2009 Annual Report

CAMP OOCHIGEAS
2009 Annual Report
Mission Statement
Camp Oochigeas is a privately funded, volunteer based organization that provides kids with
cancer and kids affected by childhood cancer with a unique opportunity for growth through
challenging, fun, enriching and magical experiences.
2009 Highlights
Camp Site Improvements:
•A new Fishing Dock to create a safe and accessible space to enhance
our fishing program at Camp.
•Extension of the dock to allow new swimmers a bigger and more
accessible area to swim.
•Covered stairs that provide a safe way for our campers and
volunteers to access the Barn and Sports Court from main camp.
•Modification of our Canoe Centre into an indoor/outdoor,
functional and accessible space that allows our campers to prepare
for canoeing activities.
•A new Lily Pad floating dock that provides an exciting destination
for campers to canoe, kayak or swim to during activities and
special camp events.
A Message from the
Chair of the Board
Dear Friends,
Increasing Programming & Camper Participation
•Growth of the In-Hospital Program at SickKids Hospital with four fulltime specialists providing more bed-side visits, group programming
and new activities for patients on the 8th floor.
•The position of Young Adult Leadership Specialist has allowed us to
expand our teen programming in the Hospital and in the community.
These programs allow teens with cancer the opportunity to build
social and leadership skills that will help support them in their lives
beyond cancer.
•A new Ooch Dog Sledding weekend for L.I.T.’s (Leaders in Training)
in Northern Ontario.
•Participated in a camper exchange program with Camp Goodtimes,
a camp for children with cancer in British Columbia, where three
campers from Ooch and four campers from Camp Goodtimes were
able to gain new skills, meet new friends and have a whole new
camp experience.
•H eld the largest session of Ooch summer Day Camp for children
ages 4-7 at Camp Robin Hood where 14 out of the 20 campers had
their first ever Ooch experience.
•Grew our Urban Ooch Program to provide more opportunities for
our campers to connect throughout the year.
Incredible Community Support
• Over 400 volunteers generously donated their time at camp, in
the hospital, during in-city programs, as a board member or as a
volunteer at community events.
•Over 70 incredible supporters held their own community fundraising
events, ranging from bake sales to golf tournaments, in support of
Camp Oochigeas.
Efficiency and Financial Responsibility
•Only 19 cents of every dollar we raised was spent on fundraising
and administration in 2009.
•Over 750 fundraising pages were set up by
individuals and teams who helped raise over
$800,000 through the 2009 Sporting Life 10K.
Thank you for your continued support of Camp Oochigeas. As
we close out another successful year of providing meaningful
programming for children affected by childhood cancer, we think
about the remarkable growth that Ooch has seen over these past
several years. Since the opening of our very own campsite, many of
the strategic objectives set forth by the board of directors have come
to fruition. We have expanded far beyond six weeks of summer camp
for children with cancer to include: a week of camp for teens and
one for bereaved siblings, Weekends at Camp throughout the fall
and winter months, the launch of a successful In-Hospital Program
at SickKids Hospital, and various programs in the city for kids of
all ages. We have not forgotten that this growth could never have
been possible without your generosity, compassion, hard-work and
commitment. As we reflect on another year passed, we hope you feel
a sense of deep pride for your role and our progress together.
Thanks to donors like you, 586 campers attended a camp program
and over 160 campers had their very first Ooch experience in 2009!
Even more remarkable is the number of camper experiences shared
through our In-Hospital Program. In 2009 alone, children treated
on the 8th floor at SickKids Hospital shared in over 5,000 Ooch
experiences, thanks to our In-Hospital Program Specialists and
committed volunteers. Thank you for making this possible and for
helping to put a smile on the face of a child with cancer.
I encourage you to take a moment to flip through the pages of our
2009 Annual Report, where you will see the many faces of Camp
Oochigeas. You will see bright smiles, children laughing and the
carefree, fearless demeanors of our remarkable campers. You will see
the magic of Camp Oochigeas. As we look to the future of Ooch,
we continue to expand on our strategic objective of providing more
Ooch more often for our campers and their families. As a result, we
have begun plans to create our very own Camp in the City, close
to SickKids Hospital. This year-round recreation facility will not only
provide a space where campers can experience “Ooch” close to
home, but it will also house our offices and provide a planning space
for our staff and dedicated volunteers. Our new home in the city
will afford us more opportunities to offer diverse programs, engage
children who are culturally unfamiliar or too young for summer camp
and most importantly, it will allow us to continue to enrich the lives
of children affected by childhood cancer. This project would not be
possible without your support. Thank you for believing in us and for
allowing us to continue to dream big!
On a final note, I would like to extend a few important notes of
gratitude. Thank you to the dedicated volunteers who give countless
hours so that Ooch campers have the time of their lives. Thank you to
our wonderful friends and partners at SickKids Hospital who ensure
the safety and well-being of our campers. Thank you to my fellow
board members who have helped to ensure that the strategic future
of Ooch is secure. Thank you to the dedicated staff who make Ooch
happen every day, and finally, thank you to our donors who make it
all possible.
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Residential Programs
Summer Camp
Leadership Program
Summer residential camp gives children a traditional camp
experience and a safe place to step out of their routine of hospital
visits and focus on being kids. Located in Muskoka, Ontario, Ooch
gives children the chance to try new activities and accomplish things
that they never dreamed possible. Whether they’re climbing the
rock wall, singing around the campfire, canoeing across the lake or
creating a masterpiece in pottery, campers have ongoing support
and encouragement from their peers and counsellors.
