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Burlington

HMC Connections

92 Participants|11 Teams|5 Volunteers|24 Days Left

The RIDE is a family-friendly fundraising ride/walk where we gather for local charities that support people who are seeking hope, safety, + freedom all across Canada. Join us Saturday, Oct 4, 2025!

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About HMC Connections

HMC Connections is a settlement agency in Halton and we’d like to invite you to participate in our RIDE for REFUGE.

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HMC has been serving the Halton community for 47 years and our agency welcomes immigrants and refugees. The Ride for Refuge is meant to raise money for a variety of causes across Canada to help and support vulnerable people needing supports. HMC is fundraising to help local immigrant and refugee families that fall into crisis with short term urgent funds for things like groceries, diapers, uncovered prescriptions and household items like bedding.


Immigrating to a new country puts family under severe stress and most families are able to deal with that stress and thrive but some need some extra supports.

For refugees, they did not plan to come to Canada – some traumatic event in their community has forced them to find a new place to live. That trauma can be war, famine, political or personal persecution, and this means these families are additionally challenged as they deal with these past traumas and try and settle into our community.


At HMC we have been witness to so many brave and inspirational life stories. People are resilient and determined and some just need that helping hand to get them on track to participate fully in our community.


Your donation will go directly to help families in our community with the basics they need to get back on track and your participation in this event will show your strong commitment to making a difference for families in need.

Burlington Scoreboard

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Teams
Participants

#

Team Name

Captain

Members

Raised

1

Team HMC

HMC Connections

9

2,245.00

2

Struggle to Strength

IngyAsiel Hope Builders:)

12

1,070.00

3

Helping is Caring

samina rathore

12

980.00

4

Champions of Hope

Babur Mobarak

15

660.00

5

Olive Branch

suzan manaa

7

610.00

6

Riders for Umeed(Hope)

Noor Afroz

9

415.00

7

CC and Admin

Regina Goze

8

211.00

8

Hanadi Leads Community for All

Hanadi Almasri

5

175.00

9

Latin GRoup

Vanessa Rosales

4

50.00

10

Bayanihan

Jesamine Peralta

1

25.00

11

We LINK

Ken Yardimoglu

5

#

Name

Team Name

Donors

Raised

1

IngyAsiel Hope Builders:)

Struggle to Strength

14

770.00

2

Kim Jenkinson

Team HMC

5

750.00

3

HMC Connections

Team HMC

3

600.00

4

Rocio Farrell

Team HMC

8

545.00

5

samina rathore

Helping is Caring

9

430.00

6

Bushra Faisal

Riders for Umeed(Hope)

4

200.00

7

Noor Afroz

Riders for Umeed(Hope)

3

175.00

8

Arleen P

Champions of Hope

2

150.00

9

Christine Shen

Helping is Caring

2

150.00

10

Faezeh Asadi

Struggle to Strength

2

150.00

11

Alma Alhendi

Olive Branch

3

140.00

12

Margarita Cardona

Olive Branch

3

130.00

13

Hanadi Almasri

Hanadi Leads Community for All

2

125.00

14

Carol Jurriaans

Champions of Hope

3

110.00

15

Mayda Al-yas

Helping is Caring

1

100.00

16

zarmina sharani

Team HMC

1

100.00

17

Musawer Mobarak

Champions of Hope

1

100.00

18

Mudaser Mobarak

Champions of Hope

1

100.00

19

margie bayanay

CC and Admin

1

100.00

20

Naghma Qureshi

Team HMC

2

100.00

21

Caren Menchavez

Helping is Caring

1

75.00

22

Yang Zhou

CC and Admin

3

60.00

23

Loretta Wang

Champions of Hope

1

50.00

24

Narmin Endrawes

Olive Branch

1

50.00

25

Asiel Izzi

Struggle to Strength

1

50.00

26

Priyanka Khanna

Hanadi Leads Community for All

1

50.00

27

Catherine Lee

Helping is Caring

1

50.00

28

Vanessa Rosales

Latin GRoup

1

50.00

29

angela chaves

Team HMC

1

50.00

30

sultana chehaib

Olive Branch

1

50.00

31

Nilofar Yousof

Riders for Umeed(Hope)

