Friends of Winnacunnet's Annual Comedy Night Coming Soon

The Friends of Winnacunnet Foundation will be hosting their annual comedy show fundraiser at the on Friday, March 30, at 8 p.m. 

Since forming in 2005, the foundation has dispersed over $20,000 in grants to enrich education.

This year the comedian lineup includes Sal Votano of the Boston Star and Comedy Connection fame, Steve Bjork of Comedy Central and Las Vegas fame, and Brad Mastrangelo of Comedy Central, Tonight Show and Atlantic City fame.

Come and share some laughs.

All proceeds will continue to support the foundation's mission of enhancing education at Winnacunnet High School, and the comedy night is the only fundraising event of the year.

Please visit our facebook page at "Friends of Winnacunnet Foundation"  or our website for more information at www.winnacunnetfoundation.org.

What: Friends of Winnacunnet Foundation Comedy Night

When: Friday, March 30. Doors open at 7 p.m. Show at 8 p.m.

Where: Ashworth by the Sea Hotel 295 Ocean Blvd., Hampton Beach

Why: Support a non-profit group that awards grants to enrich educational programming at Winnacunnet High School

Cost: $20 per person by contacting Patty McKenzie at 926-7850, at mck23@comcast.net, or at in Seabrook and Hampton, which are open seven days a week.

Friends of Winnacunnet Foundation grants awarded to date:

• $2,650 Winter 2012 Technology exchange ipad equipment  ; Eric Nash
• $1,000 Winter 2012 Ebooks program for the school’s library; Dorothy Grazier
• $1,099 Spring 2011 VEX Classroom competition kit to create engineering club  & enhance engineering curriculum; Jim Muthig
• $1,000 Spring 2011 All School Assembly-- ODaiko New England Music/Cultural workshop; Christine Edgar
• $1,195 Spring 2010 Classroom  Math handheld response system; Glen Fernald
• $1,000 Spring 2010 Project Unity Anti Bullying Leadership training; Janice Arsenault
• $978 Winter 2010 Exploring Poetry through Hip-Hop Music; David Hobbs
• $1,500 Winter 2010 Culture Matters, School Wide Event ; Kelly Richards
• $1,475 Spring 2009 Marine Biology Trip to the Isles of Shoals Marine Lab/ Star Island; Catherine Silver
• $400 Spring 2009 Leadership & Community building activities for use in Freshman Sem/Fresh Start and in the Classrooms; Bryan Yeaton
• $1,000 Spring 2008 Recycled Glass Tile Mural; Student Emerson Coburn & Artist in Residence Robert Rossel
• $1,231 Spring 2008 Electronic equipment for interactive learning in foreign language; Jessica Ryan
• $1,846 Fall 2007 30 snowshoes/ winter curriculum for Phys ED; Don Foote
• $800 Spring 2007 Burin’ Pots Raku Pottery artist in residence workshop; Sarah Edgar
• $1,000 Spring 2007 Classroom sound system for multimedia presentation: Eric Nash
• $1,000 Fall 2006 Bench-Top Aquaculture program--new curriculum; John Croteau
• $1,000 spring 2005 Refurbish the greenhouse; Diana Weidenbacker 

That's a total of $20,174 in grant monies over the past seven years!