TThe Ooch Leadership Program is specifically designed for teenagers
affected by childhood cancer aged 16-19 and provides opportunities
for teens to stretch their limits, learn new skills and enjoy a
challenging and exciting adventure with other young people.
Eight weeks for children ages 6-19:
•Three two-week sessions for children with cancer.
•Teomul
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•7SCAPE
One-week session designed for newly diagnosed teens with cancer
2009 – 275 campers spent time at our site in Muskoka this
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Weekends at Camp
W.A.C., short for Weekends at Camp, brings children to Camp Ooch
on weekend trips to our campsite in Muskoka during the Fall and
Winter. These are great ways for Ooch campers to reconnect with old
friends and make new friends along the way! They are also a perfect
opportunity to introduce potential summer campers to the magic
of camp before the summer arrives. Whether carving a pumpkin or
building a snow fort, Weekends at Camp provide campers with the
perfect injection of camp fun before the summer arrives!
2009 – 20 Leader’s In Training
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L.I.T. 1 Program
The L.I.T. 1 program helps teens build new leadership skills, self-esteem and
gain wilderness experience.
L.I.T. 2 Program
The L.I.T 2 program allows experienced leaders to take what they learned in their
L.I.T. 1 year and apply it to the role of being an assistant camp counsellor. Working
side by side with experienced and skilled cabin counsellors and activity leaders, L.I.T.
2’s are guided through workshops focusing on leadership, behaviour management,
facilitation skills, intentional programming and more.
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This component of the leadership program is designed to challenge teens to create
an environment that cannot be accomplished in the camp setting. Up-Stream offers
participants a nine-day, true wilderness experience along the French River.
2009 – 10 UpStream participants
- Volunteer
2009 – Seven Weekends at Camp throughout the Fall & Winter
Weekend Themes Included:
•Ooch-o-poly
Campers experienced a trip around the Ooch-o-poly board with
the Banker & Foreign Investors!
•Where the Wild Things Are
Campers roared their terrible ROAR and enjoyed Ooch in the fall!
•The Search For Summer
Campers turned up the temperature with a luau in the middle of winter!
•Ooch Circus
Volunteers & campers transformed the dining hall into a circus!
Dog Sledding Expedition
We held our first Dog Sledding Expedition in Northern Ontario.
This 3-day dog sledding adventure is an exciting and challenging
trip for leaders ages 15-18. Throughout the weekend, both
campers and instructors work together to create a supportive
leadership oriented environment. Campers build self-esteem and
leadership skills through challenging and engaging
fun-filled days with their dog sled teams.
2009 – 15 campers participated
Camper Exchange Program with Camp Goodtimes
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Camp Oochigeas participated in a camper exchange program with Camp Goodtimes, which
is an oncology camp in British Columbia and a fellow member of COCA (Children’s Oncology
Camping Association). Three young leaders from Camp Ooch travelled to Camp Goodtimes at the
beginning of the summer to share the magic of Ooch and gain new skills and experiences to bring
back to their other fellow campers at Ooch! Four campers from Camp Goodtimes made the trip
to Muskoka and took part and took part in our Up-Stream program and 7SCAPE session of camp.
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Ooch in the City
Ooch on the 8th
Urban Ooch (UO)
Our In-Hospital
Program at
SickKids Hospital
UO’s are one-day camp-style events that happen throughout the
year in the city. These are wonderful opportunities for campers to
try new activities, meet new friends, and get a booster shot of camp
during the school year.
2009 – Nine Urban Ooch Day’s – the most ever!
Our In-Hospital Program is generously supported by the cycling events
Tour For Kids & Ride For Karen
UO Days’ included:
•Toronto Blue Jays Game
•Under the Sea Day
•The Amazing Race
•The Great Costume Caper
•Toronto Police Marine Unit Visit
•Magic Boot Camp – by Magicana
Day Camp
Day camp is designed for younger children with cancer (ages 4-7).
Campers enjoy a variety of activities including swimming, arts and
crafts, games, trips to the zoo and more. With campers returning
to their own home at night, it is an ideal introduction to camp for
younger children, and for families who are unfamiliar with the camp
experience. With door-to-door transportation and a program that can
accommodate medical appointments, day camp is an ideal way to
provide camp experiences for our younger population.
2009
• March Break Day Camp
Three-day session at The York School in Toronto
• Summer Day Camp
One, two-week session at Camp Robin Hood in Markham
Camp Robin Hood, a summer day camp facility in the Toronto area,
has given us the opportunity to provide many of the activities at
residential camp right here in the city! Some of these activities
include: canoeing, rock climbing, and archery.
2009
Our
summer session was our biggest day camp to date,
with 14 of the 20 campers having their very first Ooch experience!
In-Hospital camp brings camp right into the hospital and reaches kids who are
medically unable to experience camp outside of the walls of SickKids. Patients don
their buttons and become Ooch campers!
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, there were three, one-week sessions of
In-Hospital Camp at SickKids.
Special Guests Included:
Canvas Jam – Allowed campers to show their creativity by making their very
own canvas paintings
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Ooch is fortunate to have a strong relationship with SickKids Hospital.
Our In-Hospital Program focuses on scheduled activities six days a
week on the oncology floor at SickKids. This program is led by four
full-time In-Hospital Program Specialists, including a Young Adult
Leadership Specialist who facilitates programs specifically geared for
teens. In addition to our day programs, our volunteers run a camp-style
play program on 8A (for in-patients only), four nights per week. All of
our programs in the hospital give kids the chance to play, be creative
and connect with other kids going through similar experiences.
