Anya Runs A Dog Wash

How to Run a Dog Wash
"All make clean dogs go to heaven"?

IGWT License Plate Running a dog wash can be a very successful event to raise money for In God We Trust.

Location! Location! Location!
The first thing you'll accept to do is choose a location for the result. Dog beaches and parks on the right day of the week seem to work well as they are already full of potential donors. Other dog-centered events should work as well. You may have to obtain a allow for the event and bank check on any other regulations in the expanse.

Organization
Make sure you lot have enough volunteers (4-7).

Fix-upwards
Put up signs guiding people to the event nearby effectually town and advertise it in any other ways you tin can. Y'all will need admission to water shut enough to be reached by hose. Use a spigot splitter to double your efficiency. Get there early on to setup the event. People have their dogs out all times of twenty-four hour period, then you might consider being in that location for a while. The most effective method for collecting donations is to enquire people to name their ain toll. Tell them you're washing dogs for the "cost of a donation." You lot're much more likely to get donations this way, fifty-fifty if the person merely has a few dollars to give. Some will even requite quite generously. This leads into your next task: obtain a greenbacks box with change, specifically in $1's and $five's.

Y'all might also make a poster displaying your goal ($1,000 maybe) and color it in throughout the day as your donations build, this volition show people what you're trying to achieve and that it has momentum.

Publicity.
Information technology's important to publicize the dog wash as much equally possible. Y'all will want to check the local schoolhouse and customs calendars to brand certain no other large events are going on at the time of your breakfast. At the event location on the day of the outcome y'all'll desire to advertise with signs that have Big, clear writing. But information technology's not enough to only have signs up the mean solar day of the event. Y'all will need to put it in community papers, churches, bulletin boards, flyers, posters, email chains, and the like. Popular places for people with pets include libraries, vet clinics, pet stores, grocery stores, day intendance centers, and play grounds. Contact local radio stations that might run free ads. Make certain your ads run effectively for at least two weeks. Focus on the amazing purpose driven attribute of the dog wash:

Raising funds to teach in public schools the significance religion has played in American and Florida history. God in schools!
Raising funds for education of children of military service members and police enforcement.

Equipment
You volition want to bring stools or 5-gal buckets to sit on and so you're not bent over for several hours (your back will thank you).

Cleaning Canines
Put the dogs in a sideslip collar with a brusk leash to assist go along them secure while washing. You lot tin can even secure them by hooking the leash up to something while you're washing. Make sure yous rinse the dogs thoroughly, leaving no soap in their coats. Put a cage on dogs; they won't mind. Towel dry them and put their dry collars back on for the possessor. You can even become material to make complementary bandanas for the dogs (peradventure apply red, white and blue). Bring doggy treats as well. Milk bones are inexpensive and more often than not liked by dogs. Bring coolers for nutrient and water for your volunteers. Wear your organizations t-shirt and wearing apparel accordingly. Flip-flops and sandals might be a good idea because you'll exist getting moisture.

Money Treatment.
Have two people rails and spotter the money. Brand sure to lock up your donations and put someone in charge of the key. Have 2 people sign off on the money raised before you lot exit the scene.

Clean up
When y'all pack up for the twenty-four hour period make sure you leave no trace and respect the holding yous've used for the event. Exist courteous to the people and their pets at all times, and call back you lot are acting for God

Supply list
Permit
Ledger
Pens
Cashbox
Event tent (optional, but it does attract attention)
Table
Stools
Chairs
Canis familiaris shampoo
Dog pools
Towels
Hoses
Muzzles in different sizes
Hose splitter
Hose sprayer attachment with shower setting
Signs and posters (at the event and in town leading people there)
Bowl (for the dogs to drinkable)
Doggy bandanas (optional)
Slip collars
Short leashes
Gloves
Dog treats
Garbage bags
Cooler with ice
Food and drinks

Legal
This event outline is provided for informational purposes but. Its use and implementation are subject to application of your own personal judgment skills and attributes. Given today's predatory legal environment wherein everyone is taught to look to others rather than themselves, information technology is necessary that say we offer this outline for informational purposes without representation or warranty that it is fit for utilize for the specific purposes indicated or use to which you lot may put it. In any use and implementation of the matters contained this outline, you are acting as an individual volunteer pursuing your own crusade, and not as an agent of the entity offering this outline. Its downloading and employ is subject area to the terms and venue stated in the terms of apply posted at InGodWeTrustFoundation.com.

Mail a check for the funds raised to and payable to:
In God We Trust Foundation, Inc.
PO Box 8
Daytona Beach, FL 32115-0008

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