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Harmony´s Story
 
One day I didn’t wake up. My Mum and Dad took me straight to the hospital and they found a brain tumour and it haemorrhaged. They had to cut open my head twice to get my brain tumour out and I’ve had lots of other operations and tests. When chemo started I hated it. Radiotherapy and chemotherapy made me vomit every day. Then the tumour came back. I have been in the hospital for 2 years, since I was 4. When mum wasn’t there I was alone and scared. But then I met the clown doctors! They made everything better... they made me happy! Mum cried. They were so funny. They could always get me to sit up. When they couldn´t come I would get upset. I would always ask if they could come. But they needed to see other kids as well. And there just aren’t enough of them to go around. Click here to read more about brave Harmony’s story...
If you would like to help the Clown Doctors help Harmony and many other sick children click here to donate...
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Treat Someone Special AND Support the Clown Doctors Buy a hamper through our partner Charity Greeting Cards and you will be helping to put more Clown Doctors in hospitals. They have a wide range of hampers and every hamper comes with it´s own gold sticker so that the recipient knows that part of the profit goes to the Clown Doctors! Click here to go to Charity Greeting Cards website... Also, get prepared for Christmas early. check out our new range of Christmas cards by clicking here... |
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Marriott Managers Clown Around
Marriott Hotels around Australia continued their tradition of supporting the Clown Doctors by donating more than $100,000 in cash and accommodation last month. Money was raised from a number of activities in each hotel including $1 from each breakfast served throughout the previous year. When you are travelling support the hotels that support us and go to www.marriott.com.au. Thanks Marriott!
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New Book Will Make You Laugh.. And Cry! In his new book, Laughter is the Best Medicine, co-founder of the Clown Doctors, Jean-Paul Bell, brings us into hospital wards to introduce us to the Clown Doctors and to give us an insight into their invaluable work. Join him amd the Clown Doctors for a day - dispensing jokes and songs with skill and compassion. Meet the children and their families as the Clown Doctors help them to forget their illnesses and fears for a while. Available now at bookstores nationally. |
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Go Fundraise for Clown Doctors! You can help us fundraise or donate to Clown Doctors 24/7 with Go Fundraise: http://www.gofundraise.com.au/CharityDetail.aspx?cid=223. Our Cause page is devoted just to us and helps supporters to fundraise. With one click you can easily donate or create a fundraising page for: Personal Challenges, Celebrations, In Memory, Special Occasions, Making a Difference or your own event. So click away and get fundraising now to help us help sick children! Stop Press: Raise sick children’s spirits in hospital by being part of the Blackmores Sydney Running Festival and help Clown Doctors spread those smiles. Click here to raise funds... |
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LaughterWorks Doses of humour can help relieve stress, improve health and well-being. Laughter that is based on caring and empathy also creates bonds between people, is nourishing, helps develop resilience and helps people cope with difficult situations. Click here to learn more about our LaughterWorks programs... |
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LaughterBoss “It is the job of the LaughterBoss, via open-heart surgery, to touch the soul and give it room to smile and laugh.” Click here for more... |
The Humour Foundation The Humour Foundation is a national charity established in 1997 to promote the health benefits of humour. Clown Doctors is the core project, and children are the focus. Clown Doctor programs are established in all major children’s hospitals around Australia and some general hospitals and hospices. Clowns have also visited east Timor and Afghanistan. LaughterWorks provides speakers and workshop presenters on humour and health to the health and welfare sector. International research has demonstrated the health benefits of humour.
Clown Doctors attend to the psycho-social needs of the hospitalised child. They parody the hospital routine to help children adapt to hospital. Clown Doctors distract children during painful or frightening procedures. They dispense doses of fun and laughter and help children forget for a moment that they are ill. Everyone benefits…patients, families and staff. Clown Doctors are highly skilled professionals and work in partnership with health professionals. |
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The Australian Business Arts Foundation Awards recognise innovative and beneficial arts-corporate relationships.
For the second year running we are proud to have won an ABAF ‘Good Practice in Partnering’ award for our partnership with Cadbury Schweppes in Tasmania.
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