Harbourfront Centre – campers were able to participate in a number of
specialized arts & crafts activities
Digikidz Camp Program – Campers created their own digital
movies by using fun programs with Macbooks and other digital media equipment.
Themed Days Included:
Beach Party, Canada Day, Aquarium Day, Game Show Day and Wild, Wild West
A letter from
Dr. Paul Gibson
Nowadays, to ensure credibility in the medical world, it is important to
disclose conflicts at the beginning of every piece of literature. I must
therefore disclose up front that I have been a long time believer in the
power of camp. Long before my days in medical school, becoming
a pediatrician, or specializing in oncology, I was a camp counsellor
summer after summer for more than 10 years. People would often
express how unselfish and dedicated I was to devote myself to kids at
camp. But to be honest, it was in fact very selfish of me. At camp I got
a front row seat to watch kids transform. Nowhere is this more true
than when I am lucky enough to spend time at Camp Oochigeas.
If you’ve never been to Camp Ooch, it is so hard to truly express the
magic that happens. You see pictures of the costumes, the adventure
courses, the water sports and of course, the smiles. But seeing the true
magic of Ooch is to EXPERIENCE it.
Almost every day at work I meet kids who are dealing with cancer and
see how it changes everything in their lives. Suddenly, the child who
just days before had friends and playmates they’d see every day, now
sees doctors and nurses. The fun things that used to fill their days have
instead been replaced with needle pokes, medications and tests that
often make no sense to them. Worse yet, their friends and brothers
and sisters simply cannot relate to what’s happening to them.
When Ooch first started as a residential camp, we’d say that camp
provided two weeks out of the year that our patients had a chance to
reconnect with the fun that they had missed in their lives. Now, what is
so exciting is that the Ooch In-Hospital Program provides hundreds of
more programming days for kids to find that connection that gets them
back to their real job, being kids!
Cancer treatment is hard. I would be surprised if anyone reading
this disagreed. The challenges are many. Surgery, radiation, and
chemotherapy can take an immense physical and emotional toll.
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In Hospital Camp
Doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals
can name a long list of patients whose ‘physical’
condition improved because of our care but they are
still a long way from the kids they were beforehand.
It is simply incredible to witness not only the emotional healing that
camp can bring about, but more impressively the emotional growth.
The boy who would barely make eye contact with anyone but mom
and dad since treatment started, is suddenly standing up to tell a joke
to a full room. The girl who has hidden her scars from all, is suddenly
keen to jump into the lake to try waterskiing for the very first time.
This doesn’t just happen on its own.
The Ooch experience creates this intangible magic for hundreds of
kids each year. The effort of every staff and volunteer at camp is so
impressively dedicated towards creating an environment where our
patients, our CAMPERS, are not only free to be the kid they were before
cancer but are able grow in so many new and exciting ways. Like I said,
you can see the smiles, but to witness the stories behind those smiles is
something truly remarkable.
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A Message from the
Executive Director
The Camp Oochigeas motto is: ‘You have failed only when you
have failed to try. Act as if it were impossible to fail and it will be’.
2009 was a great year to live our motto to the fullest, as it presented
all of us with numerous challenges: The economic downturn, H1N1
and even a cold, wet summer come to mind.
diagnosed with cancer at Sick Kids Hospital, only 20% of those kids
are coming to programs outside of the hospital. This is because some
families are culturally unfamiliar with the concept of camp, too young
to attend our programs, or they are just not emotionally ready to let
their sick child go away for a week or two.
At Ooch, we try to keep some perspective on things by considering
what our campers may be facing on a daily basis. The Ooch
community seems to know that when you focus your attention
on helping others, it lessens your own troubles. Our community
of volunteers and donors rallied to ensure that Ooch was able to
continue to serve the population we are all so committed to.
Having our own facility close to Sick Kids Hospital will allow us to
create programs for these kids in order to provide them with many
of the social benefits that camp provides – on their own terms.
We hope that eventually, they will be ready to make the leap to
residential camp too. We sincerely hope you will consider supporting
us as we strive to make this dream a reality.
Although our donations were approximately 13% below projections,
we still managed to continue to increase our programs for children
with cancer, as outlined in this annual report. We tightened up our
spending even more than usual, and made sure that the campers
didn’t have to feel the economic crunch at all. The lower revenue
is illustrated in our fundraising ratio – where we show you how we
spend your donated dollars. In 2008, we spent $0.15 per dollar on
fundraising and administration costs. In 2009, this number jumped
to $0.19. Although this remains incredibly low for our industry, we
take such an increase very seriously. This jump is a direct result of
the decrease in our projected revenue. In other words, we spent the
same amount of money but earned fewer dollars – a result of the
dampened economy. I anticipate our ratio to drop back down in 2010.
We decided to build the 2009 annual report around this year’s camp
theme – Live Brightly. When you live brightly, you let others shine - a
fitting theme for Ooch in any year. The community that makes Ooch
so special – the volunteers, medical staff from SickKids Hospital,
donors, camp staff, campers and their families, and our volunteer
board led by Howard Breen – give so generously so that others can
shine. This is truly what makes Ooch so special and magical. Thank
you for being a part of the magic!
Our biggest project for 2010 will be the creation of camp in the city.
We have realized that although we are reaching virtually every child
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Please note: Amortization of property has not been included.
Opportunities for Growth in 2010
•Create a home and recreation site for Ooch in Toronto which will
complement our expanding in-city programs.
