Rebels swim team holds fundraiser, thanks Kingsgate Car Wash for support

Published 3:04 pm Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Juanita High School girls swim and dive team recently held a fund raiser to raise money to buy new team suits for the 2015 swim season with the help of the Kingsgate Car Wash.

“The Rebels have struggled with fund raising in recent years,” said Julie Harder, a parent with the team. “In the past, the team traditionally had one or two car washes in the Kirkland area, hoping to raise enough money for team swim suits. But with the changes in city policies and the growing concern for pollution caused by gas-station car washes it has become increasingly difficult for the team to hold the car washes.”

This year, the team took a new direction.

With the help of the Kingsgate Car Wash, the Juanita team arranged to sell pre-loaded car wash gift cards to be used in the two touch-free wash bays. Each gift card had a value of $36.

The Rebels were able to sell the cards to raise over $2,700 toward the purchase of new swim suits for each and every swimmer. The Rebels have 45 swimmers and divers on the roster.

“The Juanita team would like to thank Kingsgate Car Wash,” Harder said.