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“Striving to improve the lives of families dealing with childhood cancer. “
 The Northern Ontario Families of Children with Cancer (NOFCC) is a registered charitable organization that is committed to helping families in Northeastern Ontario who have a child diagnosed with cancer.
Our mission is to provide hope, support, advocacy and education to families who have a child with cancer.
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NEWS
It is with much excitement that the NOFCC and Vale INCO announce the inception of ‘The Shine Bright Bursary’ program devised to offer some financial assistance to all northern Ontario children dealing with childhood cancer and their siblings enrolled in a post-secondary institution. Read More...
See our Programs page for the Shine Bright Bursary Criteria and Application.
Coming Up in March 23, 2011 to May 11, 2011 there is a PEER SUPPORT GROUP… For parents who have experienced the death of a child to cancer. Click here to download the pdf for more information.
Fundraising for a Fallen Student
The sun was shining as over 300 students, staff, family and friends walked around the school grounds of St. Charles
Catholic School in Chelmsford on June 11th. The walk, now in its 6th year, is a family and community event in
memory of Jonathan Hetu, and an effort to continue to support other northern Ontario families during their journeys with childhood cancer. Along with Jonathan’s parents, grandmother, uncle and family friends, graduates from St. Charles Catholic School who are currently in high school or university participated in the walk this year, making it extra special.
This year Patrick Bryce was the recipient of the Jonathan Hetu Award; an award presented each year at the end of
the walk to a student who participates in sports and who has a positive attitude. Jonathan, who lost his battle to
cancer in September of 2004, actively participated with his parents in the fundraising efforts of the NOFCC.
This year the Jonathan Hetu Walk for Cancer raised $4888 for NOFCC, bringing the grand total to $27,063 since the walk began in June 2005.
Keeping Jonathan’s memory alive is important to Jonathan’s teacher Dave Nicholls who taught him for 2 years and to everyone who knew this courageous boy. Jonathan’s parents, John and Cindy, look forward to presenting the award every year and to supporting the organization.
Connor's Story
Our eight year old Connor is an avid hockey player but enjoys all sports. On April 3rd, 2007 Connor played his last game of hockey for the year. The next morning he woke up with stomach pain and couldn’t go to the washroom. We thought he had a bladder infection and took him into the emergency at Thunder Bay Regional Health Science Centre.
On April 4th 2007 Connor was flown out to Toronto Sick Kids Hospital and diagnosed with a rare form of cancer called Rabdomyosarcoma which had already metastasised from his prostate to his spine, lungs, and right femur. Connor has completed 42 days of radiation treatment and 52 weeks of chemotherapy at Toronto Sick Kids Hospital and continues to fight every day.
Connor continues to live everyday like his last. This is not a morbid phrase; rather it truly is something we should all learn from...click here to read more
Kelli Gothard McKinnon,Thunder Bay, ON
Go to our Our Stories page for more inspiration.
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