SCHS staff creating laundry facility to help students in need Share Updated: 11:47 PM EST Jan 24, 2021 Share Updated: 11:47 PM EST Jan 24, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript REPORTER HERE AT SILVER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL IN INDIANA, MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY ARE STARTING A FUNDRAISER TO BRING WASHERS AND DRYERS TO CAMPUS. THE IDEA COMES AFTER A SURVEY GIVEN TO STUDENTS LAST WEEK REVEALED MANY DON’T HAVE ACCESS TO CLEAN CLOTHES. SILVER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARIAN DEE KRAMER SAYS THIS PAST WEEK, MORE THAN 40 STUDENTS SAID IT’S HARD FOR THEM TO FIND WAYS TO CLEAN THEIR CLOTHES. KRAMER SAYS SHE WENT TO ENGLIS TEACHER AMANDA AHLBRAND, AND THE -- >> THINK BACK TO WHEN YOU ARE AN ADOLESCENT. PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT HOW BADLY I SMELL? REPORTER: KRAMER SAYS SHE WENT TO ENGLISH TEACHER AMANDA AHLBRAND, AND THE TWO REALIZED THIS ISSUE WAS BOTHERING STUDENTS TO A POINT WHERE IT WAS HARD FOR THEM TO STAY FOCUSED IN THE CLASSROOM. >> THEY WERE MISSING SCHOOL BECAUSE OF NOT BEING ABLE TO WEAR CLEAN CLOTHES TO SCHOOL. THEY WOULD RATHER STAY HOME THEN COME AND FACE THEIR PEERS WITH 30 CLOTHES. REPORTER: THE TWO CAME UP WITH AN IDEA TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE, CREATING A LAUNDRY FACILITY ON CAMPUS FOR STUDENTS TO USE AT NO COST. >> THAT’S A BASIC NEED. HAVING CLEAN CLOSE. IF WE COULD TAKE CARE AND HELP FAMILIES OUT WITH THOSE BASIC NEEDS, WE KNOW THEY WILL SHOW UP FOR THE ACADEMICS. REPORTER: WITH THE HELP OF THE FACULTY THEY CREATED A FUNDRAISER AND WITHIN A WEEK RAISED $2200 WORKING TO GET 2 COMMERCIAL WASHERS AND 2 COMMERCIAL DRYERS FOR STUDENTS TO USE ANONYMOUSLY. >> NUMBER ONE, YOU HAVE TO SHOW THEM THAT YOU CARE. AND WE DO HERE. IF THERE IS A NEED, OUR FACULTY ALWAYS RISES TO THE CHALLENGE, AND WE ARE HERE FOR OUR STUDENTS. REPORTER: THE PROJECT IS STILL IN THE EARLY STAGES, AND AS MORE DONATIONS COME IN, THE IDEA OF HAVING A LAUNDRY FACILITY ON CAMPUS IS LOOKING MORE LIKE A REALITY. KRAMER SAYS IF THEY’RE ABLE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN IT WILL BE A TRUE TESTAMENT TO WHAT THE COMMUNITY IS ABOUT. >> TO BE ABLE THIS BACKDOOR AND I WILL THROW A LOAD OF LAUNDRY WHILE YOU ARE IN SCHOOL. YOUR LAUNDRY IS GOING TO BE PICKED UP. THAT IS WHAT WE ARE DOING RIGHT NOW TO RAISE MONEY AND GET THE MACHINES IN. REPORT