•Seven days a week of scheduled programming on the oncology
floor at SickKids led by an In-Hospital Program Specialist
•Continue to grow our reach within the province for children with
cancer who currently do not have access to camp programming
Board of Directors
Chair
Howard Breen
Vice Chair
Georges Soaré
Past Chair
Linda Gray
Secretary/Treasurer
Frank Magliocco
Directors
Colleen Baldwin
Dr. Victor Blanchette
James Bunting
Scott Gibson
Andrew Irvine
Dr. David Malkin
Andy Redmond
Sandra Ross
Staff
Executive Director
Rob Drynan
Director of Programs
Alex Robertson
Director of Development
Michelle Afinec
Director of Operations
Aimee Bruner
Director of Finance &
Administration
Helen Fulchini
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Donors
Thank you to everyone who has supported Camp Oochigeas in 2009! Your generosity creates a magical place for children affected by childhood
cancer. These gifts were received in our office during the 2009 fiscal year of November 1, 2008 to October 31, 2009. New this year, we have also
included Sporting Life 10K fundraisers of $1,000 and over. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this list, but please let us know if
you have a question or concern. Due to space limitations, we have listed gifts of $1,000 and over.
Individuals
Andy Anderson • Frank Anderson • Mary Pat & Robert Armstrong • Marly Atkins •
Geoffrey & Nancy Belsher • Murray & Ann Beynon • Christopher Blackwell • Diane
Blake • Oliver & Shirin Bock • Roger & Lyn Bolt • Ilena Borinsky • Adrienne Boudreau
• James Bradford • Howard & Martha Breen • John Buenz • Robert & Patricia Burton
• Guy & Margaret Carr-Harris • Mable Chang • Jennifer & Larry Clark • R. M. Clark
• Richard & Marilyn Coles • Stephen & Anne Connell • Leo & Sandra DelZotto •
George Dembroski • David & Natalie Duncan • Jim Earle & Chris McDonald • N.
Murray & Heather Edwards • Philip Evershed • John & Freda Finley • Jean Fraser •
Lynn Fraser • David Garofalo • Serge & Magdalena Gattesco • David Gibbs • Ori &
Trish Goldman • William & Catherine Graham • Linda Gray & Cam Ballantyne • Peter
H. Griffin • Sharon Grosman • Jennifer Grossklaus • Anne Guilar • Judith Haladay &
James Douglas • Gord & Dorothy Hall • Bradley Hammond • Marianne Harris • David
& Lenore Hawkey • Grant Haynen & Dawn Maruno • Joan Hill • Brent Hollister • David
& Mariella Holmes • Ernest Howard • Peter Howard • Barbara Howson • Ian Jackson
• Brian Jones • Christopher Kenalty & Christine Harris-Kenalty • Andrew Kiguel •
Carolyn & Don Langill • Richard LaPrairie • Linda Lee • Tim Lee • James Lindstrom •
Byron Loeppky • Don & Susan Lowe • Robert Lupton • Katie & Walter Macnee • Frank
& Rosalia Magliocco • Margaret Mancini • Allan & Diane Mark • Paul Mason & Lynn
Gordon-Mason • Michael Matthews & Jane Crow • Anne McKenzie • Tony Melman
• Patrick & Michelle Meneley • Vincent & Kirsten Mercier • Theresa & Seth Mersky •
Daniel Mida • George Nightingale • Michael Nunn • Alan Peranson • Edwin Peranson
• Ted Piekarz • Ted & Carolyn Polci • Norman & Evelyn Potechin • Michael & Amy
Raven • Andy & Sue Redmond • Edgar & Elizabeth Rhodes • Patricia Russell • Erik &
Sophie Saeys • Joy & Douglas Sanders • Richard Savoury • James Scarlett • Charles
& Mina Schwarz • Tony & Linda Shamata • Ashish Sharma • David Sharpless & Janet
Mills • Andrew Sheiner & Liza Mauer • Eric & Ingrid Sinclair • William & Kay Sinclair
• Gurdass Singh • Georges Soaré • Eric Sprott • Bernadette Stanton-Meijer & Kevin
Stanton • Ellen Storfer • Michael & Robin Storfer • Barbara & Cliff Talbot • Stephen
Thom • Peter C. & Linda Turvey • Steve Turvey & Elizabeth Duncan • John & Sandra
Way • Bruce & Marilyn Wharram • Robert Wiseman • Mari-Jayne Woodyatt • Nigel
Wright • Robert Wright • Eb & Jane Zeidler
CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS
& COMMUNITY EVENTS
The 21st Annual Remembrance of Things Past Classic • Acier Wirth Steel • AdidasSalomon Canada • Amer Sports Canada Inc. • Aqueduct Foundation - Hickling Family
Fund • Arrell Family Foundation • Atlantis Employee Fund • The Aubrey & Marsha
Baillie Family Fund, a family fund held within The Community Foundation of Oakville
• Avondale School Advisory Council • BASF Canada • The Bedolfe Foundation • The
Ben and Hilda Katz Charitable Foundation • Bill & Tim’s Big Adventure • Bill Muir
Memorial Golf Tournament – Oakland Green Golf Course • The BLG Foundation
• BMO Employee Charitable Foundation • Boating Business Golf Tournament •
Boehmers o/u Hargest Block Ltd • Brad Stevens Memorial Golf Tournament • Brian
& Susan Thomas Foundation • The Bridle Bash Foundation • The Bugsy & Ken
Charity Golf Tournament • Business Development Bank of Canada Golf Tournament
• CAF America • Camp Walden • Canadian Insurance Claims Managers Asc. Golf
Tournament • CAW Social Justice Fund • Chaitons LLP • The Charity BBQ at the
Queens Quay LCBO • Christie Seniors • CIBC • CIBC - Communications & Public Affairs
