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Mike's Carwash Raises Nearly $10,000 to Wash Away Hunger
DECEMBER 2020 - CINCINNATI, OH
Mike's Carwash conducted its second annual Wash Away Hunger fundraising event, Saturday, December 5th. On that day, Mike's offered its best wash, The Ultimate, for $15. For every Ultimate Wash sold, Mike's donated $1 to food pantries in each of the markets in which it does business.

Over the course of the day, Mike's raised $9,891 to help Wash Away Hunger.

"We know this has been a difficult year for local food pantries," said Mike Dahm, President of Mike's Carwash. "That's why everyone at Mike's is extremely grateful to our loyal customers for coming out to support Wash Away Hunger."

Founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1948, Mike's Carwash is headquartered in Loveland, Ohio. The company is known for its state-of-the-art carwash technology, friendly customer service and its dedication to the communities it serves. Mike's has locations in Evansville, Fort Wayne, Jeffersonville and Mishawaka, IN, Cincinnati and Dayton, OH, and Florence and Louisville, KY.
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Mike's Carwash Raises Over $14,000 to Support Project Hero
NOVEMBER 2020 - CINCINNATI, OH
To commemorate Veterans Day, November 11, Mike's Carwash held a day-long fundraising event to support Project Hero. Mike's gave a FREE Basic Wash to all veterans and active military personnel, with an option to upgrade to an Ultimate Wash for $5. 100% of the proceeds from the $5 upgrade were donated to Project Hero, which support Veterans and First Responders affected by PTSD, TBI and injury.

In addition, Mike's offered its Ultimate Wash to the general public for $15, with $1 donated to Project Hero for every Ultimate Wash sold.

In all, more than $14,000 was raised during the Veterans Day fundraiser.

"Our Project Hero fundraiser is always a special event for everyone at Mike's," says Mike Dahm, President of Mike's Carwash. "We're tremendously grateful to our customers for supporting those who have served, and continue to serve, our country, as well as the courageous first responders in our local communities."

Founded in 2008, Project Hero is a groundbreaking national non-profit organization dedicated to helping Veterans and First Responders affected by PTSD, TBI and injury achieve rehabilitation, recovery, and resilience in their daily lives and increasing awareness to combat the national mental health emergency posed by PTSD and TBI.

Founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1948, Mike's Carwash is headquartered in Loveland, Ohio. The company is known for its state-of-the-art carwash technology, friendly customer service and its dedication to the communities it serves. Mike's has locations in Evansville, Fort Wayne, Jeffersonville and Mishawaka, IN, Cincinnati and Dayton, OH, and Florence and Louisville, KY.
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Mike's Carwash raises over $20,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
NOVEMBER 2020 - CINCINNATI, OH
In celebration of the Grand Opening of its new South Lebanon facility, Mike's Carwash gave away FREE Ultimate Washes at that location throughout this past weekend, November 6-8.

In return for a FREE Ultimate Carwash, Mike's encouraged customers to donate to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Over the course of the weekend, Mike's customers supported the fundraising event with more than $20,000 in contributions.

"This was a very special weekend," said Mike Dahm, President of Mike's Carwash. "We're proud to support the vital work done by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Everyone at Mike's is grateful to our loyal customers for coming to South Lebanon for their free Ultimate Wash, and to support a great cause."

Founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1948, Mike's Carwash is headquartered in Loveland, Ohio. The company is known for its state-of-the-art carwash technology, friendly customer service and its dedication to the communities it serves. Mike's has locations in Evansville, Fort Wayne, Jeffersonville and Mishawaka, IN, Cincinnati and Dayton, OH, and Florence and Louisville, KY.
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Mike's Carwash Raises More Than $117,000 For Big Brothers Sisters
OCTOBER 2020 - CINCINNATI, OH
Over a three-day period, October 22-24, Mike's Carwash raised more than $117,000 through its 11th annual "Get a Wash, Give a Future" fundraiser. Normally a one-day event, Mike's decided to extend the promotion to three days because of the threat of poor weather. Throughout the weekend, all 28 Mike's locations in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky donated half the proceeds from every Ultimate and Works wash sold to youth mentoring programs across several local chapters of Big Brothers Big Sisters.

"It's difficult to put into words how grateful we are to our incredible customers for making this the best Big Brothers Big Sisters fundraiser ever," said Mike Dahm, President of Mike's Carwash. "Get a Wash, Give a Future has always been close to our hearts, which is why we added two extra days when we saw rain in the forecast. And our customers responded with a truly special outpouring of love and support for a wonderful organization."

