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CHARITY GIVING PHILANTHROPIST: Frank Scurlock is the former CEO of Space Walk Inflatables, an amusement park creator, Christian Philanthropist and former mayoral candidate in New Orleans, LA.
TALK TO FRANK ABOUT…
1. Frank is a philanthropist who can talk about the struggle that many non-for-profits are facing during the COVID-19 outbreak. Because people are concerned about their personal finances, they are giving less, which is leaving food pantries and soup kitchens strapped. There is a historic demand on them now, as more and more people’s employment have been victim to this global pandemic.
2. People throughout the country are looking for safe, isolated ways to entertain their kids. With parks closed and amusment parks shutting down because of shared surfaces — like Disney — parents are looking for ways to keep kids active and happy. Frank Scurlock’s family invented the bounce house, and this is a time where the bounce houses have seen a spike in demand, because families are trying to find ways on their property to safely play with their kids.
3. In New Orleans, LA, the Hard Rock Café collapsed, killing two. Frank believes that traditional demolition is inappropriate as bodies are within them, leaving these poor victims without dignity in death. Frank can discuss ways he believes that might be more feasible and respectful for demolition, which includes a dignified exit for those who are victims trapped within the partially collapsed building.
BIO: Frank Scurlock is a native New Orleanian born and raised both in our city’s joyful culture and in his family’s business bringing joy to our city’s backyards with their Space Jumps inflatable fun products. He was born and bred & raised and reared within the context of bringing fun directly to the children and families of New Orleans by putting affordable fun within immediate reach of anyone and giving parents in our city regardless of income the chance to add a little extra affordable magic to their kids’ lives. Today Frank’s children are at the reigns of the family business as the third generation of Scurlocks going to work everyday to bring fun and joy to families around the world.
Frank has been lucky enough to retire young and although he’s no longer at the helm of his family’s Space Walk business, he’s never for a minute stopped working to make the world more fun. From his first entrepreneurial venture opening the country’s very first indoor air conditioned amusement centre right here in the New Orleans area as a teenager to his ongoing efforts to revitalize New Orleans East by reopening the long shuttered Six Flags / Jazzland theme park, Frank continues to bring enterprising and creative minds together here in New Orleans and travels the world marketing our city, our people, our culture, and our vast potential toward attracting the biggest and best minds and investors in the global tourism and entertainment industry. Whether working in Hollygrove or Hong Kong, Desire or Dubai, Algiers or…Algiers, Frank tirelessly fights for our city and making New Orleans fun for visitors from around the world and for our neighbors right here at home.
WEBSITE: herecomesfun.com
ABOUT: Scurlock could best be called “The Fun Man.” A 54 year-old Republican, Scurlock coined the phrase “Make America Fun Again,” and selected “Make New Orleans Fun Again” as his campaign theme. Scurlock currently earns a damn good living building floating water parks around the globe. Several weeks ago Spurlock completed a marathon 10-day, 10-city tour to meet with government officials interested in bringing his style of economic development to their regions. Scurlock boasts that he will open 40 water parks “somewhere in the world” during the next 60 days. He would also like to redevelop the Lincoln Beach site in eastern New Orleans.
Scurlock says he was a “kindergarten drop-out” who graduated from Sam Barthe School for Boys (now Ecole Classique) and briefly attended Loyola University. He operated his family’s highly successful business – Space Walk, an inflatable children’s birthday party staple, and later the Fun Factory which was developed for indoor entertainment. Scurlock’s father John, a visionary engineer, constructed the first inflatable amusement ride in 1959 in New Orleans.
Scurlock believes that New Orleans problems can best be described through the acronym ACE – affordable housing, crime and education. “The lack of affordable housing is the top issue followed by education and crime. Crime ties back to education and housing. The police department needs a serious overhaul. We should give it every resource. Our current police chief is a complete puppet of the mayor,” Scurlock explained.
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/frank.scurlock
TWITTER: @frankscurlock
