Various clowns, musicians, Shakespeare characters and folks dressed in red, white and blue will be working the streets in downtown Kirkland on Tuesday, April 24.

Their mission: to seek donations for the city’s host of summer events.

The Kirkland Chamber members dressed as various summer characters will hand out envelopes and fliers with donation requests between 7-9 a.m. and 4-6 p.m. at the corners of Lake Street and Central Way and Kirkland Avenue and Central Way.

“The idea is to do it during rush hour,” said Bruce Wynn, executive director of the Greater Kirkland Chamber of Commerce. “Who knows what to expect – it’s something new.”

Wynn says hopefully the event will get people to recognize that events such as the Fourth of July parade and fireworks, Kirkland SummerFest, Kirkland Wednesday Farmers Market and Summer Concert Series, require public support.

He said the donations will benefit the “Give A Little…Get A Lot” campaign that offsets the cost of downtown events and programs for the Kirkland Downtown Association (KDA).

Checks can be made out to the Kirkland Downtown Association, or you may donate online at www.kirklanddowntown.org.