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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Erin Rix
Raised: CA$377.40
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Jennifer Grossklaus
Raised: CA$345.49
Team captain
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Alex Barnes
Raised: CA$215.82
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Ray Rubin
Raised: CA$180.00
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Chase Drieberg
Raised: CA$140.68
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Francine Diano
Raised: CA$108.48
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Jacob Yau
Raised: CA$54.24
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Jessie Cartoon
Raised: CA$39.21
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Adrian Neumann
Raised: CA$0.00
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Anita Adiguwe
Raised: CA$0.00
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Anita Adiguwe
Raised: CA$0.00
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Avery Harris
Raised: CA$0.00
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Connor Hasegawa
Raised: CA$0.00
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Dan Peterson
Raised: CA$0.00
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Danica Bennewies
Raised: CA$0.00
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Hyunsoo Kim
Raised: CA$0.00
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Jacqueline Jervase
Raised: CA$0.00
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Jamieson King
Raised: CA$0.00
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Juan Higuera
Raised: CA$0.00
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Konner Fung-Kee-Fung
Raised: CA$0.00
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Lahiru Pinnaduwage
Raised: CA$0.00
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Larry Ben-Ishai
Raised: CA$0.00
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Mahlet Taye
Raised: CA$0.00
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Margaret Greenberg
Raised: CA$0.00
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Maureen Littlejohn
Raised: CA$0.00
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Melissa Volpentesta
Raised: CA$0.00
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Nadia Yehia
Raised: CA$0.00
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Puneet Aujla
Raised: CA$0.00
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Sam Clarkson
Raised: CA$0.00
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Samir Chadha
Raised: CA$0.00
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Sangheon Lee
Raised: CA$0.00
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Serena Teong
Raised: CA$0.00
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Solomon Hoffman
Raised: CA$0.00
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Srobona Podder
Raised: CA$0.00
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Stephanie Ben-Ishai
Raised: CA$0.00
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Yvonne Odhomi
Raised: CA$0.00
Recent donors
| Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 02 | Carla Gupta | Undisclosed amount |
| Feb 26 | Anonymous | Undisclosed amount |
| Feb 25 | Michel Gélinas | CA$150.00 |
| Feb 25 | Ahmed Mudathir | CA$54.24 |
| Feb 24 | Ange Susac | Undisclosed amount |
| Feb 13 | Dan Peterson | CA$161.58 |
| Feb 12 | Konner Fung-Kee-Fung | Undisclosed amount |
| Feb 10 | Nick Williams | Undisclosed amount |
| Feb 10 | Vincent Mercier and Kirsten Halpin | CA$5,226.00 |
| Feb 10 | Julie Colden | Undisclosed amount |