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Sickle Cell Awareness Month:...
Sep 10, 2025
During Sickle Cell Awareness Month in September, we recognize the many campers we serve living with sickle cell disease – a condition that affects red blood cells and often leads to painful episodes, fatigue, and serious health complications. For kids, these challenges can feel especially isolating. “Camp is so important for kids, in particular with […]...Read More
Finding Joy and Belonging:...
Sep 09, 2025
Every September, we shine a light on Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and recognize the thousands of kids and families we serve across our programs. While cancer brings long hospital stays and arduous treatments, Campfire Circle provides opportunities for kids to take back their childhood, build self-confidence, and create long-lasting friendships. “At Campfire Circle, if you […]...Read More
Leaving a Legacy of...
Sep 05, 2025
When Michael Beerden reflects on his life, it’s filled with stories of resilience, compassion, and quiet heroism – qualities that have shaped his decision to leave a legacy gift to Campfire Circle in his will. A retired nurse with a long career in trauma and neurosurgery, Michael knows firsthand the impact illness has on families. […]...Read More
From Camper Parent to...
Aug 22, 2025
When Traci first arrived at Campfire Circle (then Camp Trillium) with her family in 2012, she didn’t know how much they needed it. Now, more than a decade later, she returns not as a camper parent, but as a volunteer – eager to give back to the community that gave her family comfort during their […]...Read More
Stu and Kim Lang...
Aug 14, 2025
Philanthropists Stu and Kim Lang have made a landmark $15 million donation to Campfire Circle, a charity that delivers year-round, play-based programs to children with serious illness. This transformative gift – the largest individual donation in the organization’s history – will help fund the expansion of in-hospital programs across Ontario and the creation of a […]...Read More
Summer 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
