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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
Hats Off to Hat Day!
When Johnathan Hetu went to school, he often wore a hat to hide his head after his chemotherapy treatment. Mr. Nicholls, his teacher held “hat days” so that Johnathan wasn’t the only student wearing a hat. Last June, St Charles Catholic Elementary School in Chelmsford invited other schools in their school board to participate in the Wear a Hat Day in memory of Johnathan. St Charles school was joined by a dozen other schools!
Keep Connected Program
In order to increase the number of laptops NOFCC had to offer its’ families, requests were made in the winter of 2007 to several organizations asking for their support. The laptop lending program provides children on active treatment the use of a computer while away from school. Adding to the success of this campaign was Shelley Martel MPP for Nickel Belt and Kerns Central Lions Club in New Liskeard for their recent donations.
A Family Story
It was just after Christmas when we, unexpectedly, found ourselves back inToronto. Sylvain needed to start radiation, January 1st, 2007. It was early Monday morning, no one was there at Princess Margaret. We knew it was serious, we knew we'd be there for a while. The next day, Tuesday, we met with our social worker from SickKids, who set us up with a room at theRonald McDonald House on Gerrard St. and with an interlink nurse fromSudbury, who would be able to support us in many different ways. She was there for us as the questions arose. She was also able to provide some financial relief. She sent us phone cards, gas checks, and grocery cards paid for by NOFCC which were all a tremendous help. With this money, we
were able to live comfortably and make ourselves more comfortable while we were away from home. We are very grateful to the NOFCC, and all of its helpful people who provided some relief in very difficult and uncertain times. Thank you! The NOFCC is an organization which offers some much needed peace of mind during very stressful times.
Very gratefully yours,
Jocelyne Noël
Timmins, Ontario
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