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  3. #55: My Eyes Adored You

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    More news on the special:

    QUOTE (moonhead @ Jan 14 2010, 10:28 AM)

    From International Media's FB page, a new post...

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    International Media COMING IN JUNE: American Idol superstar alumni and TV personality CLAY AIKEN sings great romantic favorites in "Classic Memories". Tapings for this International Media special will take place in February. Look for the show to be aired on public TV this June!

    :manynanas:

    Kim

    :nana:

    Clay's going to sing.

    Life is good.

    yes indeedy !!!!!

  5. #55: My Eyes Adored You

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    inclusionproject.org

    The National Inclusion Project Gala Honoring 2009 Champions Raises of $465,000 to Benefit the Inclusion of Children with Disabilities

    Supporters of The National Inclusion Project helped to raise over $465,000 at its recent gala honoring 2009 Champions. The inspirational evening was held October 17, 2009 at the Raleigh Marriott City Center in North Carolina. The funds raised will be used to give children with disabilities the opportunity to experience life along side their typical peers.

    The gala benefit celebration featured Champions presentations and addresses by Project co-founders Diane Bubel and Clay Aiken. Attendees had the opportunity to participate in both a silent and a live auction in support of the Project’s programs. The Project received funding support from the Million Dollar Round Table and Christies Cookies and the night concluded with a special performance by Clay Aiken.

    The National Inclusion Project’s Champions are selected for their substantive efforts to give children with disabilities the opportunity to play, learn and grow side-by-side with their typical peers.

    This year’s honorees were:

    Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA, Inc., Corporate Champion: Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA, Inc. continually demonstrates its outstanding commitment to help young people with disabilities to maximize their potential and participation in society. The Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation has had a sizeable impact since it was established in 1991: more than $9 million invested, affecting the lives of many thousands of young people with disabilities, their families, friends and communities. Added to that total are thousands of employee volunteer hours and the transformation of individuals, one life at a time.

    Dr. Gregory P. Byrne, Patrick Henry Hughes, and Patrick John Hughes: Patrick Henry Hughes was born in 1988 with significant disabilities. His father, Patrick John Hughes, introduced him to the piano at the age of nine months. Patrick has studied piano in the years since and later began the study of trumpet. At the suggestion of Louisville's marching band director, Dr. Greg Byrne, Patrick Henry joined the marching band, playing trumpet while his father pushed him in his wheelchair through the marching routines, which attracted increasing crowd and media attention throughout the fall football season. The Hughes family has used this platform to speak on the importance of recognizing the abilities of ALL and the importance of inclusion for a person’s social, mental and physical well-being.

    The Sparkle Effect: Sarah Cronk and Sarah Herr, two varsity cheerleaders from Pleasant Valley High School are being honored as Champions for founding The Sparkle Effect - a nonprofit organization that encourages high school students across the United States to include children with special needs on cheerleading squads. By providing guidance, peer mentoring, and online tools to enable high school students to fully integrate cheerleading squads, they have changed life experiences for teenagers across the country and the awareness they have created will continue to impact generations to come.

    Diane Bubel and Clay Aiken also awarded the first Bubel Aiken Founder’s Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service to Marti Ford for her efforts to place the National Inclusion Project’s children’s book, Our Friend Mikayla, in hundreds of schools and libraries in the Las Vegas area. It was through grassroots volunteer efforts that the National Inclusion Project was started and has been able to make huge strides for inclusion nationwide. Marti Ford is just one example of many working together to continue to fulfill the Project’s mission of supporting communities with inclusive programs and creating awareness about the possibilities that inclusion can bring.

    About Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation: Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation (MEAF) was established in 1991 by the Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and its US subsidiaries, with the mission of helping young people with disabilities maximize their potential and participation in society. Based in the Washington DC area, MEAF has invested more than $3.2 million since 2003 in its Inclusion Initiative to help organizations like Boys & Girls Clubs, Girl Scouts, and the YMCAs serve more youth with disabilities. www.meaf.org

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    This is fantastic news ! :clap::clap::clap:

    Hey guys, just wanted to let y'all know that my mom died today. The last few weeks were really hard--she couldn't eat anymore, could barely drink, and she was definitely ready to go. On Saturday she said to me, "I guess this is what a long slow death is like." I'm grateful that she's free from the suffering of her illness at last.

    jmh, I am so sorry for your loss. :hugs-1:

    =====

    I haven't posted in a while but I read here as often as I can and really like this place. I still love Clay as much as ever and can't wait for what's in store with DECCA and 2010 !!! Bring it on, Clay !

  8. #52: "He doesn't need the spotlight. He just glows."

