Raised:
$3750%Goal:
$60,000

Ottawa

Hosted by Restoring Hope Ministries

12Participants7Teams2Volunteers63Days Left

What moves you? The Ride for Refuge, a family-friendly fundraising walk in support of local charities serving people seeking hope, safety, and freedom. Join us Saturday, September 28, 2024!

RIDE Day in Ottawa is Sept 28th!

Ottawa Scoreboard

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Teams

Participants

#	Team Name	Captain	Members	Raised
1	Restoring Hope	Cindy McAlpine	1	275.00
2	Steps for Shelter	Luisa St. Aubin	1	100.00
3	Rockin' Walkers	Allan Alcantara	1
4	Team Name	Jonathan Langille	1
5	Placeholder	Vicky Ayling	1
6	Stittsville Santas	Rosanne Wall	6
7	Shaw Henderson	Julie Shaw	1

#	Name	Team Name	Donors	Raised
1	Luisa St. Aubin	Steps for Shelter	2	100.00
2	Cindy McAlpine	Restoring Hope	1	25.00
3	Tammy Roller	Stittsville Santas
4	Krista Heath	Stittsville Santas
5	Tracy Reichel	Stittsville Santas
6	Gail Law	Stittsville Santas
7	Julie Shaw	Shaw Henderson
8	Rosanne Wall	Stittsville Santas
9	Vicky Ayling	Placeholder
10	Jonathan Langille	Team Name
11	Allan Alcantara	Rockin' Walkers
12	Angelika da Silveira	Stittsville Santas

About Restoring Hope Ministries

Founded in 2013, our mission is to love and serve youth and young adults in the Ottawa area who are experiencing homelessness, are marginalized, and/or exploited.

We do this by providing an emergency overnight shelter, an evening drop-in, warm meals, snacks, and counselling. We also connect youth with longer-term physical, mental health, and substance use health supports so that youth accessing our services may discover their talents, their potential, and their worth.

We live by three main core values:

Unconditional Love – We choose to love people where they are at without expecting anything in return, in hopes that they will come to love themselves.

Compassionate Care – We believe that individuals experiencing hurt need to have specialized and individual care.

Collaborative Community – We believe in the power of partnerships and collaboration with community.

Join us on September 28th for a fun-filled walk that will help keep our shelter doors open and these vulnerable youth supported and safe.

Event Day Details

Save the date - RIDE Day is September 28, 2024!

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Royal Canadian Navy Curling Club

41 Navy Pvt

Dows Lake

Ottawa, ON

K1S 5K7

Free parking is available in the Navy Curling Club parking lot.

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.

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, September 28, 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.

What to Bring

A few common sense suggestions:

A cell phone for emergencies (recommended but not required)

Your 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.