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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Andrew Parkinson
Raised: $135.32
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Alex Shipillo
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Amir Moghimi
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Anil Gogna
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Ari Nusbaum
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Ashley Duffy
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Bianca Taberna
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Carl Anderson
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Christina Couture
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Daniela Guarna
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Frances Bourikas
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Greg Simon
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Gregory Hudson
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Hannah Kastoryano
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Ilina Dasgupta
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Jocelyn O'Neill
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Joseph Dibiasi
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Kane Lam
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Karen Trainoff
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Karolyn Francis
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Kevin Newman
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Kim Francis
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Kristy MacLennan
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Lindsay Taberna
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Lorena Alvarez
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Team captain
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Mackenzie Rich
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Mark Walsh
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Matthieu Motillon
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Nina Shipillo
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Olivia Janeczek
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Petar Radic
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Racen Kerr
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Rebecca Craft
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Saad Khan
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Samantha Sterzai
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Scott Bacon
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Sherry Chiu
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Recent donors
Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
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Apr 24 | Ryan Cross | $27.41 |
Apr 24 | Andrew Parkinson | $107.91 |
Jan 20 | Frances Bourikas | $5.94 |
Jan 20 | Ari Nusbaum | Undisclosed amount |