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Adam Potts

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I have been fortunate enough to volunteer at Camp Ooch for 13 years now and have seen the impact that we have on deserving children's lives. Receltly, my niece Emily finished her cancer treatment and is now a camper. Ooch was instrumental in helping her socially...she had developed selective mutism after treatment and did not speak to people she didn't know for almost 2 years. Ooch was the place she felt safe enough to trust the world again and began to speak to Ooch volunteers. Emily is now her perfect self again and Ooch was a big part of that

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Kids affected by childhood cancer still need the chance to just be kids!

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 powers 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 1,900 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.