{"id":5592,"date":"2015-04-21T21:21:59","date_gmt":"2015-04-22T04:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=5592"},"modified":"2015-04-21T21:21:59","modified_gmt":"2015-04-22T04:21:59","slug":"westerly-creek-introduces-kiss-a-mom-to-compete-with-swigerts-touch-a-truck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=5592","title":{"rendered":"Westerly Creek Introduces \u201cKiss a Mom\u201d to Compete with Swigert's \u201cTouch-a-Truck\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"Kiss<\/a>Last Saturday, Westerly Creek finally held it\u2019s long-awaited, yet controversial fundraising event, \u201cKiss-a-Mom.\u201d The event was the first of its kind in Stapleton, and according to many male attendees, hopefully not the last. \u201cI think all of the Stapleton schools should do an event like this,\u201d said Stapleton dad Greg Addison. \u201cAs a Stapleton resident, I don\u2019t think it matters where your kids attend school, we should be supporting all of the schools, regardless of your specific allegiance.\u201d Event attendee Mike Street agrees. \u201cIt was such a fun event,\u201d said Street. \u201cRaised a lot of money, and all in good fun.\u201d In fact, Street says he was only disappointed in one thing. \u201cI was really hoping to kiss Holly Beatty. But, it was a really long line, and by the time I got up there, her shift was over. Oh well. Next year.\u201d\nBy dollar standards, the event was a huge success. \u201cWe raised over $45,000,\u201d said Westerly Creek PTA President Sarah Clark. \u201cIn fact, we had to move the event from the school to the Invesco Field parking lot because we had sold so many tickets. We think we can even do more with the event next year. If people are willing to pay that much and attend for a kiss, what if they got to Touch-a-Butt? One step at a time, but I am proud of this event, which in the end, is all about the kids.\u201d\nEvent goers purchased a $20 ticket to attend the event, and then had to purchase tickets to pay for kisses from different Westerly Creek moms. Many of the moms hammed it up by wearing risqu\u00e9 outfits, or what they call \u201cTuesdays\u201d, but nonetheless, everyone had a good time, including the kissers. \u201cIt was really flattering seeing the long lines just to come get a peck on the cheek or mouth,\u201d said one of the Westerly Creek kissers, Caitlyn Reynolds. \u201cWe all got breaks, and plenty of water and mouthwash.\u201d There were about 15 hot Westerly Creek moms on hand to rotate through the lines, but next year, Clark says she expects to have more. \u201cThe event went so well, there will most certainly be more people here next year,\u201d says Clark. \u201cSo, we need to mitigate those ling lines by getting more hot moms involved to keep the customers happy.\u201d\nClark says the idea was originally a joke when PTA members were discussing what they could do to compete with Swigert\u2019s heralded \u201cTouch-a-Truck<\/a>\u201d event. \u201cIt is such a great event,\u201d said Clark. \u201cWe needed to have our own version of that. We struggled for several years to find our own \u2018big thing\u2019, but now I think we have it.\u201d Indeed they do, and this writer for one is excited the direction it is headed. ]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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