It's About the Children:Stockings With Care

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'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there ...




Created by ABC/Touchstone Casting VP Rosalie Joseph and TV producer Tom Fontana (Oz), Stockings with Care "grants the gift wishes of children while preserving the dignity of parents or caregivers," according to press notes. In its fifteenth year, Stockings With Care works with various agencies that help families in crisis. The children make their wish lists. Social workers provide the name, gender, and age of each child. Individual donors, corporations, and a small army of volunteers come together to purchase and wrap the gifts (This year on December 14, 2006) . They are then delivered to the parents so that they can personally present the gifts to their children. Last year 3,000 children woke up to a miracle on Christmas morning. Through Stockings with Care, each child found the gift they had wished for and each parent shared their joy.



CHEZ JEAN
Cabaret-Variétés -- your host, Jean Brassard Benefit for Stockings with Care


DECEMBER 6, 2006
The Laurie Beechman Theatre
407 42nd Street @ 9th avenue

6:30pm show: Christmas en Famille!
Adults: $10 + $15 food and drink minimum
Kids under 10 yrs: $5 and NO minimum

9:30pm show: Sassy Christmas
$15 cover + $15 food and drink minimum?

reservations: 212-695-6909

Guest Artists already confirmed:

Helen Russell, Jack Woodbridge, Carol Scudder, Karen Codd, Dave Krueger, Lauren Allison, Simon Fortin, Gentry Leland Claussen Anthony Bez, Karen Kohler, Angie McKnight, Nicole Renaud, Pennie Diamond Quintana, Cindy Boyle, “Sweet” Sue Terry and ......Gal Friday!

More details @:
www.jeanbrassard.com

All proceeds go directly to Stockings With Care

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