We want to let people know that they are special, that they mean something to someone, and that they are not just a nameless patient. We do this because we want to and because we care. And what better way to put a smile on someone's face than by clowning around? Clowning Around Baltimore: Making Baltimore Smile One Nose At A Time.

We hope to visit and play with children in pediatric wards at hospitals in the city of Baltimore in an effort to improve the emotional quality of the patients' hospital stay. We hope to give students at The Johns Hopkins University an opportunity to serve all patients in an emotional capacity and provide them exposure to pediatric health care. We aim to expand this form of community service to several hospitals across the city, as well as inner city elementary schools and nursing homes. We will achieve these goals through a variety of individual and group activities.

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