Kathy "Popcorn" Salloum has been clowning for more than 20 years.

                                              Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, she was introduced to the art

                                              of clowning at an early age by her father, Bud "Buddy" Salloum,

                                              (shown with her at right) and she has been thankful ever since.

                                               Popcorn has done all types of clowning including business and

                                               corporate events, birthday parties, community and school programs,

                                               parades and picnics, nursing homes, charity fundraisers and

                                               Christian clown ministry. She has clowned at Penn State receptions

                                               and events and for a variety of organizations.

                                               She is a co-founder and a past president of the Happy Valley Alley Clowns

                                               and the co-author of The Joyful Journey of Hospital Clowning: Making

                                               a Difference with Love and Laughter, a book now being excerpted as

                                               an e-book on the World Clown Association website.

                                               She is a contributor to The Joyful Journey of Nursing Home Clowning.                                                         Clowning.

                                                Email Kathy at kathysalloum@comcast.net