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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Maureen Littlejohn
Raised: $550.00
Team captain
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Sarah Powell
Raised: $320.34
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Melissa Volpentesta
Raised: $162.15
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Trevor May
Raised: $54.24
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Amaris Terner
Raised: $0.00
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Berl Nadler
Raised: $0.00
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Christopher Percy
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Elian Terner
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ELLIE MORCH
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Emily Uza
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Geoff Chapman
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Ian Spears
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Jack Spears
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Jaiden Terner
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Jaimie Franks
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Larry Ben-Ishai
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Megan Percy
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Michael Xia
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Nicholas Spears
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Poonam Puri
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Ray Rubin
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Sarah Atkinson
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Shiloh Terner
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Stephanie Ben-Ishai
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Steven Frankel
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Susan Ebadi
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Wairimu Nduati
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Zac Smith
Raised: $0.00
Recent donors
Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
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May 13 | Melissa Volpentesta | $107.91 |
May 06 | Sarah Powell | $320.34 |
May 06 | Mark Firman | $161.58 |
May 05 | Gaye Lefebvre | Undisclosed amount |
Apr 30 | Sarah Atkinson | $533.90 |
Apr 30 | Patrice Thomas | Undisclosed amount |
Apr 28 | Sandy Forbes and Stephen Grant | $500.00 |
Apr 28 | Gerold Goldlist | Undisclosed amount |
Apr 28 | Jay Swartz | $200.00 |
Apr 28 | Jordan Lavi | Undisclosed amount |