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Celebrating Our Nurses –...
May 16, 2025
For Ridwaanah, providing care goes beyond medicine—it’s about presence, creativity, and fun. “You’ll use your clinical skills, yes, but you’ll also choreograph dances and cheer at talent shows. It’s rewarding in every way,” she says. Inspired to become a nurse after volunteering at SickKids in high school, now Ridwaanah is a part of the Cardiac […]...Read More
Celebrating Our Nurses –...
May 16, 2025
Rachel’s journey into nursing began when she was just 12 years old, visiting a friend at SickKids. “I was in awe,” she recalls. “So many people working together to care for kids who needed it most.” That same friend introduced her to Campfire Circle, and at 19, Rachel joined as a camp counsellor and then […]...Read More
Celebrating Our Nurses –...
May 16, 2025
For Ava, returning to Campfire Circle each summer is more than a job—it’s a homecoming. Now a nurse in an adult hospice centre in Ottawa, she first came to Campfire Circle as a camper when it was Camp Trillium. Years later, inspired by her mother’s work in community care and her own camp memories, she […]...Read More
Honouring Nurses and the...
May 15, 2025
As we celebrate National Nursing Week, we’re shining a light on the partnerships and people who make healing through happiness possible. We are especially grateful to McKesson Canada and its INVIVA team for their unique and multi-faceted partnership. Not only do they provide our camp with compassionate, skilled nurse volunteers, they’re also doubling the impact […]...Read More
Why Alain Rides: A...
May 14, 2025
Meet Alain Paquette Every rider in Tour d’Epicure has a reason for showing up. For Alain Paquette, a proud six-time participant, it’s about giving kids with cancer or serious illness the chance to just be kids. “Camp provides a safe and joyful environment where they can connect with others who understand their journey while receiving […]...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