Rich Vos and Paul Bond Headline FDNY Bravest Night of Comedy Benefitting Widows and Children of FDNY Members

Queens NY March 31st 2005 8pm at Queensboro College, Funny NYC Firefighters along with professional comedians take the stage for the 6th Annual NY's Bravest Night of Comedy to benefit the Thomas Elsasser Scholarship Fund. RICH VOS from Last Comic Standing seasons 1 & 3 along with PAUL BOND from Opie & Anthony are donating their time and talent to this fundraiser and headlining the show for FREE. The Thomas Elsasser fund is for widows and children of firefighters who die non line of duty. When a firefighter makes the supreme sacrifice while working his family will be taken care of financially by the city. If a firefighters just passes away the pain and suffering are the same but the benefits are drastically reduced. Back in 1997 Firefighter John Halverson was jogging on the track at Cnetereach HS when a derangged teenager walked up to him and shot John in the chest. At the time of his death John Halverson had 2 years on the job and his wife Randie was pregnant with twins. This fund will assure that children like John & Randie Halverson's twin girls and many others like them will get a good education. Tickets are $20 and available at the Box Office (718) 631 6390

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Queens, NY (PRWEB) March 3, 2005

8pm at Queensboro College, Funny NYC Firefighters along with professional comedians take the stage for the 6th Annual NY's Bravest Night of Comedy to benefit the Thomas Elsasser Scholarship Fund. Rich Vos from Last Comic Standing seasons 1 & 3 along with Paul Bond from Opie & Anthony are donating their time and talent to this fundraiser and headlining the show for Free.

The Thomas Elsasser fund is for widows and children of firefighters who die non line of duty. When a firefighter makes the supreme sacrifice while working his family will be taken care of financially by the city. If a firefighters just passes away the pain and suffering are the same but the benefits are drastically reduced. Back in 1997 Firefighter John Halverson was jogging on the track at Cnetereach HS when a derangged teenager walked up to him and shot John in the chest. At the time of his death John Halverson had 2 years on the job and his wife Randie was pregnant with twins. This fund will assure that children like John & Randie Halverson's twin girls and many others like them will get a good education. Tickets are $20 and available at the Box Office (718) 631 6390.

Event Information:

Thursday March 31st 2005 @ 8pm

6th annual NY's Bravest Night of Comedy

Queensboro College Performing Arts Center

222-05 56th Avenue, Bayside NY 11364

Tickets $20 tax deductible donation

Box Office (718) 631-6390

Hosted by Billy Bingo Ladder 126 http://www.BillyBingo.net . Featuring New York City Firefighters Steve Alleva Ladder 7, Adam Lake Ladder 5, Kevin Seaman Ladder 4, Jimmy Lawrence Ladder 126, and Ed Sullivan Engine 211 from "Rescue Me". Headlining is Rich Vos, Tough Crowd, Last Comic Standing http://www.richvos.com , Paul Bond from Opie & Anthony, Ron & Fez,

http://www.paulbond.tv .

NOTE: Rich Vos and Paul Bond are good friends of the FDNY and are donating their time and talent to this show and performing for free.

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