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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Ken Aldridge
Raised: $5,492.08
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Nick Toyne
Raised: $4,005.46
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Lauren Chisholm
Raised: $2,693.25
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Lilah Olechowski
Raised: $1,904.58
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Theresa DiFiore
Raised: $866.56
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Linda Haycraft
Raised: $735.98
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Averill Clarke
Raised: $702.05
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Miriam Paas
Raised: $633.64
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Ashley Choi
Raised: $558.76
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Mike Vermeersch
Raised: $482.49
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Paresa Jensen
Raised: $450.85
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Katey Buchanan
Raised: $428.82
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Kelley Scadding
Raised: $336.18
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Becky Conlon
Raised: $330.23
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Ben Carvin
Raised: $323.73
Team captain
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Samantha Greenberg
Raised: $300.00
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Hilary Davidson
Raised: $216.24
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Maddie Rawling
Raised: $204.24
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Lauri East
Raised: $200.00
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Nathan Finch
Raised: $169.22
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Joel Scadding
Raised: $161.58
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Zoe Howe
Raised: $63.97
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Cailey Riggs
Raised: $54.24
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Christina Demunda
Raised: $48.38
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Sarah Nelles
Raised: $22.03
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Tyler Steeves
Raised: $16.67
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Cait Therrien
Raised: $0.00
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Dan Wolfenden
Raised: $0.00
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Jenna Stern
Raised: $0.00
Recent donors
Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
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Apr 22 | Amy Wright | $107.91 |
Apr 22 | Andrea Lemke | $320.34 |
Apr 22 | Ally Besasparis | $54.24 |
Apr 22 | Candice Holloway | $161.58 |
Apr 21 | Larissa Sage | $54.24 |
Apr 21 | Carly Truppe | $107.91 |
Apr 21 | Corey Wells | $54.24 |
Apr 21 | William Toyne | $320.34 |
Apr 21 | Nicci Harrison | $54.24 |
Apr 21 | Leah Cunningham | $107.91 |