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HAYS Gives Vets Free Housecleaning

Helping our HeroesHAYS Cleaning is offering the Helping Our Heroes promotion to serve those who have served us.

Until November 30, 2015, HAYS Cleaning will gift 3 free hours of residential cleaning to local veterans, active military, spouses, and their parents.

Call 708-598-3819 or email mary@hayscleaning.com to schedule your appointment for services.

 

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Read more about HAYS Cleaning here: http://www.hayscleaning.com/2015/10/free-housecleaning-for-veterans-day/

HAYS honors Veterans

HAYS Cleaning will provide a complimentary 3-hour residential housecleaning for Veterans of the United States Military, spouses of active servicemen and parents of veterans or servicemen.

To take advantage of this offer, please contact HAYS Cleaning by calling 708-598-3819 or emailing mary@hayscleaning.com by November 30, 2014, to schedule your appointment for services within 30 days.

Free cleaning for VeteransVeteran or current Military Identification must be provided to receive the complimentary cleaning. Limit one complimentary cleaning per household. Offer valid for new and existing residential customers. (Service to locations outside of our normal service area may be required to purchase additional service hours.)

 

 

 

 

See more at: http://www.hayscleaning.com/2014/10/free-cleaning-for-veterans-military/

HAYS Honors Memorial Day with FREE Cleaning


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HAYS Cleaning will provide a complimentary 3-hour residential housecleaning for Veterans of the United States Military, spouses of active servicemen and parents of veterans or servicemen.

To take advantage of this offer, please contact HAYS Cleaning by calling 708-598-3819 or emailing mary@hayscleaning.com by June 20, 2014, to schedule your appointment for services within 30 days.

Veteran or current Military Identification must be provided to receive the complimentary cleaning. Limit one complimentary cleaning per household. Offer valid for new and existing residential customers. (Service to locations outside of our normal service area may be
required to purchase additional service hours.)

HAYS Cleaning sponsors Care Package items for Soldiers stationed overseas. HAYS Cleaning partners with the St. Patricia Holy Name Society, a 501(c)(3), in Hickory Hills, IL, to collect and ship items to the troops. Monetary donations are accepted and may be made payable to “St. Patricia HNS.” Items may also be dropped off at the HAYS Cleaning office during normal business hours.

All supporters will be listed on the “Helping Our Heroes” website, sponsored by HAYS Cleaning, at www.helping-our-heroes.com.

Download information packet here.

Oops, We Goofed!

OopsStickyNote-300x288We admit it, we goofed!

With the launch of the “Above & Beyond Award,” it was our intention to honor a local veteran with 15 hours of free housecleaning.

When the program was planned, we thought it was a great idea to have Veterans nominate a local Veteran to receive this award. After a short time, we realized that we had unwittingly limited the participation for this project and we opened up the nominating process to anyone who wished to recognize a needful Veteran.

Even though we made that change, it was a little bit too late and we ended up receiving no nominations. Not one at all.

We realize now that this was an error on our part. We will try this program again some time in the new year. In the meantime, thank you to all of our friends, family and fans who shared this information with others.

Sincerely,
Art and Mary James
Owners, HAYS Cleaning, Inc.

Give Thanks Today: Share a Veteran’s Story

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Happy Thanksgiving to all! As you prepare to celebrate this holiday with family and friends, take a few moments to nominate a local Veteran to receive the “Above and Beyond Award,” presented by HAYS Cleaning. Our Veterans gave all, this is a way to say “Thank You” to a needful Veteran: 15 hours of FREE cleaning services!

Nominations are accepted through Monday, December 2, 2013. Get the details here: http://www.helping-our-heroes.com/2013/11/for-local-veterans-above-beyond-award/.

Veterans Day: Celebrating Throughout November

Heroes - Above Beyond Nov 2013November 11th, Veterans Day, has come and gone. However, HAYS Cleaning honors our Veterans for the entire month of November.

The company has three different projects going on right now:

  • Free 3-hour residential housecleanings for local Veterans. Read more here.
  • Collection of Slim Jim products to send to the troops (and HAYS Cleaning will match received donations!) – Read more here.
  • Above & Beyond Award will be gifted to one local Veteran who is needful. HAYS Cleaning is requesting nominations from other Veterans for this award. The recipient will receive a 15-hour residential housecleaning. Read more here.

Download a flier with all of the information here: http://www.helping-our-heroes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Heroes-Above-BeyondNov2013.pdf

Memorial Day 2013: Serving Those Who Serve Us

Memorial Day 2013 FREE 3-hour cleaning promotion
Memorial Day 2013 FREE 3-hour cleaning promotion

Since 2010, HAYS Cleaning, Inc. has provided 3-hour complimentary housecleanings for local Veterans, active Military and their spouses and parents. The service is offered for Memorial Day and Veterans Day.

