For Immediate Release

Woodstock Announces Third Annual Comedy Festival this September to

Help End Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence
The Non-Profit Organization to Host a Fundraiser at Gotham Comedy Club on May 13th
WOODSTOCK, NYApril 22, 2015Comedy for a Cause is back for its third-annual
festival, a three-day weekend event (September 18-20) with everything from stand-up
comedy to sketch comedy, improv panels, films and more. Each year The Woodstock
Comedy Festival donates the net profit to their charity partners Polaris and Family of
Woodstock for the battle against human trafficking and domestic violence. A benefit for
the 2015 WCF at Gotham Comedy Club will be held on May 13th.
We are excited for this years festival and we know that we will spread laughter to the
town of Woodstock, while gaining some good karma founder Chris Collins boasted. He
added, we believe in a good laugh and a good cause and are excited to make the
festival a good time this year, and for many years to come.
The Woodstock Comedy Festival looks forward to featuring TV personality and political
expert John Fugelsang and have veteran actor-writer, Eddie Brill, to be a part of the
production team. Saturday Night Live alumna, Colin Quinn, will be performing Once
Upon A Time In New York on September 20 at the Bearsville Theater. Some of the best
comedians from around the country will be making an appearance to bring laughter and
entertainment, all while raising money for WCFs beneficiaries, Polaris and Family of
Woodstock.

The fundraiser at Gotham Comedy Club will showcase comedians such as Tom Cotter,
Bonnie McFarlane, and will be hosted by Vic Henley to help support the Woodstock

Comedy Festival and its efforts to raise awareness and support the battle against
domestic violence and human trafficking. It is a great venue in New York City that will be
sure to embody all that the WCF is, Comedy for a Cause.
For more information about the Woodstock Comedy Festival, please visit:
http://woodstockcomedyfestival.org/
About Polaris
Polaris, named after the North Star that guided slaves to freedom in the U.S., disrupts
the conditions that allow human trafficking to thrive in our society. From working with
government leaders to protect victims rights, to building partnerships with the worlds
leading technology corporations, we spark long-term change that focuses communities
on identifying, reporting and eliminating trafficking networks. Our comprehensive model
puts victims at the center of all that we do -- helping survivors restore their freedom,
preventing more victims, and gathering the data to pursue traffickers wherever they
operate.
About Family of Woodstock
Family of Woodstock Inc. is a network of individuals, paid and volunteer, whose mission
is to provide confidential and fully accessible crisis intervention, information, prevention,
and support services to address the needs of individuals and families. The scope of the
agency's vision allows us to bring to bear resources to address a broad spectrum of
human problems.
We believe that the common ground which unites us, both helper and helped, is greater
than the differences which divide us, and that everyone deserves the respect and
support of our larger community. We seek to embody and model the qualities of caring
and respect within our organization and with those whom we serve. We maintain an
attitude which is non-judgmental and non-directive, so that all individuals are
encouraged to resolve problems in a way that honors their own diverse cultural and
personal choices. In this work, we are committed to search all avenues for assistance,
creatively combining resources, as needed. In addition to assisting individuals, we
continually seek to improve the quality of life in our community by addressing gaps in
services and by advocating for more comprehensive, effective and humane responses to
people's needs.
About The Woodstock Comedy Festival
The Woodstock Comedy Festival is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation with a mission:
Comedy for a Cause. Each year our net profits will be donated to our charity partners
Polaris and Family of Woodstock for the battle against human trafficking and domestic
violence. Our second-annual festival is a three-day weekend event (Sept. 19-21) in the
little town with a lot to laugh at, with everything from stand-up comedy to sketch comedy,
improv to panels, films and more.
Contact
Jaye Giglio, 617 620-5353
jaye.giglio1@marist.edu
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