Here's some people I need to meet...

From the Brandweek e-newsletter:

THE PRESSURE IS ON: If you have a pressure-washing business, how do you market your services and promote your group? The Power Washers of North America (Yeah, they really DO exist) will be out in force (Heh.) on July 18 in Washington, D.C., as group members do a mass cleaning of the Lincoln Memorial. “The work will be completed from 6 a.m. – 5 p.m. [and] spectators and the media are invited to watch as contractors restore one of our nation’s most cherished monuments for free,” the group said in a release. But they also added this: “Pressure washers will clean sections of the Lincoln Memorial to remove dirt, discarded gum and food stains as part of the PWNA's Clean Across America program.” Ick. Maybe they should aim those nozzles at a few tourists, eh? Just a thought….

From the organization's website, a list of ideas....

• Clean the years of grime off your elderly neighbor’s home
• Clean the graffiti off the walls of a local school
• Clean the local playground equipment or park picnic table areas.
• Clean an area around a public library
• Clean an area of your local church buildings or walk areas
• Help restore a historic site
• Clean an area of your local hospital
• Clean an area of the orphanage or senior center
• Clean sidewalks outside the local homeless shelter or welfare center
• Work with local police and firefighters to clean a site
• Explore needs with local community college or campus
• Contact animal shelters for their needs
• Clean a local shopping center building or park area
• Work with the local Red Cross for a needy site
• Contact the Rebuilding Together organization in your area for projects
• Clean exhaust system for soup kitchen
• Clean exhaust system for community hospital
• Clean wood decks at a seniors home
• Restore boardwalks at public beach areas
• Contact your local government office for the environment for opportunities and needs

A good idea for Main Street programs.