Volunteering with cancer support network helps Nun’s Island mom pay it forward
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/donna-coleman-voboc-1.3890434
Organization helps cancer patients move past their diagnosis
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VOBOC on CTV – Cancer patient’s wish to see Beyonce in concert comes true
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POSITION OFFER: FUNDRAISING DIRECTOR
The VOBOC Foundation is a not-for-profit charitable organization with their office located in Pointe-Claire. VOBOC works with oncology teams to help empower newly diagnosed adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer patients by providing them with tools, resources as well as connecting them with essential support services to help them navigate through their cancer experience. POSITION: FUNDRAISING DIRECTOR VOBOC is seeking an experienced individual, who is fully bilingual written and spoken [...]
Rock’N’Roll Marathon 2016
Get ready for the annual Rock'N'Roll Marathon! Call to Action VOBOC directors are lacing up their shoes and choosing to make a positive impact in the lives of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer. They are putting their soles to the ground and making sure that each of their steps count as they raise money for VOBOC at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon, to be held here in Montreal [...]
What do successful grads think you should study?
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Former student discusses success in the fashion industry
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How do you best prepare for university?
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A student’s perspective
This summer VOBOC was fortunate to have been awarded a grant from the federal government to hire a student for seven weeks. This important grant was awarded by local Members of Parliament (MP). We would to thank Mr. Francis Scarpaleggia, MP for Lac Saint Louis for this tremendous opportunity. We selected candidate, Alex Tinmouth a long-standing VOBOC volunteer. She readily accepted the opportunity. She was a tremendous help having worked [...]
Fulfilling a mom’s dying wish
The medical team at the McGill University Health Centre contacted VOBOC with a special request from one of its young patients. The dying wish of the 32 year old mum with sarcoma (a rare form of cancer) was to have a family portrait taken with her two children aged, three and seven, and her husband. Within 48 hours, VOBOC and its tremendous [...]
Cancer diagnosis gives young man new outlook on life
Smiling at Life A year ago, Ottaviano Rosada and his wife Pina were walking on sunshine. The couple were about to celebrate their first wedding anniversary, they were house hunting and about to start a family. Then Ottaviano fell ill. A bout of strep throat in September 2014, prompted the 33-year-old to make a doctor’s appointment for a check-up. The doctor did a routine exam and ordered blood tests. The [...]
Tristan Williams Powerful Story
While Tristan Williams was battling cancer for the second time at the age of 21, he received VOBOC's Vo-Pak, a backpack filled with tools and resources to help him navigate the cancer journey that was ahead of him. "Little did I know that this backpack would change my life forever. In it were things that reminded me of home. There were pyjamas, a toothbrush and Listerine. And there was a lion, a [...]
Treasure Hunt Sponsors 2015
Thank you to our Sponsors who are generously supported our 2015 Treasure Hunt for Life.
Chain of Kindness
VOBOC's Treasure Hunt for Life spokesperson Laura Loebenberg invites the community to join her "Chain of Kindness" to help VOBOC reach more adolescents and young adults with cancer. When Laura was 14 she learned she had a cancerous tumour the size of a baseball growing in her brain. VOBOC helped Laura when she was first diagnosed and has throughout her five year battle with the cancer. Watch her interview below [...]
Youth helping youth
LaSalle College students help teens and young adults with cancer Alanna Parasuco and some fellow students from the LaSalle College Event Planning Program are lending a helping hand to VOBOC, a charity that has been supporting adolescents and young adults with cancer for over 14 years. The team of five students is gaining a tremendous amount of hands-on experience organizing VOBOC’s annual fundraiser the Treasure Hunt for Life taking place [...]
Kristin’s wish comes true!
Thanks to the wonderful people at VOBOC, I was able to experience a once in a lifetime opportunity, and for that I am eternally grateful. Thursday, January 22nd, I began my journey with my cousin and to my surprise my mother and my two sisters. The drive down to Boston was great, you couldn’t have asked for better driving weather, especially in January. When we arrived in Boston we settled [...]
