Bribie Island Commonwealth Bank branch invites the community to support the Clown Doctors this “Smile Month” to help sick kids across the country.

Friday, 31st March 2023: The Commonwealth Bank Bribie Island branch will rally with CBA branches across the country to raise much needed funds for the Clown Doctors – a national program that provides highly trained, professional “medical clowns” to help uplift sick kids by delivering doses of laughter and joy throughout hospitals.

For over 20 years, the Commonwealth Bank has supported the Clown Doctors program, which makes more than 230,000 visits each year to children in 22 hospitals across Australia.

“Smile Month” is the national fundraiser for the Clown Doctors, which is run by The Humour Foundation. CBA branches will host a variety of fundraising events and collecting customer donations during the fundraising campaign between Friday 31 March and Friday 28 April.

To celebrate the start of Smile Month, Bribie Island branch opened its doors to the community on Friday 31st

March and showed their support for the Clown Doctors by having staff dressed in their colourful clown props and collecting donations.

Colin Warwood, Bribie Island Commonwealth Bank Branch Manager, said: “We’re proud to be gifting smiles of all shapes and sizes again in 2023 as we continue our 20-plus-year history of supporting the Clown Doctors and the work they do to help sick kids,” he said.

“Our fundraising for The Humour Foundation is something we love doing as a team and we encourage our local community to get involved