Port Aransan Karen Collins, left, and her mother, Julie Guillot, of Corpus Christi, are members of Clowns Who Care, an organization that spreads cheer to patients at Driscoll Children's Hospital. Collins' clown persona is Shorty Shortstop. Guillot is Chuckleberry the Toothy Fairy. While Collins is a new member of Clowns Who Care, her mother has been part of the organization for 11 years. (See story, page 12A)

STAFF PHOTO BY DAN PARKER