Media Advisory - Georges St-Pierre to join CIBC in raising millions to support children's charities at 33rd CIBC Miracle Day

Canadian icon hits the trading floor to help raise funds for local kids 

MONTREAL, Dec. 6, 2017 /CNW/ - CIBC (TSX: CM) (NYSE: CM) invites media to join mixed martial arts legend Georges St-Pierre as he helps make miracles happen for kids-in-need at the 33rd CIBC Miracle Day today.

WHEN:

Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. EST

Media interested in attending must pre-register



WHO:  

Georges St-Pierre (GSP), Canadian professional mixed martial artist and former UFC world champion


Charities:

The Georges St-Pierre Foundation

Trevor Williams Kids Foundation

Fondation Pere-Sablon

FillActive

Fondation de L'Hopital Sainte-Justine



WHERE: 

600 de Maisonneuve Ouest, 31st Floor, Montréal



Photo opportunity:    

    • GSP locking in trades via client calls on the trading floor and interacting with kids

 

Last year CIBC Miracle Day raised more than $7 million globally for over 500 kids' charities. All money raised in Montreal stays in the community and helps support local children's charities. Join the #CIBCMiracleDay conversation on Twitter @CIBC and Facebook (www.facebook.com/CIBC) or follow on Instagram  @CIBCNow.

About CIBC Miracle Day

CIBC Miracle Day is the annual flagship fundraising event for the CIBC Children's Foundation. On CIBC Miracle Day, CIBC's Capital Markets employees and CIBC Wood Gundy Investment Advisors donate their fees and commissions to organizations that support kids in our communities. Through the efforts of employees and clients $7 million was raised in 2016, for a total of more than $241 million donated to hundreds of children's charities across the globe since 1984. To learn more, visit www.cibc.com/miracleday.

About CIBC 

CIBC is a leading Canadian-based global financial institution with 11 million personal banking, business, public sector and institutional clients. Across Personal and Small Business Banking, Commercial Banking and Wealth Management, and Capital Markets businesses, CIBC offers a full range of advice, solutions and services through its leading digital banking network, and locations across Canada, in the United States and around the world. Ongoing news releases and more information about CIBC can be found at www.cibc.com/ca/media-centre 

SOURCE CIBC