ADVISORY/Leading Comedians Join Together to Fight Hunger at `Canned Laughter' to Be Held on Wednesday, March 12th.Entertainment Editors/Business Editors ADVISORY...for Wednesday (March 12) --(BUSINESS WIRE) 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
WHO: The Comedy Connection, the Rustic Kitchen and WZLX 100.7 FM,
join together to sponsor the first annual "Canned Laughter"
event in an effort to raise food and donations to support The
Greater Boston Food Bank's on-going fight against hunger. .
WHAT: Comedians including Bobcat Goldthwait, Tony V., Lauren
Verge, Don Gavin, Harrison Stebbins, special surprise guests
and musician James Montgomery. In addition, there will be a
silent auction, with proceeds benefiting The Greater Boston
Food Bank. Mayor Thomas M. Menino is the honorary chair of
Canned Laughter and the evening's host.
Guests are asked to bring non-perishable food items to be
donated to The Food Bank. A pre-comedy reception will be held
at the 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
-- 6:30 p.m. Pre-Comedy Reception
-- 8:00 p.m. Auction begins
-- 8:30 p.m. Comedy Show
-- 10:00 p.m. Post-party begins
WHERE: The Comedy Connection
Faneuil Hall Marketplace
Boston, MA
For more information or to arrange media interviews with Catherine D'Amato, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of The Greater Boston Food Bank, Mayor Thomas (language) Thomas - A language compatible with the language Dylan(TM). Thomas is NOT Dylan(TM). The first public release of a translator to Scheme by Matt Birkholz, Jim Miller, and Ron Weiss, written at Digital Equipment Corporation's Cambridge Research Laboratory runs M. Menino or any of the comedians A comedian is one who entertains through comedy, such as jokes and other forms of humour. Comedians (English language) A
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. 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. |
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