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ҧቃٟʥίᘱᚃ˕ܵ੗Г
Art as
medicine
࣬ۇɻʃʒᄌྠf
Clowning is
a subset of
࿁ཤࣸ౶ԸႭdʃ
expressive
therapy, in which
individuals
ʒڌစձҧቃމ˼౤Զə
use the arts
to express
ၾ˼ɛʹݴٙ௄ࢰf˜щ
and process
emotions and
ۆdҢࡁึҪІʉ܆ௐৎ
experiences.
Other types
Ըdʔซձɛટᙃf™˼
of expressive
therapy include:
Ⴍf˜ϾҧቃٟᏍпҢፄ
Music therapy
ɝٟਜf™
νʦdͺזд኷ن
Art therapy
ٙাኳԱ್ዝዝίͦf
Dance and
movement
˼ႭdԟԬ஻̘ٙ͛ն
therapy
From left: Veteran Ken Vaughan and Rotary members Tara Braun, Mark Kane, Russ Nehmer, and Bruce Reges clown around in September
左起：退伍軍人肯•沃恩和扶輪社員塔拉•布勞恩、馬克•凱恩、拉斯•內默
at a park in Big Rapids, Michigan. Science supports the idea that clowning benefits not just audiences but performers. ᜫ˼ชՑೌˢӐࠠf˜˼
Drama
和布魯斯•雷格斯於九月在密西根州大急流城的一個公園裡表演小丑。科學研 ࡁίҢЀᗙЭႧjœЫ
therapy
究支持小丑表演不僅讓觀眾受益，也讓表演者受益。
ences but performers: Their brains Bee, launched a clowning business festival in California for a screening
generate feel-good hormones such when she was stru‡gling with PTSD of the documentary. ͂ၑνО༶͜ЫהኹϞٙ
as oxytocin and dopamine, says from domestic abuse. “Clown- Their support meant a lot to
ࣛගk
͘ή৵זf˼˸ʃʒ৵߅౶
μ၈˼ࡁމ˜෇͘ʃඟ™f
Bair. For some of the veterans, ing saved my life,” she says. When Kane, who joined Rotary, and he
clowning in Guatemala was the she’s performing, McGlynn says, encouraged Reges and the other ̥ࠅ˼ঐҪ˝ਅ჈ഗ܀
(Marcos the Clown) ٙԒʱd
˜வԬɛ̥ცࠅ१ίԟ
fi rst time they’d had fun in years. her focus on bringing joy to oth- veterans to do the same. Today, the
༁ฆ३dਂІʉఱλf˼ࡁ
“When they put on the hair, the ers pushes her own stru‡gles to the Big Rapids club continues to sup- ɿdא݊ഗԒஈѢྤٙɛ੭Ը
ၾৗͼࠏɛΥЪdϓͭəΤމ
mask, the nose, and they started background. She’s seen the same ef- port the Michigan Warrior Clowns.
˜੗Г࣬ۇɻʃʒᄌྠ™dί
ҁΌፄɝԉЍdೌცᗇ׼ʡ
Ҟᆀdא݊ீཀҧቃ؂ਕٟ
clowning, they told me, ‘I could fect on others, including the other For Reges, clowning and Rotary
come out of myself,’” says Bair. Warrior Clowns, whom she calls have given him pathways to connect
ৗͼࠏɛʘ࢕e༷Бe̹ණձ ჿf™μႭf˜˼ࡁॆ݊˄̙ ਜd˼ఱٝ༸ഈࣩəf
with others. “Otherwise, we isolate.
“the silly platoon.”
Kane eventually retired from
counseling but continued clown- “These guys, all they have to We don’t want to be around people,”
he says. “And Rotary hel
ing with the group. He returned do is sta ฌədҢٝ༸˼ࡁ˸ۃ̙ʔ݊ps me get ᅠ˖jKate Silver
ԓ࢝ɪڌစf˼ࡁɰ፬ཀʃʒnd there and smile and
to Guatemala for a second time. be. They’re in character, and they involved with the community.”
