IUPUI, Local Comedians and Salvation Army to Help Homeless Children

The Department of Communication Studies in the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI, and the Student Activity Programming Board at IUPUI have partnered with the Salvation Army to present Comics That Care, a charity event to benefit Central Indiana’s Homeless Children. The show will be held at 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24, 2007, at Lecture Hall on the IUPUI campus.

Some of the area’s funniest professional stand-up comedians are donating their time, including headliner Mark Klein. Klein has been featured on Showtime, Comedy Central and The Bob and Tom Show. Comedian Mike Polites, who is also a lecturer in communication studies at IUPUI, will perform. Other comedians to participate include Marques Bunn, Mel Fine, and Troy Davis.

For additional information about this event, please contact Mike Polites, comedian and project manager, at 317-278-7718 or mpolites@iupui.edu.

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