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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Steven Dueck
Raised: CA$377.40
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Linda Lu
Raised: CA$162.71
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Catherine Price
Raised: CA$161.58
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Kelly McKinnon
Raised: CA$161.58
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Radhika Khorana
Raised: CA$161.58
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Rishi Bajaj
Raised: CA$161.58
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Brendan McNulty
Raised: CA$150.00
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Samir Kanji
Raised: CA$150.00
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Varun Kawley
Raised: CA$130.18
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Orintan Arulnesan
Raised: CA$125.00
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Glenda Farnsworth
Raised: CA$54.24
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Jake Boyack
Raised: CA$54.24
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Jamar Norick
Raised: CA$54.24
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Mihkel Poldma
Raised: CA$54.24
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Patricia Palcu
Raised: CA$54.24
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Albert De Lio
Raised: CA$50.00
Team captain
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Caitlin Cheung
Raised: CA$0.00
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Dee Matthews
Raised: CA$0.00
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Harshesh Naik
Raised: CA$0.00
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Jaime Mckenna
Raised: CA$0.00
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James Newman
Raised: CA$0.00
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Jennifer Matthews
Raised: CA$0.00
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Jenny Tran
Raised: CA$0.00
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Jensen Clarke
Raised: CA$0.00
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Jordan Zaffino
Raised: CA$0.00
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Keith Wong
Raised: CA$0.00
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KENDAL CLARKE
Raised: CA$0.00
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Kimberly McLeod
Raised: CA$0.00
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Olivia Bryson
Raised: CA$0.00
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Peter Gray
Raised: CA$0.00
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Tara Speers
Raised: CA$0.00
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Wilson Yeung
Raised: CA$0.00
Recent donors
| Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 24 | Anonymous | Undisclosed amount |
| Mar 24 | Nikhil Pillay | CA$20.00 |
| Mar 23 | AJ | CA$32.77 |
| Mar 23 | Dennis & Jo-Anna | CA$161.58 |
| Mar 19 | Varun Kawley | CA$50.00 |
| Mar 17 | Steven | CA$161.58 |
| Mar 10 | Jordan Zaffino | CA$100.00 |
| Mar 09 | Tara Speers | CA$125.00 |
| Mar 06 | Orintan Arulnesan | CA$125.00 |
| Feb 26 | Ishbel | CA$20.00 |