Campus Champions

Students Supporting Child Health

SickKids Campus Champions are university and college students who dedicate time to fundraise and advocate for the Hospital on campus. By committing to being a Campus Champion, you'll be joining an empowered community of students across Ontario finding creative ways to make an impact.

 

How can you become a Campus Champion?

Join or Start a Club

A SickKids Foundation Advisor can sit down with you and help you through the process of starting a club. Before you start, be sure to check to see if there is already a club in support of SickKids at your school. We have active clubs at Wilfred Laurier University, Western University, University of Waterloo, and more.

Run a Fundraiser on Campus

It can be anything from creating/sharing an online fundraising page to organizing a full-scale gala. Whatever you come up with, our team will have your back every step of the way. Once you have your idea, register your event and create your fundraising page on SickKids GoFundraise Platform.

Why Become a Campus Champion?

1. You Help SickKids Heal the Future

By becoming a SickKids Campus Champion, you join a movement dedicated to improving child health. Your fundraising directly supports SickKids mission to Heal the Future. Every dollar raised helps SickKids push the boundaries of medicine and research, making a real difference in the lives of patients.

2. You Inspire Your Community

Fundraising is more than just raising money — it's about setting and achieving goals that require grit and determination. By taking on fundraising challenges, students inspire friends, family, and the broader campus community to get involved, amplifying the impact and fostering a spirit of collaboration and leadership.

3. You Gain Experience and Make Valuable Connections

Choosing to rally your community to give to SickKids helps you develop your project management, communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills, while demonstrating leadership and initiative that can help you as you enter the workforce or pursue further education. Campus Champions are also part of a vibrant, supportive network for students who are dedicated to giving back.

Your Impact

Campus Champions' fundraising goes towards SickKids Foundation's highest priority needs. This means you are allowing SickKids to allocate funds when and where they need the most, giving us precious flexibility to pivot, fill gaps, take chances, and keep innovating. These gifts enable cutting-edge care, groundbreaking research, and the training of future paediatric specialists, driving us towards a future where every child who walks into SickKids has the best possible chance of a positive outcome.