PORT ST. LUCIE — Only four contestants are vying for a $20,000 Ultimate Mom Makeover designed for St. Lucie County mothers only – but there is still time to enter the contest.

The competition, designed to reward a deserving mom, opened May 9 and will close its books June 6 at 5 p.m., said event promoter Jeannette Weiss of the WSR Group in Palm City. The winner will be announced at the June 10 St. Lucie Mets game.

The winner will receive cosmetic dentistry, facial cosmetic services, jewelry, a weekend at the Hampton Inn of Port St. Lucie West, and a night of fun at a St. Lucie Mets game, among other treats, said Dr. Ryan Askeland, of SAH Dentistry in Port St. Lucie, who is responsible for inventing the contest.

"We are looking forward to the opportunity to provide something to a deserving mom who always seems to be the last to do things for themselves," Askeland said. "They are the unsung heroes."

Askeland said it is time to recognize mothers and what they do.

"You ask someone who is a full-time mom what they do for a living, and they say, 'I am just a housewife, or just a mom,' and that isn't what it should be, there should be a lot more pride," he said. "(Being a mother) deserves a lot more than it receives for respect."

Dr. S. Darrell Lee of Lee Plastic Surgery and Laser Center in Port St. Lucie and Jupiter is donating his services to the contest winner. He said he was excited at the idea of a mother makeover.

"It's self-gratifying for me, it's really what makes you want to be a doctor, you're trying to help someone feel better about themselves," Lee said. "In the mommy makeover, what we are trying to do is help, for example, a mother who typically gives to the family, the husband and children and sometimes neglects herself, and they don't necessarily have the means or time to try to do anything for themselves."

Askeland remembers his mom, who was his inspiration for the contest.

"My mom had a career prior to having kids, but gave it up to raise three of us, and I don't think any of my siblings or myself would be who we are today if we didn't have that. It certainly is a big part of who we are."To enterTo enter a deserving mother in the Ultimate Mom Makeover Contest, visit www.ultimatemommakeover.com to download an entry form and read the contest rules before 5 p.m. June 6.

Requirements include a 1,000-word essay on "Why Does Your Mother, Or Another Mother You Know Deserve To Get A Makeover" and must be submitted with a close-up facial photo of the mother being nominated.

The winner will receive dental and facial treatments, a day of pampering at Vivid Hair Design And Spa, optometry services from Dr. Alan H. Siegel, a piece of jewelry from Jay's Fine Jewelry and a relaxing weekend at the Hampton Inn, St. Lucie West.