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Red Nose Response Newsletter - Clown Week
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Editors:Barbara Bird & Arla Albers
Vol.1, Issue 7, Sept. 2007
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Greetings Responders
Welcome to our Red Nose Response monthly
newsletter. As promised, this
issue will showcase how some of our
responders celebrated Clown Week. We
have a lot of news to report and we
invite you to visit our constantly
updated website, www.rednoseresponse.org.
If you have suggestions for future issues or
would like to send in a
story, please contact us at
barbara@rednoseresponse.org or
arla@rednoseresponse.org. This is your
newsletter!
Barbara "Sparky" Bird,
Arla "Go-Go" Albers
Co-Editors
SEVERE WEATHER ALERT: Be sure to read and
keep the most recent E-zine detailing what
you can do to help before, during and after a
disaster. If you did not receive this special
issue, please download a copy from our website.
We have something new, the Red Nose
Response Forum. It contains the latest
details on our current responses plus other
helpful information about our organization.
Please feel free to post content as well. We
want to hear from you.
Go to the RNR web site,
http://rednoseresponse.org, and click on
"Check Out Our Forum" in the left hand column
of the opening page. After you register your
user name and password (which you determine)
you will be able to enter the forum.
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Children's Museum gets Clowns for Clown Week
For Clown Week, Lulu the Clown participated
in an event organized by Alley 51 members of
New Jersey at the Dover Children's Museum
located in Dover, NJ.
On hand were almost 20 clowns performing
skits, face painting, balloon twisting, and
sharing joy and laughter with all who
attended. They were: Bonky, Pollydoodle,
Ruthie, Jo-Joe, Hanky Panky, Shorty, Mr.
Manners, Kandy Kane, Snooky, Merriloons,
Cookie, Lulu, Tweedles, Jinxx, Dandy Dan,
BoJ, Magic and Oopsie Dazee.
The event lasted from 10:00 to 5:00 p.m. and
there was a steady flow of traffic the entire
day. Lulu's company, Lulu Laughalot
Entertainment, sponsored a group of 15
children from a local church summer camp who
would not have otherwise been able to attend.
The museum indicated that the turnout was far
more than they had expected and were totally
thrilled with the results. The museum also
dedicated an entire wall of the museum to
coloring pages of various clowns that had
participated. Pretty cool, eh!
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More clown week happenings
For clown week, Marion "MLE" Lovig and her
sister, Janice "Patches" Linblad , taught a
class at a Children's Sunday School Workshop
on the art of Christian Clowning. It was at
an Evangelical Free Church of America in West
Haven, CT. She attended the
workshops and during the break she put on her
costume and make-up and her sister hid behind
a poster and they did The Lord's Prayer skit.
Then they talked about what they do and
where, etc.
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Special Issue for Storms and Disasters
Look for this issue....and keep it!
Keep an eye out for our special issue, to
arrive shortly, that details what to do
before, during or after a
disaster. This is an issue that you should
copy, keep and share with others.
This information will be in
the training manual which is currently under
development.
Our website is the most up to date place to check
for information. If you find yourself
unable to access email during or after a
storm, call the toll free number 1-866-422-5696.
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Don't forget to send us an email with your current disaster/responder stories.
Thanks in advance! Send the articles to either
barbara@rednoseresponse.org or
arla@rednoseresponse.org
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LuLu does Full Face Painting during Clown Week
LuLu the Clown, a.k.a. Teresa "Lulu" Mendoza
did face painting with the Dover clowns at
the Children's Museum for clown week. The
children were very pleasantly surprised with
their art work from LuLu. She created a warm
and wonderful feeling with the full faces.
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A Clown Week Proclamation
Electric City Clowns clowning with the Supervisor
During Clown Week, members of the Electric
City Clowns were presented with a
proclamation by the Town Supervisor in
Clifton Park, NY.
Barbara "Sparky" Bird, here pictured as
"Addy-Tude", was given the opportunity to share
information about both Red Nose Response and
the Red Cross "Safe and Well" program as she
spoke to the town board and the public.
Pictured with the Supervisor were "Jazzy",
"Smoothee", "Addy-Tude" and "Mischief".
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Let's Call It "Pebbles in the Pond" Effect
This comes from one of our responders who
wishes to remain anonymous but it's too good
a story not to share.
About a month ago this clown was speaking to
a group about the Power of Laughter. After
his talk he clowned around a bit, made some
balloons and spoke about Red Nose Response.
The group gave a donation of $100 to Red Nose
Response.
But wait, it gets better and here is the
"pebbles in the pond effect". A few days
ago, while making balloons for another event,
a man came up to him and said "Hey, aren't
you the guy who told about Red Nose
Response?" When our clown acknowledged that
he was, the guy said he thought the
organization was wonderful and he gave the
clown a few bills to go to the cause.
Ever curious, our clown asked the man how he
knew about Red Nose Response. The answer will
get you. He said "I am a cook at the
restaurant where you were telling about Red
Nose Response and I heard what you were saying."
Our clown finishes the story this way. "I
thanked him and he disappeared. I stuffed
the bills in my pocket. When I got home and
emptied my pockets, I counted out the bills
he gave me...$75.00." This is a great
example of how much of an effect you can have
on others and how much people appreciate
everything you do for others.
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If you know of any RNR responders who have
not received this e-zine please forward it to
them and ask them to send their contact
information to info@rednoseresponse.org
Sincerely,
Jeremy Cohen
Red Nose Response
phone:
866-422-5696
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