Our Story
Description
Bring Joy, Friendship, and Connection to Kids Who Need It Most
Every day, thousands of kids across Ontario face cancer or serious illness – and miss out on the moments that make up childhood. Laughter, friendship, and adventure are replaced with hospital visits and isolation.
For 42 years, Campfire Circle (formerly Camp Ooch & Camp Trillium) has brought healing through happiness to kids with cancer or serious illness and their families. Through our in-hospital, community, and overnight camp programs, we create opportunities for children to build friendships and social skills, develop self-confidence and resiliency, and improve their overall well-being. By providing play-based experiences, we empower kids to take back their childhood, regardless of their medical diagnosis.
But today, more than 40,000 children in Ontario are living with serious illnesses. With your help, we can reach even more of them.
Our goal is to serve 10,000 kids by 2030, and when you donate to the Sporting Life 10K, you join a circle committed to that vision. Your generosity ensures every medically fragile child can experience Campfire Circle’s life-changing programs when they need it most, at no cost to their families.
Together, we can grow our circle of care and help deliver healing through happiness to more kids and families across Ontario.

Team members
Click on one of our team members below to make a donation.
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Nina Lavoie
Raised: CA$687.30
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Veronique Poulin
Raised: CA$262.72
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Amaranta Lima
Raised: CA$108.48
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Matthew Cole
Raised: CA$81.08
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Monica Huynh
Raised: CA$75.71
Team captain
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Jade West
Raised: CA$75.00
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Janet Chan
Raised: CA$75.00
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Yousaf Khan
Raised: CA$75.00
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Katherine Rieger
Raised: CA$54.24
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Tyler O'Hagan
Raised: CA$27.41
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Aidan Dyer
Raised: CA$0.00
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Ashvin Dhingra
Raised: CA$0.00
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Crystal Lau
Raised: CA$0.00
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Joe Sheridan
Raised: CA$0.00
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Kyle Fraser
Raised: CA$0.00
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Mitch Bere
Raised: CA$0.00
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Nadia Beltrano
Raised: CA$0.00
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Nicholas Davids
Raised: CA$0.00
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Stephanie Ritcey
Raised: CA$0.00
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Vanessa Dimilta
Raised: CA$0.00
Recent donors
| Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 25 | Sophia Taylor | CA$100.00 |
| Mar 18 | Sarah MacPhee | CA$54.24 |
| Mar 17 | Anonymous | CA$81.08 |
| Mar 16 | Mike David | CA$54.24 |
| Mar 16 | Eshan Mehrotra | CA$54.24 |
| Mar 16 | All glory to Him. | CA$320.34 |
| Mar 15 | Steven Bento | CA$54.24 |
| Mar 03 | Anonymous | CA$75.00 |
| Feb 04 | Nicole Poulin | CA$54.24 |
| Feb 03 | Rodney Jacques | CA$54.24 |