For more than 100 years, Big Brothers Big Sisters has been empowering children to succeed through mentorship programs. They are proof that caring role models really do make a difference. According to national research, Little Brothers and Sisters are 46% less likely to begin using illegal drugs, 27% less likely to begin using alcohol and 52% less likely to skip school.

Founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1948, Mike's Carwash is headquartered in Loveland, Ohio. The company is known for state-of-the-art carwash technology, friendly customer service and dedication to the communities it serves. Mike's has 28 current locations in Evansville, Fort Wayne, Jeffersonville and Mishawaka, Indiana, Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio, Florence and Louisville, Kentucky.
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In an Abbreviated Baseball Season, Mike's Carwash Raises Record Amount for the Reds Community Fund.
OCTOBER 2020 - CINCINNATI, OH
Mike's Carwash, through its BowTie Tuesday and Kids Win Wednesday promotions, raised more than $66,000 for the Reds Community Fund during the COVID-shortened, 2020 season. The 2020 total was a single season, donation record. Since partnering with the Reds in 2015, Mike's Carwash has raised more than $250,000 for the Reds Community Fund through its various promotional programs.

"Our partnership with Mike's Carwash has always been tremendous," said Charley Frank, Reds Community Fund executive director. "However, they went above and beyond with the Kids Win Wednesday promotion during this uncertain spring and summer. With so many of our traditional fundraising sources unavailable this year, this extraordinary commitment helped keep our Academy programs moving forward into this fall and winter. We're incredibly grateful for this uncommon level of support."

"Mike's has been proud to support the mission of the Reds Community Fund since 2015 through our BowTie Tuesday promotion," says Mike Dahm, President of Mike's Carwash. "So, when the season was suspended in March, we created Kids Win Wednesday, for which we donated to the Reds Community Fund for every Ultimate Wash sold. And, in typical fashion, our loyal customers stepped up, making Kids Win Wednesday a huge success for the Fund. We couldn't be more thrilled."

Founded in 1948, Mike's Carwash is headquartered in Loveland, Ohio. The company is known for its state-of-the-art carwash technology, friendly customer service and its dedication to the communities it serves. Mike's has locations in Evansville, Fort Wayne, Jeffersonville and Mishawaka, IN, Cincinnati and Dayton, OH, and Florence and Louisville, KY.
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Mike's Carwash raises more than $4,600 to support SCAN (Stop Childhood Abuse and Neglect)
SEPTEMBER 2020 - FORT WAYNE / MISHAWAKA
Mike's Carwash held a two-day promotional fundraising event, August 28-29, to support SCAN, Stop Childhood Abuse and Neglect.

Mike's best wash, The Ultimate, was on sale for $15 over the course of the two-day promotion. For every Ultimate Wash sold, Mike's donated $1 to support SCAN, Stop Childhood Abuse and Neglect. Donations during the event totaled more than $4,600.

"We're thrilled to have raised more than $4,600 to support SCAN" said Mike Dahm, President of Mike's Carwash. "Everyone at Mike's believes in SCAN's mission, which is to protect children, prepare parents, strengthen families and educate our community about childhood abuse. We're grateful to all of our customers who came out during the promotion to support an important local organization like SCAN."
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Mike's Carwash raises over $22,000 for Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank
JUNE 2020 - CINCINNATI, OH
In celebration of the Grand Opening of its new Harrison Avenue location, Mike's Carwash held a FREE Ultimate Wash Weekend, June 12-14.

In return for a FREE Ultimate Carwash, Mike's encouraged customers to donate to Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank. Sweet Cheeks provides free diapers to low-income families while raising awareness of the basic health need for diapers.

Over the course of the three-day promotional event, Mike's was able to raise more than $22,000 for Sweet Cheeks.

"This was one of our most successful Grand Opening fundraisers ever," said Mike Dahm, President of Mike's Carwash. "We were thrilled to be partnering with Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank. There is a tremendous health need for clean diapers in our community and Sweet Cheeks is leading the charge to fill that need. Everyone at Mike's is grateful to our loyal customers for coming out to support both our new Harrison Avenue location and a worthy cause in Sweet Cheeks."

Founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1948, Mike's Carwash is headquartered in Loveland, Ohio. The company is known for its state-of-the-art carwash technology, friendly customer service and its dedication to the communities it serves. Mike's has locations in Evansville, Fort Wayne, Jeffersonville and Mishawaka, IN, Cincinnati and Dayton, OH, and Florence and Louisville, KY.
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Mike's Carwash raises more than $15,000 to support 4 Paws For Ability
JUNE 2020 - DAYTON, OH
In celebration of the Grand Re-Opening of its Beavercreek location, Mike's Carwash held a FREE Ultimate Wash Weekend, June 12-14.

In return for a FREE Ultimate Carwash, Mike's encouraged customers to donate to 4 Paws For Ability. 4 Paws For Ability enriches the lives of children with disabilities by training and placing quality, task-trained service dogs.

Over the course of the three-day promotional event, Mike's was able to raise more than $15,000 for 4 Paws For Ability.

"This was a very special weekend for our Beavercreek team," said Mike Dahm, President of Mike's Carwash. "It's been a long journey to rebuild Beavercreek after last year's tornado. The FREE Wash Weekend marked the culmination of that journey. It was made all that more special by being able to raise more than $15,000 for 4 Paws For Ability, a wonderful organization that provides service dogs to children with disabilities. We're so grateful to all of our Dayton customers for coming out to support Mike's and 4 Paws."

Founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1948, Mike's Carwash is headquartered in Loveland, Ohio. The company is known for its state-of-the-art carwash technology, friendly customer service and its dedication to the communities it serves. Mike's has locations in Evansville, Fort Wayne, Jeffersonville and Mishawaka, IN, Cincinnati and Dayton, OH, and Florence and Louisville, KY.
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Mike's Carwash Opens 14th Cincinnati Location
MAY 2020 - CINCINNATI, OH
On Friday, May 22nd, Mike's Carwash opened the door to its 14th Cincinnati location at 6527 Harrison Avenue.

"We're thrilled to be expanding in the Cincinnati area with our new Harrison Avenue location," said Mike Dahm, CEO of Mike's Carwash. "It's particularly gratifying how our team responded to the challenges brought on by COVID-19, and was able to move forward on Harrison Avenue in a safe and responsible manner."

Founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1948, Mike's Carwash is headquartered in Loveland, Ohio. The company is known for its state-of-the-art carwash technology, friendly customer service and its dedication to the communities is serves. Mike's has locations in Evansville, Fort Wayne, Jeffersonville and Mishawaka, IN, Cincinnati and Dayton, OH, and Florence and Louisville, KY.
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Mike's Carwash Raises More than $12,000 to Support Area Zoos
MAY 2020 - CINCINNATI, OH
Over the course of a weekend-long fundraising event (May 8-10) Mike's Carwash raised more than $12,000 to support regional zoos impacted by the COVID-19 lockdowns.

To drive traffic to its 27 locations, Mike's offered a deep discount on its most popular wash, The Ultimate, then donated a portion of the proceeds to help feed and care-for animals in several zoos across a three-state region. In addition, Mike's customers were able to swipe a credit card to make an additional donation.

"We're grateful to our loyal customers for coming out to support their zoos," said Mike Dahm, President of Mike's Carwash. "Without patrons because of COVID-19, the zoos are struggling to feed the hundreds of species in their care. We're thrilled that we could offset some of their costs through our fundraising event."

Founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1948, Mike's Carwash is headquartered in Loveland, Ohio. The company is known for its state-of-the-art carwash technology, friendly customer service and its dedication to the communities it serves. Mike's has locations in Evansville, Fort Wayne, Jeffersonville and Mishawaka, IN, Cincinnati and Dayton, OH, and Florence and Louisville, KY.
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Mike's Carwash donates $11,020 to Support Cincinnati's Finest in Raising Money and Awareness for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
MARCH 2020 - CINCINNATI, OH
All 26 Mike's Carwash locations teamed up from Friday, March 13 to Sunday, March 15 to support Cincinnati's Finest in raising money and awareness for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Together, they raised $11,020 for the Foundation through the weekend-long fundraising event. Customers also enjoyed a $15 Ultimate Wash ($20 value) throughout the weekend.

Cincinnati's Finest is a group of the best and brightest young professionals who are donating their time and energy to raise awareness of cystic fibrosis.

"We are excited by our partnership with Cincinnati's Finest to raise money and awareness for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation," says Ty Dubay, Chief Operating Officer of Mike's Carwash. "The money raised last weekend is going to support a wonderful organization as they lead the fight to cure cystic fibrosis. Thank you to all of our customers who came out to show their support!"

