- Jim Livi

Jim Livi ~ Mega Bubble Man

RESCUE MISSION TO PARTICIPATE IN SKANEATELES WINTERFEST
January 12, 2005

The Rescue Mission, which serves the hungry, homeless and hurting of Central New York, will participate in Skaneateles Winterfest on Saturday, January 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Skaneateles Community Center, 97 State Street, Skaneateles.

Children will have an opportunity to use a variety of hats, scarves, mittens, buttons and other items provided by the Rescue Mission to dress up a snowman between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. For a $3 donation to the Rescue Mission, kids can have their photo taken with the snowman.

At 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., Mega Bubble Man will perform for children and adults. Jim Livi, a chaplain for the Rescue Mission, will entertain with bubble magic as he educates about the people who come to the Rescue Mission in need. There will also be a display with information about homeless people and how the Rescue Mission helps.

From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Onondaga School of Therapeutic Massage will provide massages with a $5 donation to the Rescue Mission.

The Rescue Mission will compete in a chili cook-off, with samples available to taste, plus sell its popular orange “Fight Hunger and Homelessness bracelets for $3 a piece. Barrels will also be set up to receive donations of large and extra large men’s winter gloves.

In November, Skaneateles individuals and churches participated in a community-wide collection that provided personal-care items, warm clothing, canned goods and food to serve the needy at the Rescue Mission.

PHOTO CAPTION: Mega Bubble Man will entertain children and adults January 29 at the Skaneateles Winterfest.

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WINTERFEST'S NUMBERS SNOWBALL IN SKANEATELES

Post-Standard, The (Syracuse, NY)
January 30, 2005

Just an hour into the Skaneateles Winterfest on Saturday, Mega Bubble Man had a line of waiting customers.

Rose Keady, 5, of Skaneateles, hugged her sister Emma, 2, as they floated on a makeshift island in a kiddie pool of bubble solution.

The sisters grew wide-eyed as Mega Bubble Man - also known as Jim Livi - dipped his red hula hoop-sized wand into the bubbles and slowly lifted it over their heads, enclosing the girls in a giant bubble. Emma pursed her lips and blew, stretching the bubble forward until it popped.

The bubbles were one of many activities scattered in and around the Skaneateles Community Center at the second annual Winterfest, sponsored by the Sunrise Rotary Club. Proceeds will benefit a number of causes, including homelessness, hunger and polio eradication.

Last year's festival drew about 2,000 people, said John Paddock, club president. Paddock said this year's favorable weather would probably double the turnout.

The mild conditions allowed Paddock to expand the number of outdoor activities. There was a skillet toss and there were Siberian husky sled dogs people could pet. Other activities included snow golf and snowmobile rides, both of which attracted Mayor Charles Major, his son, Patrick, and nephew, Peter.

As for the bubbles, Rose and Emma said they were fun. "I usually only see bubbles this big," Rose said, spreading her hands apart a few inches.

Emma, who will turn 3 on Monday, said it made everything look "bubbly."

Jim Livi is Mega Bubble Man

James Livi, who is billed as the Mega Bubble Man, entertains and encourages children to read, creates a huge bubble July 25 at the Northern Onondaga Public Library at Cicero.

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