Stage and screen star and stuttering advocate Paul Rudd (Grace, Only Murders in the Building) will host the 12th Annual All-Star Bowling Benefit November 17 at 7 PM in Manhattan.
Benefiting SAY: The Stuttering Association for the Young, the benefit will feature celebrity bowlers Geneva Carr, Alex Brightman, Julia Murney, Betsy Wolfe, Patrick Breen, Erich Bergen, Keira Naughton, Joan Hess, Ron Darling, Brandon Victor Dixon, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Alec Chambers, and more to be announced.
For over a decade, Rudd has united the entertainment and arts community in support of SAY’s mission to empower, educate, and inspire kids and teens who stutter.
“Paul’s dedication to SAY and to kids who stutter is extraordinary,” says Russell Krumnow, executive director of SAY, in a statement. “He’s helped create a space where young people feel seen, accepted, and inspired to share their voices proudly, and the Bowling Benefit is a beautiful reflection of that spirit.”
“I’ve seen so many amazing kids who stutter discover confidence and self-worth because SAY teaches them that they have a voice that deserves to be heard,” adds Rudd, who also served as executive producer of the award-winning documentary My Beautiful Stutter, alongside Mariska Hargitay, Peter Hermann, and George Springer.
Proceeds from this year’s event will support SAY’s free and sliding-scale programs, including Camp SAY, the largest summer camp in the world for kids and teens who stutter; individualized speech therapy; and Confident Voices, SAY’s award-winning creative arts program located in Manhattan.
Visit SAY.org/RuddBowling.