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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Lisa Van Arnhem
Raised: $1,738.42
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Matthew Stroh
Raised: $1,553.48
Team captain
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Nina Scalamogna
Raised: $592.24
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Sharon Dagan
Raised: $400.00
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Jane Cvijan
Raised: $385.05
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Bobbi-Jo Tilton
Raised: $310.74
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Lou Zaffino
Raised: $300.00
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Emma Gregg
Raised: $207.91
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Michelle Mainprize
Raised: $194.21
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Theresa Benincasa
Raised: $108.48
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Alex Dirlis
Raised: $0.00
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Chris Dearden
Raised: $0.00
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Laura Shiner
Raised: $0.00
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Marc Gorbet
Raised: $0.00
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Monique Dawson
Raised: $0.00
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Peter Dawson
Raised: $0.00
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Rob Moss
Raised: $0.00
Recent donors
Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
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Jun 30 | Nina Scalamogna | $100.00 |
Jun 30 | Geoff Phelan | $250.00 |
Jun 30 | Patricia Dean | $50.00 |
Jun 30 | Alexandros Dirlis | $125.00 |
Jun 30 | Timothy Barradas | $100.00 |
Jun 30 | Robert Moss | $25.00 |
Jun 30 | Kylie Weber | $50.00 |
Jun 30 | Jane Cvijan | $50.00 |
Jun 30 | Matthew Stroh | $350.00 |
Jun 30 | Michelle Mainprize | $55.00 |