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Hamilton, Ontario – June 1, 2012 – Carstar is declaring "A dirty car is a thing of beauty." For the past eight years, dirty cars have been making beautiful things happen for Cystic Fibrosis Canada through the annual Carstar Soaps It Up for Cystic Fibrosis National Car Wash Fundraiser. At this year's event on Saturday, June 9th, Carstar locations across the country will surpass $2-million in funds raised for Cystic Fibrosis Canada. To mark this major milestone, Canada's number los angeles times festival of books one auto collision network has officially declared the dirty car an object of beauty, commissioning world-renowned "dirty car artist" Scott Wade to literally transform dirty cars into works of art at a one-of-a-kind single-day exhibit in Toronto. Franchise Partners across the country will then emulate Scott Wade's work by featuring their own dirty car art on June 9th at their local Soaps It Up car washes to celebrate the volunteers and donors who have made the $2-million fundraising milestone possible.
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