வᅵf™
੎ᓿdޟЇᒔ፬ཀʃʒఄᓿf
As Marcos the Clown, he teamed don’t have to prove anything,” she Today, the memories from Iraq
up with veterans and launched says. “They’re just sweethearts, and haven’t gone away. He says he car- 藝術療癒
˜ۇɻʃʒᄌྠ™ྠࡰ
͍݊ʃʒڌစਗ਼ཤࣸ౶
a group called Michigan Warrior I know they were not sweethearts ries the weight of the lives lost.
Clowns, which performs at vet- before.” ձ௱ࢸၾҧቃஹഐəৎԸf ʃʒڌစ݊ڌ༺׌طᐕٙɓࡈ
“They’re whispering in my ear,
Ԩڢே݊ৗͼࠏɛf௱तh௥
erans homes, parades, marches, It’s clowning that connected ‘What are you going to do with this
street fairs, and car shows. They’ve Reges and Kane to Rotary. The trips time that you have?’” ʱ˕dίவ၇ᐕجʕdɛࡁ༶͜
2019 ϋdۃֻ͘ή৵זٙࣚ
ࣸ ؍€Kate Mc-GlynndᖵΤ
also done clown weddings and to Guatemala became the subject of As long as he can hand a puppet
even a clown funeral. a documentary called Clownvets in to a child, or bring joy to someone ᖵஔԸڌ༺ձஈଣઋၫၾ຾᜕f
௱໛hˢdKaty Beeίቊա
೻஗שϓəɓ௅Τމʃʒϼ
Not all of the Warrior Clown 2019. That year, the Rotary Club of stru‡gling, or serve his commu- Չ˼ᗳۨٙڌ༺׌ᐕجܼ̍j
ж‘(Clownvets) ٙߏ፽˪f
࢕ࢬᅳɢ௴ෆܝᏀɢसࡉ໊
members are veterans. Kate Mc- Big Rapids raised money to send nity through Rotary, he knows the
Glynn, whose clown name is Katy local veterans to the Cinequest fi lm answer. — ˜™š› œžŸ¡›¢
(PTSD) ٙұጋࣛd௴፬əІʉ Νϋdɽܢݴ۬ҧቃٟ෍ಛ༟
ٙʃʒڌစԫุf˜ʃʒڌစ п຅ήৗͼࠏɛۃֻ̋ψਞ̋ ࠪᆀᐕج
Dubai, United Arab
Dubai, United Arab
The Rotary Foundation exceeded
ܻહəҢٙ͛նf™μႭf௥ Cinequest ཥᅂືdᝈሧவ௅ PHOTOGRAPH: DARREN IOZIA
Emirates, has been
Short two major goals: It raised over $569 Emirates, has been
tentatively selected
million in 2024-25 and increased the
ࣸ؍ڌͪdڌစࣛdμਖ਼ء׵ ߏ፽˪f tentatively selected ᖵஔᐕج
takes
Endowment to $2.05 billion, $25 million
to host the 2027
to host the 2027
above a long-term target.
Rotary Convention.
Rotary Convention.
މ˼ɛ੭ԸҞᆀdவᜫμᅲࣛ ˼ࡁٙ˕ܵ࿁௱ࢸจ່
ҙাəІʉٙ೨߮fμɰ޶Ց ࠠɽd௱ࢸɰΪϤ̋ɝəҧ ႀᒋձਗЪᐕج
ROTARY DECEMBER Illustrations by Cristian Barba Camarena
வ၇ᅂᚤتʿՑՉ˼ɛdܼ̍ ቃdԨོᎸཤࣸ౶ձՉ˼ৗͼ
Չ˼˜ۇɻʃʒᄌྠ™ྠࡰd ࠏɛɰ̋ɝfνʦdɽܢݴ۬ Ꮥᄌᐕج
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扶輪基金會超額完成了兩項主要目標：在 2024-25 年度 阿拉伯聯合大公國杜拜 PHOTOGRAPH: DARREN IOZIA
短 訊 籌款超過5.69億美元，並將永久基金增至20.5億美元， 已被暫定為 2027 年國際
比長期目標高出 2,500 萬美元。 扶輪年會舉辦地點。
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