Laundry Project’s Ashley Ruiz honored with Action100 donation

Ashley Ruiz (right) with Action 24/7 President Tina Hodges. Ruiz’s community outreach program, The Laundry Project, received $100 as part of the Action 100 program.

Ashley Ruiz was honored as the next recipient of Action 247’s Action 100, a program to honor Tennesseans taking action in their communities.

Ms. Ruiz relocated to Nashville from Florida to start a chapter of The Laundry Project, a community outreach program that provides relief for struggling families and individuals in the community by providing free laundry days. The Laundry Project has helped 1,200 Nashville families in the last year. Ashley’s $100 donation is going to The Laundry Project in Nashville and will sponsor half the supplies needed for the next event. For more information on The Laundry Project, visit <laundrybycurrent.org>.

Earlier this year, Action 24/7 started its Action 100 program to honor Tennesseans taking action across the Volunteer State. Anyone wishing to submit a nomination can go to <action247.com/action100> and nominate someone they know who has been great at making a difference in our Tennessee communities. Twice a month, Action 24/7 will randomly select a ‘honoree’ and donate $100 to the charity of their choice. The donations will continue throughout 2021. It’s just a small way to recognize those that are taking ACTION to make our communities better.

Founded in 2019, Action 24/7 is a by Tennesseans, for Tennesseans ‘sports book’ based out of Nashville. Action 24/7 is the only locally-owned and operated Tennessee sports book, offering a wide variety of sports betting games with a world-class customer experience.

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