car wash fundraiser

Suds for donations

A car wash fundraiser is a community event where volunteers wash vehicles for donations, typically to raise money for schools, sports teams, churches, or other organizations.

Participants set up in a parking lot with buckets, hoses, and signs advertising the cause: The cheerleading squad held a car wash fundraiser to pay for new uniforms.

The format is so common in American life that it has become shorthand for grassroots, low-budget fundraising efforts.

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Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G