West Island Chronicle covers Doreen Edward at World Cancer Day 2015
February 4, 2015 was World Cancer Day. VOBOC's founder Doreen Edward delivered a talk in Toronto entitled ‘Engagement- the key to innovation – the key in fighting cancer’ to an audience of Canada’s top cancer researchers, physicians and health care professionals and federal and provincial politicians. Please click on the below link to read the article covered by The West Island Chronicle: https://www.westislandchronicle.com/My-neighborhood-/2015-02-13/article-4043170/VOBOC-founder-addresses-World-Cancer-Day-conference/1 As well, VOBOC released an official press release [...]
Doreen Edward addressed World Cancer Day 2015
Doreen Edward, VOBOC’s Founder addressed a prestigious group of cancer specialists at Canada’s World Cancer Day Event at the MaRs Centre for Innovation in Toronto on February 4 2015, an event organized by the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. Doreen’s speech, entitled ‘Engagement – the key to innovation – the key in fighting cancer’ was delivered in Toronto to an audience of Canada’s top cancer researchers, physicians, health care professionals, federal [...]
Treasure Hunt for Life 2015
Join us for VOBOC’s annual signature fundraiser, the 2015 Treasure Hunt for Life event on Saturday, May 23rd from 9 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on the beautiful campus provided graciously by John Abbott College in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue.
World Cancer Day – Press Release
MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VOBOC founder to address a prestigious group of cancer specialists on World Cancer Day Doreen Edward is a speaker at Canada’s World Cancer Day Event: NOT BEYOND US a full day meeting organized by the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer February 4, 2015, Montreal: Today is world cancer day. Venturing Out Beyond Our Cancer (VOBOC) founder Doreen Edward will deliver a talk in Toronto this afternoon entitled [...]
Holiday Basket Sponsors
Thanks to our Corporate Sponsors, vendors, our awesome community of private donors and our 120 amazing volunteers who helped assemble and deliver the baskets. VOBOC will be offering 160 Holiday Baskets on December 24th to oncology patients who are hospitalized during the holidays in the 7 McGill affiliated teaching hospitals as well as palliative care residence where VOBOC services are offered. A Special Thank You to our Corporate Sponsors Our [...]
Pfizer Canada supports VOBOC’s 2014 Holiday Basket Program
MEDIA RELEASE AND INVITATION FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pfizer Canada supports Venturing Out Beyond Cancer’s 2014 Holiday Basket Program 65 volunteers to assemble baskets on Saturday, December 6 Pointe-Claire, QC – December 5, 2014 - It is with great pride and honour that Venturing Out Beyond Cancer (VOBOC) recognizes the generosity of Pfizer Canada, the platinum sponsor of VOBOC’s annual Holiday Basket Program. A loyal supporter of VOBOC since 2006, Pfizer [...]
Giving Tuesday
December 2 is Giving Tuesday, a global day dedicated to giving back to the community! It marks the start of this year’s Giving Season, where communities join forces and rally for favorite causes, giving back to those in need. Join the movement! VOBOC is participating in this year’s Giving Tuesday activities. We need your help to fulfill Last Requests from adolescents or young adults with cancer in palliative care. Unfortunately [...]
The power of one
A 10-year old’s generous gift and its direct impact on adolescents and young adults with cancer For his 10th birthday Josh asked friends and family to give him money instead of gifts. He wasn’t planning to buy the latest video game, a season pass to La Ronde or a cool pair of running shoes. Josh wanted to donate his birthday money to Venturing Out Beyond Our Cancer (VOBOC), a foundation [...]
2014 Treasure Hunt Sponsors
Thank you to our Sponsors who generously supported our 2014 Treasure Hunt for Life.
2014 Treasure Hunt Team Winners
TEAM WINNERS Congratulations to all the winners of this year’s Treasure Hunt for Life 2014.
Special Request for a patient hospitalized far from home
Last week, a medical team contacted us with a Special Request for a patient who had recently been airlifted to a Montreal hospital from the North Shore in Eastern Quebec due to complications with her cancer treatment. The medical team told us that she would have to remain in isolation in Montreal for an undetermined amount of time and was devastated that she would miss spending Christmas with her children. [...]
