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Help Andrew 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/9091623

My Story…

Camp Ooch is a camp set up for kids affected by Cancer. One of my daughters best friends went there for quite a few summers and really enjoyed it. Unfortunately she passed away a few years ago. Ever since then my daughter and I have been doing the Sporting Life 10K to raise funds for Camp Ooch so that other kids can benefit from this great camp. We will run the 10K in our neighbourhood so that we can keep physical distancing.

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 15 Anonymous $161.58
May 07 Robert Guenther $50.00
May 06 Robert Smith Great cause - thanks Andrew! $75.00
May 06 Jeff Roddick $161.58
May 05 Bernie Gropper $107.91