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a progressive, genetic disease that causes persistent lung infection and limits the ability to breathe over time. There are about 30,000 people in the United States with cystic fibrosis and approximately 364 in Cincinnati. "We're immensely grateful to receive this donation from Mike's Carwash and are inspired by their dedication to improving the lives of CF patients and families in our community," says Natalie Riusech, development director of the Greater Cincinnati and Dayton chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

The mission of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is to cure cystic fibrosis and to provide all people with CF the opportunity to lead long, fulfilling lives by funding research and drug development, partnering with the CF community, and advancing high-quality, specialized care. For more information, please visit cff.org.

Founded in 1948, Mike's Carwash is headquartered in Loveland, Ohio. The company is known for its state-of-the-art carwash technology, friendly customer service and its dedication to the communities is serves. Mikes has locations in Evansville, Fort Wayne, Jeffersonville and Mishawaka, IN, Cincinnati and Dayton, OH, and Florence and Louisville, KY.
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Mike's Carwash Reopens Beavercreek Location Leveled by Tornado
FEBRUARY 2020 - DAYTON, OH
Mike's Carwash has officially reopened their location at 2389 N Fairfield Road in Beavercreek just east of I-675. The location was destroyed by the tornado that left a path of destruction across the Beavercreek community in May 2019. The new store is outfitted with the latest carwash technology to ensure the highest quality wash and took 9 months to rebuild.

"We could not be more excited about reopening our location and rejoining the Beavercreek community," says Mike Dahm, President of Mike's Carwash. "The entire community has been so supportive as we have worked for the past 9 months to completely rebuild our wash tunnel and we know our customers are anxious to have clean cars again!"

To celebrate their grand reopening, Mike's plans to host a Free Ultimate Wash Weekend April 3-5 at the Beavercreek location. They will offer their best wash, the Ultimate (a $20 value), for free all three days while collecting donations for 4 Paws for Ability, Inc.

Founded in 1948, Mike's Carwash is headquartered in Loveland, Ohio. The company is known for its state-of-the-art carwash technology, friendly customer service and its dedication to the communities is serves. Mike's has locations in Evansville, Fort Wayne, Jeffersonville and Mishawaka, IN, Cincinnati and Dayton, OH, and Florence and Louisville, KY.
Mike's Carwash Announces Acquisition of LA Express Car Wash Location: 6527 Harrison Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45247
FEBRUARY 2020 - CINCINNATI, OH
Mike's Carwash has officially announced the acquisition of the Harrison Avenue location of LA Express Car Wash. The purchase agreement was signed this week and will bring the total number of Mike's Carwash locations in the Greater Cincinnati area to 15 and the overall number to 28.

"We are extremely excited to be expanding our footprint on the west side of Cincinnati," says Mike Dahm, President of Mike's Carwash. "We believe this new location will allow our exceptional customer service to really shine. Once built, the location will feature the most up-to-date technology that is advancing our industry and helping us deliver on our promise to provide a clean, quick carwash, every time, with a smile."

While Mike's tasks ownership of the location this week, they will spend the next few months completely remodeling the site to better serve their customers. The new site will feature state-of-the-art wash technology simliar to that of Mike's other area locations and will employ 15-20 Team Members. Mike's anticipates reopening the location in early Summer.

Founded in 1948, Mike's Carwash is headquartered in Loveland, Ohio. The company is known for its state-of-the-art carwash technology, friendly customer service and its dedication to the communities it serves. Mike's has locations in Evansville, Fort Wayne, and Jeffersonville and Mishawaka, IN, Cincinnati and Dayton, OH, and Florence and Louisville, KY. The company is currently looking at additional opportunities to expand in the existing and new markets and looks forward to continued growth.
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Mike's Carwash raises over $15K for The Dragonfly Foundation during Grand Opening Free Ultimate Wash Event
FEBRUARY 2020 - CINCINNATI, OH
The newest Mike's Carwash at 9675 E Kemper Road in Loveland celebrated their grand opening by hosting a Free Ultimate Wash Event from January 22-26 and raised $15,833.49 to benefit The Dragonfly Foundation.

"We have been anticipating the opening of our Loveland location for quite some time and were thrilled to see the Loveland and Symmes Township communities come out to support us in such a huge way during the Grand Opening Event" says Ty Dubay, Chief Operating Officer of Mike's Carwash. "We are honored to support The Dragonfly Foundation and we know the generosity of our customers will go a long way for this wonderful organization and the families they support."

