Registered Charity Number: 846324168RR0001
Welcome to OPACC
Welcome to Ontario Parents Advocating for Children with Cancer's website! On this website, you will be able to find information on resources for families and parents of children with cancer.
OPACC was established in 1995 and is comprised of representatives from parent groups, parent contacts, and other family members from across the province. Our members are parents, guardians, survivors, or close relatives of a child/teen diagnosed with childhood cancer.
We invite you to explore our website where you will find information about our organization, great resources and links to help you on your journey, and ways to make connections with others who understand what you are going through.
On the site, you will find information on:
- OPACC's history, its present, and our future goals
- Our programs and special events
- Membership
- Stories from families who have "been there"
- How to help: Donations, volunteering
- Team OPACC
- Helpful links to organizations and support groups
- ...and more!
Please also feel free to contact us directly should you require any information that you cannot find on this website. Our email address is: info@opacc.org
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Recent News & Events
OPACC
- Read our latest newsletter here.
- Support OPACC by purchasing The Little Grape That Could wine. Learn how here.
- We are now offering Monday morning drop-ins at Sick Kids
- This year's Toronto Inside Ride will be organized by OPACC and Coast to Coast and will take place on Saturday, October 5th at the Playdium Sports Dome in Mississauga! Keep watching this page and your emails for more details to come.
- This September, as part of our recognition of Childhood Cancer Month, OPACC will be launching a unique third-party fundraising activity named Kaps4Kids with Cancer.
- OPACC is currently recruiting for volunteers to serve on our Board of Directors. Click here for more information.
- We are circulating a physical petition regarding hospital parking rates that we hope to get introduced into the Ontario Legislature.
- OPACC members can get discounted tickets at Wild Water Kingdom
Other
- Download a free copy of POGO's new "Money Matters" booklet here, which describes programs that many families access to manage the financial burden that may arise from their child’s cancer diagnosis.
- Watch the CBC Marketplace episode "Hospital Parking Pain" online here.
- "It's All About Me" Sibling Appreciation Day at Sick Kids (May 25th)
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Recent News
Toronto Inside Ride 2013CALLING ALL ARMCHAIR CYCLISTS - Help us raise funds for children with cancer! Be an OPACC champion supporting all our heroes and join with us at the Toronto Inside Ride 2013... OPACC and the National Inside Ride Tour are teaming up again on Saturday, October 5th 2013! Get ready to raise the roof as we raise the ... [Read More]
At-Home Drug Errors Common for Kids With Cancer, Research ShowsChildren with cancer often have complex medication regimens -- sometimes as many as 20 drugs a day -- that they take at home, and mistakes are common, a new study finds. Read more here: http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2013/05/03/at-home-drug-errors-common-for-kids-with-cancer-research-shows
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