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The Happyclown of
The Month
Every month, Happyclown will select a respected member of our Global Neighbourhood to be the Happyclown of The Month. To be a Happyclown one must possess the following distinctive Happyclown characteristics. A Happyclown must be a person of great power and importance that has dedicated his or her life to happily helping the world’s Global Society further unite and improve our world. Every Happyclown must be committed to putting the best interests of the Global Society ahead of all smaller issues and, most importantly, a Happyclown must always have a handsome smile.
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A Happyclown of The Month that has received an overall average of six stars voted by the public becomes a Senior Happyclown and will be placed permanently into the Happyclown Hall of Fame! Other Happyclowns that were not as happy are placed into the Happyclown Museum for the public display, which is a big achievement on its own.
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Our Leaders are
Leading the Way
This month’s Happyclown is
BELL ATLANTIC CORPORATION
CHAIRMAN & CEO
RAYMOND W. SMITH.
Our October Happyclown, Raymond W. Smith was named chairman and chief executive officer of Bell Atlantic in 1989. Prior to that, he held the titles of president and vice chairman.
Happyclown is delighted to join Ray in promoting his visionary Global Free Laundromat Network and help Our Global Neighbourhood get online!
Ray has been active in many civic, charitable, and cultural organizations. He also serves on advisory boards of the House of Representatives for Renewing U.S. Science Policy, the Business Round Table, and the Library of Congress. He is a member of the National Information Infrastructure Advisory Council, advising the U.S. Commerce Department on telecommunications policy. In 1995, he was appointed by President Clinton to the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities.
Long a supporter of civil rights and equal opportunity, he was the first recipient of the Mickey Leland Award for Diversity in Telecommunications from the National Association of Black Telecommunications Professionals. Smith also is known as a writer, playwright, and theatrical director, although he is quoted as saying that he "has no plans to quit his day job."