Raised:
$15,62762%Goal:
$25,000

Annapolis Valley

Hosted by The Portal

56Participants20Teams2Charities0Volunteers

The RIDE will happen as scheduled on Saturday, October 3, 2020! However, Covid-related health risks and operational challenges won't permit us to assemble in large groups. So instead, we'll gather virtually, self-organizing in smaller, covid-friendly teams or groups as permitted.

Let's keep our RIDE location communities going! Register for the same RIDE location as last year - or, if you are new, register in a location you're within an hour of.

About The Portal

The Portal provides access to a brighter future for youth in the Annapolis Valley. The Centre acts as a resource centre to youth and works to prevent and respond to youth who are homeless or at risk of being homeless. These youth who are sometimes forgotten are facing challenges such as: relational breakdown, substance abuse & addictions, isolation, poverty, homelessness, literacy, crime and street level risks, and work/education shortcomings. The outreach provides a safe place (physically and emotionally) for young people to secure basic needs (food, shelter, relationships) and experience a sense of belonging so that they can take responsibility for their lives and deal with their trauma/ emotional needs. Each individual that comes through the door or is met in the community are accepted, regardless of their lifestyle, beliefs, age, race, gender, or social-economic status. Some are supported to reconcile with their own family or finding a sense of family in an alternative safe setting

Annapolis Valley Scoreboard

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Teams

Participants

Charities

#	Team Name	Captain	Members	Raised
1	Girls on Boards Paddle for The Portal	Mia Lockhart	18	4,325.00
2	Middleton Baptist Church	Danny Smith	9	3,600.00
3	Dance 2020	Kelly McGregor	3	1,755.00
4	Youth Forward Momentum	Russ Sanche	4	1,370.46
5	Better Late then Never	Joel Murphy	2	855.00
6	Kentville Care Bears	Ashley Colville	3	800.00
7	The Waterfall Chasers	Sweis Ubels	2	525.00
8	Cakes for the Portal	Sara Jones	1	475.00
9	NS Dirt Divas	Meagan Cairns	2	377.13
10	Musical Ride	Shirley Burdock	1	310.00
11	Ubels Sister Epicure Bash	Leslie Ubels	2	230.08
12	Nurses with big hearts	Nurses with big hearts Hatt	1	80.00
13	Mandy's Birthday Party!	Tyson Blanchard
14	All Things Annapolis Valley	Doug Ralph	1
15	CRISPY CRISPS	Chloe Tellier	1
16	Downie	Lindsey Downie	1
17	jc	jerry cheng	1
18	Get After It	Ben Ben	1
19	Lydia's Team	Lydia Broderick	1

#	Name	Team Name	Activity	Raised
1	Kelly McGregor	Dance 2020	Fitness	1,605.00
2	Joel Murphy	Better Late then Never	Games	675.00
3	Julie Jaillet	Girls on Boards Paddle for The Portal	Outdoors	595.00
4	Brenda Baker	Shaw/Moir Family	Fitness	500.00
5	Melissa Smith	Girls on Boards Paddle for The Portal	Ride 10km	485.00
6	Sara Jones	Cakes for the Portal	Food Fun	475.00
7	Jonathan Burke	Youth Forward Momentum	Outdoors	460.80
8	Ashley Colville	Kentville Care Bears	Arts and Crafts	460.00
9	Helen Opitz	Girls on Boards Paddle for The Portal	Outdoors	395.00
10	Ryan Sypher	Youth Forward Momentum	Ride 25km	375.00
11	Kirk Thurber	Middleton Baptist Church	Outdoors	350.00
12	Heather Hewins	Girls on Boards Paddle for The Portal	Outdoors	345.00
13	Amy Burke	Youth Forward Momentum	Outdoors	334.66
14	Sweis Ubels	The Waterfall Chasers	Outdoors	325.00
15	Anna Coolen	Girls on Boards Paddle for The Portal	Outdoors	315.00
16	Cynthia Jobes	Kentville Care Bears	Walk 5km	300.00
17	Shirley Burdock	Musical Ride	Arts and Crafts	260.00
18	Pamela Capern	Girls on Boards Paddle for The Portal	Outdoors	250.00
19	Lydia Broderick	Girls on Boards Paddle for The Portal	Outdoors	245.00
20	Danny Smith	Middleton Baptist Church	Outdoors	240.00
21	Matthew McFarlane	Middleton Baptist Church	Outdoors	240.00
22	Sarah Trask	Girls on Boards Paddle for The Portal	Outdoors	240.00
23	Lisa Peters	Girls on Boards Paddle for The Portal	Outdoors	225.00
24	Russ Sanche	Youth Forward Momentum	Outdoors	200.00
25	Anais Besner	Girls on Boards Paddle for The Portal	Outdoors	200.00
26	Mike Whalen	The Waterfall Chasers	Walk 5km	200.00
27	Tyson Blanchard	Better Late then Never	Celebration	180.00
28	Loralee Smith-McFarlane	Middleton Baptist Church	Outdoors	180.00
29	Justin Westcott	Middleton Baptist Church	Outdoors	175.00
30	Melissa Westcott	Middleton Baptist Church	Outdoors	165.00
31	Mia Lockhart	Girls on Boards Paddle for The Portal	Outdoors	160.00
32	Meagan Cairns	NS Dirt Divas	Outdoors	155.00
33	JILL COX	Middleton Baptist Church	Ride 10km	150.00
34	Melissa Eye	Girls on Boards Paddle for The Portal	Outdoors	130.00
35	Claude Bonnell	Middleton Baptist Church	Ride 10km	100.00
36	Nurses with big hearts Hatt	Nurses with big hearts	Ride 10km	80.00
37	Leslie Ubels	Ubels Sister Epicure Bash	Food Fun	70.00
38	Nathan Colville	Kentville Care Bears	Ride 10km	40.00
39	Madeleine von Arx	Girls on Boards Paddle for The Portal	Outdoors	25.00
40	Sarah Asher	Girls on Boards Paddle for The Portal	Outdoors	10.00
41	Lindsey Downie	Downie	Ride 50km
42	Chloe Tellier	CRISPY CRISPS	Volunteer
43	Doug Ralph	All Things Annapolis Valley	Arts and Crafts
44	Simon Mainwaring		Ride 25km
45	Ben Ben	Get After It	Ride 25km
46	Amy Rubin		Outdoors
47	jerry cheng	jc	Volunteer
48	Rachel Cherry-Brannen	Dance 2020	Arts and Crafts
49	Sarah Trask	Girls on Boards Paddle for The Portal	Outdoors
50	Lydia Broderick	Lydia's Team	Ride 50km
51	Jacqueline Thompson	Middleton Baptist Church	Outdoors

