Evening of comedy featuring Bobby Collins to benefit WFEL

CHESTER — The premier fundraising event for the Warwick Foundation for Excellence in Learning will take place on Friday, Oct. 11 at Jester’s Comedy Club in Chester.

Bobby Collins will be performing and doors open at 7:30 p.m. for raffles and prizes benefiting the foundation and the show starts at 9 p.m.

A native of New York, Collins was born into comedy as his father named him for his favorite comedian, Bob Hope. In the 1980s, Collins left a lucrative position as vice president of Calvin Klein to pursue his dream and ended up working alongside such comedy legends as Jerry Seinfeld and Jay Leno.

Warwick Foundation for Excellence in Learning (WFEL) was established in April 2013 and is currently in the process of applying for 501(3c) status with the end goal of not-for-profit status. The mission of WFEL, a community-based, not-for-profit organization, is to promote, enhance, provide, and enrich the educational, teaching and learning opportunities within the Warwick Valley Central School District.

This group is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes supplemental to the annual school budget. The goals and objectives include the following:

Enhancing the quality and the breadth of education in the Warwick Valley Central School District by obtaining funding from a variety of sources to provide students, faculty and staff with opportunities to develop and maintain innovative programs that will enrich the learning experiences of all Warwick students in grades K-12;

Promoting corporate and community awareness of educational challenges and solutions

Fostering alumni and local relations by establishing job-shadowing and internship opportunities/connections

Providing a vehicle for individuals to share resources and gifts with the school district.

In addition to collaborating with the Warwick Valley Central School District, some of the WFEL programs being created are:

Classroom Supply Wish List — Teachers and administrators post a wish list of classroom supplies benefitting the school and or district

Thank a Teacher — Recognizing a special teacher with a donation in their name

Mini Grants — Application of financial support for specific needs of teachers students and administrators

Alumni and Job Shadowing
To learn more about the Warwick Foundation for Excellence in Learning, visit their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/WFELNY. The website is to be launched in fall 2013. To get involved, e-mail Vanessa@wfelny.org.