Every summer for one week, children aged 7-15 years who are from Nova Scotia and PEI and living with cancer or brain tumours enjoy a week of fun and friendship at Camp Goodtime.

Great activities such as canoeing, swimming, arts and crafts, outdoor education, and sing-a-long sessions are all part of the Camp Goodtime experience. More than 100 children attend camp every year and are supported by trained volunteers and staff, ensuring that everyone has a safe and fun-filled week. In 2012, Camp Goodtime is moving to a new permanent facility which will allow them the ability to offer even more programs for the children attending.

The funds raised by Tour For Kids will go towards these new operational expenses and ensure children with cancer and brain tumours have the chance to experience an amazing week of goodtimes!

The Lions Sick Children’s Fund provides financial support, in southeastern New Brunswick, for sick children and their families whose means are surpassed by medical and treatment expenses.  The Fund is partnering with the Coast to Coast Against Cancer Foundation to assist children living with and beyond cancer in New Brunswick.

Camp Delight is an 8-day residential camp for children and youth ages 7 to 17 years from Newfoundland and Labrador, who have been diagnosed with cancer, their siblings, and bereaved siblings. A one-day Day Camp is also offered for children ages 5 to 9 years. Camp Delight is a major project of the Candlelighters Association of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Volunteer camp staff, under the leadership of the Camp Director, organize camp with input from the Candlelighters Association. Camp is made possible by generous donations from the community.

The LIVESTRONG Foundation

Defeating a global disease that kills 8 million people annually is going to take a global effort. From coordinating global research projects to advocating for necessary changes in policy to meeting with and pressuring world leaders to increase funding for the top killer on our planet, Lance and the LAF are leading that charge.  Lance may be the hardest working person on the planet when it comes to defeating cancer and the LAF fights cancer like he rides a bike: ruthlessly and with a determination to win. From initiatives like Proposition 15 which founded a global cancer research center to the premier LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Summit last August in Dublin, the LAF is bringing together world leaders and pressuring them to tackle cancer from the top down. For more on LAF, please visit www.livestrong.org

Ovarian Cancer Canada

Within the global war on cancer, there are unfortunately individual battles that must also be fought.  Here in North America, ovarian cancer has quietly become one of the deadliest and most silent killers.  It is a misunderstood illness (many believe there is a test for it and there isn’t) and one that all too often progresses to the deadly stages before it is caught.  After working hard to combine various organizations across Canada, OCC is now the only one of its kind in Canada providing much needed support and programming for those with an illness that will kill 1,500 of the 2,600 women diagnosed with the disease each year, a staggering 60%.  While organizations such as LAF work on a global solution, it is important that we continue to support those fighting the everyday battles and helping the loved ones we know that get this terrible disease. For more information, please visit www.ovariancanada.org.

Craig’s Cause for Pancreatic Cancer

Craig’s Cause is the only organization in Canada whose mission is so to provide awareness, information, and support to patients and caregivers whose lives have been affected by pancreatic cancer.  In addition, Craig’s Cause also raises much needed funds for one of the deadliest types of cancer.

Pancreatic cancer has the highest mortality rate of all cancers, with only 4-6% percent of patients surviving past 5 years.  The median survival rate of this cancer is only 3-9 months.  The only hope to survive it is to have surgery, yet only 10% of patients are diagnosed early enough to have surgery as an option. It is a killer, and unfortunately only 1% of funding in Canada is allocated to pancreatic cancer research.

Money raised by GIVETOLIVE in 2010 will be used to fund two specific research studies at the QEII Heath Science Centre in Halifax, NS. The first study, which has never been done before, will seek to improve the management of high-risk individuals by assessing the impact of a screening program and its ability to save lives. The second study aims to discover the first early screening method for individuals at risk of developing pancreatic cancer. Both of these studies will save lives and are being overseen by Dr. Molinari and Dr. Walsh at the QEII Health Sciences Centre. For more information on either of these studies, you can go www.craigscause.ca and click on Research Report.

The Canadian Cancer Society

A nationally community-based organization of volunteers whose mission is the eradication of cancer and the enhancement of the quality of life of people living with cancer. Thanks to the generosity of donors and the hard work of volunteers and staff, the Canadian Cancer Society is leading the way in cancer control to actively prevent, cure or manage cancer. The Canadian Cancer Society takes the role as steward of donor dollars very seriously and makes every effort to allocate these dollars where they will make the most difference in making cancer history. For more information, please visit www.cancer.ca .

We have spent significant time with all of the organizations above and believe in their people and their ability to spend the funds we raise for them with diligence and prudence.  In all of the organizations, we have experienced a dedicated and passionate staff working long hours for less than they would earn in the private sector to ensure that costs are low and results are high.  We encourage you to visit each of their websites for more information.

The vision of GIVETOLIVE is to expand our efforts in the future to fight other diseases around the world such as AIDS, malaria, mental health illnesses, Alzheimer’s, Tuberculosis, and more.