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For participating in Ottawa Sporting Life 10k - 2019

Leanne Brown

Raised: $1,209.33
Goal: $1,200.00
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Total raised: $1,658.07

Goal: $4,000.00

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Help me raise money to send kids with cancer to #CampOoch through the #SL10K https://raceroster.com/events/2019/19642/ottawa-sporting-life-10k-2019/pledge/participant/5465000

My Story…

When I was a teenager, I was given one of the greatest gifts. I was invited to Camp Ooch - a magical place for kids with cancer. To this day it remains one of the greatest experiences of my life, and I have been back to Ooch in many different forms over the years. For a child with cancer, or who has survived cancer, this is a place to be a kid again. We were taught there were no limits, and that everyone had the ability to do whatever they wanted. From waterskiing, high ropes, canoeing, drama, arts and crafts, and even a fully equipped recording studio, if you can dream it Ooch has probably thought of it. On top of that, there are medical facilities and medical staff on duty at camp all the time, to ensure that everyone gets the care they need, even during treatment. By raising $1200 I can send two kids to camp for one weekend, and I really need your help! Anything helps. Thanks in advance!

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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 overnight camp, in specialized paediatric cancer centres and in communities across Ontario, including right here in Ottawa. 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, including over 65 kids from the Ottawa region. However, almost 80% of kids with cancer in Ontario don’t have access to the wonders of camp.

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 07 Keera Daniel $64.97
May 07 Anonymous Undisclosed amount
May 02 Les White Happy birthday Leanne! $54.24
Apr 18 Levy and Greg Crain Were proud of you mom. Way to go.. $107.91
Apr 14 Lisa Knight $320.34
Apr 05 cheryl mulvihill Good luck Leanne! $86.44
Apr 04 David Griffin Good luck Leanne! $54.24
Mar 02 Cobalt Safety Consulting Inc $320.34
Mar 01 Donna Kooistra In memory of Greg an all his friends $107.91
Mar 01 V Wilson $16.67