LIKE A GOOD LAUGH? GOT A GOOD CAUSE?
 The Stand Comedy Club holds at least ten benefit evenings per
year in each of our venues. We’ve raised money for massive
charities such as Amnesty International, the Red Cross
and Friends of the Earth, smaller local charities like
First Step and the Scottish Community Foundation and
for plain old good causes such as Caroline Darkes bid to
represent Scotland in adaptive skiing. In 2005 our
benefits raised just under £20,000, in 2006 they
just under raised £15,700, in 2007 they raised
£18,583 and in 2008 we've already raised
£8,928!
But we don’t do it alone - all
acts performing at benefits are quite literally doing it out of
the goodness of their hearts. As in no money. Zero pounds. All
the ticket money, which usually pays their wages, goes to the
charity holding the night.
And that’s where you come in!
While we will endeavour to get you a great line-up for your
night, and advertise it in our listings, it’s up to the
organisers to make it a real success. We have more applications
for benefits than nights available so we’re looking for people
as committed as we are to raising money for those who need it
most and who’ll really take advantage of the opportunity offered
- for example, even the smallest of organisations have managed
to sell us out in the past. We don’t expect that every time but
we would like you to be confident of selling at least 100
tickets.
Interested? E-mail
jen@thestand.co.uk for more information.
Our most recent charity events
Edinburgh, Wednesday 2nd April:
BENEFIT IN AID OF THE SCOTTISH PALESTINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN
The Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign started in autumn
2000 in response to the Palestinian second uprising against
Israeli occupation (intifada). The SPSC has branches and groups
of supporters in several Scottish cities and universities, as
well as individual members across Scotland. We are all
volunteers, independent of all political formations, and wholly
dependent on donations to finance our activities. We are
unaligned with any Palestinian factions and support the right of
the Palestinian people as a whole to self-determination.
Tam Dean Burn,
Bill Dewar,
Vladimir
McTavish,
Sian Bevan and
Derek Johnston performed free of charge -
the event raised £310.
Glasgow, Wednesday
16th April:
BENEFIT IN AID OF STUDENTS FOR KIDS INTERNATIONAL PROJECT (SKIP)
SKIP (Students for Kids International Projects) is a student
led, registered charity (1099804), working to support child
welfare and the personal and professional development of future
healthcare students. Our ultimate aim is to not be needed; for
vulnerable children to be well supported and cared for by their
communities and for healthcare students to be actively
compassionate and aware of the realities and implications of
global and cultural health issues.
Kevin Bridges,
Billy Kirkwood,
Steven Dick,
Neil McFarlane and
Eilidh MacAskill all performed for
free and helped raise £892!
Edinburgh, Wednesday 16th April:
BENEFIT IN AID OF DREAMFLIGHT
Dreamflight is a registered UK charity whose purpose
is to send seriously ill and disabled children on their 'Holiday
of a Lifetime' to the theme parks in central Florida.
Susan Morrison,
Stu and Garry,
Niall Browne,
Ro Campbell and John Whale
provided the laughs for free. The event raised £1495!
Edinburgh, Wednesday
7th May:
BENEFIT IN AID OF THE RED
CROSS
The British Red Cross is part of the International Red Cross
and Red Crescent Movement, the world's largest independent
humanitarian organisation.
Des Clarke,
Bruce
Devlin,
Kevin
Bridges
and
Antony
Murray
provided the laughs free of charge! The event raised
£900!
Coming soon...
Glasgow, Wednesday 21st May:
BENEFIT IN AID OF TAK TENT
CANCER SUPPORT SCOTLAND
Tak Tent
is a cancer support charity which provides emotional
support, counselling and complementary therapies and information
on cancers and treatments to anyone whose life is affected by
cancer. Support groups available in West and Central Scotland.
Line-up includes
The Reverend Obadiah Steppenwolfe III,
Susan Calman,
Niall Browne and Andy McPartland
with more to be announced.
Doors 7.30pm. Show 8.30pm. £7/£5 STUDENTS &
MEMBERS
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Reserve tickets…
Edinburgh, Wednesday 21st May:
BENEFIT IN AID OF THE ROCK
TRUST
The Rock Trust
works with homeless and vulnerable young people across the
Lothians. We aim to provide opportunities for them to develop
the personal, social and practical skills, as well as the sense
of self worth necessary for independent adult life. Line-up
includes
Susan Morrison,
Sian Bevan
and
Derek Johnston with more to be
announced. Doors 7.30pm. Show 8.30pm. £7/£5 STUDENTS &
MEMBERS
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