So what do you need to organize a car wash in your neighborhood for charity?

• You need to know how many people you want to participate. The minimum number you will need is around 10 people.
• Look at a long-range weather forecast to choose the day and time that you want to hold your car wash. You will get far more people to pay for a car wash if the weather is great.
• Make sure that the date is okay with everyone you have asked to help you. If you find that some people can only be there during certain hours, then why not do up a roster so that they’ll only be there for a couple of hours at a time.
• It is not a good idea to hold a car wash in a parking lot, because the suds and water, along with dirt and grime, will run off into the storm drains which then feed into rivers, lakes and the sea. Instead try to get your local car wash involved so that you can make use of their environmentally friendly facilities.
• Make sure that you fill them in on all the details of the charity that you are working for and ask them to advise you if you will need permission from your local authority to hold your charity car wash.
• Is the car wash that you choose in a prominent position? You need one either on a main road or one that is frequented by a lot of customers. Choose a car wash in your local neighborhood, so that you can let as many of the locals know as soon as possible.
• Determine a suitable price for your car wash, because you don’t want to price yourself out of the market, and if people can get a car wash cheaper down the road then they will bypass you.
• Try to get your local neighborhood newspaper to support you by placing an ad in their paper so that people know where you are and what time you will be there.
• Make some big signs and posters and put them up all around the car wash so that they are in a prominent position for prospective customers to see. Make sure that the lettering is large enough for the motorist to read. Be sure to mention on the posters or signs, the name of the charity you are working for, because people are more likely to support you if they know you are working for charity.

Organizing anything in your community is a great idea to get the whole neighborhood involved and it’s also a great way to meet your neighbors. Just make sure that you are having fun while you’re making money for others who are not as privileged as you are.