Help support The Smile Factory!

          All donations received help defray some of the cost of supplies to help members have the hands on opportunity to try various skills. This includes pins and awards bestowed upon members who are able to demonstrate to the Educators, Board, and peers their ability to display each skill necessary in clowning. Pins are awarded for magic, juggling, skits, face painting, puppetry, balloon twisting, "heart of a clown", and achieved amounts of Community Service hours. To date, many of our members have performed over 100 of these service hours before starting high school, helping them greatly with their school's requirements.

Who does The Smile Factory help?

          First, it helps kids and their families have fun while teaching the importance of helping their Community through volunteering together. The skills learned help with self esteem, confidence in the classroom, and life itself. It also gives kids many opportunities to pursue skills in the performing arts. As a group and as individuals they attend many local nursing homes, assisted living homes, hospital events, town events, local fundraisers, major charities, and senior citizen centers.
While helping they are also excellent role models for their peers by showing that volunteering can be fun.  Recently, a former “Smile Factory” member received a warm acceptance into Drew University. During Orientation, comments were made by the Dean of Administration on the new excitement of having their very first clown graduate now in attendance at their school.

For more information, to make a donation, or become a sponsor, please contact Elaine "Daisy D. Dots" Vercellone at 201-573-8971.

Thank you for supporting The Smile Factory.