ADVISORY/`Canned Laughter' Event at The Comedy Connection to Benefit The Greater Boston Food Bank.Entertainment Editors/News Editors ADVISORY...for Wednesday Wednesday: see week. (March 12) --(BUSINESS WIRE) The Greater Boston Greater Boston is the area of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts surrounding the city of Boston, Massachusetts. While Metro Boston tends to be the "Inner Core" surrounding the City of Boston, Greater Boston overlaps the North and South Shores, as well as the MetroWest region. Food Bank: -0-
WHO: WZLX 100.7 FM and The Comedy Connection have partnered to
host the first annual "Canned Laughter" event benefiting The
Greater Boston Food Bank.
WHAT: "Canned Laughter" will offer a fun-filled evening with
national and local comedians performing as well as a silent
auction to benefit The Greater Boston Food Bank.
Guests are asked to bring non-perishable food items to be
donated to The Food Bank. In addition, a pre-comedy
reception will be held at Rustic Kitchen in Faneuil Hall
Marketplace, which will include a cocktail reception with
some of the local entertainers and celebrities. A
post-party will be held at Boston Rocks, which is
connected to The Comedy Connection.
WHEN: Wednesday, March 12, 2003
Pre-Comedy Reception begins at 6:30 p.m.
Auction begins at 8:00 p.m.
Comedy Show begins at 8:30 p.m.
Post- party begins at 10:00 p.m.
WHERE: Comedy Connection
Faneuil Hall Marketplace
Boston, MA
TICKETS: Tickets for the comedy show are $25-30. Tickets to
the pre-reception are $100 and include the comedy show and
the post-party at Boston Rocks (connected to the Comedy
Connection). For tickets or more information, please
contact Tracey Doolin at 617-427-5200, ext 5050 or visit
www.gbfb.org.
About The Greater Boston Food Bank The Greater Boston Food Bank is a non-profit clearinghouse clearinghouse Institution established by firms engaged in similar activities to enable them to offset transactions with one another in order to limit payment settlements to net balances. for donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. food, which is distributed to a network of over 800 food pantries, soup kitchens, homeless shelters Homeless shelters are temporary residences for homeless people. Usually located in urban neighborhoods, they are similar to emergency shelters. The primary difference is that homeless shelters are usually open to anyone, without regard to the reason for need. , daycare centers for children at risk, and other charitable feeding agencies throughout nine counties in eastern Massachusetts Massachusetts (măsəch  `sĭts), most populous of the New England states of the NE United States. . The Greater Boston Food Bank is one of New
England's largest hunger relief organizations, annually
distributing 20 million pounds of food, which is the equivalent of
almost 15 million meals. For more information about Canned Laughter,
contact: Tracey Tracey is a new MMORPG by popular game company Upston. Tracey revolves around a character creating a large building in a 3-d environment. The game has just been released into closed beta and will be in closed beta for an undetermined amount of time. Doolin, Special Events Manager for The Greater Boston
Food Bank at 617 427-5200 ext. 5050 or visit www.gbfb.org.
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