Knock Knock, Who's There? Young Sarasota County Comedians Joke Book Contest

UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation (UHCCF)’s knock-knock joke book contest is collecting children’s favorite knock-knock jokes and riddles for two upcoming joke books set to be released on World Smile Day, Oct. 2.

Young comedians throughout Sarasota County now have the chance to be published and also help local children in need. The printed joke books will be available for sale, given out to hospitalized children, and will also be used to generate funds for medical grants that help families pay for their child health care needs.

Children 17 and under, with the help of a parent/legal guardian, can submit their jokes online on the UHCCF website: http://www.uhccf.org/news-events/submit-a-joke/ until May 31, 2015.

UHCCF will confirm via e-mail if a child’s joke is selected and included in the book, and with permission from a legal guardian, will print the child’s first name, initial of last name, city and state with the published joke.

Last year, UHCCF published its first joke book, “Little Book – Big Laughs Joke Book,” that contained more than 600 jokes for kids submitted by kids. The popularity of that book and the requests from parents and kids for additional joke books, now provides an opportunity for more kids to be published and to help more children in need.

About UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation

The UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation (UHCCF) is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that provides medical grants to help children gain access to health-related services not covered, or not fully covered, by their parents’ commercial health insurance plan. Families can receive up to $5,000 annually per child ($10,000 lifetime maximum per child), and do not need to have insurance through UnitedHealthcare to be eligible. UHCCF was founded in 1999. Since 2007, UHCCF has awarded more than 9,000 grants valued at over $27 million to children and their families across the United States. UHCCF’s funding is provided by contributions from individuals, corporations and UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) employees. To apply for a grant, donate or learn more, please visit www.UHCCF.org.