Comedy Fundraiser to benefit the National Brain Tumor Society

Long Island Brain Tumor Walk Team, Cal’s Crusaders is sponsoring a comedy fundraiser at Governor’s Comedy Club on August 12, 2018. Proceeds from the tickets sold by Cal’s Crusaders team members in addition to a 50/50 and basket raffle will benefit the National Brain Tumor Society. Showtime will be at 7PM. Doors open at 5:30 and those planning on attending the event are asked to be there by 6:30. Governor’s Comedy Club is located at 90 Division Ave. Levittown, NY. Tickets are a $20 donation to the National Brain Tumor Society. For tickets please contact Amy at 516-428-6828 or at Aviva6756@aol.com

Cal’s Crusaders is a team formed to honor the memory of long time North Wantagh resident, Cal Kitay Cal was diagnosed with a grade 4 glioblastoma in June of 2011. Although the brain tumor was removed, due to allergic reactions with the chemotherapy drug, treatment had to cease and the aggressive tumor returned a year after Cal’s initial diagnosis, this time in an inoperable part of the brain. He passed away a month later; just 3 days shy of his 67th birthday. Cal’s family and friends came together as Cal’s Crusaders for the inaugural Long Island Brain Tumor Walk in 2014 For years the National Brain Tumor Society has hosted events such as walks, runs, freezes, and rides to raise awareness of disease, to raise money for better treatments, and to connect the brain tumor community. 2014 was the first year Long Island hosted its own walk which was a total success. This year the Long Island Brain Tumor Walk will be held September 15th at Jones Beach.

The National Brain Tumor Society is the largest nonprofit organization dedicated to the brain tumor community in the United States and is rated as a 4 star charity on the Charity Navigator website. 688,000 people in the US are living with a brain tumor. Although 550,000 are benign, 138,000 are malignant and more than 69,000 others will be diagnosed this year. This is why the National Brain Tumor Society is fiercely committed to finding better treatments, and ultimately a cure, for people living with a brain tumor today and anyone who will be diagnosed tomorrow. This means effecting change in the system at all levels.

For more information about the National Brain Tumor Society, the Long Island Brain Tumor Walk, and team Cal’s Crusaders, please visit http://events.braintumor.org/long-island-brain-tumor-walk/.