DIY - Car Smash fundraiser!
become a fundraising sponsor, just by bringing the car to and from the event. Any empty lot should do for this event, as long as it is approved by the city. Allow event goers to take a swing at the car with a hammer or crowbar, charging $2 to $5 a swing. Make sure safety equipment is available, such as safety glasses and protective outerwear. Also be sure to keep the crowd back at a safe distance. Have your local paramedics present, in the event of an emergency.
The New Haven Heritage Association held a Dash and Smash fundraiser which pitted three six-person teams against one another to see which could completely destroy a car, using only hand tools, in the shortest time. A police department team, a fire department team and a team from the New Haven Heritage Association vied for the fundraiser trophy. Each was supplied with an assortment of hand tools, such as large bolt cutters, tin snips, sledge hammers, axes, wire cutters, pliers, wrenches and hacksaws, and they had to dismantle and smash a car into pieces small enough to pass through a standard automobile tire. Three donated dilapidated cars were stripped of all fluids and glass for safety. Bleachers were set up an admission fee charged for the event.