Some of the fundraising events organized by the public, our partners and friends are outlined below.

All of these events helped raise funds for distributing our prescriptions of tenderness. Dr Clown is active in more than 32 health care facilities in the greater Montréal, Québec City and Toronto areas.

Benefit dinner

Un benefit dinner organized by a volunteer committee, bringing together all of Dr Clown’s partners. This annual event is the cornerstone of our fundraising campaign.

Contributing and caring – for a worthy cause!

Employee fundraising

Sun Life Financial: For the past four years, the employees of Sun Life Financial have organized a one-week event to raise funds to brighten up the world for young and old who benefit from Dr Clown’s mission.

Ernst & Young: For the past two years, Réal Brunet has led a campaign to raise funds for Dr Clown among his colleagues and Ernst & Young employees. All funds raised are donated to Dr Clown.

Sporting event

In March 2009, Dr. Jean Bond (Jean-Pierre Blondeau) and his partners organized a truly original fundraiser for Dr Clown in the majestic Charlevoix region. The challenge? To ski down one of the slopes of Le Massif on stilts!

The event was made possible through the joint efforts of the marketing team, managers and owners of the most beautiful ski resort in the world (according to a number of participants), TVA, Caméléon, Bar Ballon and Rhythme FM and the Dr Clown doctors.

The enthusiastic presence of Jean-Luc Brassard, several times world freestyle ski champion, helped rally support.

Artistic event

In October 2009, the Dr Clown artists put together a spectacular cabaret evening. Over 350 invitations were sent out and all funds raised were donated to Dr Clown. They’re thinking about making this an annual event.

Raising funds with the general public

The Publicidad and Syllabes Plus agencies donated a radio spot to raise awareness regarding Dr Clown’s mission and organized a fundraising campaign in a number of Québec shopping centres.

Website

Attitude Marketing, FIVE and AXS joined forces to help Dr Clown communicate with friends and supporters by revamping the Dr Clown website.

Computer equipment

TD Insurance donated computer equipment to upgrade Dr Clown’s office facilities.

Families

Golf tournament: The grateful family of a little girl whose long hospital stay was brightened by Dr Clown hosted a golf tournament for work colleagues, families friends and sponsors. All proceeds were donated to Dr Clown and earmarked for the Dr Clown program at the hospital where their daughter stayed.

Concert: Every year, the D’Allesio family organizes a concert at the Notre-Dame church and donates all funds raised to the Prescription of Tenderness program at the hospital where their two children stayed.

Schools

A number of schools and colleges across the province encourage their students to get involved in the community through fundraising activities such as spaghetti dinners, plays and marathons. All proceeds are donated to Dr Clown.