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For participating in Sporting Life 10k Virtual Run

Marj Poirier

Raised: $565.58
Goal: $300.00
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Chloë’s Crusaders

Total raised: $913.05

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/2020/27499/sporting-life-10k-virtual-run/pledge/participant/9097773

My Story…

Our first introduction to Camp Ooch was actually while Chloe was an inpatient at Sick Kids. There they provided activities and games at her bedside, bringing some fun and interaction to long boring days in bed. Chloe went to camp for the first time four years ago. I should point out that we live in Kenora, the most western community in Ontario. So we flew to Toronto so that she could attend camp. I left her with an incredible team of nurses, counsellors and volunteers.She did not want to get on that bus to go to Ooch@Muskokas but somehow we convinced her to get on. She had “the best time of my life” at Ooch and was counting the days until next the next summer so she could go again. As a parent it is just so heartwarming to see your child being able to participate in a summer tradition that until Ooch I never thought she would be able to. Each time I greet her at the bus upon return from camp I see a Chloe that is full of joy, stories and most importantly new found confidence.

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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.



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

We still run for Ooch!

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Recent donors

Donation date Donor name Donation amount
Jun 01 Stacey $27.41
May 15 Judy Westdal $54.24
May 14 Sharon Smith $54.24
May 13 Natalie Kennedy $54.24
May 13 Frances Ryan Here's to a successful Race! $54.24
May 11 Jim Sami $54.24
May 09 Mary Falls $107.91
May 08 Susan L Poirier Have a great race day 😊 $27.41
May 07 Brenda Ossachuk Undisclosed amount
May 07 Glenda & Rory McMillan $50.00