Raised:
$23,852
119%Goal:
$20,000

Leamington

Hosted by South Essex Community Council

111Participants20Teams51Volunteers

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!

Community Sponsors

Leamington (South Essex Community Council) is super grateful for our fantastic 2024 sponsors! View all sponsors >

2024 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 October 5, 2024!

StartGoogle Map

Northwest Beach, Point Pelee, Leamington, ON N8H 3V4

Schedule

  • 10:00 am: Meet Check-in + Welcome
  • 11:00 am: Move Send-off
  • 12:00 pm: Munch Light meal served
  • 1:00 pm: Mosey Thank You! See you in 2025!

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 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.
  • 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 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.

Leamington Maps

Check out this year's RIDE route maps below:

10/...View + print!

14 kilometres bike ride route on centennial trail starting from Northwest Beach out to the tip and back. Loop back from Camp Henry for 10 kilometres.

2/5kmView + print!

Easy 2.5 kilometres walk starting from Northwest Beach towards the Marsh Boardwalk and back, loop twice for 5 kilometres.

Leamington 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

SECC

Elham Sana

5

1,012.00

2

BAIRD AE

Antonella Di Menna

7

905.00

3

We the North Church

Joanne Brown

9

895.00

4

Settlement

SETTLEMENT TEAM

7

835.00

5

Career Cruisers

Sandy Lozano

7

590.00

6

Monarch Business Products

Dylan Palcit

1

500.00

7

Kauffmentin

Andrea Warkentin

4

490.00

8

Road Runners

Natasha Schartner

6

475.00

9

Tim's Team

Tim Friesen

5

425.00

10

Children and youth!

Devon Edh

5

415.00

11

Walk 'n' Roll

Gillian Marocko

8

395.00

12

Girls In Action GIA

Karen Marchand

2

360.00

13

Carolyn Warkentin

Carolyn Warkentin

3

350.00

14

TeamWork

Nathalia Ojeda

4

300.00

15

Equipo Catorce (Team 14)

Caroline Hamm

5

300.00

16

PSI/PF Society

Ed Marocko

6

170.00

17

CHSS

Hailey Liddle

2

135.00

18

Blue Bird

Claribel Castro Espiritu

1

130.00

19

The Rustic Rentals

Haley DeSantis

2

25.00

20

Uni-Fab

Kelly Knox

1

#

Name

Team Name

Donors

Raised

1

Laura Fanjoy

Settlement

5

700.00

2

Dylan Palcit

Monarch Business Products

1

500.00

3

Elham Sana

SECC

6

482.00

4

Noelle Resendes

7

350.00

5

Debbie Daher

SECC

3

300.00

6

Karen Marchand

Girls In Action GIA

6

300.00

7

Catia da Silva

BAIRD AE

7

255.00

8

Lindsey Ecker

We the North Church

2

250.00

9

David Pistagnesi

BAIRD AE

1

250.00

10

Carolyn Warkentin

Carolyn Warkentin

3

250.00

11

Caroline Hamm

Equipo Catorce (Team 14)

1

250.00

12

Eric Kruis

Career Cruisers

1

200.00

13

Antonella Di Menna

BAIRD AE

2

200.00

14

Nathalia Ojeda

TeamWork

4

200.00

15

John Friesen

BAIRD AE

2

200.00

16

Andrea Warkentin

Kauffmentin

4

190.00

17

Gillian Marocko

Walk 'n' Roll

4

170.00

18

Vicki Noland

Children and youth!

6

165.00

19

Tina Giesbrecht Caneco

Career Cruisers

5

165.00

20

Alex Nugent

1

150.00

21

D'Arcy St.Pierre

Tim's Team

1

150.00

22

Sylvie Gava Zompanti

Walk 'n' Roll

4

150.00

23

Natasha Schartner

Road Runners

2

150.00

24

Maddie Sonier

Children and youth!

5

150.00

25

David Hrynyk

We the North Church

2

125.00

26

Ed Marocko

PSI/PF Society

3

120.00

27

Simon Enns

Road Runners

1

100.00

28

Michel St Pierre

Tim's Team

1

100.00

29

Joanne Brown

We the North Church

1

100.00

30

Lise Lévesque

Tim's Team

1

100.00

31

David Brown

We the North Church

1

100.00

32

Sandy Lozano

Career Cruisers

1

75.00

33

Ruth Boehm

Carolyn Warkentin

1

75.00

34

Hailey Liddle

CHSS

2

75.00

35

Thomas Heinrichs

We the North Church

4

60.00

36

Noah Heinrichs

We the North Church

4

60.00

37

Lili Salazar

Girls In Action GIA

1

60.00

38

Joel Warkentin

Kauffmentin

1

50.00

39

Cathy S.

