to us than we can put into words. As a local business, being supported, trusted, and voted for by our community is truly everything—and it’s only possible because of our amazing customers and clients.
Thank you for choosing us, supporting local, and being part of our journey. We’re so proud, so grateful, and so excited to keep serving Kingston with care, consistency, and a whole lot of heart.
Here’s to our incredible community—this win is yours too!
best of kingston
Celebrating Local excellence
The Best of Kingston is an annual community voting program that recognizes the outstanding businesses, services, and organizations that make our city special. It’s your chance to celebrate the places and people that consistently go above and beyond for Kingston residents.
Each year, the program highlights those who demonstrate excellence, reliability, and a strong connection to the community. Winning or being nominated is a true honor—it reflects the trust, loyalty, and support of the people who know them best: their customers.
At Loads of Fun! Laundromat, we’re proud to be part of this program, serving our community with quality service and a commitment to making every wash a little easier.
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Loads of Fun! Laundromat is thrilled to be nominated in the Dry Cleaning & Laundry category and to receive Silver Recognition in this year’s Best of Kingston awards!
A huge thank you to our amazing customers and the Kingston community for your continued support. Every vote and every visit helps us do what we love—providing top-quality laundry and dry cleaning services for our community.
We’re proud to serve you and grateful to be recognized among Kingston’s best!
2026 Kingston Business Awards Presented By Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce
New Business of the Year Award Presented by BMO - Bank of Montreal
This award recognizes a new business that demonstrates proactive and innovative leadership within their business or industry. The business has shown commitment to ensure customer satisfaction and practices good corporate citizenship.
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We are incredibly honoured to share that Loads of Fun! Laundromat Inc. has been nominated for New Business of the Year at the 2026 Kingston Business Awards hosted by the Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce.
To be nominated, recognized, celebrated, and seen alongside so many incredible local businesses, collaborators, customers, clients, and community leaders means more than words can express. We are humbled to stand in such a powerhouse category with businesses we admire deeply and work alongside regularly through referrals, partnerships, events, and community initiatives.
The New Business of the Year category recognizes businesses operating between 18 months and 3 years — which, in the world of business, still feels like a baby learning to walk and talk. Yet somehow, it also feels like a lifetime has happened in between.
Since opening our doors in August 2023, this journey has been filled with:
✨ Big wins
✨ Big challenges
✨ Big dreams
✨ Big lessons
✨ And yes… big stress, too.
But every single moment has been worth it.
At Loads of Fun!, we love what we do. We feel incredibly blessed to serve our community every day, and the “why” behind our business continues to fuel us with passion and purpose — even through the adversity and uncertainty that comes with entrepreneurship.
Because that’s the thing about local business:
We persevere.
And when local businesses persevere, communities thrive.
Supporting local businesses matters more than many people realize. Studies show that when you shop local, significantly more revenue stays within the community — supporting local jobs, local services, local families, and a stronger local economy overall. Even redirecting a small percentage of spending toward local businesses can create meaningful community impact.
Over the last two years, Loads of Fun! Laundromat Inc. has grown far beyond a traditional laundromat. We’ve worked hard to create a welcoming, community-focused space while expanding services to support individuals, families, businesses, organizations, rescues, and community initiatives throughout Kingston and the surrounding area.
From commercial laundry partnerships, equestrian and pet care cleaning services, and student laundry programs, to community coat drives and collaborations with local organizations — every step has been rooted in one goal: serving our community with care.
We are deeply grateful to everyone who has supported us:
💙 Our customers
💙 Our commercial partners
💙 Our collaborators
💙 Our friends and families
💙 And this amazing community that continues to believe in us
No matter the outcome, being nominated is already an incredible honour, and we are so proud of how far Loads of Fun! has come in such a short time.
Here’s to continuing to grow, learn, serve, and build community together. 🫶