Commercial Laundry Systems of the Rockies recently concluded an initiative to donate a percentage of profits, gleaned from equipment sales during May and June 2016, to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (St. Jude). Together with his family, owner Pete Valconesi recently presented a check for $1,300 to the hospital. He hopes to donate even more next year.

“It’s a starting point from which we hope to build,” said Valconesi of the donation. “As an owner of a laundry equipment distributorship, I’m thankful to be in a place where I can give back to help sick children,” he said. By providing a portion of profits to St. Jude each year, Commercial Laundry Systems of the Rockies and its customers are contributing to a great cause, he said.

St. Jude, which focuses on understanding, treating and defeating childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases, has helped grow the survival rate for childhood cancer from less than 20 percent in 1962 to more than 80 percent today, according to the hospital’s website.

To donate to St. Jude’s online, or to learn more, visit www.stjude.org. To find out more about Commercial Laundry Systems of the Rockies, visit www.clsrockies.com, call 800-270-8539, or follow the company on Facebook and Twitter.

Commercial Laundry Systems of the Rockies is a full-service distributor of Continental vended and on-premise laundry equipment throughout Colorado, Montana and Wyoming. Established in 2015, the Commercial Laundry Systems of the Rockies team holds years of industry knowledge directly related to vended and on-premise laundry development and construction.