Power in Pink
“Power In Pink” Breast Cancer Fashion Show, which was held Saturday, Oct. 19, featured eight beautiful survivors. They ripped the runway, kicking cancer in the butt!
The survivors/models were: April Barnes, LaTonya Davis, Dawn Johnson, Arnita Ingram, Yolanda Reid, Westalina Suber, Rechella Vinson and Mary Washington.
Local business ‘cleaning for a reason’
Two Maids and a Mop provides free home cleaning for cancer patients
BY JUDIE HOLCOMB-PACK
THE CHRONICLE
When Crystal Scott
and her husband Todd
were looking for a
franchise to invest in, there
was one that immediately
rose to the top of the list
- Two Maids and a Mop
- but not for the financial
potential. When Scott read
that the cleaning service
supported “Cleaning
for a Reason,” which
provides
house
people
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Photos by Judie Holcomb-Pack
Latoria Gaither, right, teases Samantha Brown about
missing a spot as she dusts a table at the home of
Darien Johnson.
challenges arise.
Unlike other cleaning
services, the employees
of Two Maids and a Mop
are paid on performance,
meaning the higher the
customer rates the team
after a cleaning, the more
money they make. Scott
said she uses training
videos to help employees
develop a system of team
cleaning so that it usually
takes just two hours
to clean a home. Their
employees are also bonded
and insured.
Darien Johnson is one
last time I was in bed and
they just came in and did
what they needed to do and
locked the door on their
way out:”
Both team members
said they enjoy helping
people and that is what
makes this program so
special to them.
Two Maids and
a Mop also offer gift
when patients return home
after surgery, or to get a
home spotless before it
goes on the market.
Scott said people need
to look at the true value of
a cleaning service. “You
are not paying for your
house to be cleaned, you
are paying for your time to
be freed up, and your time
is valuable.”
of the
the free
Johnson
chemo
beneficiaries of
cleaning service.
is undergoing
treatments for
she remembered how she
was embarrassed to have
friends over because she
was physically unable to
clean her home and didn’t
want to impose on family
members to do so.
Scott’s background
is as a mental health
therapist, but she took a
leave of absence to start
her house cleaning service
in August of 2018.
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that time, Two Maids and
a Mop has provided two
free cleanings to cancer
patients every month.
Scott emphasized that
although the company
donates the service, their
employees still get paid
for the work they do for
cancer patients. Referrals
come from the website
www.cleaningforareason.
org, which verifies the
information submitted
about a patient before a
referral is made to a local
cleaning service.
On the wall ofher office
is a photo of her first free
cleaning client who sadly
passed away just a few
months after they provided
service. Scott said one of
the positive outcomes of
helping cancer patients is it
has inspired her employees
to be proactive about their
health. “It has encouraged
my employees and me to
get yearly mammograms.”
They also see the wide
range of ages of people
who are dealing with
cancer treatment, from
a young mother of three
children under the age of
five, to older adults in their
70s or 80s. She said they
also have an employee
whose husband has cancer,
so she is aware how cancer
affects not only the patient,
but the family, friends and
coworkers. Seeing that
firsthand has definitely
made Scott look at life
differently. She said her
employees are truly family
and they work together to
support each other when
breast cancer and really
appreciates not only the
cleaning service, but the
compassion of the team
who cleans her house.
Johnson said she found
out about the free cleaning
service from the Facebook
page for breast cancer
patients. “It is great,” she
said of the free service.
“I just straightened up a
little this morning and I’m
exhausted.” Having her
house cleaned takes a lot
of worry off her shoulders.
The team of Samantha
Brown and Latoria Gaither
who cleaned Johnson’s
home talked about how
they have become friends
with her. Brown said,
“When we get here, she
always shares her TV
stories and we have a good
conversation.” ,
Johnson added, “The
Crystal Scott, Samantha Brown, and Latoria Gaither
of Two Maids and a Mop with client Darien Johnson.
certificates that are very
popular, especially for
birthdays, Mother’s Day or
Christmas. In addition to-
regular monthly cleaning,
customers use the service
to clean after someone
passes away to get ready
a home for visitors, for
exhausted new mothers,
For more information
on
Two
a Mop,
Maids and
visit WWW.
twomaidswinstonsalem.
com or call 336-448-4640.
To refer a cancer patient
for a free cleaning, visit
www.cleaningforareason.
org.
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