1

40.00

32

Fuad Manna

Olive Branch

2

40.00

33

Daryna Bulana

Helping is Caring

1

30.00

34

Mahrukh (Micky) Gotla-Sellers

CC and Admin

1

21.00

35

Diana Bello

Helping is Caring

1

20.00

36

Jake Wang

1

1.00

37

Yehlen Invencion

CC and Admin

38

Regina Goze

CC and Admin

39

Reymon Cagas

Champions of Hope

40

Danya Nayyal

Struggle to Strength

41

Muhammad Aamir Khan

42

Zarah Felix

Hanadi Leads Community for All

43

Amr Ghoneim

Struggle to Strength

44

Swati Vyas

Team HMC

45

suzan manaa

Olive Branch

46

Vladimir Lerma Aragon

Latin GRoup

47

Funda Pakel

Struggle to Strength

48

Lydia Law

We LINK

49

Aivel Cagas

CC and Admin

50

Shazia Khan

Riders for Umeed(Hope)

51

Hala Halim

Struggle to Strength

52

Sameh Elgamal

Struggle to Strength

53

Haytham Elgamal

Struggle to Strength

54

Ghada Halim

Struggle to Strength

55

Rabia Alavi

Helping is Caring

56

Samantha Wijetillake

Riders for Umeed(Hope)

57

INAM RAJPUT

Riders for Umeed(Hope)

58

Niveen Elzahed

Olive Branch

59

Sakshi Anand

CC and Admin

60

Lin Lin

We LINK

61

Heather Cook

Team HMC

62

Praab Guliani

Champions of Hope

63

AHMED MOHAMMED

64

Carole Liu

Helping is Caring

65

Mirna Samaan

We LINK

66

Isil Senturk

We LINK

67

Sara Rosales

Struggle to Strength

68

Cristina Matei

Hanadi Leads Community for All

69

Saad Salman

70

Viktoriia Maksymovych

71

Aatika A

Riders for Umeed(Hope)

72

Sophy Rizkalla

Champions of Hope

73

Jennifer Omar

Riders for Umeed(Hope)

74

Jesamine Peralta

Bayanihan

75

Bobby Emery

Champions of Hope

76

Ammara Teraz

Champions of Hope

77

Treena Carson

CC and Admin

78

Marlene Masse

Riders for Umeed(Hope)

79

Christine Hall

Champions of Hope

80

Lina Cardozo

Champions of Hope

81

Roma Khomytska

Helping is Caring

82

Karianny Bautista

Latin GRoup

83

Shaima Hamza

Struggle to Strength

84

Babur Mobarak

Champions of Hope

85

Uzma Kazi

Helping is Caring

86

Mohammed Adam

Champions of Hope

87

Ken Yardimoglu

We LINK

88

Tooba Nasir

Hanadi Leads Community for All

89

Oleh Tymchenko

Champions of Hope

Event Day Details

Save the date - RIDE Day is October 4, 2025!

Start/Finish Google Map

5270 Fairview Street, Burlington, ON L7L 6B7, Canada


We will meet in front of the community centre. Looking forward to seeing you there! Park along the street or at the GO station.

Schedule

  • 10:00 am: Meet Check-in
  • 10:45 am: Muster Gather for Opening Remarks
  • 11:00 am: Move Send-off
  • 12:00 pm: Munch Light meal served
  • 1:00 pm: Mosey Thank You! See you in 2026!

Not able to join us at the Main Event? We hope you'll register, fundraise and participate offsite with friends and family.

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 attending at the Main Event on Saturday, October 4, 2025 must check-in upon arrival.
  • Please Note: There is no registration fee to participate in the Ride for Refuge but fundraising is encouraged.
  • 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.
  • Offsite fundraising participants can contact their local event director to arrange shirt pickup the week of the event.

Have questions? Visit the FAQ section!

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.

Waivers

All participants must register online and accept the electronic waiver.


  • Adults accept the waiver automatically when they register online.
  • Youth/Children: under the age of majority need a waiver signed by their parent or guardian.
  • An online waiver form will be emailed to all parents/guardians before RIDE Day.
  • Waivers will be available at check-in on RIDE Day.

What to Bring

A few common sense suggestions:

  • A cell phone for emergencies (recommended but not required)
  • Your bike and helmet or walking shoes
  • Extra snacks if you have allergies or food sensitivities
  • Your own water bottle
  • Warm layers with moisture-repelling clothing. Early October weather can be cool, with rain and wind. The weather might also be gorgeous and sunny. So be sure to keep your eye on the forecast.
  • A passion for the charity you're fundraising for!

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Burlington Maps

Check out this year's RIDE route maps below:

2024 RIDE Photos

Here's a collection of our favorite photos from RIDE 2024 nationwide. Special thanks to our many amazing photographers!

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Contact Us


RIDE Burlington 2025

The RIDE Team Participant & Donor Services
Toll Free 1.877.743.3413 / Phone 519.603.2250
Email burlington@rideforrefuge.org

Got questions about the Ride for Refuge?
info@rideforrefuge.org | 1.877.743.3413