Raised:
$62,649
83%Goal:
$75,000

Kitchener Grand River

Hosted by COMPASS Refugee Centre

165Participants18Teams77Volunteers

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, Sept. 23, 2023!

Community Sponsors

Kitchener Grand River (COMPASS Refugee Centre) is super grateful for our fantastic 2023 sponsors! View all sponsors >

2023 RIDE Photos

Thanks to all of our amazing photographer volunteers! If you've got RIDE Day photos or videos you'd like to share, email them to photos@bluesea.org.

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Event Day Details

Save the date - RIDE Day is September 23, 2023!

StartGoogle Map

Doon Valley Golf Course

500 Doon Valley Dr, Kitchener, ON N2P 1B4


NEW Route!!

Family Friendly trails and pathways.

Enjoy scenes and critters along Schneider Creek.

Double the fun for 20km.

Schedule

  • 3:00 pm: Meet Check-in + Welcome
  • 4:00 pm: Move Send-off
  • 5:00 pm: Munch Light meal served
  • 6:00 pm: Mosey Thank You! See you in 2024!

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: There will be one rest stop on each route with 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, September 23, 2023.
  • 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.
  • 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. Late September 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 walking and fundraising for!

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.

Kitchener Grand River Scoreboard

Are you thrashing the competition (for a good cause)? Find out here! Stats are updated every 15 minutes. See how you stack up on the national scoreboard >

