Help sick children smile through the Clown Doctors fundraiser in Bowral

The fundraiser will be held at Fairground Follies in Bowral on April 1, from 6.30pm to 11pm.

Run by the Humour Foundation, the Clown Doctors program aims to provide happiness to children in hospital, their loved ones and other medical staff, through humour and laughter.

Clown doctors are trained to entertain, play and engage with, and empower patients, as well as improve their qualities of life through positive memories when they are at hospitals.

They work alongside medical professionals and calm and distract children in emergencies and painful procedures, and are present during occupational and physiotherapy sessions.

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The fundraiser will feature live entertainment, silent and live auctions, finger food, drinks and plenty of prizes through a "wheel of fun".

Tickets are $150 per person and include a cocktail-style menu and a glass of sparkling wine on arrival, with additional drinks available to purchase at the bar.

They can be bought through Humantix.

The Humour Foundation was co-founded in 1997 by the late Bowral general practitioner Dr Peter Spitzer, who was also a clown affectionately known as Dr Fruit Loop.

Dr Spitzer also created the Elder Clowns program to entertain and help people living with dementia, which is known as the Laughter Care program.

Learn more about The Humour Foundation and all of its programs through humourfoundation.org.au.

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