Our story
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 power 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 1,800 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!
Team members
Click on one of our team members below to make a donation.
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Kim Oxley
Raised: $1,876.84
Team captain
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Karin McILroy
Raised: $323.73
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Andrew McILroy
Raised: $323.16
Recent donors
Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
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Mar 20 | Robert Katsuno | $50.00 |
Mar 11 | Gane Financial | $161.58 |
Mar 02 | Ian Hayhurst | $100.00 |
Feb 24 | Cathy Taylor | Undisclosed amount |
Feb 24 | Shannon Maxted | $54.24 |
Feb 20 | Sandra Dougall | $161.58 |
Feb 18 | LARRY BARNETT | Undisclosed amount |
Feb 18 | Shelley Bischof | $54.24 |
Feb 18 | Jocelyn Bulgin | $43.50 |
Feb 17 | Gregg & Wendy Oxley | $107.91 |