A car wash fundraiser might seem like a simple thing to organize. What do you need besides a hose, a couple of buckets, soap, water, some towels and volunteers? This might be fine to raise a few hundred dollars. But if you're serious about raising a substantial amount of money and want to hold an event with the potential to raise $10,000 or more, the following are some tips from a company that has helped numerous organizations nationwide do just that.

You see according to Lance Winslow, Founder of The Car Wash Guys, mobile car wash business, "Besides the cars, the most important ingredients in a successful car wash fundraiser are planning, organization and teamwork." Winslow, a California native, started The Car Wash Guys in 1984. Since then, his organization has assisted groups in raising more than $2.5 million.

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