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ClownAntics.com donates thousands of clown supplies to over fifty schools and arts organizations in New York City
New York, NY (February, 2010)In 2010 Clown Antics made its largest ever gift of clown supplies, worth over $30,000, to schools and art organizations throughout New York City to help keep arts programs going during these difficult financial times. The gift was made in partnership with New York City Council of the Arts.
Some examples include:
  • Stage Production of 'Thoroughly Modem Millie Jr.' by Middle School Students (ArtsConnection)
  • A "Walk-a-thon" for art residencies (PS110, New York)
  • Staged readings of plays based on myths from ancient cultures (Marquis Studios/PS 170)
  • Stage Production of 'Part One: The Lay of the Land' (The Chocolate Factory)
  • Stage Production of 'Snow White and the Unemployed Elves' (IS 126Q)
  • Stage Production of 'Annie' (High School for Environmental Studies)
"It is with these donated goods we are able to encourage our kids to reduce waste and be creative in their reuse of these items to improve our program areas by painting a mural on a wall, making scenery backdrops for our plays, create large murals and holiday decorating for display throughout our club!"
Karen M. Johnson, Executive Director
Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens
"My students have been using all of their 'new' art materials to construct 'flying homes,' as a project dedicated to Haiti, students have worked in groups to conceive of what they consider to be an ideal home that could be built from recycled materials. What makes it fly is that it is free of the things that burden many homes. The idea is to make the youth think about a home's value as non-material. Using your materials, students have created their home representing ideals such as happiness, freedom, and peace. They have made their homes free of things like abuse, violence, shouting, etc,"
Katie Yamasaki, Art Teacher
Ballet Tech
Says Blake Cabot, owner of Clown Antics,
"I am particularly proud of our work with the schools. As a father of two, I appreciate the positive effect the arts has on young minds."
Organizations receiving benefit from Clown Antics included:
Institution URL
Art in General www.artingeneral.org
ArtsConnection www.artsconnection.org
Ballet Tech www.ballettech.org
Brooklyn Museum www.brooklynmuseum.org
Celia Cruz High School of Music www.ccbxhsm.org
Center for Family Life in Sunset Park www.clfsp.org
Children's Aid Society at P.S.8 www.ChildrensAidSociety.org
Columbia University Theatre Division arts.columbia.edu
DANIEL CARTER BEARD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 189Q
Department of Veteran Affairs (New York Harbor Healthcare System)
Dorchester Senior Citizens Center http://dorchsterseniors.blogspot.com
Eleanor Roosevelt High School www.erhsnyc.org
High School for Environmental Studies www.environstudies.org
High School for Excellence and Innovation
High School for Teaching and the Professions bstnp.newvisionsk12.org
iDeas
IS 126Q
Issac Newton Middle School for Math and Science
Jeffrey Rapport School for Career Development
LaGuardia High School
Local Project Inc www.localproject.org
Locomotion Dance Theatre for Children Inc http://www.loco-motiondancetheatre.org/
Lost Battalion Hall Recreation Center www.nyc.gov/parks
MARQUIS STUDIOS/PS 170 MARQUISSTUDIOS.org
Medgar Evans College - Center for Black Literature www.mec.cuny.edu/blacklitcenter
New School for Drama www.drama.newschool.edu
New York City Department of Education - District 75 - P723X
New York Hall of Science www.nyscience.org
New York Public Library - Soundview Branch Library
P.S.188 http://ps188q.org/1.html
PS 110
PS 290K
PS 304 - The Early Childhood Lab School
PS 346
Public School 17 (NYC Dept of Education)
Public School 7 http://www.007k.org
PuppetTronics Inc
Retro Productions www.retroproductions.org
Russell Sage Junior High School 190 Queens
Saint Raymond Community Outreach www.srcocenter.org
St. Margaret's After School - Summer Day Camp www.stmargaretsschoolny.com
Susan B. Anthony Academy (I.S. 238Q) none; is a dance troup
the alpha workshops www.alphaworkshops.org
The Arsenal
The Chocolate Factory www.chocolatefactorytheater.org
The Juilliard School www.juilliard.edu
The Margaret Mead School - P.S. 209
The Toy Museum of New York www.toymuseumny.org
The Urban Assembly School for Applied Math and Science
Town Square www.townsquarelnc.com
Triskelion Arts www.triskelionarts.org
Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens
About Clown Antics
Clown Antics is the leading online retailer of clown supplies which include makeup, clown costuming, face paints and accessories. Founded in 1988, Clown Antics has served the clown supply industry with over 2,500 products from such leading manufacturers as Kryolan, Jim Howle, Mehron, Snazaroo, and Clown Antic's own proprietary products, Clown Antics is truly your "One Stop Clown Shop".

For more information on the Clown Antics, visit www.ClownAntics.com
About Materials for the Arts
Since 1978, Materials for the Arts has provided thousands of New York City's arts and cultural organizations, public schools and community arts programs with the supplies they need to run and expand their programs. Materials are gathered from companies and individuals that no longer need them and redistributed to the artists and educators that do. In the process, hundreds of tons are removed from the waste stream every year and kept out of landfills, helping to sustain our environment and promote reuse and waste reduction. MFTA helps artists realize their visions, provides students with a richer educational experience and furnishes businesses and individuals with a simple and efficient way to enhance the cultural life of their city.

For more information on the Materials for the Arts visit www.mfta.org
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