Our Story
As some of you may know, my niece Olivia was Diagnosed with Leukemia March 16, 2022. She has been a little warrior for this past year going through treatment and is the bravest person I know.
Olivia’s uncle, Iskender Tokuc requested to have donations made to Campfire Circle before he passed. He was the most generous, loving and kind person. He cared deeply for his family, and his doors were always open to everyone.
To honour Olivia, and in memory of her Uncle Iskender, we are running 10k for campfire circle asking for any donations in support of this amazing program.
While you can imagine the difficulty of this fight with all of the hospital visits, procedures, chemo and sickness, something no one really realizes is the isolation that happens when a child gets diagnosed with cancer. In order to keep Olivia safe, Tanya, Kyle, Sophia and Olivia have been isolated for the past year and continue to be isolated from friends, family and the world. They are hoping to go to Campfire Circle this summer on their first family outing since Olivia was diagnosed. Campfire circle allows for families who are affected by serious illness to go to camp and connect with each other as well as other families while still having access to IV chemotherapy and blood transfusions. They have many in hospital programs and community to help bring a smile to these families.
Help send Olivia and her family to camp!!
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 participation in the Sporting Life 10K 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.
Team members
Click on one of our team members below to make a donation.
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Trisha Tokuc
Raised: $5,861.76
Team captain
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Andy Snazyk
Raised: $5,333.07
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Steven Watts
Raised: $151.41
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Jennifer Tokuc
Raised: $0.00
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Kerem Bensin
Raised: $0.00
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Michael Skupien
Raised: $0.00
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Nicholas Skupien
Raised: $0.00
Recent donors
| Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 01 | Barb and Ark Skupien | $215.26 |
| Mar 01 | Jackie Segato | $54.24 |
| Mar 01 | Sandro &Lucy Borghesi | $320.34 |
| Mar 01 | Carmen Menechella | Undisclosed amount |
| Mar 01 | Cory Dumont | $320.34 |
| Mar 01 | Stefanie Bruzas | $54.24 |
| Mar 01 | Marianos Family | $739.55 |
| Mar 01 | Iskender & Lisa Tokuc | $2,613.00 |
| Mar 01 | Anonymous | Undisclosed amount |
| Mar 01 | Stefanie Fragnito | Undisclosed amount |
