Celebration after successfully performing a “nose transplant” on FRMC employee I recently went into the hospital. But it wasn’t to get tested or treated. It was to help provide some humor to the patients and staff at Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory, North Carolina. A volunteer team called Charlie’s Chaplains visits their local hospital…
Tag: clown
You Don’t Have to Join a Circus to be a Clown
Did you ever think about being a clown? I didn’t, until I discovered a hospital clown ministry made up of volunteers. Several weeks ago my clown journey began as I was doing some research on laughter and humor therapy. I met Becky Cortino through a free online class she was teaching on the topic called…
Running With the Clowns
Erase from your mind everything you know about clowns. My vision of a clown is no longer surrounded by a large tent full of people at a three-ring circus. This past weekend I had the amazing experience of attending clown “skool” and performing as a clown. Charlie’s Chaplains is a nonprofit group of dedicated volunteers…
This Blogger Neighbor Doesn’t Clown Around about 52 Ways to Change the World – SocialButterfly
Image by wgbhmorningstories via Flickr Alexandra Rampy (aka SocialButterfly) interviewed a very busy and generous seventeen year old. Julie Zauzmer is a young podcaster and a volunteer clown when she’s not attending class. She has a great outlook on giving that she talks about on her podcast. I have already subscribed to her 52 Ways…
Are You Clowning Around? Why Not?
Image via Wikipedia "I learned that twenty minutes of belly-aching laughter provides the same endorphin rush that a full day supply of morphine provides. If I could laugh, I could cope. And if I could cope, I could heal. So I made it my mission to laugh every single day. Every person that came to…