Crew Carwash Raises More Than $94,000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters
INDIANAPOLIS (August 10, 2018) – Crew Carwash, an Indiana based family business, is excited to announce today a donation amount of over $94,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters throughout the state.
As part of its Crew for Kids fundraiser, which took place on Saturday, July 28, Crew Carwash committed to donating 50 percent of all Works washes and Ultimate washes, at all 31 locations to Big Brothers Big Sisters. Crew also accepted cash and credit donations at all locations throughout the day.
The successful event resulted in a total of $94,100 being donated to Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies that serve markets in which Crew has locations. The agencies to receive the proceeds from this fundraiser include: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Lafayette, Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central Indiana, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Wabash Valley, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bartholomew County and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Muncie.
“As we continue our initiative to help improve the lives of children across the state of Indiana we were proud to partner once again with Big Brothers Big Sisters for the ninth year in a row,” said Sally Grant, executive vice president of Crew Carwash. “Our team members look forward to our Crew for Kids fundraiser every year and we are ecstatic to be able to donate so much this year thanks to the kindness of our customers.”
So far this year, Crew Carwash has raised over $160,000 for local non-profit organizations, including the St. Vincent Foundation and the Muncie Animal Rescue Fund (ARF). Since the inception of the partnership with BBBS, Crew Carwash has raised nearly $600,000 to support their mission to create positive relationships through 1-to-1 mentoring.
A check presentation to present the donation will be held on Friday, August 10th at the Crew Carwash location at 4280 Lafayette Road, Indianapolis.
To learn more about Crew, visit www.crewcarwash.com. Customers can connect with Crew on social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (hashtags #BeBigToday #Crew4Kids). To learn more about Big Brothers Big Sisters, visit www.bbbs.org or connect on Facebook.
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About Crew Carwash
Founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1948, Crew Carwash is one of the largest exterior-only carwash companies in the United States. With nearly 800 full-time and part-time employees, Crew Carwash has received recognition as a “Top Workplace” by the Indianapolis Star, “Best Places to Work in Indiana” by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and “Top Small Workplace” by The Wall Street Journal. Crew Carwash strives to provide a clean, fast, and friendly wash to every customer, every time. For more information, and a location list, please visit www.crewcarwash.com.
About Big Brothers Big Sisters
Big Brothers Big Sisters provides children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one mentoring relationships that change their lives for the better, forever. Big Brothers Big Sisters ensures that the children in its program achieve such measurable outcomes as educational success, avoidance of risky behaviors, higher aspirations, greater confidence and better relationships. This mission has been the cornerstone of the organization’s 111-year history. With over 300 agencies across the country, Big Brothers Big Sisters serves nearly 170,000 children (“Littles”), their families and 170,000 volunteer mentors (“Bigs”). Learn more at www.bbbs.org.
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