Lori Bosworth
My team
Help make a difference in childhood cancer!
Hey everyone, I (and my sister!) are running a 5 kilometre race to support The Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario that raises funds to provide financial assistance to support children receiving cancer treatment. This should be interesting since I have just recently started running again after a very long absence! Anyway, if you feel like contributing even a small amount, I would greatly appreciate it! Have a wonderful day! Lori
Description
Hello!
This May I’m lacing up and running in the PUMA Toronto Women’s Run to raise awareness and critical funds for a very important organization – The Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario. (POGO)
There are over 4,000 families in Ontario with a child in cancer treatment or follow-up care each year. More than 84% of children diagnosed with cancer in Ontario will survive, but many of these survivors will experience complications either due to the disease itself, complex surgical procedures, or the rigorous rounds of radiation and chemotherapy they were given during treatment.
Funds raised will provide:
- financial assistance to families so they can pay for out-of-pocket costs associated with their child’s treatment
- support survivors with customized school and work counselling when their disease or its treatment has left them with learning challenges
- fund promising research that examines the impact of childhood cancer and its treatment.
In this video, POGO Interlink Nurse, Tina Hamalainen illustrates what is involved in an ALL diagnosis - medically, emotionally and logistically - by sharing one family's experience.
Recent donors
| Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
|---|---|---|
| May 27 | Bill MacKinnon | CA$50.00 |
| May 20 | Joe Cosentino | CA$54.63 |
| May 19 | 25.00 | CA$25.00 |
| Apr 16 | Stephanie Salbach | CA$54.63 |