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    -----snip-----

    But one thing I never feel, is sorry for Clay. He may not have sold the most records or put the greatest numbers of people in concert seats, or sold the most books, or been completely understood, or whatever the criticisms of fans and foes alike may be, but he is a bona fide A-Lister both in his career and even more broadly in his life. Clay can pivot in so many directions and I love him for being a seeker. I seriously believe that life is a journey and not a destination. I'm not concerned that Clay "arrives" to wherever one may think he should be, or deserves to be, or wants to be -- but that he enjoys a beautiful sojourn and shares his talents along the way. I'm grateful that he's on the scene and that so many love him. To me as a fan, Clay is a gift. And I react the same way when people complain about his choices, comments and commitments as I do when someone complains that their Christmas gift wasn't EXACTLY what they wanted. No boo-hoo from me.

    this is so beautifully stated, keepingfaith !

  9. #51: You go on with your bad self, Mr. Aiken

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    Sick of AI

    Sick of Adam

    Sick of Kris

    Sick of the whole fan war brouhaha.

    Love Clay

    Love Clay's Voice

    Love Clay's Butt

    Love Clay's Unfiltered, Non-PC Opinions.

    Kim

    I love you, Kim !!! :clap::clap:

    Now, I need to hear him sing LIVE !!!!! gosh....when is he going to be able to go out there and sing his songs !!!!! I wonder how

    long RCA has put the muzzle on him for leaving them !!

    I can see the headlines now...

    CLAY AIKEN SLAMS WEATHER!!!!

    Film at 11!

    :cryingwlaughter:

    :cryingwlaughter::cryingwlaughter:

  11. #51: You go on with your bad self, Mr. Aiken

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    Scarlett, I love the quote you use as your signature.

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    “In the depths of winter I finally learned there was in me an invincible summer.”

    —Albert Camus (1913-1960), author and philosopher

    ---------------------

    It reminds me of Clay. He is a strong person.

    It also reminds me of a time in my life where I dug deep and came out on the other side. Thanks for posting it.

    I like this emoticon :), the smiley face !!

    I cannot wait for career news... I think we will get some this summer !!! :)

  12. #49: I am a fan of the man...pure and simple!

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    Yay got a part time gig at a major University. Whoo hooo. It will suplement my other job very nicely! And once I get my fat foot in the door I will be looking for something else full time :cryingwlaughter:

    Congratulations couchie ! :clap::clap:

    I love the new picture and Clay looks really good. I am just so happy to see him. I loved the picture last week-end in the New York airport and today this one. Life is good. :)

  14. #42: We're still having fun, and you're still the one!

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    ? QUESTION:

    When you say "MOAM" out loud or read it,

    do you say ...

    MOAM (rhymes with moan)

    MO-AM (two syllables - sounds like 'Mow-Ham')

    M-O-A-M (Say each of the letters)

    ~OR~

    "Measure of a Man" (say the whole name out to yourself)

    "Measure of a Man" -I say the whole thing !!! :lilredani:

    I loved the album so much I played it non stop for close to a year ! MOAM is my favorite song on the album !

    Couchie, I don't post much but I read faithfully here. I love this board !!! So many thoughtful posts !!!

  16. #39: "The little man is healthy, happy, and as loud as his daddy"

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    2008 Bubel/Aiken Foundataion Champions of Change Honorees

    8/19/2008

    2008 Bubel/Aiken Foundation Champions of Change Honorees

    The Bubel/Aiken Foundation is pleased to announce its 2008 Champion of Change honorees, with awards to be presented at a gala benefit dinner celebrating the fifth anniversary of the foundation. The benefit and awards dinner will be held at 5 PM on Saturday, October 18, 2008, at the Marriott City Center Hotel in Raleigh, North Carolina.

    The Foundation selects Champions of Change for their substantive efforts to extend the boundaries of the human experience to children of all abilities, in keeping with the Foundation’s mission of supporting communities with inclusive programs and creating awareness about the possibilities that inclusion can bring.

    This year’s honorees are:

    CVS Caremark, Corporate Champion of Change

    Dan Habib and Betsy McNamara, Champions of Change

    Rich Donovan, Champion of Change

    CVS Caremark Charitable Trust is being honored as a Corporate Champion of Change for their outstanding efforts to improve the lives of children with disabilities. The five-year, $25 million CVS Caremark All Kids Can program supports nonprofit organizations helping children with disabilities in school, in recreation and in developing skills for successful lives, all within an inclusive environment.

    Champions of Change Dan Habib and Betsy McNamara turned their personal goal of educational and social inclusion for their son Samuel into a universal goal of ensuring that all children have the tools to reach their full potential. The result is the film Including Samuel, which tells their son’s story of inclusion, along with the trials and triumphs of four other subjects. Dan is an award-winning photojournalist, director and producer of documentary films. Betsy is a fundraising consultant and an inclusion advocate who is the mother of Samuel, who has cerebral palsy, and Isaiah, who is typically developing.