"On behalf of pediatric cancer patients and their families, The Dragonfly Foundation thanks Mike's Carwash for their wonderful generosity," said Christine Neitzke, Executive Director and Co-Founder of The Dragonfly Foundation. "Mike's support will allow us to continue providing the many programs and services that bring comfort and joy to children and families facing a cancer diagnosis."

The mission of The Dragonfly Foundation is to help pediatric cancer patients and their families find strength, courage and joy. They do this by providing ongoing support, relevant materials, and caring, nurturing, and transformative experiences. For more information and to learn how to help, please visit Dragonfly.org.

Founded in 1948, Mike's Carwash is headquartered in Loveland, Ohio. The company is known for its state-of-the-art carwash technology, friendly customer service and its dedication to the communities it serves. Mike's has locations in Evansville, Fort Wayne, Jeffersonville and Mishawaka, IN, Cincinnati and Dayton, OH, and Florence and Louisville, KY.
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Mike's Carwash donates $54K to Anthony Muñoz Foundation
JANUARY 2020 - CINCINNATI, OH
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Mike's Carwash presented a check for $54,340 to the Anthony Muñoz Foundation after the final Bengals game of the season. The donation was a result of the proceeds from Mike's "2 Sacks You Save" promotion and, this new year, "Who Dey Wednesdays" during the Bengals' 2019 season. Mike's pledged to donate $1 to the Anthony Muñoz Foundation for each Ultimate Wash purchased the day after the Bengals recorded two or more sacks in a game and for each Ultimate Wash purchased on 11 Who Dey Wednesdays. The Bengals recorded 2+ sacks in 8 out of the 16 games played this season.

"Giving back to the community is a huge part of the Mike's Carwash culture and thanks to our two promotions with the Cincinnati Bengals, we were able to make our largest single donation to-date" says Ty Dubay, Chief Operating Officer of Mike's Carwash. "Thank you to all who supported our promotions throughout the season, allowing us to donate over $54,000 to support Tri-State youth! We know Anthony and his Foundation are using this money to make a huge impact in our community and we are thrilled to be a part of it!"

"We're honored to receive this incredible donation and are grateful to partner with the Mike's Carwash team who align with our mission and have the same heart for our community," says Anthony Muñoz. "This donation makes it possible for us to recognize and reward students who have excelled despite overcoming substantial adversity with the opportunity to continue their education through our Straight 'A' Scholarship, helping them to achieve their dreams."

Through their Impact Programs, The Anthony Muñoz Foundation is committed to impacting the lives of tri-state area youth mentally, physically and spiritually. They strive to nurture the growth of all tri-state youth by creating unique opportunities that appeal to students of all ages, educational, cultural, and economic backgrounds.

Founded in 1948, Mike's Carwash is headquartered in Loveland, Ohio. The company is known for its state-of-the-art carwash technology, friendly customer service and its dedication to the communities it serves. Mike's has locations in Evansville, Fort Wayne, Jeffersonville and Mishawaka, IN, Cincinnati and Dayton, OH, and Florence and Louisville, KY.
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Mike's Carwash Opens New Loveland Location
9675 E Kemper Road, Loveland, OH 45140
JANUARY 2020 - CINCINNATI, OH
Mike's Carwash has officially opened their newest location at 9675 E Kemper Road in Loveland, just east of I-275. This is the 13th Mike's Carwash location in the Cincinnati area, and will bring the company to 25 locations in total.

Mike's total construction investment in the new location was more than $6 million and the new store features the latest carwash technology to ensure the highest quality wash possible. The new store will employ more than 20 team members.

"We could not be more excited about our new location in Loveland," says Mike Dahm, President of Mike's Carwash. "The Loveland and Symmes Township communities have welcomed us warmly and we cannot wait to provide our customers with clean cars and the exceptional service for which Mike's is known!"

In honor of the opening, the new Loveland location will host a Grand Opening Free Ultimate Wash Weekend from January 24-26. All donations collected throughout the weekend will support The Dragonfly Foundation and their mission to help pediatric cancer patients and their families find strength, courage and joy by providing ongoing support, relevant materials, and caring nurturing, and transformative experiences.

Founded in 1948, Mike's Carwash is headquartered in Loveland, Ohio. The company is known for its state-of-the-art carwash technology, friendly customer service and its dedication to the communities it serves. Mike's has locations in Evansville, Fort Wayne, Jeffersonville and Mishawaka, IN, Cincinnati and Dayton, OH, and Florence and Louisville, KY. The company is currently looking at additional opportunies to expand in existing and new markets and looks forward to continued growth.