Teams
Participants

#

Team Name

Captain

Members

Raised

1

WMB on the Move

Jim MacMillan

52

27,188.00

2

COMPASS Walk and Wheel

Shelley Campagnola

13

8,550.00

3

The Young & The Rest of Us

Jenni Wagler

6

5,435.00

4

Van Giessen Gaggle

Tony Van Giessen

4

3,940.00

5

Pioneer Park Participants

Stephen Yantzi

13

3,165.00

6

LMC Peace Pedallers

Dorothy Tymchyshyn

14

2,815.00

7

CreekRiders

Sarah Lainez

8

1,890.00

8

Clark and Friends

Christine Clark

10

1,775.00

9

Rivermill Riders

Sami Qureshi

2

1,650.00

10

The Wheel Deal

Daisy Martin

4

1,505.00

11

St Jacobs Mennonite Church Riders

Mark Diller Harder

8

1,350.00

12

Uncreative Jackfruits

Karen Martin Schiedel

5

750.00

13

The Walkie-Talkies

Kristy Sawatzky

4

670.00

14

Masava

Marcela Kupfer

3

500.00

15

Slate Church and Friends

Micah Stairs

4

470.00

16

Wheelly Wonka

Kazh Ameen

1

200.00

17

MillionaireRiders

Nathan Audette

1

200.00

18

IrWINNING

Tiffany Irwin

1

50.00

#

Name

Team Name

Donors

Raised

1

Bruce West

WMB on the Move

36

10,475.00

2

Shelley Campagnola

COMPASS Walk and Wheel

8

2,655.00

3

Tony Van Giessen

Van Giessen Gaggle

8

2,565.00

4

Jeanette Voaden

COMPASS Walk and Wheel

20

2,550.00

5

Jim MacMillan

WMB on the Move

22

2,425.00

6

Jenni Wagler

The Young & The Rest of Us

14

2,125.00

7

Debbie Wagler

The Young & The Rest of Us

16

1,400.00

8

Dylan Carroll

WMB on the Move

15

1,378.00

9

Lawrence Hansen

WMB on the Move

15

1,225.00

10

Emily Van Giessen

Van Giessen Gaggle

8

1,225.00

11

Greg Reed

WMB on the Move

11

1,055.00

12

Evan Kornelsen

The Young & The Rest of Us

10

1,000.00

13

Sami Qureshi

Rivermill Riders

7

1,000.00

14

Cathy Abbott

COMPASS Walk and Wheel

12

975.00

15

Gareth Goossen

WMB on the Move

9

925.00

16

Catherine Dyck

WMB on the Move

10

900.00

17

Lydie Herrle

WMB on the Move

10

875.00

18

Dean Peachey

Pioneer Park Participants

9

755.00

19

Michelle Knowles

WMB on the Move

6

700.00

20

Philip Metzger

Pioneer Park Participants

8

665.00

21

Maria Qureshi

Rivermill Riders

5

650.00

22

Helen Gallinger

CreekRiders

9

640.00

23

Phil Jantzi

WMB on the Move

4

630.00

24

Fiona McGee

The Wheel Deal

5

600.00

25

David Clayworth

WMB on the Move

7

600.00

26

Daniel Habte

COMPASS Walk and Wheel

4

550.00

27

Kristy Sawatzky

The Walkie-Talkies

8

480.00

28

Stephen Yantzi

Pioneer Park Participants

2

450.00

29

Adam Knowles

WMB on the Move

7

450.00

30

Marcela Kupfer

Masava

8

440.00

31

Bettina Neubauer

WMB on the Move

13

415.00

32

Brenda Folkema

CreekRiders

2

400.00

33

Kendyll Cassels

8

395.00

34

Dorothy Tymchyshyn

LMC Peace Pedallers

4

375.00

35

Daisy Martin

The Wheel Deal

6

355.00

36

Devin Martin

St Jacobs Mennonite Church Riders

6

350.00

37

Sarah McClennan

The Wheel Deal

3

350.00

38

Reuben Brunsting

WMB on the Move

4

350.00

39

Christine Clark

Clark and Friends

3

350.00

40

Ron Polania

WMB on the Move

8

335.00

41

Valentina Garcia

WMB on the Move

3

325.00

42

Rudy S

Uncreative Jackfruits

2

275.00

43

Irene Metzger

Pioneer Park Participants

4

275.00

44

Josh Friesen

The Young & The Rest of Us

6

260.00

45

Patrick Cain

St Jacobs Mennonite Church Riders

5

250.00

46

Mike Bernal

WMB on the Move

2

250.00

47

Jesse Dyck

WMB on the Move

4

250.00

48

Nathan S

Uncreative Jackfruits

1

250.00

49

Angelica Crespo

WMB on the Move

2

250.00

50

Faith Austin

WMB on the Move

5

230.00

51

Joy Ayala

LMC Peace Pedallers

2

220.00

52

David Campagnola

COMPASS Walk and Wheel

1

200.00

53

Tyler Szepesi

Clark and Friends

1

200.00

54

Stan Szepesi

Clark and Friends

3

200.00

55

Nathan Audette

MillionaireRiders

5

200.00

56

Catalina Ramirez

WMB on the Move

4

200.00

57

Hannah Jantzi

WMB on the Move

2

200.00

58

Arlin Martin

LMC Peace Pedallers

1

200.00

59

Cali Kornelsen

The Young & The Rest of Us

4

200.00

60

Emily Brown

The Young & The Rest of Us

2

200.00

61

Frank Folkema

CreekRiders

2

200.00

62

Mini Clark 1

Clark and Friends

2

200.00

63

Joanne Bush

COMPASS Walk and Wheel

3

200.00

64

Nevine Samy Bebawi

WMB on the Move

2

200.00

65

Joanne Jantzi

Pioneer Park Participants

3

200.00

66

Amrita Chaulagain Shrestha

COMPASS Walk and Wheel

3

200.00

67

Kazh Ameen

Wheelly Wonka

5

200.00

68

Timothy Polania

WMB on the Move

6

195.00

69

Micah Stairs

Slate Church and Friends

3

190.00

70

Joshua Bernal Crespo

WMB on the Move

3

175.00

71

Emmanuel Bernal Crespo

WMB on the Move

3

175.00

72

Lisa Yantzi

Pioneer Park Participants

5

170.00

73

Martha Garcia

WMB on the Move

2

150.00

74

Bryan Bauman

Clark and Friends

1

150.00

75

Leonardo Garcia

WMB on the Move

1

150.00

76

Ray Brunsting

WMB on the Move

1

150.00

77

Connor Wilson

Slate Church and Friends

3

150.00

78

Sarah Lainez

