ECCA Accomplishments, Honors & Recognition Through The Years
1998 Awarded the 1999 Northeast Regional Convention
1998 COAI CHARLIE Award Winner
1999 COAI Clown Of The Year - Marie “Mischief” Beck
1999 Hosted the 24th Northeast Regional Convention
1999 Northeast Red Nose Bronze Medal - Group/Alley Performance
2000 COAI Clown Of The Year - Loretta “Dr. Gigglebritches” DeAngelus
2000 COAI Best Of Press Award - Paul “Fuddi-Duddy” Kleinberger, Editor
2000 Awarded the 2002 COAI Convention
2000 Shorty Award - Miriam “Senorita Soto” Kleinberger
2000 Shorty Award - Paul “Fuddi-Duddy” Kleinberger
2000 Shorty Award - Theresa "Here" Stevens
2001 COAI Clown Of The Year - Bill “Snappy” Hart
2001 COAI CHARLIE Award Winner
2002 Hosted the 2002 COAI Convention
2002 International Red Nose Silver Medal Group Performance
2002 COAI CHARLIE Award Winner
2002 "Fuddi-Duddy" elected COAI Executive Vice President
2004 COAI CHARLIE Award Winner
2005 COAI Clown Of The Year - Cathy “TOTS" Mackey
2005 Sparky & Fuddi-Duddy help to organize Red Nose Response.
2005 Val N Tine appointed New York/Western New England Red Nose Response Regional Coordinator
2006 Sparky & Fuddi-Duddy elected to the board of Red Nose Response.
2006 Val N Tine declared to be the Mother Of The Year!
2006 Paul "Fuddi-Duddy" Kleinberger elected President of Clowns of America International (COAI)
2007 Several ECCA members designated Masters of Laghter by the Capital Region Clown Arts Festival.
2008 Master of Smiles Certificates awarded by the Capital Region Clown Arts Festival to ECCA members
2008 Marie Beck and Loretta DeAngelus awarded Excellence In Clowning by COAI
2008 Paul "Fuddi-Duddy" Kleinberger appointed COAI's Director-At-Large
2008 Paul "Fuddi-Duddy" Kleinberger appointed Chairman of COAI's Interntional Ambassador Program
2009 Miriam "Senorita Soto" Kleinberger awarded Excellence In Clowning by COAI
2009 Barbara "Sparky" Bird elected Vice President of Red Nose Response
2010 Bill "Snappy" Hart awarded Excellence In Clowning by COAI
2010 Paul "Fuddi-Duddy" Kleinberger elected President of Red Nose Response
2011 Barbara "Sparky" Bird - COAI Clown of The Year!
2011 Electric City Clowns win the COAI CHARLIE Award
