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Entertainment Bureau

Looking for a funny and experienced entertainer or speaker to make your next event special?

Contact CAROLINA HEALTH & HUMOR SPEAKERS’ BUREAU. We are America's premier experts at bridging the gap between health and humor.

We'll recharge your batteries with a session of great humor along with effective tips and pro techniques that will inspire and motivate you to use your sense of humor daily.

And our reasonable rates will have you smiling right away!

Here's a sampling. Three very different speakers . . . each engaging...each funny!

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Ruth Hamilton

Ruth Hamilton - PhotoA new pursuit for Ruth Hamiliton --- Arts Can Heal.

Ruth Hamilton, MA Ed., a Certified Expressive Arts Facilitator, a Technologies for Creating Counselor, an international speaker on Humor, Health, & the Arts for Healing and the Founder of Carolina Health & Humor Association (Carolina Ha Ha) has launched Arts Can Heal. Ruth guides individuals to new insights that soothe the spirit and awaken the healing power of imagery. She continues to use one of her specialty, the healing art of humor, weaving laughter and creative humor through improvisation into the empowering Expressive Arts sessions.
You may find more details at http://www.artscanheal.com.

Ruth Hamilton, MA Ed, demonstrates how to transform any difficult situation with humor that heals. She shows you how to laugh for the health of it. She will tickle your funny bone with her humor first aid kit, group games, and stress busters for all occasions. Ruth is the author of "Laugh Lines: A book of wise and witty sayings" For eighteen years, she has presented nationwide to cheering audiences. Ruth Hamilton is the founder of Carolina Health & Humor Assoc. (Carolina Ha Ha) and specializes in customized humor, creativity workshops, and event presentations for business, nonprofit, educational, and health care audiences.

The American Association of Business Woman: “You kept us laughing for an hour with your stories and humor exercises. You released our stress and you used humor we can all relate to. Thanks for making our membership meeting a huge success. We signed up 50 new members that
night.”

Arts Can Heal

The Five Humor Keys to Happiness

Good News for Humor Deficiency

Humor and the Expressive Arts

Humor: The Nurse's Prescription

Humor in the Workplace

Implementing the Laugh Mobile Program

Certified Humor Presenter Training


Alan Happ

Alan Happ Ph.D., a Certified Laughter Leader, uses laughter to inspire people to rediscover the stress reducing, creativity enhancing, and charisma building benefits of laughter.
He is Executive Director of the Carolina Health and Humor Association (CA HA HA). As CLO (Chief Laughter Officer) of the Triangle Laughter Club, Alan leads meetings that help participants laughing for the health of it. He treasures the chance to read Dr. Seuss at the UNC Children’s Hospital. The Carolina Ha Ha Story Mobile lets him share his love of the wit and wisdom of Dr. Seuss with the patients, nurses, parents, and staff.
Alan’s training as a serious scientist for over 20 years in industry probably precludes trying to be a comedian. He is skilled at translating the science and rumor of laughter into user friendly giggles, guffaws, and cachinnations. Groups, from as small as 4 to over 100 people, laugh heartily during his presentations. Alan builds on the work of Dr. Madan Kataria, the giggling guru and physician who started the laughter club movement in India; Dr. Steve Wilson, the Cheerman of the Bored for the World Laughter Tour; and Ruth Hamilton, the director of the CA HA HA.

Rog Bates

Award winning stand-up comedian, songwriter and humor consultant, Rog has performed with many of today’s biggest stars, including Jerry Seinfeld and Jeff Foxworthy. Author of the book “How To Be Funnier, Happier, Healthier & More Successful", Rog specializes in clean, uplifting, customized comedy for health and business groups.

With a presentation that is relevant, uplifting and FUNNY, Rog will help you see the lighter side of work, no matter how well concealed it may seem. Rog will tailor the program specifically to fit your group's theme or concerns. To top things off, he'll surprise you with a hilarious, professionally written song about your company, your management team, your competition, or any work related subject you choose!

Lynn Skinner, Nurse Instructor at Valley Health System, Winchester, VA, says, “The nurses who attended our 100 year celebration are still talking about how wonderful your presentation was. One nurse said it was like a mini vacation without the hassle of packing and traveling. You gave us tools to find humor in everyday events and courage to be funny. Your doctor’s waiting room song was hilarious."

J Stocker, Sanofil Institute, Le Sueur, MN, says, “Rog Bates executed an outstanding performance. He was hysterically funny and the audience participation was fabulous. Best of all we came away with solid, workable ways to better manage job stress and reduce tension.

M.J. Rudd — Briefing Manager, IBM, Research Triangle Park, NC says, “We’re back in the office at IBM today and everyone is talking about you and how much they enjoyed your talk, humor and song. A big thanks from all of us for teaching us how to find more humor and fun with our jobs at IBM.

Stand-Up Comedy Corporate Style

HUmor Matters At Work

Humor Matters In Healthcare

Humor Relief for Stress Relief

 

 

 
Ellen Johnston-Hale

Blades.JPG (14617 bytes)Ellen Johnston-Hale’s memorial fund donations can be made to the Ellen Johnston-Hale Fund for Creative Writing. This fund targets public school students who are educationally and/or physically challenged.

Donations may be sent to:

Leon Hinton,
Treasurer of the NC Poetry Council
4618 North NC 62
Burlington, NC 27217
LCHinton@netpass.net

Ellen Johnston-Hale, Rap & Roll (Rollerblading) Grandma with attitude, performed from Fresno to St. Petersburg, spreading her message to audiences of all ages and interests, "It’s not how old you are: it’s how you are old....You don't stop playing because you get old; you get old because you stop playing."

Dare to be Different: Set the Child in You Free!

Celebrating Life and Loving It!

Verse for the Funny Bone:
The Over 60 White Woman Rap et al

Gray Power: Recognizing Experience, Wit, and Wisdom

Make a Play Date with Your Writing Muse!

Memories Alive and Thriving: Say It, Act It, Write!

For more information on the above speakers, contact Carolina Ha Ha:
Carolina Health & Humor Assoc., Inc. (919)846-5739
www.CarolinaHaHa.org
Ruth@CarolinaHaHa.org

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