• CIBC World Markets Children’s Foundation • Clarkson Secondary School • Cobourg
Lakeshore Lions Club • Coleman Canada • Coleman Employees Hike-a-thon • Colgate
Palmolive Golf Tournament • The Conn Smythe Foundation • Construction Credit
Group Golf Tournament • Cornerstone 52 Foundation • Corvettes for Kids Road Tour
• Creaghan McConnell Group Ltd. • Crescent School • CV Studio • David William
Moore Enterprizes Incorporated • Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP • Doyle Capital
Corporation • Eagle Plains Public School • Eagle Ridge Public School • ECHOage •
Eddy Niedziela Memorial Golf Tournament • Fairlawn Preschool • Ferrero Canada Ltd
• FileBank • Formula Media Group & Boat Guide Magazine • Four Seasons Hotels &
Resorts • Franklin Templeton Investments • Future Transfer Co. Inc. • The Geoffrey
H. Wood Foundation • Get Recd Events • Gibsons Cleaner’s Limited • Goodman
& Company, Investment Counsel Ltd. • Great-West Life/London Life • Hacking
Investments Ltd • Head/Tyrolia Sports Canada Inc. • Helly Hanson Leisure Canada
Inc. • The Howard & Carole Tanenbaum Family Charitable Foundation • Howard &
Diane Taylor Family Fund at the Toronto Community Foundation • Hughes Amys LLP •
The Hylcan Foundation • Intact Insurance • Jays Care Foundation • Johnson Diversity
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• Joy Jarvis Swim For The Kids • Jugo Juice (various locations) • Jupa Sports Inc. •
Just Around the Corner Pub & Eatery • Katie MacKenzie Fundraiser • Kiehl’s Since
1851 • Kingsway College School • KRG Children’s Charitable Foundation • KRG Jump
for Ooch • The Larkins Family Foundation • Lazio Italian Bakery & Deli • London
Life Insurance Company • Lubricon Industries Canada Limited • Mackenzie Financial
Corporation • Magna International Inc. • Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd •
MarketLink Solutions • Marmora KOA • Maxium Financial Services Inc. • McConnell
Classic Golf Tournament • McMillan Family Foundation • Merrell Canada • Metroland
Media Group Ltd • Michael Albert Garron Foundation • Ministry of Municipal Affairs
& Housing Fundraiser • Molson Canada • Muskoka Lakes Marine Community BBQ
• Muskoka Lakes Marine Inc. • Muskoka Masters Golf Tournament • Muskoka
Paramedic Softball Tournament • Muskoka Rocks Road Race • National Bank Financial
• National Marine Manufacturers Association Toronto Boat Show • NCRS Ontario
Chapter • Nestle Canada Inc. • New Balance Canada Inc. • Nike Canada Ltd. • NKPR
Inc. • Noble Estates Wines & Spirits • The Norman and Margaret Jewison Charitable
Foundation • North America Construction Ltd. • North American Operations General
Motors Corporation • The North Face (Canada) Inc. • North Oshawa Lions Club •
Norwood Curl For Kids - In Memory of Tammy Wharram • Notre Dame Catholic
Secondary School • The Oakah and Dorothy Jones Foundation • Oakley Canada Inc. •
Ontario Future Shop Stores, Employees & Customers • Ontario Power Generation Inc.
• The Ottawa Hitmen 99S Hockey Club • Outdoor Gear Canada • Pioneer Petroleums
Children’s Foundation Fund • Prime Restaurant Group Inc. • Prime Restaurants Golf
Tournament • Puma Canada Inc. • Quail & Firkin Customer Appreciation Day • RBC
Foundation • RCP International & Canada Running Series • Ready Mixed Concrete
Association of Ontario • Real Facilities Inc. • Ride for Karen • The Rock Golf Club
• Ron Ellis Team Canada Foundation • RSM Richter • The Salden Foundation • The
Sanderling Foundation • Scotiabank • The Self Management Resources Corp. • Send
a Kid to Camp Golf Tournament • Shimmerman Penn LLP Chartered Accountants
& BusinessAdvisors • Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation • Soberman LLP, Chartered
Accountants • Solutions 2 GO Inc. • Sporting Life 10K • Sporting Life Inc. • Sprott
Asset Management LP • St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Catholic School • St. Matthew
the Evangelist Catholic School • St. Michael’s College School • Stikeman Elliott LLP
• Synergex Corporation • T.P.S. Fraud Squad • TD Securities Underwriting Hope
Fund • The Ted and Deborah Alexander Fund at The Calgary Foundation • Toronto
Police Service Fraud Squad • The Toronto Star Fresh Air Fund • The Toskan Casale
Foundation - AY Jackson School • Total Security Management • Tour for Kids • Toys
For Tots - Peel Regional Police • Trafalgar Castle School • Triella • University of Guelph
Fashion Show • Uvex Toko Canada Ltd. • West Ferris Secondary School • Weston
Golf & Country Club • Winberg Foundation • Woolcan Inc. • Workers For Cancer
Prevention • York Regional Police • The York School • The York School Entrepreneurial
Club • Yorkville Club Golf Tournament
IN KIND
Bayview Chevrolet Pontiac Buick GMC • Belmont Meat Products Limited • The Bob
Rumball Centre for the Deaf • Boston Pizza • Bowne Financial Print • Michael Bradley
• Cancer Recovery Foundation of Canada • Canvas Jam • Cavalcade Ford Lincoln
Sales Ltd. • Chai Kosher Poultry • Chair-man Mills Inc. • Challenges Unlimited Inc.
