Senior Education Ministries, Inc
Contact: Lori Aplin RN                                                    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tel: 812-917-4970
Cell phone:812-230-7772
Email: aplin@verizon.net

WABASH  VALLEY COMMUNITY UNITES TO PROTECT SENIOR CITIZENS
 


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old your horses….the elephants are coming!  Step right up and see for yourselves…. Ladies and Gentleman…Children of all Ages… “The Greatest Scam on Earth” spectacle for all is about to begin!  Seniors from every walk of life will travel to the lot (showgrounds) at the Vigo County Fairgrounds on May 12, 2009 to experience a free trip to the Big Top in Terre Haute.  For over the past hundred years, circus folk have developed and adapted a vocabulary all their own.  It’s a reminder of the robust way international outlook kinkers (circus performers) and Joey’s (clowns) have as they work and play under the Big Top. From the moment of their arrival, they will feel as though they have “Run away with the Circus”.  The Ducat Grabber (door tender) will give the customary “Doors” signal and greet the Senior townies (anyone not traveling with the circus) with a smile and small show.  After signing in, they will get their circus “Bibles” (souvenir program), as well as a veritable sac of circus treasures which includes an Annie Oakley (complimentary ticket/wrist band).
Continuing a longstanding American tradition that dates back more than two years, the “Greatest Scam On Earth” has a mandate to mesmerize, astound and entertain families with our human and animal performers in a colorful kaleidoscope of non-stop wonders! Our annual seminar this year will take on a 3-ring circus format designed to include members of the community interested in being entertained as well as making a difference. It will be the most amazing, jaw-dropping, undeniably entertaining show in town.
The pie car will be open for breakfast (8am-9am) allowing fellowship and time for everyone to “bump a nose” (some people cite this as the good luck phrase before a performance).  Just be careful to keep your rubber nose clean while doing it.
The Ballyhoo (circus spotlight) in all its luminous glory will sweep the house as the dust and peanut shells settle and windjammer (circus musician) bombastic, Lisa Krause, culminates the opening of the circus with our National Anthem. The Terre Haute Gaffer (Town manager) Mayor Duke A. Bennett) will then announce the official “come-in” (period before showtime when public is entering the arena before the circus begins), at 8:30 am to present a ceremonial proclamation and present proclamations from Mayors across the state and surrounding communities in Indiana and Illinois.  The Senior Townies will be entertained this year by Professional Roustabout Lecturers (a circus laborer who educates) who know the ins and outs of heat merchants (an unscrupulous advance-sale phoneroom ticket sales agent), grafters (gambler who trails a show), Larry’s (loser) and Jonahs (a person who brings bad luck to everyone in his vicinity) and crime shows who prey on circus life.  (Lecturers include: National Consumers League (all the way from Washington D.C.), Crimestoppers, SWAT team, FBI, US Securities and Exchange Commission (from Chicago), US Postal Inspector, Indiana Attorney General’s office, Vigo County Prosecutor’s Office, and the Mayor of Terre Haute)  There will be time scheduled in the morning, at lunch, and in the afternoon for townies to meet the various carnies (Vendors) and missionaries (Benefactors) who made their spectacle possible. 
Our Master of Ceremonies, Ringmaster John Fugate, International Circus Hall of Fame Ringmaster ( Bronze Medalist as 3rd Best Ringmaster in the World, Honoree: Circus Fans of America, Honoree: Circus Historical Society;  Actor: Big Fish-Sideshow Barker; Indianapolis 500 Speedway Ranking Old-timer’s Member; and Board Member of International Circus Hall of Fame) will enlighten as to one of the biggest scams on earth, circus misconceptions. He’ll also shed a light on circus superstitions, such as

During each break there will be a BLOW OFF (The shofar will blow to signal a break in the show when the concessionaires come out)
In between side shows and circus Roustabout performers, in our center ring we will welcome Kinkers (circus performers) from the Wabash Senior Activity Center doing age defying acts to mesmerize, tantalize and entertain.

At 11:30 Flags up! The cookhouse will open… get your hot dogs!  The Butcher will be strolling the big top with A Dukey bag (bag lunch provided for the workers on the jump) for the cirky’s and townies unable to make it to the Grease joint (hot dog or grill concession). 

There will be complimentary t-shirts to the first 100 seniors (first come first serve basis)

There will be NO charge for our guests to COME RUN AWAY WITH US TO THE CIRCUS. 
Any businesses wishing to assist with transportation to/from this event for our seniors, should notify Senior Education Ministries,Inc.
Anyone wishing to participate or donate to this event may contact Senior Education Ministries, Inc. 812-917-4970 or via website: www.senioreducationministries.org
On-site registration will be available the day of the seminar beginning at 7:00am.

 


 

 

 

If you’d like more information about this event, or to schedule an interview with Lori Aplin RN, please call to Senior Education Ministries, Inc. 812-917-4970 or email to aplin@verizon.net.