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There seems to be a new trend where carwash fundraisers are being banned and this hurts non-profit groups. Some carwashes have said that they will allow non-profit groups to sell coupons to their carwashes and participate in a portion of the money raised. The car wash gets great PR and community goodwill and the non-profit groups no longer compete with the car wash on a sunny busy Saturday. Everyone wins right?

Well, this is what at least some environmental code enforcement personnel and a few carwash owners would have you believe. But the reality is that the car wash coupon schemes at carwashes do not make that much for the nonprofit groups. Do the non profit groups complain about this? Well no, why would they, after all $250 to 500 is better than nothing, yet it is nothing compared to the $5,000 they might have made if they did their own carwash fundraiser the old fashion way, before they were outlawed.

Some car wash owners say that is not so, we have a special new program - oh really? The reality is that, the concept that "This time is different" with regards to carwash coupon schemes is ridiculous. Many groups look at the deal that the carwashes are offering and opt not to do it. Others do it once, maybe twice and never again, as it does not work.

The environmental "fresh out of school" municipal storm water people don't get it, they think they have solved a problem, in reality they have been had and the entire community pays and in the long run, We all lose, a little bit of Americana and a few more good kids move to the dark side of society. A coupon carwash fundraiser scheme to PR carwash owners? Hmm?

"Lance Winslow" - Online Think Tank forum board. If you have innovative thoughts and unique perspectives, come think with Lance; http://www.WorldThinkTank.net/. Lance is a guest writer for Our Spokane Magazine in Spokane, Washington

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