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

CALGARY, Dec. 4, 2017 /CNW/ - CIBC (TSX: CM) (NYSE: CM) invites media to join Canadian hockey icon Theo Fleury as he helps make miracles happen for kids-in-need on Wednesday, December 6. Last year CIBC Miracle Day raised more than $7 million globally for over 500 children's charities. All money raised in Calgary stays in the community and helps support local children's charities.

Photo opportunities:

• Theo Fleury interacting with children and charity representatives; locking in trades via client calls on the trading floor

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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 

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