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A Path to Resilience
Feb 21, 2025
For Archer and his family, life has been anything but ordinary. Born with congenital Long QT Syndrome (LQTS) affecting his heart’s electrical signals, Archer’s journey has been defined by medical interventions, resilience, and a commitment to living life to the fullest. Despite multiple cardiac surgeries, a pacemaker, an internal defibrillator, and six resuscitations due to […]...Read More
Embrace the Silliness
Feb 07, 2025
Like many volunteers, Imo’s first experience with Campfire Circle was as a camper. “I was diagnosed with liver sarcoma, so my mom tried to help me back to normalcy by going to camp,” he recalls with a laugh. “I thought it was a really bad idea.” At first, he resisted. After years of treatment, camp […]...Read More
Camp Is Hannah’s Happy...
Feb 07, 2025
When Hannah was 11 years old, she met the team from Campfire Circle while in the hospital undergoing chemotherapy for a tumour in her eye. Hannah has neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), a genetic condition that causes tumours to grow on nerve tissues throughout the body. The Campfire Circle staff had a craft area on the […]...Read More
Finding Home at Campfire...
Feb 07, 2025
Meet Ashlynne, a vibrant 19-year-old from Bowmanville, Ontario, a tabby owner, Swiftie, and lover of camp. Ashlynne’s camp adventure started at a winter weekend at camp (WAC) in 2011 when she was just five years old. From that first experience, she felt an overwhelming sense of inclusion and warmth that has stayed with her through […]...Read More
A Volunteer Shares Her...
Feb 03, 2025
Siobhan first heard about Campfire Circle through her role on the Sustainability & Social Impact team at LCBO. Immersing herself in camper and family stories and reading annual reports, Siobhan felt a deep pull toward camp’s mission. Last summer, Siobhan took the leap and volunteered for a week of kids’ camp in Muskoka. Having never […]...Read More
Winter Programs
From LEGO workshops to week-long overnight camps, Campfire Circle continues to provide programs for kids and families affected by childhood cancer or serious illness, at no cost to families. Discover activities that help promote self-confidence, build resiliency and improve overall wellbeing.
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Camp was probably the first place where I didn’t feel so different anymore. I was surrounded by people just like me having a great time and laughing, and it made me feel comfortable enough to just be myself and not the “kid with cancer".
— Larissa, Camper
From the great outdoors to hospital floors, we are there for kids & families
Volunteers and staff have joined thousands of families on their journey with childhood cancer since 1983. Camp programs run in paediatric oncology centres and communities all across Ontario.
In-hospital programs
We meet kids soon after their diagnosis, bringing moments of fun and laughter to them, their siblings, and parents during time in hospital.
Community programs
We bring the magic of camp close to home or online with year-round community programs across Ontario.
Overnight programs
Two overnight camp sites, including the only site in Canada to provide IV chemotherapy and blood transfusions – hosts programs for kids, teens, bereaved siblings, and families