Up in Ontario

Comedy Fundraiser for the Jeffrey Navaux Memorial Fund

From a work friend, for a worthy cause:

Three years ago I lost my fourteen year-old nephew Jeffrey to leukemia, after a twelve-year, off-and-on battle with the disease. A fund was set up in his name to provide assistance to families with children who are facing the same battle.

Despite the challenges he always faced, there was nothing he liked more than a good laugh (Austin Powers was a favourite), so a fundraising event like this is only fitting.

On September 8, 2005, join emcee Paul Breau as he hosts an evening of comedy at the Cotton Club. Paul - a successful comedian who has toured all over Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. - has lined up an impressive roster of talent for the evening:

Jeffrey Yu - In a very short time Jeffrey has become one of Vancouver's finest comedians. He was runner-up in Vancouver's Comic Competition and has traveled to the Maritimes to represent Vancouver at the Halifax Comedy Festival. He has also written for CBC's 'This Hour has 22 Minutes'.

Simon King - His high energy stream of consciousness comedy and wild impressions have quickly become the trademark of this young comic’s almost atomic performances.

Graham Clark - Graham first stepped on stage as a comedian in Calgary at age 15. After several years break, he started again in Vancouver. Since then he has been dubbed “The hardest working lazy comic” in Vancouver by the Georgia Straight, participated in the Homegrown Comedy Competition at Just For Laughs and won the Vancouver “Last Comic Standing” competition.

The show takes place at 8:00 pm at the Cotton Club Grill Restaurant, 1833 Anderson Street, near the entrance to Granville Island. Tickets are only $15. For those interested in tax receipts, I will collect name and address information at the door.

You can get your tickets from the following people:
Trish Wetterberg – 604-669-6006
Sanam Bakhtiar – 604-202-1665
Alison MacDonald – 604-506-4508
Elaine Bell – 604-874-9119
Paul Breau – 604-874-7459

Please forward this on to your friends and colleagues (and their friends and colleagues….)

Thank you so much for your support!