Support the Clown Doctors this Christmas Are you ready for Christmas yet? Well we are! To support the wonderful work of the Clown Doctors and create more smiles, you can purchase Christmas cards (20 designs) or hampers (4 sizes) from http://christmascards4charity.com.au/cd or http://charityhampers.com.au/cd. It’s that easy! The cards and hampers have our logo on them, so your family, friends and clients will know that you are supporting the Clown Doctors to bring Christmas cheer to children in hospital.			Clown Doctors Loved at Bushfire Events Since the Clown Doctors visited Kinglake two weeks after the bushfires in Victoria they have also attended other events to support those affected by bushfires.  On 29 March, a Children´s Tea Party for the cildren of Marysville was held at the Crossways Historic Inn.  This invitation-only event was attended by Cate Blanchett and her children.  Dr Doctor and Dr Tickle (pictured with Cate) entertained the children on the day. Click here for more...
Marriott Sells More Breakfasts Marriott increased their annual donation to Clown Doctors by 31% this year to a whopping $114,000.  Fundraising initiatives included a ball, a bedding package raffle and donating $1 from every breakfast sold.  What a fantastic effort.  A big thanks to Marriott for becoming a Key Partner of The Humour Foundation!			Sid on Last ´Wheel´ Latest update from Sid the Unicycler who is cycling round Australia to raise money for the Clown Doctors... ´I left Adelaide 15 days ago in the middle of a heat wave. Instead of Kingston in 3 days, it took me 6! Now embarking on the final 1000km to Sydney. I hope to make it by the middle of December. Check out Sid´s blog with photos.
Community Fun-Raising Makes Us Smile We have many community groups helping us raise money for the Clown Doctors.  This time we feature two outstanding fundraisers: The 2009 Mittagong Ball which is run each year by Jan and Paul Stevens-King; and the wonderful people of Kiama Lions Club who raised $10,000.  Click here for more ... A big thank you to all our community groups who do great work in raising funds to keep the Clown Doctors in hospitals.			Seriously Funny Medicine Humour therapy is the use of humour aiming to relieve physical, emotional or psychological pain and stress. Humour is used to promote health, aid in the healing process, encourage relaxation and help improve coping with illness. It can reduce the experience of pain by increasing pain tolerance. Release of certain neurotransmitters in the brain also helps to control pain. Reduction in stress hormones and muscle relaxation as well as providing (positive) distraction also helps. Click here for more articles...
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...			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...