{"id":2286,"date":"2011-04-23T08:52:28","date_gmt":"2011-04-23T12:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/news\/?p=2286"},"modified":"2011-04-23T08:52:28","modified_gmt":"2011-04-23T12:52:28","slug":"caring-clowns-receive-national-attention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/news\/2011\/04\/caring-clowns-receive-national-attention\/","title":{"rendered":"Caring Clowns Receive National Attention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CBS Evening News with Katie Couric posted an exclusive online story about the Caring Clowns that have been a part of the Cooper family for decades.<\/p>\n<p>Bumper T. Clown started the organization 30 years ago after his father had a heart attack and he wanted to cheer him up. Since then, the organization has grown to bring smiles to faces of the young and old in 30 hospitals in five different states. 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