Looking for a chance to get that winter sludge scrubbed off your vehicle? Interested in contributing to a worthy Iowa cause?

If so, the Iowa State Student-Athlete Advisory Board (SAAB) has a suggestion.

SAAB, in conjunction with Special Olympics of Iowa, is holding a car wash Saturday from noon until 4 p.m. in the Ames Wal-Mart parking lot at 3015 Grand Ave.

There is no formal cost, but donations are welcome. All proceeds will benefit Special Olympics.

SAAB President Jon Brackmann, a junior and member of the Cyclone men’s golf squad, said his organization decided to hold the car wash because the Big 12 Conference recently formed a partnership with Special Olympics.

“We wanted to do something for our individual school to help out,” he said.

Trina Radske, ISU trackster and co-chair of the SAAB community outreach committee, said her committee worked with Iowa Special Olympics Executive Director Rich Fellingham to organize the event. She said about 20 ISU athletes will join 20 Special Olympians for the event.

“We’re going to do the car wash, but we’re also going to do a lot of interacting with those athletes,” Radske said.

SAAB consists of 40 ISU student-athletes, two from each varsity sport. The organization meets monthly to discuss topics such as educational programs, career development, NCAA legislation, team grievances, gender equity and community service.

SAAB also sponsors athletic department events such as a welcome-back picnic for student-athletes at the start of the school year.

“We’re kind of the voice of the athletes and deal with student-athlete issues,” Brackmann said.

Radske said SAAB is broken into four committees that handle community outreach, public relations, academic life and student-athlete life.

Brackmann said SAAB tries to do several community outreach projects every year. Recent activities have included a visit to the Boys and Girls Club of Ames and a chili supper benefiting ACCESS, a shelter for battered and abused women in Ames.

A cystic fibrosis project is scheduled for early May, he added.

Brackmann and Radske encourage all ISU students and members of the Ames community to participate in tomorrow’s car wash.

“Not many people have a chance to interact with Special Olympians,” Brackmann said. “I think it’s a rare opportunity to see student-athletes and Special Olympians working together.”

Radkse said, “It’s a very worthy cause — it helps the Special Olympians here. We’re really hoping it’s going to be a very nice day so we have a lot of people come.”