Good morning and Welcome to Not Quite Clowning Around.

It’s been an amazing start to my term as President of the best Clown Organisation. Many of you know we had a small hiccup as the hotel in Atlanta cancelled our convention reservation. This lead to a small heachache, but after much searching, a ton of ground work and effort from Deanna Hartmier as the Future Convention Chair and our Vice President Robin Bryan, we are please to announce the 2020 Convention will be held between March 22nd  – 26 at the Lexington Riverside Hotel, Jacksonville Florida. We’ve extended the often short window for Early Bird Registrations until the end of April 2019 – offering you a massive saving of $50… so book early and save some dollars.
https://www.worldclown.com/convention/2020-convention.html

Also, over the past few weeks I’ve been concentrating on membership numbers and our finances. It is true membership numbers have been on the decline, but March has shown an increase in numbers month on month, year on year. We need to continue this growth and we can only do this with our members support and efforts. If every member of the WCA joined up someone else who is 1/2 their age, our organisation would double in size. So, yes – look around at your friends, families and workmates and get them a WCA membership for their birthday or why not just treat them because you love them. There are many reasons to join WCA. I asked a few of the WCA Regional Directors their opinions. Here is a list of a few reasons to join WCA and attend a convention….

1. To be a member of a great club with likeminded people.

2. A sense of belonging and home, my family and friends.

3. To be able to improve ones abilities knowledge and skill level. Education

4. To go to conventions. Not to put other clubs down, but we have a higher quality of Clowning.

5. Access to vendors

6. To meet new friends and to connect with Local to National and internationals.

7. Ministry aspect WCA has is amazing and joyful.

8. The public know I’m involved in WCA

9. Insurance

10. Set of ethics and guidelines for my clowning

12. To promote clowning. The most logical way is join a global organization.

13. To keep in touch with fellow Clowns.

14, To see and hear what other clowns are doing.

15. It’s just a great Clown Community

16. Networking with like-minded people from literally all over the world.

17. To get support, encouragement, and constructive criticism.

18. Sharing ideas, hints, techniques and learning new things. 19. At conferences and alley meetings, getting the opportunity to try new things (skits, gags, make-up techniques, balloons, etc, etc) in a safe, supportive environment.

20. Finding a mentor, teachers or Sensei

Developing long lasting friendships, which creates that family bond.

21. Clowning has opened up so many wonderful opportunities for me.

22. Clowning has given me “permission” to play,  have fun and spread joy.

23. You can “rub elbows” with many master entertainers whom we highly respect.

24. All of the great resources that are on the website!

25. MEDIA CONTACTS

26. FACEBOOK

27. Bragging rights

28. A sense of belonging

29. To add your support to an organization that wants to further the art of clowning and provide a          positive image of clowning on a scale that you could not achieve as an individual

30. Access to scholarships and funding

And then (and I like this one):

“The unknown.” – You don’t know what you are missing until you find it.

I forgot 31. To support and continue to support a love of clowns. (And that’s probably the most important… you never know when you’ll a friend with a red nose)

Remember the link :You can renew online at for ask little as $20 for an eMembership at https://www.worldclown.com/membership/join-us.html

Thank you all for everything you do for clowns, clowning and the WCA. Keep smiling and having fun

Andrew Davis

WCA President 2019-2021