LINKED for Life
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During Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, we’re raising important funds for children and youth impacted by childhood cancer. In September, across Ontario, bright paper chains will hang in POGO partner hospitals, POGO Satellite Clinics, businesses, and schools symbolizing our united commitment to childhood cancer care in Ontario and beyond.
Our Donors
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With Gratitude
A Message from Our Chief Development Officer
We are deeply inspired by our many partners and passionate donors who share POGO’s vision for exceptional childhood cancer care in Ontario. Your generosity drives our mission and strengthens the care delivered across the province.
To our donors, thank you for your unwavering support and for championing childhood cancer care. Your commitment helps ensure that children, youth, survivors, and their families receive the care and support they need, every step of the way.
We also gratefully acknowledge the Ministry of Health, whose funding supports clinical activities at our partner hospitals and makes system-wide coordination of care possible.
Thank you for making this work possible. Together, we are creating lasting change.
With gratitude,
Shannon Caskey, CFRE
Chief Development Officer & Director of Communications
Let’s Keep Going Together
To continue championing childhood cancer care:
Fundraise for Us
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There are many ways to support POGO and make a real difference for children with cancer and their families. You can join an existing fundraiser or create one of your own. However you choose to get involved, your efforts help strengthen a community of care and ensure that children and families have access to the support they need. Every action, big or small, adds up to a lasting impact.
Questions? Please email fundraising@pogo.ca
Fundraise Your Way
Whether you want to host a small gathering with friends and family or organize a larger community gathering, every effort makes an impact. From bake sales and fitness challenges to school spirit days and workplace fundraisers, there are endless opportunities to get creative and inspire others to give. Here are some ways you can get involved and help make a lasting difference for kids, survivors, and families facing childhood cancer.
LINKED for Life
During Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, we’re raising important funds for children and youth impacted by childhood cancer. In September, across Ontario, bright paper chains will hang in POGO partner hospitals, POGO Satellite Clinics, businesses, and schools symbolizing our united commitment to childhood cancer care in Ontario and beyond.
Celebrate a Milestone
Celebrating a milestone? Turn your special moment into something even more meaningful. Invite your guests to give a collective gift that both celebrates you and supports POGO, helping children with cancer and their families.
Gifts of Stock and Securities
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Turn Your Investments into Impact
By donating securities to POGO, you’re making a tax-advantaged gift that creates lasting impact for children and families facing childhood cancer. It’s an investment that pays off in more ways than one.
Why Donate Securities?
Donating securities is one of the most effective ways to support childhood cancer care while achieving your own financial goals. When you give publicly-traded stocks, bonds, or mutual funds, you avoid paying taxes on capital gains, making your gift go further than if you sold the securities and donated the proceeds. Plus, you’ll receive a charitable tax receipt for the full fair market value of the securities.
- Complete the Release for Securities Transfer Form: This form is used to authorize the transfer of your securities to POGO.
- Share the form with your financial advisor: Work with your advisor to initiate the transfer of your securities.
- Notify us: Let us know once the transfer has been initiated so we can track and acknowledge your donation.
Your Gift Matters
By donating securities, you’re directly supporting POGO’s mission to partner to achieve the best childhood cancer care system for children, youth, survivors, and their families and healthcare teams. From a child’s diagnosis, through treatment and into survivorship, POGO is here for kids with cancer, for now, for life.
For more information or assistance, please email us or call 416-592-1232 ext. 220. We’re here to help you make a meaningful difference.
Leave a Legacy
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Leave a Gift in Your Will: Your Impact Will Last a Lifetime
“I’m really impressed with POGO’s continued advocacy and research into childhood cancer care. I want to see a better future for children with cancer and childhood cancer survivors, and that’s why I chose to leave a legacy gift to POGO.” — Katie B.
When you leave a gift to POGO in your will, you’re not just making a donation, you’re making a lasting impact that will help improve the lives of children with cancer for years to come. Every gift—no matter the size—helps create a world where children not only survive cancer but go on to live full and healthy lives.
Making a legacy gift is easier than you think. Here’s how:
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- Consult your lawyer: Ask your lawyer about adding a codicil (a simple amendment) to your will to ensure your wishes are carried out.
- Add bequest wording: Include the appropriate bequest language in your will to ensure your gift goes to the right cause.
- Let us know: Share your intentions with us, so we can thank you and ensure your legacy is honoured exactly as you envision.
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For more information, please email us or call 416-592-1232 ext. 220.
Give in Honour or Memory
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You can donate to POGO in memory of a loved one or to celebrate a special milestone. It’s a meaningful way to honour someone, and your gift helps provide vital support to children and families facing the challenges of childhood cancer.
