The camp will

be for students aged 10 to 18 and cost $95.00. All aspiring clowns will

learn how to apply full face makeup, design their own costumes, write

a script for the performance, develop a character, do improvisational

comedy, do simple backdrops, learn magic tricks, do balloon sculpting,

and how to entertain the public as a new clown.

Doodle has

been performing as a professional clown since 1990 when she graduated

from the International School of Performing Arts in Florida.

Doodle performs

before thousands of people each year and conducts clown camps throughout

the entire south and southwestern parts of the U.S. Her favorite time

of the year is summer when she performs and teaches kids at Camp Breathe

Easy, for children with asthmatic conditions and Camp Wanna KLOT, a camp

for children with hemophilia.

"Doodle

in real life was an elementary school teacher and is one of the very best

entertainers we have contracted with to interact with kids," according

to Bernice Wassell, youth coordinator for Peachtree City Recreation Dept.

"We met Doodle through a clown friend who wasn't available when we

needed him. She is on-stage the minute she enters the room, or should

I say when she arrives in her Doodle Mobile.

This is one

performer who includes all kids in her act, she is so perceptive of each

child's personality. By the end of her program, the kids are involved

in helping her pack up and chatting about the magic tricks and exchanging

e-mail addresses and wondering how her white rabbit got back in the black

box."

The Clown Camp

is one of the programs coordinated by the PTC Recreation Dept. for middle

school and older students. In recent years, the community has appealed

to the recreation department to offer summer programs for students who

were too old for day camp. This summer there are many opportunities for

kids 10 and up to learn about a new hobby or how to play a new sport such

as the clowning, photography, art, quilting, judo, volleyball, tennis,

basketball, swimming, dancing or even to enjoy a week of field trips to

art performances and cultural centers.

All classes

are conducted by instructors and recreation coordinators who have undergone

background checks and who are CPR and First Aid Certified.

Register for

all programs at the PTC Recreation Dept off McIntosh Trail Mon.-Fri. from

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. or at the Kedron Fieldhouse Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.,

Sun. 1 to 5:30 p.m.

All summer

programs and activities are listed on our website www.peachtree-city.org/recreation.

Online enrollment is available for a limited number of programs for a

small user fee. Call 770-631-2542 for additional information.

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