CreekRiders

3

150.00

79

Rose Dyck

LMC Peace Pedallers

1

150.00

80

Heather Bauman

Clark and Friends

1

150.00

81

Derek Klumpenhouwer

WMB on the Move

2

150.00

82

Tim Martin

LMC Peace Pedallers

1

150.00

83

Mathieu Cain

St Jacobs Mennonite Church Riders

3

150.00

84

Nehemiah Dyck

LMC Peace Pedallers

2

150.00

85

Sebastian Martin

LMC Peace Pedallers

2

140.00

86

Josi Pape

COMPASS Walk and Wheel

3

130.00

87

Cristina Aquilina

The Walkie-Talkies

4

115.00

88

Kassandra Almanza

COMPASS Walk and Wheel

5

110.00

89

Caleb S

Uncreative Jackfruits

1

100.00

90

Jimmy Carter

LMC Peace Pedallers

1

100.00

91

Katy Biersteker

2

100.00

92

Kaleb Martin

LMC Peace Pedallers

1

100.00

93

Steven Metzger

Pioneer Park Participants

1

100.00

94

Bethany Metzger

Pioneer Park Participants

1

100.00

95

Mini Clark 2

Clark and Friends

1

100.00

96

Mini Clark 3

Clark and Friends

1

100.00

97

Kaitlyn Smale

The Wheel Deal

2

100.00

98

Ryan Martin

St Jacobs Mennonite Church Riders

1

100.00

99

Sonya Vanderheide

Van Giessen Gaggle

2

100.00

100

Jens Happe

WMB on the Move

1

100.00

101

Melissa Miller

Pioneer Park Participants

1

100.00

102

Keith Metzger

Pioneer Park Participants

1

100.00

103

Isaac Martin

St Jacobs Mennonite Church Riders

1

75.00

104

Tyler Sawatzky

The Walkie-Talkies

1

75.00

105

Annabelle Carter

LMC Peace Pedallers

1

75.00

106

Hayley Bauman

Clark and Friends

1

75.00

107

Simon Martin

LMC Peace Pedallers

2

75.00

108

Timothy Ayala

LMC Peace Pedallers

1

75.00

109

Scott Bauman

Clark and Friends

1

75.00

110

Samuel Ayala

LMC Peace Pedallers

1

75.00

111

Mariella Ayala

LMC Peace Pedallers

2

75.00

112

Zamantha Sanchez

WMB on the Move

2

60.00

113

Finn Lidbetter

Slate Church and Friends

1

60.00

114

John Regier

Pioneer Park Participants

1

50.00

115

Danyelle Erwin

WMB on the Move

2

50.00

116

Fatah Fatah

Van Giessen Gaggle

1

50.00

117

Mark Diller Harder

St Jacobs Mennonite Church Riders

1

50.00

118

Erika Brandt

1

50.00

119

Eli Metzger

Pioneer Park Participants

1

50.00

120

Gladys McClurkin

CreekRiders

1

50.00

121

Isaac Metzger

Pioneer Park Participants

1

50.00

122

Valentina Castillo

Masava

1

50.00

123

Sean Pape

COMPASS Walk and Wheel

1

50.00

124

Norman Erwin

WMB on the Move

1

50.00

125

Jason Knowles

WMB on the Move

2

50.00

126

Tiffany Irwin

IrWINNING

1

50.00

127

Karen Martin Schiedel

Uncreative Jackfruits

1

25.00

128

Leo Snider

WMB on the Move

1

20.00

129

Nile Snider

WMB on the Move

1

20.00

130

Rosi Pape

COMPASS Walk and Wheel

1

10.00

131

Sarek Osborne

Masava

1

10.00

132

Liam Pape

COMPASS Walk and Wheel

1

10.00

133

Vincent Pape

COMPASS Walk and Wheel

1

10.00

134

Keeley Gorman

1

1.00

135

Sofia Madrid

136

Carlos Sanchez

WMB on the Move

137

Adriana Berumen

WMB on the Move

138

Lydie Herrle

WMB on the Move

139

Lucianna Perez

WMB on the Move

140

Karli Brubacher

141

Chip Bender

St Jacobs Mennonite Church Riders

142

Kai Bender

St Jacobs Mennonite Church Riders

143

Mario Madrid

144

Mirian Vasquez

145

Mauricio Madrid

146

Oluwatumininu Joshua Abifarin

WMB on the Move

147

Nima Nazari

148

Thomas Castro

WMB on the Move

149

Daisy Heise

WMB on the Move

150

Fabio Castro

WMB on the Move

151

Cecily Erwin

WMB on the Move

152

Ryan Snider

WMB on the Move

153

Andrew Schiedel

Uncreative Jackfruits

154

Gabriel Ramirez (Polania)

WMB on the Move

155

Matt Sawatzky

The Walkie-Talkies

156

Liza Snider

WMB on the Move

157

Savannah Snider

WMB on the Move

158

Hector Perez

WMB on the Move

159

Elias Zabayo

160

Jeffrey Kinart

161

Lux Erwin

WMB on the Move

162

Darshak Dasadiya

CreekRiders

The Challenge

Got a big-hearted business, workplace, group, church, or community? Step up and join the Challenge to compete for your local pride in support of RIDE. Check the National Challengeboard to see more!

About COMPASS Refugee Centre

RIDE or WALK with COMPASS Refugee Centre.


#justice: We assist people with the refugee claim process that leads to their protection in Canada

#thriving: We accompany people as they settle and experience belonging in their community

#welcomingcommunities: We advocate by tackling barriers to justice, thriving, and belonging.


Join COMPASS on September 23, 2023!

Kitchener Grand River Maps

Check out this year's RIDE route maps below:

10kmView + print!

NEW Route!! Family Friendly trails and pathways. Enjoy scenes and historic sites along Schneider Creek. Double the fun for 20km.

2/5kmView + print!

See the historic Pioneer Tower and Betzner Homestead. Also a great lookout - you just might see some eagles!! 2km turnaround just over Grand River at the loop

Contact Us


RIDE Kitchener Grand River 2023

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

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