Send a Meaningful e-Card Today
Donate to help children with cancer and send a POGO e-Card in honour of someone special. During the holiday season, you can also choose from our festive e-Cards to share warmth and gratitude in a meaningful way.
How it works:
- Select your e-Card
- Include your recipient’s name and email
- Write a personal message
- Select a donation amount of your choice
- Choose to have your e-Card sent immediately or scheduled for later
Prefer to make a gift without sending an eCard?
You can honour or remember someone special by making a tribute gift directly through our POGO donation form.
Just select “I would like to dedicate this gift” to include your dedication.
Give Monthly
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Make a Monthly Gift
Becoming a monthly donor is one of the greatest ways you can give. At POGO, monthly donations play an important role in providing consistent funding. Children and families facing a childhood cancer diagnosis rely on us for support. That’s why we need people like you by our side. By providing reliable funds, you help us plan for the future and make a difference in the lives of those affected by cancer.
To make your gift monthly, please select ‘recurring donation’ in the form below.
Give Now
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You Can Be a Champion for Kids with Cancer!
Donate today to support children with cancer and send a POGO e-Card in honour of someone special. During the holiday season, select from our festive e-Cards to spread warmth and gratitude in a meaningful way. Click here to choose your e-Card.
A childhood cancer diagnosis has a devastating impact on families – physically, emotionally, and financially. With your support, we can ensure that children, youth, and families facing cancer have access to the best care, for the best possible outcomes.
Make a Gift Today and help us create a better future for kids with cancer.
Your Impact
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I am grateful to the POGO donors who, out of the kindness of their hearts, give financial support to help families they have never met. And most of all, I am grateful that cancer didn’t break us. Somehow, out of this very negative situation, our bond as a family is even stronger than before.” – Karen Palma
The Difference You Make
These highlights reflect the impact you made possible last year.
Helping families focus on care, not costs. Thanks to your support, POGO provided over $650,000 in financial assistance to 781 Ontario families, easing the burden of everyday expenses beyond medical care during their child’s cancer treatment.
Helping survivors thrive beyond cancer. With your generosity, 534 childhood cancer survivors received one-on-one support from POGO Counsellors to help them successfully transition from high school to higher education or employment. In addition, 50 survivors were awarded scholarships to pursue post-secondary studies and future goals.
Driving excellence in care through education. More than 200 experts from across North America gathered at the 2024 POGO Multidisciplinary Symposium on Childhood Cancer—an essential forum for advancing knowledge, collaboration, and best practices in childhood cancer care.
Strengthening care through research. POGO supports research that deepens understanding, informs care, and improves outcomes for children and youth with cancer survivors, and their families.
Thanks to the generosity of our community, children with cancer and their families receive the care, support, and hope they need—every step of the way.
Want to see more of what you helped achieve?
Explore our latest Impact Report to see the difference your support made this year.
Corporate Partnerships and Workplace Giving
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Corporate support is essential to delivering our programs and services.
By partnering with us, you will:
Create meaningful outcomes Whether a one-time donation or multi-year commitment, your company’s support makes a real difference for kids with cancer while helping you achieve your corporate social responsibility goals.
Strengthen your brand 70% of Canadians are more likely to buy from companies that support charities, and 68% say they are more loyal to companies with a corporate giving mandate (The Upside Foundation, 2018).
Showcase your values POGO is a province-wide leader in childhood cancer care. Our events, campaigns and programs create opportunities to showcase your corporate values and commitment to social responsibility.
Event Sponsorship
Make an impact and align your brand with a worthy cause. POGO offers a wide range of sponsorship opportunities that can enhance your brand, elevate your community profile, and help you achieve your marketing objectives.
Matching Gift Program
Through matching gift programs, many companies double, or even triple charitable contributions made by employees. This helps maximize employee giving, encourages philanthropy, and shows your support for their charitable efforts.
It’s as simple as 1, 2, 3!
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- Make your gift to POGO.
- Submit a matching gift request to your employer.
- Your employer will send their donation to POGO—doubling the impact of every dollar you give.
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Employee Engagement
Employee giving engages staff in your work and our cause. Together, we can foster a culture of philanthropy and employee engagement through fundraisers, dress-down days and company-wide events.
Workplace Giving
Encourage your employees to make charitable contributions by offering convenient workplace giving programs. Payroll deductions make it simple for employees to contribute regularly. Did you know that if your company participates in a United Way campaign, your staff can direct their donations to POGO?
Become a corporate partner with POGO to make a meaningful impact on the lives of children with cancer, survivors, and their families. Together, we can make a difference, helping children not only survive, but thrive. For more information, please email us or call 416-592-1232 ext. 241.