Michelle's 850km Ride to Quebec City for Kids with Cancer and Serious Childhood Illness
Michelle's Ride for Campfire Circle
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Michelle's Ride for Campfire Circle
Those that are in my circle know this event holds a very special place in my heart.
I'm lucky to have been involved with this event since the very first time in 2018, when a small group of riders rode to NYC. Fast forward to 2025, my 6th ride for Campfire Circle, a new destination (Quebec City), more than 850kms, and my first time riding :)
Having been a caretaker for someone with cancer I know first hand how overwhelming, scary and lonely the battle can be for people and their families. I can't begin to imagine what a diagnosis of cancer or childhood illness would be like for a child.
That’s why I’m fundraising for Campfire Circle. At no cost to families, Campfire Circle supports their medical journey by providing play-based programs
in paediatric hospitals across Ontario, along with programs in local communities, and at two medically
supported overnight camps.
Their Muskoka site is the only camp in Canada equipped with IV, chemotherapy, and blood transfusions so
even kids undergoing active treatment can attend.
Please consider supporting my ride this year and help me send more kids to camp to experience the simple joys of just being a kid.
Any amount helps. With love and thanks,
Michelle
Healing through happiness at Campfire Circle
Help deliver healing through happiness to kids with cancer or serious illness and their families.
When a child is diagnosed with cancer or serious illness, it impacts the whole family. Kids miss out on simple childhood joys, household incomes are often cut in half as caregivers take on the full-time responsibility of caring for a sick child, and families struggle to make time for special experiences.
When you donate to Campfire Circle you are supporting in-hospital, community and overnight camp programs that create opportunities for children to build friendships and social skills, develop self-confidence and resiliency, and improve their overall well-being. Through play-based experiences, you are helping empower kids to take back their childhood, regardless of their medical diagnosis.
With your support, we can continue to offer our programs at no cost to families and grow our circle of care to provide additional play-based experiences across all four paediatric hospitals, and improve our medically supported and accessible overnight camps so that every eligible child can benefit from our innovative and impactful programs.
Thank you for helping to build a world where children thrive and families heal.
