CARSTAR raises more than $150,000 for North American charities

CARSTAR Collision Centres raised more than $150,000 across North America for the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, the Make-A-Wish Foundation in the United States, as well as local fundraising groups in their annual Soaps It Up car wash where volunteers helped wash more than 5,500 cars.
More than $117,000 was raised in Canada alone during the annual CARSTAR ‘Soaps it Up for Cystic Fibrosis’ initiative.
This year’s event, ‘A Splash of Magic,’ was held on Jun. 12 at more than 80 locations across Canada. In keeping with the magical theme, CARSTAR enlisted event illusionist Brian Michaels as spokesperson for the National Charity event.  Michaels has cystic fibrosis and is encouraged by all the community support behind making this fundraiser a reality in so many locations across the country each year. “The funds raised will support significant research advances and will continue to aid our ultimate goal of finding a cure for the disease.”