How to Run a Successful Car Wash Fundraiser - Online Think Tank

in charge of windows and chrome. Assign them squirt bottles with
window cleaner and one squeegee each.
Time the average wash and dry of one car. If you are washing
faster than drying, remove a wash mitt from the bucket and assign
that extra person to another task. If cars are drying faster than
they are being washed, hand a soap mitt to one of your dryers and
have them wash for a while.
Give a chamois to a supervisor in the dry area for dark colored and
expensive cars. This extra special treatment should cost more so
have the donation can person stand by while you work. Without asking
for an extra tip, you will increase your chance of getting a large
tip by 50%.
SUPERVISION OF VOLUNTEERS
When people think about car wash fundraisers, they think of fun,
water fights, etc. A few water fights and some fun are OK, but
remember you are there to make money so donÕt get carried away.
If your organization is a youth group, have one parent supervising
the activities in each of these areas:
¥ Washing Area
¥ Drying Area
¥ Moving Cars
¥ Food Sale
¥ Money Table/Donation Cans
The easiest way to control a group is to assign a task to each person.
Since we recommend that your car wash be from 10:00 a.m. to
2:00 p.m. divide your washers and sign-holders in half. In other
words, if you have 25 people in your group, have 13 work from 10:00
am to noon, while 12 people hold signs, and at noon have the groups
switch. If youÕve done well at marketing, you will have a lot of cars
to keep your group busy and that also will minimize the water
fights. If things get out of hand, start switching people around to
do different jobs.
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