The Wareham Library Foundation is laughing all the way to the bank.<\/p>\n
The foundation raised $5,484 at its second annual Comedy Night fundraiser on Saturday, May 6.<\/p>\n
Were trying to reach different people to support the library, said Wareham Library Foundation President Eileen Scully.<\/p>\n
About 70 people came to Stone Path Malt on Kenrick Road for food, beer, cornhole, ping pong, the Kentucky Derby and, most importantly, live comedy.<\/p>\n
Three Massachusetts comedians performed: Host Pat McLoud from Weymouth, David Sinclair from New Bedford and headliner Chris Zito from Boston, who hosts a radio morning show on Mix 93-1 in Springfield and 96-1 SRS in Worcester.<\/p>\n
The comedians performed some South Coast-specific humor, including a joke from Sinclair about his hometown of Fall River and the imprisonment of former mayor Jasiel Correia. The most popular topics for jokes were marriage and children. <\/p>\n
Its like talking to an oak tree, Zito joked about his less-than-chatty 17-year-old son.Who is that kid?<\/p>\n
Marion resident Gayle Santello said Zito was her favorite of the three comedians, and she loved having an opportunity to get out and laugh.<\/p>\n
Its been kind of a stressful week, she said, and this is just what the doctor ordered.<\/p>\n
She appreciated being able to support the library at the same time.<\/p>\n
Libraries, when I was growing up, [were] my safe space, Santello said. I dont know what I would have done without the library.<\/p>\n
The Wareham Library Foundation was founded in 2007 to raise funds for the Wareham Free Library. About 20% of the librarys overall funding comes from the foundation, which helps pay the salaries of the librarys part-time employees.<\/p>\n
Along with proceeds from ticket sales, the foundation raffled off prizes, many of them donated by the 16 area businesses that sponsored Comedy Night. <\/p>\n
Prizes included gift cards, bottles of wine and sports memorabilia, such as a hockey puck signed by Jake DeBrusk of the Boston Bruins.<\/p>\n
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