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Help Chris raise money

For participating in Sporting Life 10k Virtual Run

Help me raise money to send kids with cancer to #CampOoch through the #SL10K https://raceroster.com/events/2020/27499/sporting-life-10k-virtual-run/pledge/participant/8811123

My Story…

The 10K race is now virtual, "Run 10K your way in May"! The thing is, I've been doing 10K runs pretty regularly in absence of the other types of exercise I used to do, so I'm going to sweeten the deal: I'm not going to run 10K. Or 12K. Or 14.83K. I commit to running *15K* on or around Sun May 10th. If outdoor runs are off-limits by then, instead I'll do 750 indoor burpees. Probably not all in a row. (If you've never heard of a burpee: you do a pushup, to a crouch, to a jump with your hands above your head, then back to a push-up position. The first 10 are ok.)

Description

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.



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

We still run for Ooch!

Achievements

Recent donors

Donation date Donor name Donation amount
May 14 Phillip Roberto You got this! $107.91
May 14 Apurv Ray :) $22.03
May 11 Matt Parker $54.24
May 05 Dan Siegal you can do this! but don't do burpees if you don't have to. burpees are TERRIBLE. $54.24
May 02 Rick Fishell $107.91
May 01 Tim Christie I hope their summer experience measures up to Camp Cucamonga, the gold standard against which all summer camps shall be measured. $54.24
May 01 Anonymous Undisclosed amount
May 01 Rob Siklos You should wear Red, Green, and Orange (in that order), since that's the resistor colour code for 15k. Go Chris! $161.58
Apr 19 LEO PERESSOTTI Good luck on your 15 K run, son! We know you can accomplish it. $533.90
Mar 09 Chris Peressotti I believe in you, Chris. $54.24