Morocco - Entry #6

The past was a success which could only lead to greater things for the trip and challengers. We started the week with an attitude knowing that raising $52,000 could be possible but it wasn't going to be easy. This upcoming weekend we would have our second car wash. Everything was set up but there were a few minor problems we had to take car of before the event started.

First was the effectiveness of our car washing. There were times when we would have to rescrub cars because soap dried or re-prewash because the water dried. We thought it would be more effective to only handle one car at a time. Also there was the problem that the cars were not getting cleaned properly or as effectively as possible. Mr. Newcombe suggested the idea that we start cleaning from the bottom up so we don't miss any spots and we rinse from the top down thus saving water. At the meeting we also practiced how to speak with customers. It is important that we get our ideas out there and inform them about our goals. The better informed and persuaded they are by our efforts the more willing they will be to donate. Also we thought about also creating a flyer to hand out to people as they wait, so this could also help us to spread our ideas.

The car wash didn't seem as busy but this week we reached a total of $938! This isn't a great increase but it's $43 more and any amount of revenue made is better than none. We are steadily improving and hopefully one day we can reach a goal of $1000.