CLAY- His
smile warms hearts and breaks them His
laughter brings joy to those who hear it His
gentle teasing makes us laugh at ourselves His
eyes share love and hide pain His
heart cares for those others forget His
stunning voice melts the coldest heart. His
name is Clay Aiken, and we have waited for
him for a
very
long
time.
Written
and illustrated by third-grade students, Our Friend
Mikayla is an honest portrayal of the children’s
first reactions to Mikayla... (read
more) Read
Book Review Here
New York Brownstone Animation by Suereu Right-Click and save target to download larger version.'
CLAY'S FOUNDATION Received 1,579 Total individual
donations
$25,045 raised
for the NATIONAL INCLUSION PROJECT
NEWS
11/07/09 Clay
makes suprise appearance at David Foster and
Friends Concert on Friday
night! David
Foster introduced Clay
as
his brother in-law.
He
sang only one song-
'Unchained
Melody'.
More
info will be posted if it becomes available.
Read
one fan's description of
Clay's surprise appearance.
10/26/09 Did
Clay Aiken Sleep Here? Thanks
to Celeste and Rita for
the scan 10/25/09 Clay
Aiken Autographed
Shoes Bid
on them for Charity 10/20/09 Thanks to clayla919 for these photos from the Gala The one below is Clay showing off how well His "Fugly Jacket" from
a previous tour still fits him! Click
to enlarge See
more of Clayla919's Photos
here 10/19/09 National
Inclusion Project Facebook: "Champions Gala was fantastic.
Congratulations to our Champions Trophy winners and to Marti
Ford, winner of the Founders' Award. Thanks to everyone for their support!" Gala Photo Click to Enlarge 10/19/09 Clay
Aiken’s charity aims to
expand 10/18/09 And
the Winners are... 10/18/09 Christie
Cookies Announces Winning Charities in $25,000 Giveaway 10/17/09 HIGHLIGHTS
OF GALA ~~ Clay
auctioned off 'A Day with
Clay'...for the prize of spending the day in Raleigh with Clay showing
the winner around... driving his own car. It
went for $46,000! Money donated to T.N.I.P ~~~ Gala
Auction Dinner with Clay
sold for $41,000 ~~~ He
sang 4 songs As
Long as We're Here" "Grace
of God' "My
Eyes Adored You" "Moon
River" ~~~
Total
raised at Gala was
$184,200 10/17/09 From the
Gala Click to view larger
THE NATIONAL
INCLUSION PROJECT WON THE CHRISTIE'S
COOKIES $10.000
PRIZE! The
representative from Christie
Cookies gave a speech
at the Gala and will
present a check to Clay
for the T.N.I.P.
10/17/09 Tidbit from GALA
area A
fan spoke with Jerome Bell
(Clay's good friend and bodyguard) who told her "we [fans] would be sick
of seeing them in 2010." 10/16/09 Twitpic
of Clay at a
restaurant 10/16/09 Excitement Builds
for the Upcoming
GALA ~~~ Aron Hall, Director of Services
for the NATIONAL INCLUSION PROJECT posted yesterday on his Facebook page:
"Gonna be an awesome weekend! I'm just saying, I don't think anyone has
any idea what's in store..."
~~
Many fans are speculating
that what is in store has more to do with what is happening with the foundation
than with Clay's career.
~~
However, It is an intriguing
statement because fans of Clay Aiken and supporters of the N.I.P.are well-known
for ferreting out any news before it has been announced. Mr. Hall's comment
has ony increased the anticipation of those who are lucky enough to hold
tickets to the organization's Gala, to be held this coming Saturday
night, October 17th.
~~
Past Galas have been
fun and successful, raising large numbers of donations to the
foundation and providing a lively evening of tributes, a fun and spirited
auction, and a performance by Clay Aiken himself.
Check here after Saturday
night for news, photos and video from the Gala which will be posted as
soon as it/they become available.
Guest
stars include Brian Dennehy (as the Teamsters head) in the first episode
and lots of pop stars -- Sheryl Crow, Mary J. Blige,
Clay Aiken, Elvis Costello and more ...in
the second.
NATIONAL
INCLUSION PROJECT Formerly
known as The
Bubel Aiken Foundation (New
website includes an open
letter from Clay Aiken and
Diane Bubel)
8/02/09 Clay
answered 12 questions starting at 5:04 p.m. PDT (Post #9066) on August
2, 2009. HE
SAYS HE'S BLOND AGAIN Members
may login here 7/31/09 Official
Fan Club Clay
answered 19 questions starting at 3:18 p.m. PDT (Post #8893) on July 31,
2009. Members
may login here He
hints that there could be
some news from him in
a week or so... 7/20/09 As
of 5:00 pm central time Clay
is online answering questions at the OFC... Members
may login here to
read or post... Clay
writes that he has some
news, but that he isn't ready
to share it yet.
6/30/09 Clay answered eight more questions on the OFC on June 29th- starting with Post #8102: Members may login
here to read the questions and Clay's answers
SUNDAY,
NOVEMBER 8TH, 2009
Best video yet of 11/06/09 David Foster
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of requests for this montage. I have- up until now
-not hosted it because the title may be offensive to some.
This montage is set to
the song "This
is How the Heart Breaks" performed by Rob Thomas. Please note that I have
attempted to edit the title,but it ruins the flow of the montage when it
is edited.
All that being said, YOU
HAVE BEEN WARNED. If
you are sensitive to one written word of obscene language, you might want
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spite of the offensive word, the montage is a lot of fun!
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