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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Mattie Hayes
Raised: CA$816.69
Team captain
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Will Dick
Raised: CA$300.00
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Tuyet Mac
Raised: CA$150.00
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Patricia Tay
Raised: CA$69.65
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Emily Bernatt
Raised: CA$54.24
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Emily Schiavone
Raised: CA$54.24
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Kinverlyn
Raised: CA$54.24
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Daria Karpenko
Raised: CA$50.00
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Charisse Pintar
Raised: CA$25.00
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Teeghan Niblett-Wilson
Raised: CA$22.03
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Brad Rodrigues
Raised: CA$0.00
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Caroline Kelly
Raised: CA$0.00
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Catrina McManus
Raised: CA$0.00
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Dan Bouwhuis
Raised: CA$0.00
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Dhwani Joshi
Raised: CA$0.00
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Heather Tyner
Raised: CA$0.00
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Jenna Hoehner
Raised: CA$0.00
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Madeline Verba
Raised: CA$0.00
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Matthew Holmgren
Raised: CA$0.00
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Olivia Bowe
Raised: CA$0.00
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Regan Canie
Raised: CA$0.00
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Robyn Oster
Raised: CA$0.00
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Saranya Maru
Raised: CA$0.00
Recent donors
| Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 09 | Grant | CA$150.00 |
| Mar 09 | Grant | CA$25.00 |
| Mar 09 | Paul & Darcy Koreen | CA$100.00 |
| Mar 09 | Cooper Koreen | CA$100.00 |
| Mar 09 | Anonymous | CA$54.24 |
| Mar 06 | Patricia Tay | CA$16.67 |
| Mar 05 | Grumpa Van | CA$54.24 |
| Mar 04 | Grace | CA$16.67 |
| Mar 04 | Jacob | CA$5.94 |
| Mar 04 | Faith | CA$20.00 |