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Our story…

Ben was only 3 ½ when he was dx with a rare form of brain cancer. His treatment was tough, and he remained in house at Sick Kids for almost 11 months. Through that time, OOCH was always there when we needed it, even when I didn’t know. When Ben turned 6, he was eligible to go away for Res Camp for 2 weeks. It was very hard to let him go, but knowing his doctors, nurses, and OOCH staff and volunteers were going to be with him, I knew I could not hold him back. This past December Ben turned 18 and remains cancer-free. This will be his last year as a camper at OOCH, but you can be sure they have not seen the last of him, he will be back as a volunteer and hopefully staff member one day. He knows firsthand what OOCH can do for you. Through fundraising like this, it makes it possible for so many kids to enjoy the experience OOCH offers, one myself and my family can never repay.

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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.

Team members

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Recent donors

Donation date Donor name Donation amount
May 11 Ashlee Chatten From Darlene and Ashlee Undisclosed amount
May 11 Chris Van de Valk $15.00
May 11 Lisa Beganyi $10.00
May 11 Steve Dressing $20.00
May 11 Richard Astley $22.13
May 11 Dana Anderson Good luck $54.24
May 11 Kerry & Bill Dressing Go the distance!! $43.50
May 10 Dorothy Currie Love you all! $50.00
May 10 Dorothy Currie Love you Ben! Papa Joe and Nana $54.24
May 10 Claudine Dowdall $22.03