• CIBC - Communications & Public Affairs • Coca-Cola Ltd. • Coleman Canada •
David William Moore Enterprizes Incorporated • Digikidz Camp • Frito Lay Canada •
Gamma-Dynacare Medical Laboratories • General Motors of Canada • Greenwood
College School • The Hospital for Sick Children • Jays Care Foundation • Marvin
Katz • Kiehl’s Since 1851 • Labelad • LifeLabs, Headquarters • Look Good Feel
Better • MacLaren McCann Canada Inc. • McDonald’s - Bracebridge • McDonald’s Gravenhurst • McDonald’s - Huntsville • McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada Limited
• McGill Design + Studio • Andy Montague • Muskoka Lakes Marine Inc. • Muskoka
Woods Sports Resort • Norkim Distributors Ltd. • North York Chevrolet Corvette •
Pride Pak Canada Ltd. • Ron Ellis Team Canada Foundation • Sirius Satellite Radio •
Sony PlayStation • St. Michael’s College School • Toronto French School • John Way
• West Parry Sound Health Centre
SPORTING LIFE 10K FUNDRAISERS
Michelle Afinec • Jamie Aitken • Frank Anderson • The Badminton & Racquet Runners •
Emily Baker • Allison Ballantyne • Neil Blinco • Aimee Bruner • Camp Ooch Friends, Family
& Volunteers! • Shannon Chace • Aubrey Choi • Irwin Choleva • Sara Citron • Samantha
Cohen • Liz Corless • Ann Marie Daly • Rebecca Danks • Clark Davis • Pete Dilworth
• Gerry Doedens • Sepanta Dorri • Rob Drynan • Elizabeth Duncan • Marissa Enge •
Shane Fenton • Peter Fuchs • Helen Fulchini • Lisa Fusina • Joseph Gesualdi • Lindy
Goodman • Don Gordon • Tobey Gullick • Shelley Gupta • Paul Guthrie • Yaron Haik
• Christine Harris-Kenalty • Jordan Hartkorn • Amanda Hathway • Erin Hathway • Kim
Holt • The Huckers • Chris Hutchinson • Inspired Alliances • Michael Isaacs • Stephanie
Johnson • Jennifer Kagan • Ness Kenalty • Tom Kern • Henry Korenblum • Scott Langley
• Lawson Lightning Legs • Michelle Lee • Sporting Life • Amber Low • The Mac-Oochies
• Dave Macnee • Judy Manning • Barry Marta • David Mitchell • Monitor Group •
Shari Cain & Caron Morgan • Nolan’s Dream Chasers • Ooch Office Staff • Beverley
Osburne • John Pavicic • Alan Peranson • Ann Perry • Gil Rafol • Ready, Set, Run for
Camp Ooch • Rebecca Reasner • Lynn Richardson • Samantha Richardson • Bev Rosser
• Olivier Ruta • Trevor Ryan • Mitchell Sarjeant • James Scarlett • Jonathan Scarlett •
Lauren Schreiber • Brent Sharpless • Davender Sohi • Danielle Stevens • Carollene Sum
• Team Alvarez & Marsal • Team Bennett Jones • Team Blakes • Team Borden Ladner
Gervais • Team Cassels Brock • Team Chaitons LLP • Team CIBC • Team CLB • Team
Counterpoint Engineering • Team Davies • Team DundeeWealth • Team Ernst & Young
• Team Fasken Martineau • Team FMC • Team Future Shop • Team Genuity Capital
Markets • Team Goodmans LLP • Team Gowlings • Team Greenwood College • Team
Jennifer • Team KPMG • Team Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith Griffin LLP • Team Leo
Burnett • Team McCarthy Tetrault • Team McMillan • Team Merrill Lynch Canada •
Team Miller Thomson • Team Molson • Team NB Financial • Team Ogilvy Renault LLP •
Team Osler • Team Paliare Roland • Team PlayStation • Team PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Team RBC • Team RBC Capital Markets • Team RSM Richter • Team Shaner •
Team Shimmerman Penn • Team Soberman • Team Stikeman Elliott Gators • Team
Thompson-Kouts • Team TMIG • Team Torkin Manes LLP • Team Torys LLP • Team
Versant • Team Wildeboer Dellelce LLP • Team Xstrata • Team Zoomtastic • Jennifer
Thompson • Sheldon Title • Rebecca Turnbull • Steve Turvey • Chris van de Water • Laura
Vaughan • Vaughans for Ooch • Ryan Voegeli • Kathryn Watson • Matthew Williams •
Raphael Zar • Lara Zink
VOLUNTEERS
Liz Adams • Paul Adelson • Michelle Afinec • Salim Ahmed • Rabah Al Mahmoud •
Ken Aldridge • Sarah Alexander • Emily Alonzo • Billy Anderson • Carrie Anderson •
Charlotte Anderson • Julie Andrews • Chad Angeli • Paola Angelini • Kelly AnthonyBrown • Ashley Armstrong • John Arnou • Oona Ashmore • Kim Astley • Bernice
Augusto • Jonathon Avery • Nicole Avery • Stephen Baird • Colleen Baldwin • Gillian
Banyard • Laura Barclay • Catherine Barfoot • Charity Barfoot • Charles Barhydt •
