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For participating in 2019 Toronto Sporting Life 10k

Stevie Sandy

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Help me raise money to send kids with cancer to #CampOoch through the #SL10K https://raceroster.com/events/2019/19641/2019-toronto-sporting-life-10k/pledge/participant/5553723

My Story…

I was diagnosed with leukemia before my 3rd birthday and it was cured by the time I was 6. My family learned about Camp Ooch through SickKids and I couldn't wait to go for my first session. After settling in to being away from home, had the most fun a kid could have. Waterskiing, rock climbing, canoeing, and all kinds of activities I didn't have the opportunity to do because of my cancer. It weakened my immune system meaning playing with other kids wasn't safe. Ooch changed this; I was able to have fun without fear of sickness or judgement. The culture there is more friendly and inviting than any other environment I've experienced. I met my best friends through Ooch, but the most special was Colton. We met in 2015 and had an odd relationship filled with 3am texts and hanging out in random places like SickKids or the British Museum. He passed away this year after a long and hard fight with osteosarcoma. I'm running for him this year, and would be more than grateful for your support.

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Help send kids affected by childhood cancer to Camp Ooch!

A diagnosis of childhood cancer is a big, scary, sudden swerve in the road, changing life in an instant. 

For affected families, it can feel like everything is about cancer. Simple, childhood joys like friendships, birthday parties, or sports teams are left behind in the need for medical appointments, hospital stays, and long absences from school.

For over 35 years, Camp Ooch has offered a different path – the healing power of fun, friendship and self-confidence, and the joy of kids getting to just be kids! 

Often referred to as the social cure for cancer, Ooch provides programming at an overnight camp in Muskoka, at SickKids in Toronto, in specialized paediatric centres and in communities across Ontario. Camp Ooch is the only overnight camp in Canada to offer onsite IV chemotherapy and blood transfusions. 

Camp Ooch is a privately funded, volunteer-based organization that relies exclusively on the generous support of fundraisers, corporate donors and individuals, like you.

Ooch changes the lives of over 1,500 kids affected by childhood cancer every year. However, almost 80% of kids with cancer in Ontario don’t have access to the wonders of camp. You can help change that.

Cancer changes a child's life.  So does Camp.  And so can you.

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Recent donors

Donation date Donor name Donation amount
May 12 Cally Undisclosed amount
May 09 Mr. and Mrs. I. R. Sandy Good luck with the run ! Undisclosed amount
May 09 Laura Sandy What a wonderful way to remember and honour Colton. ❤️ $22.03
May 09 Mallory White :) amazing $22.03
May 08 Etta Zheng GOOD LUCK STEVIE!! :) $11.30