CLOWN AID II WAS A HUGE SUCCESS!!!
Clown Aid II took place on November 3, 2000 at Coronado
High School in Scottsdale. The event set a record for the amount of money
raised by a S.M.I.L.E. fundraiser - $5200.00!
The event was part of a community wide effort to raise
$150,000.00 to assist the family of Nathan Wallace. Nathan is the 20 month
old son of Phoenix Police Officer Marty Wallace who is in need of his second
liver transplant. To date, the effort has raised more than $100,000.00!!!
Clown Aid II began with a carnival like atmosphere!
There were clowns making balloon animals, face painting, selling Clown Aid II
t-shirts, and the Scottsdale Explorer Scouts were running the silent auction and
raffle. During this time, Persephone the renown local family entertainer
was singing songs with the people who chose to go directly to their seats.
Left: The Phoenix 9-1-1 clowns made balloon
animals before the show, while (Right) the Luv Clowns face painted. All
donations for these services went to help Nathan!
At 7:00 PM, the show began! Willy the Clown and
Buck L. Upp came out and welcomed everyone and explained why we were there (FOR
NATHAN!!!). Then, Little Misty came out and we found that we were
missing one of the clowns and would need another clown. Willey suggested
we get one from the audience. A "reluctant" audience volunteer
was pulled up and turned into "Scooter the Clown" in front of the
audience. This was actually a choreographic routine with the entire cast
helping out in the transformation. Once Scooter was ready, he was taken
back stage and "taught" some clown skills.
(Left
to right) Scooter - the "reluctant" audience helper,
talks
to the Master of Ceremonies, Popsicle the Clown!
The Master of Ceremonies for the evening was Popsicle
the Clown from the Scottsdale Unified School District. He got everyone
hip-hopping from the beginning of the show! Next up - Elvis was in the
building! Elvis performed three songs and showed us how well he could
ad-lib! Elvis was followed by Scooter attempting magic then a skit from
the Scottsdale Police Clowns. Buck L. Upp and Louie the Monkey entertained
and taught about bicycle safety, car safety and gun safety.
Elvis was IN the building at Clown Aid
II!
The Phoenix Police 9-1-1 Clowns performed a skit,
Scooter tried his hand at juggling, followed by Willey and Little Misty from the
Scottsdale Police Department.
The end of the show was a kazoo band followed by a
conga line of all the cast!
The Cast Photo of Clown Aid II
Following the show was the raffle.
Across town, Goober and Sgt. Pepper from the Mesa
Police Department were doing a special show in Glendale and raised more than
$100 "passing the hat" for Nathan!
This was a tremendous event that wouldn't have been so
successful without the help of so many incredible groups:
