TYSONS, Va.–PenFed Credit Union sponsored a night of “side-splitting comedy” with the Armed Services Arts Partnership (ASAP) "Combat to Comedy" performance at Carolines on Broadway in New York City.
After a two-year hiatus, the event featured stand-up comedy from headlining comics Mark Normand, Sal Vulcano, Jo Firestone and Seth Herzog, alongside military veterans supported by ASAP and PenFed Credit Union President/CEO James Schenck and PenFed Chief Information Officer Joseph Thomas.
ASAP is a nonprofit that builds creative communities where military veterans and their families thrive through the arts. Veterans who take ASAP classes build their resilience and confidence, restore a sense of purpose and rediscover the bonds of their service. To date, PenFed has donated over $200,000 to support the 2,000 veterans in the ASAP community.
The “Combat to Comedy” performance raised $236,000 to support veterans in the arts.
“PenFed is proud to continue our partnership with ASAP, as it provides members of the military community free art and comedy classes,” said Schenck. “ASAP provides veterans and their families the opportunity to develop new skills, hone their stories and connect to another supportive community after leaving the military.”
The stories of members of the military community positively impacted by ASAP can be viewed here.