Abracadabra! What can disappear under mountains of soap bubbles – and reappear as support for the Make-A-Wish Foundation?
It isn’t hocus pocus – it’s the second annual CARSTAR Soaps It Up! Car Wash, North America’s largest car wash event, which last year set the Guinness World Record for “Most Cars Washed – Multiple Venues” by washing more than 4,000 vehicles in eight hours.
Themed “Making Magic Happen – One Car at a Time”, the Soaps It Up! Car Wash will be held at Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School, 18491 Lakeshore Blvd., Euclid, Ohio on June 12, 2010 as a fundraiser for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of America and the Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School volleyball teams. Tickets are being sold at Action CARSTAR Collision, 21200 St. Clair Avenue, Euclid, Ohio (216-486-6161) and by the volleyball team members for $10, with 100 percent of the ticket purchase to be split between Make-A-Wish Foundation and the VASJ Viking Volleyball teams.
Community residents can bring their cars to the front entrance of Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School from 10:00am to 4:00pm to have their cars washed.
More than 140 CARSTAR stores throughout North America and Canada are expected to participate in the event. Canada shops will be raising funds for Kids with Cystic Fibrosis.
“We want to help drivers across the United States and Canada get their cars ready for the summer driving season while giving back to the Euclid community where we are located,” said Tony Perrino, President of Action CARSTAR Collision. “In continuing the tradition, our hope for this year’s event is to top last year’s record setting effort, while having a fun day and feeling especially good about the contributions we’ll be making to others. From the momentum that’s building, it’s already beginning to feel like both of those goals are within our sights.”
In order to make even tough-to-clean car parts look better, CARSTAR is partnering with 3M to offer a $3 rebate on either the 3M Headlight Lens Restoration System or the 3M Lens Renewal Kit, products which make headlight lenses clearer and keep people safe on the road.
CARSTAR also is partnering with Hertz, who is providing an offer of up to $15 off of a weekend rental with every ticket purchase.
“I’m grateful that CARSTAR is doing so much to bring hope, strength and joy to our courageous wish kids,” said David Williams, president and CEO of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of America. “The Soaps It Up event does a great deal to raise funds, and also raises awareness of our life-affirming mission in so many communities.”
For more information on the “Soaps It Up!” Car Wash, visit www.CARSTAR.com. You can find participating CARSTAR locations and get more information on the program.