My team
My Story
I am honoured to participate again this year on team Benjamin the Brave in the Sporting Life 10km supporting Campfire Circle. Benjamin is my niece Kaitlin and her husband Dave's son who was diagnosed with LCH, a rare form of cancer. After a challenging journey and 25 rounds of chemo, I am beyond thrilled to say that on January 10 Ben was declared 'cancer free'. During Ben's treatment he enjoyed many visits from the Campfire Circle counsellors at SickKids who engaged him in crafts and activities. When Ben was told he no longer needed to visit SickKids regularly he burst into tears saying he was going to miss chemo. As Kaitlin said in her blog of the night, they knew what he meant. He would miss the SickKids staff, Campfire Circle counsellors, volunteers and so many more friends he'd made. The crafts and activities Campfire Circle counsellors involved Ben in played a significant role in making what could easily be an extremely traumatic experience one Ben feels he will miss.
If you can, please consider donating. Thank you.
Description
Help bring joy and laughter to kids affected by cancer or serious illness
A diagnosis of childhood cancer or serious illness changes life in an instant. For kids and families, their schedule suddenly revolves around medical appointments and hospital stays, with long absences from school. There is no time for simple joys like friendships, birthday parties or sport activities.
Campfire Circle is passionate about helping kids to just be kids, once again. By supporting their in-hospital, community and overnight camp programs, you will help bring joy and laughter to kids and families during their most challenging times, at no cost to them.
As part of the Campfire Circle community, you are helping to create opportunities year-round for kids to build friendships and social skills, develop self-confidence and resiliency, and improve their overall wellbeing.
More than a thousand kids were diagnosed with cancer during the pandemic—the need is greater now more than ever. Your support ensures that Campfire Circle’s critical camp-inspired programs will reach even more kids and families across Ontario. Your gift makes life-changing experiences possible.
Thank you for helping to build a world where children thrive and families heal.
Achievements
Recent donors
| Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 17 | Susan Moffitt | $54.24 |
| Apr 14 | Anonymous | $161.58 |
| Jan 15 | Jane Watson | Undisclosed amount |
