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Florida Car Wash Helping Homeless Off the Street
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Aaron Cole
(IC: employee)
A Florida pastor is helping homeless, unemployed and ex-convicts make money by washing cars at a gas station parking lot, WTSP in Tampa is reporting.
The woman who started the car wash, Dr. Mentha Thomas, says she started the business to help locals get back on their feet.
“To me, that hits your heart. That’s a sad place to be unless somebody helps you,” she told the news station.
According to the report, the car washes cost $20 per car and many of those patrons don’t know the money is going to help the homeless. A man who works at the car wash says the business helped him off the streets.
“I was homeless about eight months before I met her and I’ve been climbing ever since,” Ervin Ford told WTSP.
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Published August 20th, 2015 10:00 AM
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CAR WASHING is highly profitable, but people need to trust you not to damage their vehicle. Microfiber towels, a bucket of soap and water, Armor All Wheel & tire is all you really need. Of course, you need a garden hose for the fresh water. I've recommended "Car washing" as a fund raiser. Give me a group of young, good-looking homeless women willing to work for a cut of the money and 3 meals a day and I'll turn a profit. Put 5 women in bikinis around the car and we'll wash entire cars in less than 2 minutes.
Genius idea honestly. However, and I'm not judging, it'd be a good idea to ensure you get your belongings out of the car prior to having them wash it for you.
Has Danny Glover been out of Hollywood that long? At least give the man a cameo!
So the CEO of Redflex has plead guilty to bribery but TTAC's still doing car wash stories. Cool