    Rich Donovan is being recognized as a Champion of Change for applying his world-class business acumen to creating means of empowerment for people with disabilities. He was a key to Merrill Lynch’s diversity strategy. As CEO of Integrated Process Solutions, Rich provides large corporations and governments with ready-for-action profit opportunities as a “return on disability”. Rich, who happens to have cerebral palsy, is Board Chairman of Lime Connect, showing real-life solutions - and real financial advantages - to hiring, working with, and providing products and services for people with disabiities. In serving children, he is an advocate of education as essential to the future economic and social success of individuals with disabilities.

    The gala benefit celebration will feature a special performance by Clay Aiken, as well as dinner, and silent and live auctions, in support of the Foundation’s programs providing children with disabilities the opportunity to play, learn and grow side-by-side with their typical peers.

    We invite you to join us in honoring our outstanding Champions of Change, and in celebrating The Bubel/Aiken Foundation’s five years of success in providing comprehensive educational and social opportunities in an inclusive environment for all children.

    I am so proud to be a fan of this man !!!! I just love him to pieces !

    We are dealing with Tropical Storm Fay down here ...... :cry4:

    Have a great day everyone !

  20. #36: It ain't my life, just my passion!

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    skybar22 at the CH :

    IMO, Clay is getting what he needs by doing exactly what he is doing, taking care of himself. I may be alone here but I personally feel the need to give him lots of space right now. I expect nothing and want nothing from him. The guy has been going almost non stop for 5 years with one thing or another. He took a break in '06 that sounded like a real challenge in holding it all together. He deserves some time away from it all for whatever personal reasons he has for doing that. It's none of my business and I'll wait for him to come back and share with the world whatever he chooses to share even if it is just news about his next project or a request for UNICEF funds to help the children he so lovingly reaches out to.

    Without privacy a person loses oneself to the outer world. I think Clay is doing precisely what he needs to do to remain sane and whole. He always surprises me by his ability to integrate himself and find his balance. That can only come with time for self reflection, away from the limelight. I think his growth comes from these times when he takes a break. Yep, giving him his space sounds about right to me, not that I have any say in the matter.

    skybar, I love what you wrote. I agree with you.

    I have an important announcement to make.

    It won't take too long :wordpooper:

    just am sitting here in my office smiling :lilredani:

    cuz As Long as We're Here is the best darn song ever sung :rainbowsmile:

    I want to have a fairytale wedding with it and have its babies :arrowed:

    Couchie, ALAWH is my favorite and the lines " When you're with me..I breathe easy..You are my need..right now love me.." gah..... I swoon like a teenager. :wub:

  21. #36: It ain't my life, just my passion!

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    After being in lurk mode for quite some time all I have is this :

    I just don't understand the success of TMZ. I don't understand how the "mainstream media" is using them and the likes as a source for "news". It just boggles my mind. I don't understand why people give that site "hits".

    I am sorry some fans are upset with the latest "story". As for me I am waiting to hear from Clay.

    OMWH is such a great album, I am enjoying it so much ! Clay's best work this far !!!I hope the little song that can "On My Way Here" keeps climbing the mediabase chart.

    I can't wait to heart those songs LIVE in concert !!!

    :F_05BL17blowkiss: to all of you !

  23. #35: You mean, it’s not all dressing up and dancing at FCA?

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    Hee - I won $2.00 tonite at poker. Think I'm ready for the tour! For sure!

    I taped SYTYCD and am going to watch it in a minute. Mary's cackling laugh and her "hot tamale train" gives me the urfies. But I do like Nigel and I LOVE Mia Michaels (I think that's her name)

    I was showing my poker ladies around the house and they happened to notice my bulletin board in the office with just a few pictures of Clay. They did not see the huge K-Mart poster behind the door.... One of them said "did you see where Clay Aiken is having a baby with a 50 year old woman?" I told her it was tabloid crap at this point - had not been confirmed by either Clay or the woman in question. She said "he's so cute - what does he need to do that with an old lady for!" (keep in mind this woman is over 60....as were most of the rest of them here tonite!) It gave me a chuckle. No mention of how, why, etc. I loved it actually.

    Okay - off to watch SYTYCD.

    Good night all.

    My brand new daughter-in-law told me yesterday that Clay is having a son with his much older girlfriend !!! She said that they live together in LA and added " Good for them ! ".... I told her that nothing has been said by Clay or Jaymes' camp so I am not sure any of it is true... She said "Oh yes,it must be, it is everywhere !!!" :lilredani::lilredani:

    So, there you have it !!! People believe what they want to believe !!

  24. #34: So, how about that Clay Aiken?

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    I think the ONLY time a man's sexuality should be in question is when his penis is aimed in a woman's direction.

    I have NO patience AT ALL with all this pedestal crap, judgmental crap, and gay crap.

    Clay's life is his business.

    If people are leaving the fandom because Clay might or might not be a father: GOODBYE and goodriddance!

    :F_05BL17blowkiss:

    Jesus. The battle continues.

    All I can say is this, if someone came up to me and told me that they'd love my daughter even if she were gay, I'd tell them not to bother because my daughter doesn't associate with bigots.

    :F_05BL17blowkiss:

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