Recent News
The Benefits of Corporate...
Jan 26, 2023
You’ve registered to participate in the Sporting Life 10K, and in the next four months, you’ve set a goal to complete your first race or set a personal best. Why not also take the time to raise funds for Campfire Circle – and even build a corporate team! Why Fundraise? Fundraising in of itself has […]...Read More
Campfire Circle Welcomes Andrew...
Jan 17, 2023
Campfire Circle is honoured to welcome Andrew Guizzetti to our Board of Directors. A community builder and philanthropist, Andrew is a co-founding member of Empire Communities. Founded in 1993, Empire Communities has grown to be one of North America’s largest homebuilders of homes and condominiums and has been the recipient of over 100 domestic and […]...Read More
Thank you Donors!
Jan 13, 2023
Happy New Year! As we start into 2023, we want to take a moment to thank you for all of your support of Campfire Circle over the past year. In 2022, we welcomed hundreds of kids and families affected by childhood cancer back to our transformational overnight camps at Campfire Circle Muskoka and Rainbow Lake. […]...Read More
Artists in Training Week
Dec 20, 2022
It was Artists in Training Week at the Children’s Hospital here at London Health Sciences Centre. We want to share some wonderful work with you. We started the week with canvas painting. A seven-year-old patient remarked this was the best day! He taught one of our in-hospital program specialists how to paint this wonderful painting. […]...Read More
Meet Alexandra
Dec 15, 2022
Alexandra’s life dramatically changed the summer she finished her first year of university. She had been in pain for months. Arriving home to a pre-booked family vacation, she experienced a whirl-wind of medical appointments, tests and referrals but no answers. Thankfully, her dentist saw an issue on her x-rays, advised her that part of her […]...Read More
Winter Programs
Campfire Circle continues to reach kids and families throughout the pandemic wherever they are, with camp-inspired overnight camp, teen & leadership, in-hospital and community programs. In-person or online—no matter what—we continue to be there for you and your family in all four seasons.
Even COVID can’t stop camp!
A lot has changed because of COVID — but not the needs of our Campers. Year-round programs continue throughout the pandemic including overnight camp, with family weekend retreats where families can maintain their household bubbles. Our medical advisory committee and task force, made up of experts in paediatric oncology and infection control, are guiding our efforts to provide safe in-person programming.
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Life-changing support
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