east valley
Volume 2 Issue 14 Mesa, AZ
October 20, 2019
EV cleaning services help cancer patients BY COTY DOLORES MIRANDA Tribune Contributor
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he national nonprofit organization, Cleaning For A Reason, believes families facing cancer should have access to house cleaning services through trying seasons. It’s found many partners in Chandler, Gilbert and Mesa to achieve this mission. Founded in 2005, the organization has more than 1,000 cleaning companies – some independently owned, others part of a franchise – providing two house cleanings, free of charge, to cancer patients and families throughout the U.S. and Canada. In the East Valley, at least five cleaning services currently partner with Cleaning For A Reason. For Gilbert’s Two Maids & A Mop franchise owners Ryan Myers and Lorena Munoz de Myers, giving back to cancer patients is close to their hearts: Lorena was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017, one month before her 45th birthday. By January 2019 – after repeated chemotherapy, radiation, three surgeries and antibodies sessions, the tenacious cancer warrior received the all clear. “I tell our Cleaning For A Reason clients, ‘Look at me! If I can do it, you can do it,” said Lorena, 47. “They see me now and say, ‘you don’t look like you had cancer’, and I tell them I used natural foods and I stayed busy. I tell them, ‘Don’t stay in bed!’ They need to stay active.” Her husband said Two Maids & A Mop Public Notices ............... page 2 © Copyright, 2019 East Valley Tribune
Ryan Myers, co-owner with his wife of Two Maids & A Mop in Gilbert, briefs his employees before they start their day on the job. (Pablo Robles/Tribune Staff Photographer)
franchise supports with Cleaning For A Reason’s cause and involvement was one of the reasons the couple chose to go with them. “My wife and I had a cleaning business for more than five years and then we converted to this franchise,” said Myers. “From corporate on down, the more than 80 franchisees believe in giving back where we can.” Myers said his wife’s cancer experience was but one in a long line of family cancer issues, including several relatives who succumbed to a variation of the disease. “And many of customers, too, are affected. It seems one out of five households has someone in their home who’s had cancer, even pets with cancer,” he said. (USPS 004-616) is published weekly
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The family-owned and operated Master’s Touch Cleaning Service of Mesa got involved with Cleaning For A Reason in 2015. The company placed among the nonprofit’s Top 25 Cleaning Partners for 2018. Mesa’s Carnation Home Cleaning Company, founded in 1991, ranked among the Top 100. “Our company provides around 10 hours each month to patients undergoing treatment for cancer to fill in any voids in our schedule. It keeps our employees busy and patients are satisfied with the end result during a difficult time in their lives,” said Master’s Touch owner Kelly Kuter. “At one time the organization asked us Subscriptions are $26 for 2 years, $14 for one year. Periodicals postage paid at Phoenix, AZ 85026.
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