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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Tanya Boehm
Raised: $11,808.60
Team captain
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Mike Ploughman
Raised: $1,126.91
Recent donors
| Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
|---|---|---|
| May 29 | Ashley Hayes | $20.00 |
| May 25 | The McFaddens | $54.24 |
| May 24 | Newt | $54.24 |
| May 24 | Jeremy Weise and family | $54.24 |
| May 24 | Becky MacGillivary | $54.24 |
| May 24 | Sarles | $54.24 |
| May 23 | Jaime and Jordyn | $54.24 |
| May 23 | Kate Durkin (Ms. Jordan) | $54.24 |
| May 23 | Maggie Peterkin | $43.50 |
| May 23 | Krista | Undisclosed amount |
