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Help Justin 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/8915069

My Story…

If Lorelei and I are going to run 10k for the first time in our lives, we might as well do it for a great cause! This month we'll be running in Sporting Life's Virtual 10k to support kids affected by childhood cancer. It costs $600 to send a kid to camp Ooch for a weekend, and I want us to at least make that happen! I know that COVID-19 has taken much of our attention, and these are especially tough times... but anything helps! Growing up I was fortunate enough to have attended camps through gymnastics, and they've been the source of some of my fondest memories—even now as a young adult I love going to camps with teammates. Let's give kids affected by childhood cancer the opportunity for a camp experience! Thanks for your support, stay safe <3

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 27 Bernard Good job Justin and Lorelei $54.24
May 24 Mike Burns Great job Justin & Lorelei. You both have big hearts. $54.24
May 24 Julia Savenok Happy to support the cause! :) $43.50
May 03 KvE Great job Justin & Lorelei! $75.00
May 01 Emily Y Lee Enjoy even it is virtual! $54.24
May 01 Susan Tan Way to go Justin(and Lorele)! $320.34
May 01 Lilian Hee-Karstadt Happy to support a good cause. Go Jus Go! Go Lor Go! $100.00
May 01 Justin Karstadt Let's get the ball rolling :) Undisclosed amount