CLEan Express Auto Wash donated $8,300 to Cleveland’s Center for Arts-Inspired Learning (CAL) to help further its mission of igniting student learning, creativity and success through the arts. The donations were collected from CLEan Express Auto Wash customers at the company’s inaugural Grand Opening/Free Wash Week held in September at the South Euclid location.

On December 3, 2020, CLEan Express Auto Wash presented a check for $8,361.36 to Cleveland-based Center for Arts-Inspired Learning. Pictured from left: CLEan Express Auto Wash South Euclid Site Manager Boz Henderson, Express Wash Concepts Vice President of Operations Dan Eisenhauer, Express Wash Concepts CEO John Roush, Center For Arts-Inspired Learning President and CEO Marsha Dobrzynski, and Express Wash Concepts Vice President of Corporate Development Jeff Gilger.

During the Grand Opening, CLEan Express Auto Wash offered a free signature “CLEan-est” car wash ($18 value) to every customer in exchange for a monetary donation to CAL. CLEan Express Auto Wash also offered discounted retail gift cards with all proceeds donated back to CAL. Throughout the Grand Opening period, CLEan Express Auto Wash gave away more than 3,800 free car washes at a retail value of more than $68,400.

“During each Grand Opening we identify and partner with a local non-profit organization to help raise awareness and much needed funding to further their mission,” said John Roush, Express Wash Concepts CEO. “CAL is an outstanding example of a local non-profit that quickly pivoted programming initiatives so they could still reach Cleveland area children, and provide arts education and programming at a time where it’s so desperately needed.”

For more than 66 years, CAL has served 7 million+ students through 6,500 programs utilizing art education to help ensure future success. Initiatives include CAL Sprouts kindergarten readiness programs, Play It Forward Cleveland musical instruments/lessons to middle school students and the ArtWorks” teen college and career readiness program.

CLEan Express Auto Wash has six locations currently open or under construction. Built CLEan for Cleveland, CLEan Express Auto Wash is part of the Express Wash Concepts portfolio, which includes 31 Central Ohio-based Moo Moo Express Car Wash, Greater Dayton-based Flying Ace Express Car Wash and Toledo-based Meyers Auto Wash locations.