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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Karyn Mark
Raised: $597.62
Team captain
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Ron Smrczek
Raised: $323.16
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Jess Yeretsian
Raised: $162.72
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Robert Dix
Raised: $54.24
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Erika Maginn
Raised: $40.00
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Derek Jett
Raised: $27.41
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Ana Blloshmi
Raised: $0.00
Recent donors
Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
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May 19 | Mike Hwang | $54.24 |
May 17 | Piglet Els | Undisclosed amount |
May 16 | Terry Mark | $100.00 |
May 10 | Alex Berube | $28.47 |
Apr 29 | Kathy Heatherington | Undisclosed amount |
Apr 29 | Kim Moreau | Undisclosed amount |
Apr 29 | Jessica Myers | $20.00 |
Apr 29 | Carlos Santos | $100.00 |
Apr 29 | Anonymous | $50.00 |
Jan 16 | Erika Maginn | Undisclosed amount |