Project 2008 Pax Aid For Children:

WWS were delighted to once again perform for sick children from Poland in Borculo on Tuesday 8th July.  Forty Polish boys and girls, mainly suffering from Diabetes, were in Borculo on holiday sponsored by Pax Kinder Aid.  Our show, which starred Masjolie, Bluey and Conk with Ben as Ringmaster,  and special guest 'Marco the Clown' was very well received by the children and adults alike and there were some very happy smiling faces at the end of the two hour show, despite a huge and deafening thunderstorm during the Finale!  The WWS Team would like to thank Pax Kinder Aid for their kind and generous hospitality and we all look forward to returning to Borculo in 2009!

 

 Project 2007: Attendance of World Wide Smiles to the Dutch Redline Cup, Doetinchem 8-9 September

 

The Redline Cup Programme Cover, September 2007

Masjolie, Ben and Clown Bluey represented World Wide Smiles at the Redline Cup Cross Country Bicycle Championships.  This was a 'first' for WWS, and a very satisfying event it turned out to be.  Saturday 8th was only during the afternoon whilst riders registered, and children were given the opportunity to attend workshops and experience riding the very bumpy 'cross-country' track.  Sunday was the actual racing day and we were "on duty" performing from 9.30 a.m. until 6.00 p.m.  The event was packed with people on the Sunday, ans so it was a good and valuable opportunity for us to gain some excellent PR and also an opportunity to accept some donations towards our funds.  Although we put our stage set up, it was only to frame the selection of large photographs from past Romanian and Sri Lanka tours - there wasn't room to perform shows, so whilst Ben manned our 'stand', Masjolie and Bluey entertained with mix and mingling and walkabout, although Bluey found himself continuously producing balloon models for eager children.  

 
It was surprising that local T.V. (and even national T.V.) did not make an appearance as this Cup competition is part of the ongoing build-up for the Dutch national team to be selected for the Olympics.
We were publicly thanked at the end of Sunday's programme, and Bluey presented the organiser with a large balloon BMX-style cycle which was much appreciated and promptly hung in the Clubhouse.

Masjolie, Ben & Bluey pose with the Balloon Cycle

It was a successful weekend for World Wide Smiles and nearly 200 Euro was donated to our funds.

 

Project 2007 Pax Aid For Children:

WWS were delighted to be invited by Pax Aid to once again perform for sick children from Poland in Borculo on Tuesday 10th July.  Forty Polish boys and girls, mainly suffering from Diabetes, were in Borculo on holiday sponsored by Pax Aid.  Our show, which starred Masjolie, Bluey and Conk with Ben as Ringmaster,  and special guest 'Marco the Clown' was very well received by the children and adults alike and there were some very happy smiling faces at the end of the two hour show!  We were also very pleased to meet with our friends from Poland, Ewa and Bokdan Tabot who had so happily and successfully organised/hosted our itinerary and tour to Katowice in Poland in 2006.
We look forward to returning to Borculo in 2008!

Masjolie picks a volunteer from the enthusiastic Polish children

Clown Bluey has problems with a very long loose end!

Conk conducts the 'Band'

Guest Clown Marco sings with Conk, Masjolie & Bluey


 

Project 2006 Centrum Festival:

To raise funds for World Wide Smile's Tour to Romania in 2007.  Masjolie, Clown Bluey and Ben participated on this occasion and collected some much needed Funds as well as raising the profile of World Wide Smiles.  The Theme of the Centrum Festival this year centered on three countries and so the WWS Team picked Austria, hence clowning around on skis during the day, despite there being a distinct lack of snow!

 

Clown Bluey & Masjolie "Ski" in Ulft!  

 The WWS Team in Ulft - Centrum Festival 2006: Clown Bluey, Ben & Masjolie



Project 2006 Pax Aid for Children:
Performance for sick Polish Children in Borculo:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conk, Bluey & Masjolie perform for the sick Polish Children in Borculo, 2006

See slide show presentation of this Performance on our Poland Photos Gallery

 

Project 2005 Centrum Festival:

To raise funds for World Wide Smiles for the Sri Lanka Tour in 2005 for children affected by the tsunami tragedy - See separate Report on main page. 

 Projects from 2003 onward:

Each year we have had the great privilege of continuing to perform for sick children mainly from Poland through the generous invitation of the Pax Christi Aid for Children.

Project 2002 by Masjolie:

On 23rd March, we brought a smile to the children of asylum seekers in Hardenberg and Nijverdal with a performance and the clowns personally handed out gifts to all the children.

July: Because of the enormous success of the Polish Tour in June, Pax Christi Aid for Children, Borculo, invited World Wide Smiles to entertain a new group of sick children from Poland and this took place successfully in July.

Project 2001 by Masjolie:

In the summer and autumn we took part in a programme for Polish children (asthmatic and diabetic) and children from White Russia, who again had been invited by Pax Christi Aid for Children from Borculo, Westervoort and Arnhem. This consisted of an evening event, the performance concluded by clowns handing out gifts for all the children.

Project 1999 by Masjolie:

As our 2000 Millennium project in St Petersburg had had to be cancelled because of the political and economic climate there at the time, instead clowns and Father Christmas from World Wide Smiles were able to perform and hand out gifts in December to a group of children from Armenia, Poland, Bosnia, White Russia and Ireland. These children had been invited by the Pax Christi Aid for Children for their Millennium project in Apeldoorn, Holland.