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.
-
Paul Marcus
Raised: $10,005.46
-
Bev Rosser
Raised: $6,560.44
-
Jess MacInnis
Raised: $2,751.99
Team captain
-
Anthony Sestito
Raised: $2,224.61
-
Maxwell Gelkopf
Raised: $2,207.27
-
Marc Lawrence
Raised: $1,501.43
-
Barb Robertson-Mann
Raised: $1,270.06
-
Lucy Gall
Raised: $879.69
-
Peter Pasternak
Raised: $782.38
-
Victoria Rauseo
Raised: $751.11
-
Melody Khodaverdian
Raised: $692.73
-
Elliot Polster
Raised: $487.25
-
Jessica Kotsopoulos
Raised: $470.56
-
Sarah Smart
Raised: $446.90
-
Kathryn Hamilton
Raised: $424.03
-
Kaitlyn Drury
Raised: $370.07
-
Beth McNeil
Raised: $343.23
-
Kendra Dohnal
Raised: $324.87
-
Benjamin Martinez
Raised: $305.89
-
Ashley Sambrook
Raised: $302.83
-
Jillian Sheffield
Raised: $271.76
-
Chris Dohnal
Raised: $270.63
-
Elizabeth Cleminson
Raised: $222.89
-
Alison Bone
Raised: $216.39
-
Jacqueline Harper
Raised: $157.91
-
Dave Mann
Raised: $150.00
-
Evangeline Tsagarakis
Raised: $42.03
-
Defne Dilbaz
Raised: $27.41
-
Allison Tse
Raised: $0.00
-
Erin Temple
Raised: $0.00
-
Kevin Coll
Raised: $0.00
Recent donors
Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
---|---|---|
Jun 30 | Valerie Hunter | $50.00 |
Jun 01 | David and Karen Levy | Undisclosed amount |
Jun 01 | Kelly Hayward | $54.24 |
May 31 | Richard Smart | Undisclosed amount |
May 31 | Anonymous | Undisclosed amount |
May 31 | Megan MacLean | $43.50 |
May 28 | Joe Mohamed | Undisclosed amount |
May 25 | Anonymous | $107.91 |
May 25 | Wright fam | $54.24 |
May 24 | Anonymous | Undisclosed amount |