About POGO

Did you know...

  • There are over 4,300 families in Ontario with a child in cancer treatment or follow-up care each year.

  • Nearly 20,000 children and youth in Ontario are survivors of childhood cancer.

  • Over 80% of children diagnosed with cancer in Ontario will survive.

  • Cancer remains the most common cause of disease-related deaths among children in Ontario over the age of 1 year.

To learn more about POGO and share in some of our inspiring stories visit Inspiring Stories - POGO. 



Ironman Training to date


Swim: 400,268m

Bike: 28,636 km

Run: 2,605km

Rowing: 540,546 m


Every year, I will be participating in Full and Half Distance Ironman races and using that opportunity to raise funds and awareness for children with cancer. These children are champions… and bravely fight to survive cancer every single day. With purpose, I am striving to have impact for a charitable organization called POGO which is the Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario. My goal is to raise $50,000 for this ongoing campaign - I am almost halfway there.

Why children and families of children with cancer? I am extremely grateful and fortunate to be the parent of a healthy son. Personally, I was also fortunate to have had a healthy and normal childhood. Others are not so fortunate and need our support to cope and help their children cope with the realities of a childhood with cancer.

Ironman is known as the most challenging one day endurance event in the world. It covers a staggering 226.31km and participants have only 17 hours to complete it…. there are no rest stops! Similarly, children battling cancer do not have a choice when to rest and when to persevere.

The grueling Ironman begins with a 3.86km open water swim, followed by a 180.25km bike race and is finished off with a full 42.2km marathon run.

In order to compete with purpose and be successful in this endeavor I will be committing to the following:


  • I will and have personally been donating to POGO on an annual basis

  • Spending 14-19 hours per week in the early morning hours, evenings and weekends logging thousands of kilometers of training to ensure I can finish this event. I will be posting my progress and updates to this page on a regular basis.

  • Holding fundraising events to ensure my goal is met and that awareness is built on the challenges these children and their families face.


Please join me in any way you can to support these children and their families! 

If you have any questions about this event or the charity I have chosen to support please email me at steve.vooro@hotmail.com.

Lets see what we can do this year!!

With thanks,

- Steve