Crew Carwash Hosts One-Day Fundraiser Across Indy Locations

INDIANAPOLIS (July 11, 2025) – Crew Carwash, a trusted family-owned business since 1948, is proud to announce the return of its annual Crew for Kids fundraiser in partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters. Now in its sixteenth year, the one-day event will take place Saturday, July 19, at all 54 Crew Carwash locations across Indiana and Minnesota, including 49 in the Indianapolis and surrounding areas.

As part of the event, 50% of all Ultimate Wash proceeds—from both in-store and online sales on Saturday, July 19—will be donated directly to local Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies. The event runs from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., with an inclement weather date set for Saturday, July 26. Select locations will feature live appearances by local officials, mascots, and special guests throughout the day.

“Crew Carwash has given back to our local communities since 1948 and will continue doing so with the support of our amazing teams,” said Bill Dahm, CEO of Crew Carwash. “Every year, we’re proud to partner with Big Brothers Big Sisters for Crew for Kids to support the kids of Indiana and Minnesota.”

Funds raised will benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies that serve markets in which Crew has locations. The agencies to receive proceeds from this fundraiser include Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana, Big Brothers Big Sisters of South-Central Indiana, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Lafayette, Big Brothers Big Sisters Twin Cities, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago, and more local agencies of the youth organization.

“We have always been a big supporter of Big Brothers Big Sisters as we head into our 16th annual Crew for Kids event,” said Sally Grant, 3rd Generation Leader and Owner of Crew Carwash. “Big Brothers Big Sisters offers meaningful mentorship opportunities to help youth achieve their full potential, and we’re proud to support that mission.”

In 2024, Crew Carwash raised more than $200,000 during the single-day fundraiser, bringing the company’s total contributions to over $1 million since the event’s inception in 2010.
“Partnering with Crew Carwash for the 16th year of the Crew for Kids event is always a highlight of our summer. Through their community-oriented mindset, Crew Carwash provides a simple way that people can support kids and recognize the importance of mentorship throughout Indiana and Minnesota,” said Darcey Palmer-Shultz, CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana. “Alongside our generous partners, BBBSCI works endlessly to ensure that as many young people in our community benefit from the mentorship they deserve.”

Crew and Big Brothers Big Sisters invite customers to “be Big”—not just by participating in the fundraiser, but by learning more about becoming a mentor. In just a few hours each month, mentors can make a lasting difference in a child’s life. Visit https://www.bebigforkids.org/volunteer to learn more.

For more information about Crew Carwash, visit www.crewcarwash.com and follow Crew on Facebook and Instagram.

To learn more about Big Brothers Big Sisters, visit www.bbbs.org and connect on Facebook and Instagram.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana recently celebrated the Littles and Bigs graduating from our mentorship program at Celebrate Mentoring, sponsored by AES Indiana. On Sunday, April 27, our graduating matches, accompanied by their family and friends, gathered at Newfields to commemorate and celebrate their accomplishment.

The 2025 graduating BBBSCI class consists of 81 matches – made up of one-to-one mentoring relationships as well as Big Friend and Big Couple three-to-one mentoring relationships. Some of these Bigs and Littles have been matched 1 year, while others have been matched more than 10 years. No matter the duration, we know that the friendships built through these mentoring relationships are transformative.

At the Celebrate Mentoring graduation ceremony, our Littles and Bigs crossed the stage to receive their program certificate of achievement. Previous matches of the year and sponsorship recipients were also highlighted in the program! Throughout this exciting evening, guests also heard from a graduating Big, a graduating Little, and a parent of a Little – giving the audience all possible perspectives of a mentoring relationship.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana wants to extend a huge congratulations to all graduating matches. For our graduating Littles – we cannot wait to see the big things that are in store for your futures.

In October of 2024, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana joined forces with Indiana Sports Corp and Big Ten to kick off a series of programming known as Careers in Sports. Careers in Sports aims to educate Littles in the BBBSCI program on the various careers in sports outside of becoming a professional athlete.

The initial Careers in Sports session allowed a group of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana Bigs and Littles to learn all about the media, press, and sports broadcasting prior to a Big Ten Championship football game. Littles gained a true hands-on experience as they were able to field questions at a press table inside of Lucas Oil Stadium, tour the CBS broadcast truck where all the magic happens, visit the press box – the highest seat in the house, and test out the pyrotechnics. They also gained valuable insight from speaking to the lead Athletic Trainer from St. Vincent.

Following these once-in-a-lifetime experiences, our Littles wrapped up the afternoon with a luncheon featuring Tony Petitti, Big Ten Commissioner, and Anthony Calhoun, WISH-TV Sports Anchor. They of course got to snap some photos with these two, capturing a day spent diving deeper into the professional world of sports! Not only that, but our matches were also gifted tickets to the Penn State versus Oregon Big Ten Championship football game so that they could see the media, press, and broadcasting in action on game day.

For the final Careers in Sports session in March, our Bigs and Littles learned all about the marketing, community engagement, broadcasting, and business that takes place when it comes to professional basketball. In preparation for the Big Ten Basketball games, matches started their day off at Gainbridge Fieldhouse for breakfast. Here, they had the opportunity to hear from Andy Katz, Digital Reporter, Analyst, and Host for NCAA. Katz shared valuable insight on his work as a key figure in NCAA tournament coverage – analyzing bracket predictions, sharing team performances, and providing  behind-the-scenes content. Our Littles were also able to ask Katz questions about his career journey and day-to-day work. Following this excitement, our Bigs and Littles were given tickets to Big Ten Men’s basketball game that took place that same day!

We are incredibly grateful for our partnership with Indiana Sports Corp and Big Ten for allowing our matches to have such special, once-in-a-lifetime experiences! More importantly, we are so excited about the valuable information our Littles who are considering professional careers in the sports world are gaining from the Careers in Sports series.

On January 30, 2025 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana held our National Mentoring Month celebration event; The Big Spark. With some current Bigs and many prospective Bigs, our audience enjoyed a meaningful night of inspiration.

We heard from a variety of individuals on the importance of mentorship. Charlotte Hiatt, the mother of waiting Little Chayse, emphasized the need we have for more mentors in our community and how her family has benefitted from the power of mentorship over the past several years.

We also heard a deeply personal and impactful story from Aaron Green, the CEO of Struggle University. Using his real life experiences, especially as a former Little in the BBBS program, he reminded us just how much of a difference mentorship can make in a young person’s life.

Along with hearing from these inspiring guest speakers, we also had the chance to meet our 2025 Matches of the Year; Little Brother Blaze and Big Brother Rick, Little Sister Jamie and Big Sister Jaleesa, and Little Sister Aniya and Big Sister Hailey. Congratulations to these matches!

We left The Big Spark feeling motivated and ready to make change in our community. If you want to impact the life of a young person through mentorship, you can become a Big at bebigforkids.org/volunteer. It Takes Little to be Big.