Steel Barrett • Brenda Barron • Tara Baxter • Lindsay Bergeron • Malcolm Berry •
Andrea Bertrand • Abby Bezant • Bonnie Bianco • Dominik Bitzenhofer • Drew
Blanchette • Victor Blanchette • Rachelle Blum • Kerri Boehmer • Ken Bondy • Eric
Bouffet • Ron Bouwmeister • Howard Breen • Caitlin Brenchley • Dee Brett • John
Ross Briggs • Andy Brooks • Laurel Brooks • Alex Brown • Jocelyn Brown • Lisa Brown
• Nat Brunette • Jim Bunting • Chris Burn • Lisa Burt • India Burton • Julia Cain •
Jennifer Calder • James Caldwell • Lucy Caldwell • Natalie Caldwell • Stephanie
Campbell • Louisa Cantelon • Geoff Capelle • Joel Carty • Luke Carty • Matthew
Castator • Jessica Caton • Paddy Cauley • Jennifer Cavers • Ben Chaisson • Charlene
Chamberlain • Esther Chan • Stephanie Chan • Darren Chapman • Archie Chase •
Mary Chen • Alex Chorley • John Christian • Stephanie Chu • Anne Marie Chudleigh
• Philip Chung • Michelle Churchman • Stephanie Cini • Sara Citron • Candice
Clarfield • Lindsay Clark • Stefan Claus • Signy Coatsworth • Noam Cohen • Mike
Cole • Phil Collier • Jason Collin • Aaron Comstock • Phil Connell • Dwayne Conrod •
Michelle Cook • Wesley Cook • Jenny Cooper • Andrea Cote • Stephanie
Couperthwaite • Candace Covent • Keith Cowley • Tim Cressman • Trish Csumrik •
Teri Dallimore • Yvette Dalrymple • Sarah D’Angelo • Ricky DeMarinis • Melissa
DeMers • Yolanda DeSouza • Gioia Di Giovanni • Pete Dilworth • Chris Dionne •
Normand Doan • Craig Dodd • Sean Doherty • Tristan Domelle • Nicole Donaldson •
Anthony Donoghue • Michael Doris • Michael Douglas • Greg Downer • Joanne Eddy
• Brian Edmonds • Helen Edmonds • Laura Egglestone • Carly Ely • Ajda El-Zabet •
Cristina Emanuele • Robert Emery • Employees of Coleman Canada • Employees of
RSM Richter • Marissa Enge • Suzanne Ennis • Mell Evans • Megan Ewing • Amy Faba
• Erica Fair • Lindsay Fedderson • Jim and Barbara Felstiner • Gary Fenske • Lori
Ferguson • Kate Findlay • Pat Firth • Shane Fisher • Heather Fleming • Jonathan Frank
• Alex Frankel • Ashleigh Frankel • Andrea Fraser • Grant Fraser • Jordi Friese •
Michael Fudge • Shannon Furey • Bina Gandhi • Michael Gary • Shelley Gaudet •
Graham George • Paul Gibson • Scott Gibson • Peter Gill • Amy Girard • Jennifer
Gleed • Gerard Goco • Timothy Godfrey • Jason Goldlist • Anne Goodbrand •
Shannon Gordon • Diana Gourley • Kim Grace • Linda Gray • Shirley Greenwood •
Simon Greer • Kristen Grieco • Tim Grose • Blair Guilfoyle • Anne Guilfoyle • Sumit
Gupta • Laura Hage • Brad Hahn • Lisa Harasti • Craig Harding • Bill Harding • Cynthia
Hare • Lauren Harkot • Lisa Harkot • Alison Harnick • Jeff Harris • Lara Hart
• Lexine Harvey • Daniel Heffernan • Jennifer Heffernan • Martha Henderson
• Bonnie Hildreth • Erin Hill • Kayren Hill • Catherine Hindson-Cox • Jimmy Holland •
Sue Holland • Patricia Holroyd • Kim Holt • Hwan Hong • Brendan Howarth • Lauren
Huggins • Kyla Hunter • Leanne Ingram • Andrew Irvine • Joanna Jackson • Katherine
Janson • Joy Jarvis • Tara Johnson • Tessa & Donovan Joseph • Sarah Joyce • Vik
Kakkar • Jessica Katz • Mary Kawamura • Aimee Keane • Lynn Keane • Alexandria
Kelly • Michele & Gary Kelly • Ness Kenalty • Colleen Kenny • Brandon Kerstens •
Melody Khodaverdian • Andrew Kiguel • Colleen Kinahan • Jennifer Kitchen • Kris
Knorr • Tamara Kolber • Kaitlyn Kowalyk • Bruce Kruger • Liisa Kuuter • Troy Kuuter
• Paulette Lamb • Kimmy Lamborn • Paul LaRose • Amy Laski • Chris Laws • LCBO,
their Employees and Suppliers • Stephanie Lennox • Erin Leonard • Jennifer Li •
Heather Libbey • Mira Liebman • Natasha Lim • Sandy Lin • Larissa Liontos • Tara
Litvack • Byron Loeppky • Nelson Lopes • Jason Lubinsky • Sean Mabley • Francis
Macapagal • Dana MacKenzie • MacLaren McCann Creative Team Work Camp
Volunteer Group • David Macnee • Elizabeth MaGee • Frank Magliocco • Steve
Maher • Sidra Mahmood • Yolanda Malais • Scott Malcolm • David Malkin • Adrienne
Maniezzo • Chris Mann • Kathryn Mann • Gillian Marr • Jeffrey Martin • Jodi
Maruncic • Paul Mason • Patti Matetich • Heather Matthews • Michael Mavity •
Lorne McBride • John McConnell • Rob McConnell • Ryan McGovern • Brian McGrath
