NSU’s Rotaract Club and the Consulate General of Paraguay in Miami will co-host a Comedy Show on Oct. 3 at 9 p.m. in the Don Taft University Center Performance Theatre to raise money for victims of the recent floods in Paraguay and neighboring countries in Latin America.
According to USA Today, the constant rain that started in February caused the Paraguay and Parana rivers to flood, leading to the evacuation of more than 200,000 people from the area.
President of Rotaract Club Veronika Balbuzanova, sophomore legal studies major, said that the Consulate General wants to raise funds for flood victims and that the money raised through ticket sales will be given to the Paraguayan government so they can distribute the money to victims.
The Consulate General selected popular comedians from Latin America to perform the comedy sketches in Spanish.
“It is something that [people from Latin America] are going to be able to relate to,” she said. “These are celebrities that attendees know of so it’s an amazing chance for them to be an audience member of the show and at the same time make a difference in somebody’s life back in Paraguay.”
The Rotaract Club hopes to raise at least $10,000 and, so far, approximately 200 people are expected to attend based on ticket sales. Tickets will be sold at the NSU Box Office for $35 prior to the event and for $50 at the door.
Bulbuzanova said that Rotaract Club is an international community service organization that hosts a different international project every semester to stay connected to other parts of the world.
“The fact that we’ve worked with Paraguay before and we continue to help them is really important because we want to build those relationships, not just with the NSU community, but also with Rotaract organizations around the world,” she said.
The comedy show is part of Rotaract’s semester theme of being kind. As part of the theme, club members will write motivational messages and quotes on sticky notes along with the signature “#Rotaract” and post them around campus. Once a month, they will also host a “pay-it-forward” initiative where members will go to businesses in the community and pay for the order of person’s standing behind them in line.
The Rotaract Club is a community service organization sponsored by Rotary International that aims to help its members achieve professional leadership development, teamwork and networking through community service.
NSU students should RSVP on the Rotaract Club’s OrgSync page. For more information, contact Bulbuzanova at vb422@nova.edu.
