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Fairfield Comedy Club raises funds for local comedians through collaboration with Vans
News 12 Staff
Updated on:Mar 07, 2021, 9:39pm EST
The Fairfield Comedy Club has found a unique way to
support its comedians.
A Vans shoe created through a collaboration with the club will be released on
Tuesday at noon.
The club was chosen as a winner of the company s
Foot the Bill Initiative, which helps small business impacted by the pandemic.
Up to 1,000 pairs that feature the club s logo were
designed by artist and Connecticut native Guy Stanley Philoche.
All proceeds benefit the
club s comics, many who have been out of work.
But one phone call made the troubles seem more urgent. One of his close friends had called Philoche in desperation. As an artist, restaurant worker and father-to-be, the friend asked Philoche for help.
“I just never heard that panic in his voice before. This thing was real. I told him that I’m coming over, and I’ll buy two paintings from him,” Philoche said in a recent interview with NBC New York.
After seeing what his friend was going through, Philoche knew he had to do something more. He started with supporting his neighbors within his Harlem studio building, buying favorite pieces up for sale. Soon after, he took to Instagram and reached out to complete strangers. From there, he said, “that’s when Pandora’s Box just exploded.”