The Sarah Grace Foundation for Children with Cancer, Inc. will present a "A Night of Laughter" on Friday, April 23 at the William M. Gouse, Jr. VFW Post 3211, 320 South Broadway in Hicksville. This benefit fundraiser will feature such comedians as Peaches Rodriquez, Russ Gerard, Joe Moffa and Rick Morgan as well as card magician Walter Holmes and magician-juggler Infantino.

Tickets are $35 in advance; $45 at the door and include admission into the show, an appetizer buffet and beer, wine and soda. Tables for groups of 10 can also be reserved.

An advance raffle ticket package is available for $25, (a savings of $20) and includes 10 general tickets and three, 50/50 chances. Prizes include a color television, dinner for two, a Starbucks basket and basket of cheer as well as various other prizes. Advance raffle books can also be purchased at Hicksville Chiropractic, 161 Levittown Parkway, Hicksville and Uncle Harry's Trophies & Plaques, 308 West Old Country Road, Hicksville.

Tickets for "A Night of Laughter" can be purchased with Visa, MasterCard or American Express by calling 433-9745 or by check, payable to the Sarah Grace Foundation, 217 Plainview Road, Hicksville, NY 11801.

All proceeds from "A Night of Laughter" will go to the Sarah Grace Foundation, a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to improving the quality of life of children with cancer and providing comfort and support to families of children suffering from cancer. The foundation was established by Hicksville residents Marissa and Matt Weippert in 2003, shortly after their 12-year-old daughter, Sarah, lost her battle with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).

According to the Weipperts, the foundation's mission is to let everyone see life through Sarah's eyes and make one's journey through such a menacing disease more bearable. Working with the Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Schneider Children's Hospital at North Shore Manhasset - where Sarah herself was treated - the foundation provides financial aid, moral support and other assistance to not just the children receiving treatment, but to their parents and siblings as well.

For more information about the Sarah Grace Foundation or to purchase tickets for "A Night of Laughter," call 433-9745.