CARWASH TICKETS SELLING WELL FOR KIDS.

Byline: Daily News

VALENCIA - A last-minute flurry of ticket sales is boosting the Santa Clarita Valley sheriff's station toward its goal of raising $1,000 for victims in some of its most devastating cases.

The station will hold a carwash tonight at the Valencia AutoSpa to raise money for disabled children who have been abused or neglected. The money is used to buy sports wheelchairs, computers and other items.

``It's a heartbreaker,'' said sheriff's Deputy Mike Lorenzi, who is coordinating the local drive to help about 1,100 children under the care of the Los Angeles County Department of Child and Family Services.

Deputies are not only selling tickets but looking for volunteers to help wash cars. Ticket sales were sluggish, but picked up in recent days after the word got out, Lorenzi said.

``We've got several hundred tickets sold now; at the last minute people are calling.''

And Lorenzi is counting on still more customers at the event from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at 23440 Valencia Blvd.

``Since its still light till 8:30, people driving by will see us and pull in,'' he said.

Volunteers are asked to show up at 5:30 p.m. Car wash tickets are $10, for an $18 wash. For information, call Lorenzi at [phone].