CTV Toronto covers VOBOC Special Request
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Pfizer Oncology Supports VOBOC’s Holiday Basket Program 2013
This year it is with great pride and honour that VOBOC wishes to recognize the incredible generosity from Pfizer Oncology for $15,000 in support of VOBOC’s 2013 Holiday Basket Program. These generous funds will support 150 Holiday Baskets, which will be delivered to adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer patients hospitalized on December 24th in the McGill University affiliated hospitals and to all persons at the West Island Palliative Care [...]
Special Request for 17 year old patient
Last week, we received a special request for 17 year old patient who is facing an advanced cancer. As the holidays are approaching, she really wanted to do something special with her parents and 2 siblings and decided that going to see Cirque du Soleil with her family would be an incredible experience. Thanks to a generous donor, VOBOC was able to provide her with five tickets to go see [...]
Special Request for father wishing to visit his son
Recently, we received a special request for a patient who was in palliative care. He had been wanting to visit with his son but due to mobility issues, could not make the trip to his son’s home. His medical team got in touch with us, asking if we could arrange a medical transport for him. This past weekend, we were able to secure him an ambulance ride to and from [...]
PFIZER ONCOLOGY SUPPORTS VOBOC’S HOLIDAY BASKET PROGRAM 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (PDF) Pointe-Claire, QC – December 9, 2013 - This year it is with great pride and honour that VOBOC wishes to recognize the incredible generosity from Pfizer Oncology for $15,000 in support of VOBOC’s 2013 Holiday Basket Program. These generous funds will support 150 Holiday Baskets, which will be delivered to adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer patients hospitalized on December 24th in the McGill University affiliated [...]
Special Request for a music lover
VOBOC recently received a special request from a music loving patient. Unfortunately, due to his chemotherapy treatments, his hearing has been affected and he has had to drop out of a music school because of this new heightened sensitivity to sound. There was however, a way to ensure that he could continue to pursue his passion of percussions: if he could get some quality, sound-minimizing headphones, he could continue to [...]
Special Request for a Young Couple
This month, VOBOC was happy to have been able to grant a special request to a young couple wanting to celebrate their anniversary. The patient was in palliative care and, knowing that she did not have much time left, wanted to celebrate her wedding anniversary at the hotel where they held their wedding. VOBOC was privileged to have made this possible and we want to thank all our donors for [...]
Treasure Hunt for Life raises $27 000 for the support of adolescent and young adult cancer patients
Rainy and chilly weather might be daunting for some, but our amazing supporters and participants were out in full force for the VOBOC Treasure Hunt on May 25th! The day began with volunteers setting up the event and participants arriving to register before the race, all scanning the room at École Margeurite Bourgeoys for any sign of coffee and warily peeking out of the window every now and then to [...]
Weifun & Fred
VOBOC helped us maintain ‘adjusted normalcy’ during my wife Weifun’s cancer journey. Sponsored gifts from Yves Rocher, Cirque du Soleil and restaurants, made Weifun and I feel special and helped us believe that life could go on. When things were bad, Vo-Pak blankets kept us warm in the bleak atmosphere of hospitals. But more than the gifts themselves, VOBOC helped us realize that someone out there was thoughtful enough to [...]
The VOBOC Art Contest
Thank you to all those who participated in our art contest! The artwork is now featured on our holiday note cards. The proceeds from the sale of these note cards will go towards holiday baskets that VOBOC volunteers deliver to bedridden cancer patients in several hospitals and palliative care residences on the Island of Montreal on December 24. Note card sets (8 note cards with 8 enveloppes) are $10. If [...]
10th Anniversary Gala
VOBOC’s 10 Year Anniversary Celebration Gala on March 23, 2011 was an outstanding success! Gala raises $60,000.00 with 257 people in attendance. Honouring Courage was the theme of the evening and it was visible in several ways Wednesday March 23, 2010. Testimonials from cancer patients, caregivers, doctors, nurses all honoured the Courage that it takes to battle cancer. Testimonies highlighted how VOBOC’s free services have touched the lives of patients [...]
Youth & Philanthropy Initiative Winners
In 2008, Trafalgar became one of the first Montreal schools to participate in the Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI)). Funded by the Toskan Casale Foundation and TD Bank Financial Group, YPI is a “school-based, community-focused, hands-on program designed to actively engage youth in their communities.” The program is followed by Grade 10 students. Students learn about philanthropy and “best practices” for charitable organizations. By the end of the course, students [...]
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