Free car wash with food donation at Hoffman Car Wash

ALBANY, N.Y. >> For the second time in 2022 and for the 11th consecutive year, the staff at Hoffman Car Wash will be collecting non-perishable food items to support local area food pantries.

On Saturday, Oct, 22 and Sunday, Oct. 23, Hoffman Car Wash will provide a free ultimate car wash with a food donation.

Hoffman Car Wash has partnered with 17 different food pantries to provide much-needed assistance for families and individuals in need. Each Hoffman location will donate the collected items to a food pantry in its neighborhood.

This year’s pantries include The Anchor Food Pantry (East Greenbush), Bethlehem Food Pantry (Delmar), Captain Community Human Services (Clifton Park), The Food Pantries of the Capital District (Colonie), Fulmont Community Action Agency, (Amsterdam), Hope 7 Food Pantry (Troy), Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless (Albany), Loaves and Fish Food Pantry (Binghamton), Northeast Regional Food Bank (Latham), People’s Place (Kingston), South Glens Falls Moreau Community Center (Queensbury), The Wilton Food Pantry (Saratoga), Franklin Community Center (Saratoga), Utica Food Pantry (Utica), Rome Food Pantry (Rome), Utica Rescue Mission (Utica) and The Salvation Army in Hudson (Hudson).

Suggestions of non-perishable food items to donate include canned meat or fish, canned entrees (stew, ravioli, etc.), canned fruit in juice, canned spaghetti sauce, canned soup, hot or cold cereal, canned 100% juice, peanut butter and jelly.

To participate, individuals only need to donate one nonperishable food item at any exterior or full service location.

The event is part of Hoffman Car Wash’s “Practice Kindness” initiative to spread positivity and goodwill in the communities it serves. In 2022, Hoffman Car Wash has supported Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless (IPH), Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), and the ALS Regional Center. Additionally, Hoffman Car Wash held its first Food Drive in early June and a free wash event for all First Responders and Hospital Personnel on Sept. 11. Still to come this year, Hoffman will host its annual Veteran’s Day free wash event in November.

Hoffman Car Wash also supports many non-profits and youth organizations through its Helping Hands Fundraising program.

Based in the Capital Region, Hoffman Car Wash operates 27 locations throughout New York. A complete list of locations can be found online at HoffmanCarWash.com.