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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Lyndsay Hatlelid
Raised: $2,613.00
Team captain
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Cristina DaCosta
Raised: $125.00
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David Nowak
Raised: $54.24
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Jordi Mandlowitz
Raised: $54.24
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Vim Delung
Raised: $54.24
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Alan Goharzadeh
Raised: $0.00
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Alex Thompson
Raised: $0.00
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Andre Borges
Raised: $0.00
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Ella Liu
Raised: $0.00
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Jennifer Chen
Raised: $0.00
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Josh DiNatale
Raised: $0.00
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Ryan Lee
Raised: $0.00
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Siddharth Tyagi
Raised: $0.00
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Simon Leblanc
Raised: $0.00
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Sydney Nowak
Raised: $0.00
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Victor Guan
Raised: $0.00
Recent donors
| Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
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| Jan 09 | Anonymous | Undisclosed amount |
| Jan 08 | Anonymous | Undisclosed amount |
| Jan 08 | Ian Hazlett | $2,613.00 |
| Dec 24 | Sydney Nowak | $54.24 |
| Dec 10 | David Nowak | $54.24 |