Klowns — Aroostook County, Maine
The Anah Shrine Klown Unit is best known for its comic antics at the annual Circus, parades, store openings, restaurant celebrations, and at other public functions like Shrine Hospital Screening Clinics and the like. But, the Unit has a serious purpose...raising funds for our Sneaker Fund and creating public awareness of the Anah Temple Shrine. Our Klowns are quite visible and therefore, among the best PR representatives that we have. There isn't a Summer weekend when you won't find our guys somewhere giving of their time and, like all of us, at our own expense. This is a very active unit.
The Unit annually raises thousands of dollars for the Sneaker Fund; an international campaign to provide our Burns Shriner's Hospitals with research money so vital for the continued development of miracle cures for burns patients. The International Shrine Clown Association (I.S.C.A.) understands that today's research is tomorrow's cure.
2006 Officers
Boss Klown, Donnie Anderson; Captain, Alan Willey; Lieutenant, Jim England; Secretary, Mike Dugal; Treasurer, Robert Hancock
Tom Clukey, divan Representative
Jim England, Divan Representative
Unit Members
Donnie Anderson,
Stephen Bailey,
Stephen Caron,
Peter Doebner,
Mike Dugal,
Jim England,
Gary Fox,
Robert Hancock,
David Hauger,
Ed Leighton,
Hal Lyford,
Darrel McDougal,
Shawn Murchison,
Terry Plummer,
Jim Shaw,
Art Sutherland,
Shane Theriault,
Richard Trecartin,
Ralph Wheeler,
Alan Willey
Monthly Column
Reporter, Noble Kris DeLong
My apologies for not getting in much lately as things had been a bit slow. As for recent happenings, the Klowns held the annual business meeting after the Aroostook Shrine Club Meeting. Boss Klown Hearty called the meeting to order and Fiddlehead read the Klown Prayer. Klowns present were: Boss Klown Hearty, Retread, Doogie, Papi, Ruffles, Sci, Buttons, Rainbow, Jax, Poe Goe, Fiddlehead, Snappy, and Evo (alias Ding a Ling).
It was moved and seconded to donate $500.00 to the Aroostook Shrine Club and $1,000.00 to the Sunshine Club.
Upcoming events that were discussed were the Kids' Christmas party to be held at the Shrine Club and the Nursing home visitations in December. Also, Doogie had a concern about changing his Klown name, the general consensus was to let sleeping dogs sleep. Retread on the other hand finally figured out who Slapshot was, I guess he had been doing business with him for years and didn't know that Slapshot (Dale) was a clown.
On to the Election of Officers; it was moved and seconded and approved by all voting members present on the following for 2007: Boss Klown Alan Retread Willey, Captain Stan Papi Baker, Lieutenant Jim Rainbow England, Secretary Mike Doogie Dugal, and Treasurer Robert Sci Hancock. Congratulations! There was discussion on who was attending Clown College in January and it looks like a good turnout.
Time to close with laughter is good for the soul so keep on laughing and klowning!
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