Steve Nagle from Rock 102, seen here at a 2025 fundraising auction, will be the entetainment for the East Longmeadow Scholarship Foundation’s third annual Adult Comedy Night on March 6.
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EAST LONGMEADOW— The East Longmeadow Scholarship Fundation is holding the third annual Adult Comedy Night on March 6 at the Springfield Elks Lodge at 440 Tiffany St. Doors open at 6 p.m. with the show at 7:30 p.m.
The event will feature radio personality and stand-up comedian Steve Nagle, known as the co-host of the Bax & Nagle Morning Show on Rock 102 WAQY, Springfield’s classic rock station.
The organization, founded in 1961, is a small group of 12 volunteers who raise money for scholarships for East Longmeadow students. Students don’t have to attend East Longmeadow High School for the scholarships, but must be residents of the town.
Funds from the event will go directly towards funding the scholarships for East Longmeadow students, such as the Howard Moffat fund for financial support to seniors graduating high school. There are also two memorial funds, one for Christopher V. Danos for students studying science and music, as well their new Maria Meccia Memorial Fund.
They’re also paired with Kelly-Fradet Lumber for seniors pursuing careers in carpentry, architecture or forestry.
The idea for a comedy night came from East Longmeadow Scholarship Foundation Secretary Kimberly Oliveri. She said the organization was looking for an event to bring in some more funds, and she had previously ran a comedy night for ELHS Cheerleading, so she threw it out to the board.
“We decided to give it a try to see if it’s something the community would enjoy,” Oliveri said. “From there, we just went and found some comedians. This will be our third one and actually looks to be maybe our most successful and we are very happy with that.”
Oliveri said she is currently thrilled with the attendance goal. So far, nearly 170 tickets have been sold with a goal of 200 guests, making this the most popular comedy night yet. She said there will also be 30 raffle baskets to try for, with prizes ranging value from $225 to $700, acquired by the “generosity of all the town businesses that have donated,” according to Oliveri.
Aside from events, the organization raises funds through the ELHS snack shack during football games, and although the logistics haven’t been worked out, they might lose that source of income when the new high school opens in the fall. Oliveri said this would be a huge hit to their income, and that the organization will also be holding their second annual Bowl for a Cause at Shaker Bowl on June 18 from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m.
For tickets to the comedy night, contact elscholarshipfoundation@gmail.com.
