Clown Doctors roadside appeal to keep putting smiles on sick kids
The Clown Doctors annual roadside fundraising appeal needs your help to keep putting smiles on the faces of some seriously sick kids.
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They may look funny and they can certainly put a smile on a sick child’s face but these Clown Doctors are deadly serious about needing your support.
Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) and The Humour Foundation’s Clown Doctors have been bringing laughter from the wards of Gosford Hospital to the roadsides of the Central Coast this week for their annual roadside appeal.
All funds raised from the annual appeal will stay on the coast and will help the Clown Doctors continue their monthly visits to Gosford Hospital.
“While our expert teams work to care for patients with medicines and therapies, the Clown
Doctors provide that important dose of fun which can transform how treatment is received,” CCLHD Women, Children and Families director Louise Waymouth said.
“Distraction is a powerful tool and the Clown Doctors are masters in this, using the magic of
jokes, songs and play to replace fear, discomfort and sometimes even pain with smiles and
laughter.
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“The difference that this makes to the children that we see is incredible. It allows them to just be kids during a time when they are surrounded by so much unfamiliarity.
“For our adult patients, this joy is just as evident as the Clown Doctors ease stress and encourage different perspectives and conversations on our wards and in our clinics.”
Volunteers have be donating their time to run fundraising collections points in Tascott, Wamberal and Kanwal over the appeal’s four days.
The Humour Foundation fundraising manager Ian Doig said it wasn’t too late for motorists to watch out for the doctor’s colourful wigs, bright pink collection buckets, tap-and-go EFTPOS machines and signature Clown Doctors coats and cut-out smiles.
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“This is our fourth year of the Clown Doctors Roadside Appeal and each year we are blown away by the support that comes from the Central Coast community,” he said.
“Coasties are so generous in their donations, and are always keen to have a laugh with us on the side of the road. It’s always a great few days for us.”
The doctors will be on the Pacific Highway at Kanwal outside The Coastal Bud Florist until 4pm and at Koolewong Foreshore Reserve, off Brisbane Water Drive, at Tascott from 8am to 4pm tomorrow.
If you are unable to catch them in person, you can make a tax-deductible donation at
humourfoundation.org.au or visit Jimmy G’s where donation buckets will be on all cafe counters across the Central Coast.
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