Tri-Kleen eco-friendly waterless car wash fundraising info
A little planning goes a long way to creating a successful waterless car wash fundraiser event. Here are some tips:
Getting ready before the event
- Find an easily accessible location with exposure to lots of traffic.
- Get permission to hold the event from the real estate owner.
- Ask local businesses to sponsor the event by donating food, drinks, tents and/or money for printing.
- Find a team of volunteers (10-20 per shift).
- Arrange your volunteers into 2-hour shifts.
- Be sure to get advance publicity by contacting local radio, magazine and newspapers.
- Print out and distribute flyers that includes your fundraising mission, time & location of the event (make sure to add your sponsor’s logos).
- Make 8-10 poster board signs in high-contrast colors indicating the location & time of event.
- Put up poster boards a day or two before the event
Getting ready the day of the event
- Assemble supplies list – spray bottles, microfiber towels, rinse buckets with water.
- Organize your group into teams - Promotion, Sales, Wash, Dry.
- Promotion team attracts new clients with signs.
- Sales team explains offer (use flyer for quick info), upgrades for additional services such as interior vacuuming, and collects money.
- Wash team sprays each car with Tri-Kleen waterless car wash products.
- Dry team dries with first and second microfiber towels, vacuums, does tires, etc.
- Assign each volunteer an item from the supplies list.
- Use at least two lines and wash two or more cars at once.
- Wash cars for six to eight hours (Saturday 9:00 to 3:00 preferred).
Tips for Maximizing Profit & Turnout
- Offer upgrade services such as interior vacuuming for an extra charge.
- Try to sell car washing tickets in advance.
- Place roadside signs a day or two before the event.
- Send a pre-event press release a week or two in advance to your local paper and/or radio.
- Get volunteers to wave signs at the passing traffic to attract customers.
- Consider advertising a waterless car wash “by donation.”
If customers see a group of individuals working hard, they will sometimes donate more than what you would have asked for.
- Keep the event fun for volunteers and customers by playing upbeat music.
- Provide drinks and snacks to maintain high energy levels.
- Always keep safety in mind.
Are you ready to host a Waterless Car Wash Fundraiser event? Contact Us today. We can help!!
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