• Dale McIntosh • Laura McIntyre • Stuart McKinnon • Dianne McLean • Anne
McLean-Wolfe • Laura McMeekin • Kara McNabb • Cheryl Medley • Jennifer Megesi
• Toni Melbourne • Diana Merino • Elizabeth Merry • Dan Metzger • Natalie Meyer •
Kate Mihaljevic • Patrick Mills • Grant Minkhorst • Philip Mirabelli • Dana Mitchell •
Sean Mitchell • Andrew Moebus • Lisa Moebus • Nalini Mohamed • Molson Team
Work Camp Volunteer Group • Andy Montague • Craig Montross • Craig Moore •
Chris Moran • Jim Morrison • Leanne Mueller • Adam Mullins • Anthony Murira •
Bryce Murray • Erin Murray • Julia Myer • Joey Nalevka • Juda Nalevka • Rita Napier
• Kevin Newell • Pamela Newman • Dana Nielsen • Jocelyne Noel • John Offutt •
Michelle Olah • David Opiola • Karina Osipian • Brittany Owens • Kelly Owens • Liisa
Palokoski • Nick Palozzi • Nikki Parkinson • Vanessa Pastoric • Michelle Pearlman •
Tyler Pearson • Christine Pedersen-Brown • Tory Perkin • Kirsten Pinksen • Danielle
Pitoscia • Mike Pizzey • Laurel Plewes • Kat Powell • Jill Preater • Barb Prevedello •
Nick Perpick, John Rothschild, Bill Grady & the Prime Restaurant Group Golf
Tournament Committee • Elizabeth Pringle • Glen Proctor • Anne-Marie Puls •
Matthew Quick • Taylor Raborn • Soeren Raethling • Christopher Ramnarine •
Michael Raven • Ready Mixed Concrete Association of Ontario Board of Directors •
Andy Redmond • Talia Regan • Karen Reich • Tamara Revesz • Adette Rice • Leslie
Richardson • Samantha Richardson • Barny Richardson • Judy Richardson • Craig
Ritchie • Alison Robinette • Gary Robinson • Kim Robinson • Lauren Robinson • Lisa
Robinson • John Roe • Derek Roetman • Daniel Rosenfield • Sandra Ross • Currie Ross
• Sandra Ross • Bev Rosser • Stephen Rotstein • Jeff Rushton • David Russell • Gurjit
Sangha • Jennifer Santangelo • Ezio Sbrizzi • Roy Scaini • Holly Schellenberg • Karen
Schneider • Becky Schuster • Jodee Schweer • Carolyn Scott • Dan Segal • Caroline
Seto • Amy Shafey • Furqan Shaikh • Julia Sharp • Carol Shelly • Leah Shelly • Kerry
Shopiro • Maria Siciliano • Alanna Silver • Matthew Singerman • Katie Sisam • Mike
Sitter • Claire Slocombe • Tori Smethurst • Frank Smith • Jessica Smith • Warren Smith
• Carla Smyth • Meg Snell • Jeff Snowden • Georges Soaré • Shui Yen Soh • Steven
Sokolowski • Andrew Soren • David Stammers • Allie Starr • Stacey Stenson • Randy
Steuart • Daniel Stevens • John Stevens • Drew Stevenson • Lynne Stewart • Renee
Stier • Jane Stodgell • Kally Suggitt • Jake Szamburski • Catherine Talbot • Johnny
Teolis • Oilver Teuffel • Kathy Theobald • Johannes Thoma • Kristen Thomas • Kelly
Thompson • Sam Tirgari • Melissa Tobenstein • Kirk Tobias • Kris Tobias • Jason Toth
• Tour For Kids Organizing Team, operating under the Coast to Coast Against Cancer
Umbrella • Jullie Tran • Becky Turnbull • Brendan Turner • Tim Usher-Jones • Jennifer
Valberg • Shana Valo • Chris van de Water • Machiel Van Den Akker • Breann Van
Moerkerke • Kerry Vandendriessche • Angie Vesic • Aliya Visram • Erin Visser • Bjorn
Walter • Ryan Ward • Emily Watson • Tim Watson • Pamela Watt • Kevin Weingarten
• John Wenger • Marilyn Wharram • Andrew Wicken • Joe Wiley • Becca Williams •
Phil Williams • Mike Wills • Scott Winhold • Leah Winter • Steven Wise • Noah Wolfe
• Kelly Wolff • Brie Worgan • Vanessa Wright • Rick Yates • Katie Young • Susan
Zikman-Wise
All Summer Staff
Ken Aldridge • Chrissie Arnold • Adam Caplan • Lindsay Fleming • Carol Langlois •
Laura McMeekin • Grant Minkhorst • Vanessa Pastoric • Lisa Robinson • Olivia Tischler
Office & Site Staff
Michelle Afinec • Aimee Bruner • Rob Drynan • Rita Fantegrossi • Helen Fulchini •
Jennifer Fulchini • Diana Gourley • Tobey Gullick • Kim Holt • Emily Hopkins • Vanessa
Kenalty • Melissa Lai • Justin Lintern • Cheryl Medley • Glenna Mullen • Shelley
Mullen • Sarah Nelles • Alex Robertson • Norah Shaughnessy • Janet Thompson •
Becky Turnbull
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CAMP OOCHIGEAS
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Toronto, ON M4T 1N5
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Fax: (416) 961-2267
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