You kiss your mother. You kiss your sweetie. Maybe you even kiss your dog. With all that practice smooching, winning the Kiss the Car contest should be no problem.

The contest is cosponsored by Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and the Boys and Girls Club of Ames. Together they are teaming up to give away a new, forest green Chevy S-10 pickup truck donated by George White Chevrolet.

A total of 30 spots will be given away for a chance to win the truck. A raffle is being held and 15 names will be drawn. The top six residence hall floors which donate the most money will each be able to designate a representative to kiss the truck, the top six donating Greek houses will get places, KCCQ will also give away 2 spots, and on Wednesday an auction will be held on campus; and the person who donates the most money will also get a chance to kiss the truck.

A rally will be held during Taste of Veishea to announce the 30 contestants. The kissing of the truck will happen April 21, south of the Campanile.

The contest is not for the faint of heart. Geff Gescheidler, executive director of the Boys and Girls Club of Ames, said he thinks the kissers might have to pucker up for several days.

“We’re guessing people might have to kiss the car for three days. I guess when you know you can win something like a brand new truck, you’ll do almost anything,” he said.

The contest is part of the efforts by the Boys and Girls Club of Ames to raise one million dollars to build a new, larger facility for the club. Gescheidler said the new building is needed because the club has been at the current building, 104 Kellogg St., since 1970, and they now need more space.

“We’re out-growing this building. Our goal is to at least double, maybe even triple, our membership; and with more space and new facilities, I think we can do that. Right now it’s over crowded and just not comfortable sometimes,” Gescheidler said.

The new facility, which will be located on South Fifth Street, will house a full-size gymnasium, game room, group meeting room, craft room, library and learning center, computer lab, teen area, kitchen and physical education area.

The fund-raising campaign, which has been going on for almost a year, has raised about $680,000. Sigma Phi Epsilon, which came up with the contest as a philanthropy, hopes to raise about $25,000 for the Boys and Girls Club of Ames. This is one of the few philanthropies sponsored by a university organization where 100 percent of the proceeds go to the benefactor.

“This is one of the biggest philanthropies that has ever been attempted in Ames. It is original in that 100 percent of the money is going to charity. It’s really different in that it utilizes the whole Greek system, campus and the community,” said Lindsey Falk, a senior in journalism and mass communication and publicity manager for the campaign committee for the Boys and Girls Club of Ames.

Bob Parks, president of George White Chevrolet, said community response to the contest has been positive. Parks said they donated the truck because George White believes in supporting the community in a variety of ways.

Falk agreed that the community has supported the contest and the fund raising efforts by donating gift certificates and prizes.