#	Charity	Teams	Participants	Raised Here
1	The Portal	19	54	15,302.67
2	BC Mission Boat Society	1	1

Event Day Details

Save the date - RIDE Day is October 3, 2020!

The Ride for Refuge is a family-friendly cycling and walking fundraising event. Team Captains select their charity of choice when they start their team.

Start

There are no official RIDE locations this year. Teams will self-organize in smaller groups, following all COVID-related protocols for safety. Ask your captain for details on the plan for your team.

Times

This year you can sleep in a little longer if you want. Teams and individuals are free to gather at a time that is convenient for all of you.

Please connect with your team captain about your t-shirt. All t-shirts have been sent to team captains in Annapolis Valley.

Registration

All participants must register online this year and accept the electronic waiver.

Waiver Details

Everyone on your team must register online before event day.

When they register online, they will automatically accept an electronic waiver, which is all that is needed for adults.

If you have youth or children on your team, they will need to have their parent or guardian sign a printed paper waiver.

Someone on your team (like you!) must take a photo of all child/youth waivers and send them to waivers@rideforrefuge.org.

Handling Money

Credit Card: The Best Option! Simple, secure, automatically tax receipted for gifts of $20+. Visit the Donate page, share your personal page link, or have your donor call the RIDE Head Office.

Cheques: The Old Faithful - made out to “Ride for Refuge” with your name on the Memo line. Mail them to the RIDE Head Office along with your completed pledge sheet.

Cash: You have 2 options:

1. Login to FundHub, click “Enter $$ and Cheques,” create pledges for your cash donations, pay them off with your personal credit card, and keep the cash. OR...

2. Write a cheque (made out to “Ride for Refuge”) for the total amount of cash you’ve collected. Mail it to the RIDE Head Office with your completed pledge sheet.

Route Details

Safety First!

If your team is outside on Event Day, keep a close eye on everyone, their plans, whereabouts, and safety.

Youth and children should always be supervised.

In case of any accident or injury, immediately call 911 for emergency support.

If an accident does occur, please contact the RIDE Head Office by phone or email.

All participants are expected to be aware of and respect all Covid-related health and safety guidelines for their area, including but not limited to exercising social distancing protocols and wearing masks as required.

What to Bring

Common Sense Mainly!

A cell phone for emergencies (recommended but not required)

A helmet is mandatory for all riders

A face mask

Snacks in case you get hungry

Your bike or walking shoes

Your own water bottle, filled with icy cold water

A passion for the charity you're riding or walking for

Warm layers with moisture-repelling clothing in case it's cold or windy. Late September / early October weather can be cool, with rain and wind. The weather might also be gorgeous and sunny. Be sure to keep your eye on the forecast!

Contact Us

The Portal

Loralee Smith-McFarlane
Toll Free 1.877.743.3413 / Phone 519.603.2250
Email info@rideforrefuge.org