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Barrie

Hosted by Simcoe Muskoka Family Connexions

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What moves you? The Ride for Refuge, a family-friendly fundraising bike + walk in support of local charities serving people seeking hope, safety, and freedom. Join us Saturday, Oct 5, 2024!

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Teams

Participants

#	Team Name	Captain	Members	Raised
1	Simcoe Muskoka Family Connexions	Jasmine Botter	1

#	Name	Team Name	Donors	Raised
1	Jasmine Botter	Simcoe Muskoka Family Connexions

About Simcoe Muskoka Family Connexions

Simcoe Muskoka Family Connexions (SMFC) is a local children’s aid and registered charity dedicated to ensuring the safety and well-being of children, youth, and families in our community. Through fundraising and community partnerships, we work tirelessly to support families through programs and services developed to fill gaps for the most vulnerable in our community.

Funds raised through our Ride for Refuge event will directly support our anti-human trafficking initiatives. Every day, we receive calls about local children, youth, and families being trafficked or at risk of being trafficked. Human trafficking targets primarily young adolescents, as young as 13 years old. These are traumatic offenses affecting the family down the street, your child’s classmate, and the teenager who attends high school around the corner. Through our anti-human trafficking initiatives, our goal is to ensure safety, stability, and a hopeful future for our friends and neighbors most at risk in our community.

Specifically, your Ride for Refuge contributions will provide:

- Safe Housing: Secure environments for victims and those at risk.

- Medical Treatment: Essential specialized healthcare services for recovery.

- Transportation Costs: Safe and reliable transportation for those in need.

- Technology: New cellphones and laptops for safe communication and connection to community resources.

- Branded Tattoo Cover-Ups: Helping victims reclaim their identities.

- Therapy: Professional counseling services to aid in healing.

- Community Training: Education for families, children, youth, and community partners to recognize and prevent human trafficking.

Join us in making a difference. Participate in the Ride for Refuge event to support our agency’s crucial anti-human trafficking work. Together, we can protect the vulnerable, educate our community, and provide hope for a brighter future. Register today, donate what you can, and spread the word. Your involvement is vital in ensuring the safety and well-being of children, youth, and families in our community.

Together, we can protect, prevent, and provide hope.

Event Day Details

Save the date - RIDE Day is October 5, 2024!

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Barrie City Hall

70 Collier Street, Barrie

Route Details

Route Distances: We have great routes where you can walk 2.5 or 5 km or bike 10 or 20 km.

Rest Stops: The rest stop will have yummy snacks and drinks.

Signage: Routes will be well-signed with our bold orange RIDE signs.

Route Support: Route marshals, rest stop hosts, and support vehicle drivers will provide support along the route.

Children 12 and Under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times.

No Pets: We love our little furballs like you do, but pets are not permitted at Ride for Refuge except for approved and trained service animals. Read more about our pet policy >

Check-in

All participants check-in personally at the event on Saturday, October 5, 2024.

T-shirts! Fundraising participants who raise $150+ (or $75+ for those under 18) will receive a RIDE shirt as a thank you on Event Day, while supplies last.

There is no registration fee to participate in the Ride for Refuge, but most participants raise $250-300 or more in support of their charity.

Have questions? Visit the FAQ section!

Waivers

All participants should register online.

Adults accept the waiver automatically when they register online.

Youth/Children: under 18 need a waiver signed by their parent or guardian.

An online waiver form will be emailed to all parents/guardians before RIDE Day.

You may also bring a filled-out paper waiver.

Waivers will be available at check-in on RIDE Day.

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 RIDE Head Office along with your completed pledge form.

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.

Barrie Maps

Check out this year's RIDE route maps below:

10/...View + print!

10 KM bike route that can be done twice for a 20 KM route. If participant will be doing 20 KM route, they will follow the path back down along Simcoe Street after exiting the Barrie North Shore Trail.

2/5kmView + print!

2.5 KM walking route. If participants wish to walk 5 KM, they would turn left at Mulcaster to loop the walk once more.