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04/02/2012 - 2012 Skating with the Stars Gala
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03/29/2012 - The American Classical Orchestra 2012 Spring Gala Concert & Benefit
03/24/2012 - United States launch of the Seol Won Foundation
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03/10/2012 - Toby and Itzhak Perlman and The Perlman Music Program hosted by Jim and Kristy Clark in Palm Beach
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03/06/2012 - 2nd Annual Fountain House Associates Spring Breakfast
03/05/2012 - School of American Ballet's Winter Ball 2012
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4TH ANNUAL STAND-UP COMEDY EVENT ‘A TOUCH OF LAUGHTER’
03/05/2009 - By Comix Comedy Club

4TH ANNUAL  STAND-UP COMEDY EVENT ‘A TOUCH OF LAUGHTER’

John Oliver, Daily Show regular, headlined at New York’s Comix Comedy Club to raise money for the training of desperately needed health workers in Tanzania.

Other performers at ‘A Touch of Laughter’ were Karith Foster of Imus in the Morning, Comedy Central's Tom Shillue, Baron Vaughn who appeared at the HBO Aspen Comedy Festival, and Nathaniel Bryan formerly of the Opie and Anthony Show.
‘A Touch of Laughter’ provides funds for the training of medical, nursing and medical technician students at Weill Bugando medical university and teaching hospital in Tanzania. Physicians, nurses and all other health care workers are desperately needed in the fight against diseases like HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. The medical university has already grown from just 10 students in 2004 to over 800 today, but many more are needed.

In Tanzania there is a serious shortage of health care workers. There are fewer than 1,000 doctors in Tanzania – only one for every 30,000 people compared to New York City where there is one doctor for every 200 people – leaving many to die from diseases that are preventable, treatable, and curable. Since 2004, the Touch Foundation has worked to identify innovative solutions to this complex health problem in sub-Saharan Africa, using Tanzania as a base.

Heather Prince, who coordinated the event, said “Clearly the health crisis in Africa is no laughing matter. But money raised here can provide greater access to medical care in Africa and that is something to smile about”.

For more information visit: www.touchfoundation.org

PHOTOS: Lauren Peltzman for CharityHappenings.org


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