The current promotion, in honor of Memorial Day, has been extended through June 30, 2013. Simply call 708-598-3819 or email mary@hayscleaning.com to schedule the cleaning.

Through a partnership with the St. Patricia Holy Name Society, in Hickory Hills, Illinois, the company is also collecting care pack items to ship to the troops overseas.

Download the information packet here for details on the cleaning and the collection of care pack items. 

Help Us Rename HOH

Help Rename Helping Our HeroesWe have been looking for suggestions to rename the Helping Our Heroes Program for the past few weeks. We recently placed this print ad in the Village View Newspaper to help gather more suggestions.

Art and Mary James, owners of HAYS Cleaning, based in Hickory Hills, started the “Helping Our Heroes” program, in May 2010. The original goal of the program was to provide a 3-hour complimentary house cleaning to US Veterans, active Military and their spouses.

The website, www.helping-our-heroes.com, was launched in October 2011. With the Veterans Day 2011 promotion, collection of care package items was added to the program.

In 2012, they partnered with the St. Patricia Holy Name Society, for the collection and shipment of care package items. The HNS has an affiliation with Jim Kruse and Adopt-A-Platoon. Jim is in charge of the organization, based in Hickory Hills. They collect and ship packages monthly to the troops overseas. HAYS and Helping Our Heroes will continue this partnership.

The name was chosen as a compliment to Veterans and active Military. Along this journey, it has been pointed out that many Veterans and active Military do not like the word hero nor any reference to being a hero. They are SOLDIERS and that is how they prefer to be recognized.

Art and Mary want to rename the program, with the word “Soldiers” or “Military” in the name and they would like help from the community to choose the new name. Through Friday, April 12, 2013, they are asking readers to share their ideas for a name change. Submit suggestions via email (mary@hayscleaning.com), on Facebook (www.facebook.com/hayscleaning) or on the “Heroes” website (www.helping-our-heroes.com). Once they have a selection of suggestions, they will create a poll to choose the new name.

Guidelines

  1. Five finalist name suggestions will be chosen by HAYS Cleaning and will be placed into a poll.
  2. Voting on five finalist names will take place on the website from April 15, 2013 through April 22, 2013.
  3. Top three winners will be awarded prizes as follows:
    • Third Place Winner – A bucket of cleaning supplies
    • Second Place Winner – Eureka Canister Vacuum
    • First Place Winner – 3 Hour Housecleaning (limited to our geographical service area)
  4. Winners will be announced in the end of April.

For Veterans: Healthy Minds Healthy Bodies

Healthy Minds Healthy Bodies is a program offered to veterans. Currently, the program has groups Illinois, Indiana and Maryland, with plans to expand nationwide.

This past Wednesday, I had the privilege of visiting members of the group at the Oak View Center, part of the Oak Lawn Park District, in Oak Lawn Illinois. My original purpose was to share the news about the free 3-hour housecleaning offered by HAYS Cleaning. I ended up visiting with a great group of veterans, sharing a snack and playing a trivia game. I also learned about this great program, offered for free to our local Veterans.

The Oak Lawn group has several activities and outings scheduled that may be of interest to area veterans and their families:

  • December Social – Saturday, December 15, 2012 – Activity: Lincoln Park Zoo Lights and Dessert Afterwards. Group will depart from Oak View Center, 4625 W. 110th St, in Oak Lawn, at 4:00pm. We will get to explore the beautiful displays of Winter Wonderland Bliss and on our way home we will stop at Bakers Square for dessert and warm beverages. Return time TBD. Bus transportation will be provided to and from activity. You must RSVP for yourself and guests by Wednesday, December 12, to Jacqueline Canty at 708-857-2200 or jcanty@olparks.com.
  • January Social – Wednesday, January 16, 2013 – Activity: Light Dinner and Crafts. We will meet at the Dream Center, 9600 E. Shore Drive, at 4:00pm, for crafts and a light dinner. Rose Schmidt, from the Office of Veteran Affairs, will be providing craft kits for us to complete. Bring your creative juices and also bring some guests. You must RSVP for yourself and guests by Wednesday, January 9, to Jacqueline Canty at 708-857-2200 or jcanty@olparks.com.

Visit the Healthy Minds Healthy Bodies website at http://healthymindshealthybodies.org.

To find a participating facility in your area visit http://healthymindshealthybodies.org/hmhblocations