Road Runners

1

50.00

40

Ellyse & Everly Fischer

We the North Church

1

50.00

41

Khalid Habibi

Settlement

1

50.00

42

Charlene Lamb

CHSS

1

50.00

43

Tammy Marocko

Walk 'n' Roll

1

50.00

44

Carrie Renaud

2

50.00

45

Jennifer Moore

1

50.00

46

Devon Edh

Children and youth!

2

50.00

47

Vainy Abraham

Career Cruisers

1

50.00

48

Hanna Boutros

Children and youth!

1

50.00

49

SETTLEMENT TEAM

Settlement

1

50.00

50

Zahra Shahid

Career Cruisers

1

50.00

51

Shelley Enns

Road Runners

1

50.00

52

Nadia Wiebe

Settlement

1

35.00

53

Claribel Castro Espiritu

Blue Bird

1

30.00

54

Tim Friesen

Tim's Team

1

25.00

55

Chelsea Ymana

Equipo Catorce (Team 14)

1

25.00

56

Mehtaab Dhillon

Equipo Catorce (Team 14)

1

25.00

57

Rob Zompanti

Walk 'n' Roll

1

25.00

58

Barry Bergen

Carolyn Warkentin

1

25.00

59

Nazanin Sarwari

SECC

1

5.00

60

Ivon Hernandez

1

5.00

61

Abdelrahman Nimir

62

Romelia Juarez

63

Jesus Juarez

64

Khatraa Abdollahi

PSI/PF Society

65

Forid Tushar

66

Cecily Zhong

TeamWork

67

Dinesh Singh Malla

68

Haley DeSantis

The Rustic Rentals

69

Mariana Harrietha

Career Cruisers

70

Jordon Hamlin

TeamWork

71

Josh DeSantis

The Rustic Rentals

72

Derek Friesen

BAIRD AE

73

Maddi Willms

Walk 'n' Roll

74

Rosa Mikheil

Equipo Catorce (Team 14)

75

Maha Zubaidi

PSI/PF Society

76

Lindsay Gilbert

77

Chunxiao Mi

78

Nia Carnevale

Walk 'n' Roll

79

Roba Alkhalifa

PSI/PF Society

80

Caili Pu

TeamWork

81

Jason Ecker

We the North Church

82

Adrian McKay

BAIRD AE

83

Mateo McKay

BAIRD AE

84

Mackenzey Matis

PSI/PF Society

85

Alexia Marocko

Walk 'n' Roll

86

Maryam Muzafari

SECC

87

Emily Pontini

Career Cruisers

88

Raylene Schartner

Road Runners

89

Jasmin Sadsad

Settlement

90

Will Pengelly

91

Adriana Arango

Settlement

92

Salah Alhajsaleh

Equipo Catorce (Team 14)

93

Toni-Anne Theoret

94

Shaimaa Al Moussa

PSI/PF Society

95

Nicholas Driedger

Road Runners

96

Olivia Morrison

Children and youth!

97

Samuel Thach

98

Paulina Martinez Morales

99

Kailey Foster

Walk 'n' Roll

100

BLANCA CARBAJAL

Settlement

101

Ethan McNeil

102

Megan O’Brien

103

Rishada Nooristani

SECC

104

Moise Mugiraneza

105

Brendan Fields

106

Kelly Knox

Uni-Fab

About South Essex Community Council

South Essex Community Council (SECC) is a multi-service organization, committed to empowering refugees and newcomers with compassion and expertise. Our mission is Helping people and Improving Lives.


Join us in this extraordinary effort. Ride with us to offer hope, healing, and a warm welcome to those who need it most. Be part of this transformative journey and help us create a brighter, more inclusive future for refugees and newcomers in Canada. Your support means the world to them. Your participation will help refugees access mental health support and welcome kits, ensuring that every newcomer feels supported and valued as they embark on a new chapter in their lives.

Contact Us


RIDE Leamington 2024

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

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