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Give a little, get a laugh.
Comedians from around Australia will perform alongside Perth's top comic acts in a gala event to raise money for Perth Inner City Youth Service (PICYS) at The Hyde Park Hotel on Saturday 18 October.
PICYS, a not-for-profit organization based in West Leederville, supports homeless WA young people by providing short and long-term housing, in addition to education and training opportunities and skills development in areas such as literacy, household budgeting and domestic tasks.
The Laugh Resort, a not-for-profit group of comedians established in the early 1990s, started the fundraiser at its Northbridge home in 2005, before needing to move the event to a bigger venue.
Event Coordinator Dianah Star says the aim is to highlight all the great work by PICYS and similar organizations that goes unnoticed.
"People often try and turn a blind eye to homelessness," said Star. "Our comedy club is in Northbridge, so we probably see more than what you would in the suburbs, but to see young people living on the streets when they've got so much potential…
"When we heard about PICYS and what they do – and that they've been doing it since 1981, so basically as long as I've been alive – we couldn't believe more people didn't know about them; and know just how many young homeless people there are out there in need of help."
Stand Up 4 Street Kids '08 will feature: Werzel; Laura Davis (Winner, WA Raw Comedy 2008); John Robertson (Winner, WA Green Faces 2008); Andrew Gannon; Joel Creasey; Ben Russell; Nellie Wight; Josh Makinda (Winner, WA Raw Comedy 2003); Ben Wright; and Zack Adams, with more acts to be announced.
The Laugh Resort Comedy Club and RTRFM 92.1 present
The 4th Annual StANd uP 4 Street KiDs
8pm Saturday 18 October
@ The Hyde Park Hotel cnr Fitzgerald and Bulwer St North Perth
This event has sold out in previous years.
Tickets on sale NOW through BOCS Ticketing: 9484 1133 / www.bocsticketing.com.au / BOCS outlets. Or tix @ door from 6:30pm (meals available).
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Saturday, 10 January 2009
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