About the Event
The World Needs Refuge
The Ride for Refuge is a family-friendly, in-person fundraising ride/walk held on Saturday, October 4, 2025 in support of charities that help people seeking hope, safety, and freedom.
On RIDE Day, we gather to move our hearts and our feet in solidarity with all who are affected by a callous world that ignores their pain, their needs, and their great potential.
How to Participate
Select one of two fun ways to participate in 2025:
- Main Event: All RIDE locations will host an organized, in-person main event – complete with signed routes, rest stops, volunteers, and snacks at the end.
- Offsite: All RIDE locations will welcome offsite fundraisers who self-organize either with friends or individually, biking or walking any day in September or October on a route they choose.
More Details
All participants must register online in order to participate in the RIDE.
- Date: Saturday, October 4, 2025
- One Charity per Location: Each RIDE charity will host its own in-person RIDE event, inviting teams, participants, and community sponsors to come together in support of their good work. Participants who live out of town can still register to fundraise and ride/walk on their own offsite.
- Come Together: Creative fundraising campaign ideas are encouraged, but we want everyone to come together on RIDE Day. Showing up matters. Riding or walking in solidarity is important.
- Ride or Walk: Each main event will feature a safe, signed, and staffed 2.5/5km walk + 10/20 km bike ride with rest stops and support.
Thank You RIDE T-shirt
When you fundraise the modest, minimum levels below, we say thank you with our much-loved RIDE t-shirt, which you can pick up on RIDE Day.
- Youth 0-17: Fundraise $75 or more
- Adults 18 and over: Fundraise $150 or more