Clay Helps Light UNICEF Snowflake

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No better way to change the world and promote peace than to save the children...

-Clay Aiken, speaking at tonight's UNICEF Snowflake lighting.

Moments ago, Clay helped light a giant illuminated glass snowflake for UNICEF at the corner of 57th St. and 5th Ave. in New York City.

Here are some reports courtesy the Clayboard, uh, "Flake-cert" (get it?), thread. Thank you to all the reporters tonight for keeping us up to date. We hear we'll be getting some nice clack from the event. Of course, we'll keep you posted on that.

• "They said it was a much larger crowd than usual for this event (wonder why?) and that they have a giant light switch for Clay to pull to light the snowflake." ~ Rainlover
  
• "They're talking with UNICEF PR representative..he says Clay is the nicest and most genuine guy...he is exactly the way you see him, very involved with UNICEF....very humble.....very highly respected
  
  Says his celebrity page on UNICEF site is the most viewed of any celebrity" ~ linlas
• "Brooklyn Youth Chorus is on stage now." ~ Clayscience21
• "Mayor Bloomberg is expected to be there!" ~ CV's cotton
• "Clay just came out. Gray jacket, gray scarf ... no hat. Long coat." ~ windstar2
• "AND, NOW....WHAT YOU HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR....SCREAMS........ALOT OF SCREAMS....INTRODUCTION OF GOODWILL AMBASSADOR CLAY AIKEN..HE IS PASSIONATE AND DEDICATED..OUR WONDERFUL GOODWILL AMBASSADOR CLAY AIKEN....SCREAMS...[Clay] SPEAKING ABOUT HIS TRIPS TO INDONESIA AND UGANDA AND UNICEF'S EFFORTS...PROUD TO BE HERE TO REPRESENT UNICEF...." ~ clayshines
  
• "Before they flipped the switch, Clay said something about having a lot of screaming ladies with him." ~ windstar2
• "now he is talking to a little girl on stage..lot of people left.. but some still there.. she is headed to the fence where he is ..he might be siginging autographs.. [TV station] NY One is interviewing him.." ~ CLAYPERFECT
• "AWWWWWWW - HUGGING KIDS, PICKING UP LITTLE GIRL...AWWWWWW....HE AND LITTLE GIRL LOOKING UP AT SNOWFLAKE AND SOMEONE IS TAKING PICS..." ~ clayshines
• Clay spoke to the "flakecert'ers" on via phone - "first one to get Clay to say Hello on the phone..and it was just for us ..the streamers.." ~ CLAYPERFECT

Update 11/19: Some more photos and clack from TV & NYMom.

• NYMom video 1
• NYMom video 2
• NYMom video 3
• NYMom video 4
• New York Metro News 9 TV Coverage
  

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