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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Allison Mak
Raised: CA$1,535.62
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Kaley Chen
Raised: CA$722.89
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Grace van Dijk
Raised: CA$343.23
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Ava van Dijk
Raised: CA$0.00
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Benit Mak
Raised: CA$0.00
Team captain
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Carol Mak
Raised: CA$0.00
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Cathy Wong
Raised: CA$0.00
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Danny Chen
Raised: CA$0.00
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Keira Chen
Raised: CA$0.00
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Martinus van Dijk
Raised: CA$0.00
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Roelie van Dijk
Raised: CA$0.00
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Rovina Cheung
Raised: CA$0.00
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Shun Leung
Raised: CA$0.00
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Sidney Mak
Raised: CA$0.00
Recent donors
| Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
|---|---|---|
| May 06 | Lisa | Undisclosed amount |
| May 06 | Helen chow | CA$100.00 |
| May 05 | Anonymous | Undisclosed amount |
| May 05 | Anonymous | CA$81.08 |
| May 05 | Anonymous | CA$107.91 |
| May 05 | Kaley Chen | CA$533.90 |
| May 05 | Kaley’s fan club | CA$161.58 |
| May 05 | Rovina and Benit Mak | Undisclosed amount |
| May 05 | Goo Jei & Goo Jung | CA$215.26 |
| May 04 | Pearl Lozano | Undisclosed amount |