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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Steve Kennedy
Raised: CA$1,644.37
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Iris Calderon
Raised: CA$203.97
Team captain
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Harpreet Kaur Aulakh
Raised: CA$172.03
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Akash Patel
Raised: CA$0.00
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Belinda Lorenzo
Raised: CA$0.00
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Faizan Sajid
Raised: CA$0.00
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Garfield James
Raised: CA$0.00
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Halyna Dolotko
Raised: CA$0.00
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Joe Avila
Raised: CA$0.00
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Katelyn Robson
Raised: CA$0.00
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Kaylin Lopes
Raised: CA$0.00
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Marcos Pillco
Raised: CA$0.00
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Matthew Oligane
Raised: CA$0.00
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Shannon Holmes
Raised: CA$0.00
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Simone Thomas
Raised: CA$0.00
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Tejinder Rattu
Raised: CA$0.00
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Vanessa Copeland
Raised: CA$0.00
Recent donors
| Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 10 | Larry Brandon and the team at Atlantic Tube & Steel | CA$107.91 |
| Apr 09 | Amninder Singh | CA$100.00 |
| Apr 09 | Anonymous | CA$50.00 |
| Apr 09 | From your friends at Arrow Sheet Metal | Undisclosed amount |
| Apr 09 | Jeff Baumen | CA$107.91 |
| Apr 07 | Lisa and Mark Erwin | CA$54.24 |
| Apr 07 | Sherri | CA$107.91 |
| Apr 07 | Cathy Hayward | CA$48.88 |
| Apr 07 | Seat 7 | CA$23.45 |
| Apr 07 | Schwank | CA$22.03 |