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Woman's World - November 17, 2008
Hearts & Noses Hospital Clown Troupe was featured in the November 17, 2008 edition of Woman's World with the article: "She is Healing Children one smile at a time."As anyone with a serious illness knows, your life is forever changed. But what if you were just a child. Where would you find the strength to fight? That's why Cheryl Lekousi is giving kids hope ... with magic, music and a red nose.
Read a pdf of the whole article here.
The Republician - April 16, 2008
Baystate Medical Center Gets Serious About Clowning Around
They're doing some pretty serious clowning at Baystate Medical Center. In the footsteps of "Patch" Adams, the bedside clown and physician made famous in a 1988 movie starring Robin Williams, volunteers from all walks of life attended two daylong training sessions on hospital clowning at the hospital's Holyoke conference center in early spring. By fall they'll brighten up the pediatric wards and children's eyes.
Read whole article here.
About Children’s – Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Spring/Summer 2008.
Clowns on Call Prove Laughter is Good Medicine
If one clown is good, reasoned Annette “Babycakes” Newman, wouldn’t two clowns be better? And why stop there? How about a platoon of clowns? A flock? A flotilla? Thus was born Clowns on Call, a growing troupe of red-nosed volunteers who roam from room to room each week, eliciting giggles from patients of the Children’s Hospital of Michigan. Read a pdf of the whole article here.
The Needham Times, November 3, 2005
A Clown Lives in Town - Needham Resident Helps Victims Heal Through Laughter
Cheryl Lekousi was dressed as a clown when she traveled to Otis Air Force Base earlier this fall to provide some relief in the form of humor to victims of Hurricane Katrina. But when she was with the children and families who had lost their everything in the natural disaster, she was only 10 percent Tic Toc the clown, and 90 percent herself, she said. " I sat there, and I listened, and I really gave them all of myself," the Needham native said. She heard stories of unimaginable loss from families who had no idea where they would go or what they would do next. Read whole article here.
Boston Globe, September 25, 2005
Houston, We Have Our Grins by Kennan Knudson
Brookline resident "Bloopers," otherwise known as Jeannie Lindheim, founder of the Hospital Clown Troupe, returned this week from a one-week stint of bringing smiles to the faces of hurricane victims in Houston. Clowning around for 40 hours left her emotionally exhausted, numb, and overwhelmed, but she's glad she went, she said. She was accompanied by Newton resident Kathleen "Tickles" Connolly. "What totally impressed me was the dignity and gentleness of the people I worked with . . . in the face of horrific circumstances," Lindheim said.
Our Town Brookline Magazine, July 2005
More than Clowing Around
"Choice, control, and connections. That’s what Jeannie Lindheim’s Hospital Clown Troupe is all about. Since 1997, the troupe has visited more than 21,000 children in Boston-area hospitals. 'Choice, choice, choice,' says Lindheim, the founder and artistic director of the troupe, sitting comfortably on her living room couch with two cats milling around. 'We [the clowns] are the only people kids can say ‘no’ to.'"
Read whole article here.
BE HAPPY AT WORK, 100 Women Who Love Their Jobs, and Why - By Joanne GordonFormer Forbes writer and current Forbes contributing editor Joanne Gordon interviews 100 women, including Jeannie Lindheim, who love their jobs, probing why, what decisions they made along the way, and how other women can learn from their lessons. Read more about the book here.
Jewish Advocate December 17-23, 2004
SEND IN THE CLOWNS, Nurse Shelly Bazes-Bard returns to her alma mater in Israel promoting humor and health
"Tweedles is not your everyday, run-of-the-mill, clown. She doesn’t wear white face paint or sport the latest in clown fashion. She does not act in circuses, nor does she perform for children’s birthday parties. She is a hospital clown on a mission. Tweedles, also known as Shelly Bazes-Bard, is a graduate of the Henrietta Szold Hadassah-Hebrew University School of Nursing. On Dec. 12, she returned to her alma mater on an exchange mission of health, humor, and education." Read whole article here.
Brookline Tab, October 7, 2004
NOT JUST CLOWING AROUND, Jeannie Lindheim's Hospital Clown Troupe brings smiles to sick children
"Jeannie Lindheim could not make it any more clear. ' We do not do birthday parties for well children,' she says slowly. 'We've entertained 21,000 kids in the past seven years - a lot in the hospitals and a lot at holiday parties for sick children.'" Read whole article here.
Massachusetts 2003 Catalogue for Philanthropy charity.
Jeannie Lindheim's Hospital Clown Troupe was selected as a Massachusetts 2003 Catalogue for Philanthropy charity.
The Catalogue profiles 69 of Massachusetts' outstanding cultural, environmental and human service agencies. The Troupe was chosen from a total applicant pool of over 200 organizations.
The Magic 106.7 Exceptional Women Awards Luncheon held May 15, 2003.
Boston radio station Magic 106.7 is the nation’s leader in producing award-winning programming by and for women. Exceptional Women overcome obstacles to achieve greatness in their lives, and include local, national and international women who “show us the sky and give us wings to fly.” |
