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Members of “Crazy Ladies” from Epping, N.H., the top fund-raising team at Mudderella New England – and Susan Miller, brand manager of Speed Queen Retail, presented a check for $7,720 to Futures Without Violence. Crazy Ladies raised $2,720 for the cause and Speed Queen contributed an additional $5,000.  Courtesy photo.

 

 

THOMPSON — In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Speed Queen®, manufacturer of commercial-grade home laundry equipment, helped empower women and worked to end domestic violence through a fund-raising competition surrounding Mudderella’s New England event – a five- to seven-mile obstacle course challenge designed for women by women – as well as a donation of clothing and a new washer/dryer to a local women’s shelter last weekend.  

As part of its “Dirty for a Difference” campaign and in honor of October being Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Speed Queen challenged 1,138 teams comprised of more than 6,546 participants at the New England Mudderella event Oct. 3 in Thompson to raise funds in support of Futures Without Violence (FUTURES), Mudderella’s official charitable partner. 

FUTURES is a nonprofit organization focused on ending domestic and sexual violence by promoting respect and healthy relationships in the community. 

“Crazy Ladies,” a team from Epping, N.H., raised $2,720 for FUTURES. In addition,  Speed Queen contributed an additional $5,000 to present a total donation of $7,720 to FUTURES at the event. 

“Through our ‘Dirty for a Difference’ campaign, we – along with Mudderella, Futures Without Violence and the Crazy Ladies team members – are able to work to help prevent domestic violence and empower women in the communities we serve,” said Susan Miller, brand manager of Speed Queen Retail. 

To further support the cause and empower women in need, Speed Queen collected articles of clothing from Mudderella participants and took them to be laundered at a Speed Queen-equipped laundromat, Laundromax in Pawtucket, R.I., and then to a shelter in Providence.  

For info, go to  SpeedQueen.com/Mudderella.