Raised:
$143,86189%Goal:
$160,000

Richmond

Hosted by Journey Home Community

239Participants41Teams50Volunteers

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

Richmond (Journey Home Community) is super grateful for our fantastic 2023 sponsors! View all sponsors >

MacDonald Realty Westmar

Lead Sponsor

David Pel & Company Inc.

Event Day Details

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

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5240 Woodwards Rd, Richmond, BC V7E 1H1

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 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.

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 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.

Richmond 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	Founders' Feet	John Dyck	3	16,765.00
2	LHF Bad Boys & Girls for Life!	Drew Kowalenko	19	11,866.00
3	TEAM NACC - IN TRIBUTE OF JOHN SCHAAP	Peter Van Ooyen	28	8,481.00
4	Olivet	Wendy Amy	8	7,965.00
5	5K for refuge	Brad Kinnie	4	7,205.00
6	Linked	Lisa Zhang	17	6,465.00
7	Journey Home Pedal Pushers	Miriam Soet	9	6,026.66
8	Hillsiders and Friends	Dan Schmidt	15	4,700.00
9	Maureen & Russ's Foxtrot	Russ Fox	4	3,770.00
10	LightofHope	Osayi Aiwekhoe	9	3,765.00
11	Southside Riders	Duane Gingrich	1	3,700.00
12	Krazy Krenzlers	Michelle Krenzler	2	3,700.00
13	RP Riders	Cam Roxburgh	8	3,575.00
14	North Stars	Reg Dyck	9	3,247.00
15	Wong Bunch	Phoebe Wong	9	3,020.00
16	St. John's Easy Riders	Ann Barker	3	2,425.00
17	ECC Riders	Ken Pierce	1	2,065.00
18	UN Eagles	Jane Rukaria	3	1,795.00
19	Active 4 Refuge	Rachel Chin	5	1,765.00
20	Living Hope	Ruben Heyn	1	1,570.00
21	We Like It Outdoors	Vanessa Roth	3	1,465.00
22	MacNeill Christian Club	Jackson Leung	4	1,315.00
23	The Chariots	Jen Lee	5	1,245.00
24	SUPERNOVAS	Ron Hammell	8	1,140.00
25	Robyn Hood and Merry Many	Robyn Epp	4	1,130.00
26	Wiens and Friends	Bert Wiens	5	1,100.00
27	The walkie talkies	Karin Poller	5	1,000.00
28	Walking by faith	Sara Martinez	1	980.00
29	#Blessed	Jessica Dailly	4	945.00
30	LK 20K	Lydia Kinnie	5	850.00
31	Team Support	Adedolapo Abe	1	785.00
32	Small Victories	Seth Anderson	5	700.00
33	Team Judi	Judi Khalil	2	700.00
34	Team Takenaka	Emily MacNeil (Takenaka)	7	580.00
35	Ordinary Folk	Jorge Canedo E.	1	475.00
36	Every Nation Church	Efren Yang	1	375.00
37	Best Family Riders	John Best	5	375.00
38	Friends with big heart	Saeid Karimi	3	250.00
39	BPGC	Galacia Tan	2	150.00
40	Trinity Western University	Local Outreach	1	145.00

#	Name	Team Name	Donors	Raised
1	James Grunau	Founders' Feet	33	7,065.00
2	Brad Kinnie	5K for refuge	25	6,430.00
3	John Dyck	Founders' Feet	17	6,100.00
4	Duane Gingrich	Southside Riders	11	3,700.00
5	Seyon Kim		23	2,836.00
6	Len Soet	Journey Home Pedal Pushers	32	2,463.33
7	Dan Schmidt	Hillsiders and Friends	8	2,100.00
8	Miriam Soet	Journey Home Pedal Pushers	27	2,083.33
9	Ken Pierce	ECC Riders	8	2,065.00
10	Osayi Aiwekhoe	LightofHope	20	2,020.00
11	Carla Morgan	Linked	25	1,950.00
12	Yujin Lim	Olivet	25	1,625.00
13	Ruben Heyn	Living Hope	17	1,370.00
14	Russ Fox	Maureen & Russ's Foxtrot	6	1,325.00
15	Ann Barker	St. John's Easy Riders	18	1,325.00
16	Joanne Schaap	TEAM NACC - IN TRIBUTE OF JOHN SCHAAP	12	1,325.00
17	Drew Kowalenko	LHF Bad Boys & Girls for Life!	10	1,290.00
18	David Pel	TEAM NACC - IN TRIBUTE OF JOHN SCHAAP	9	1,275.00
19	Melissa Gendron	North Stars	11	1,237.00
20	Peter Van Ooyen	TEAM NACC - IN TRIBUTE OF JOHN SCHAAP	9	1,235.00
21	Wendy Amy	Olivet	10	1,200.00
22	Ken Davis	Maureen & Russ's Foxtrot	13	1,195.00
23	Doug David	Olivet	19	1,175.00
24	Ken Pudlas	Founders' Feet	7	1,150.00
25	Tara Hung	Linked	8	1,075.00
26	May Mah	Wong Bunch	7	1,075.00
27	Timothy Mah	MacNeill Christian Club	15	1,065.00
28	Sara Martinez	Walking by faith	8	980.00
29	Rob Lee	LHF Bad Boys & Girls for Life!	3	970.00
30	Mike Budzik	Olivet	5	900.00
31	Jane Rukaria	UN Eagles	13	895.00
32	Cohen De regt	LHF Bad Boys & Girls for Life!	13	876.00
33	Cherry Yeung	Active 4 Refuge	17	830.00
34	Stephanie Fehr	Olivet	9	800.00
35	Vanessa Roth	We Like It Outdoors	9	725.00
36	Cerelina Gurat	Olivet	16	715.00
37	Adedolapo Abe	Team Support	8	710.00
38	Elsa Hrubizna	TEAM NACC - IN TRIBUTE OF JOHN SCHAAP	13	673.00
39	Scott Fehr	Olivet	3	650.00
40	Robyn Epp	Robyn Hood and Merry Many	9	640.00
41	Lisa Zhang	Linked	11	620.00
42	Michelle Krenzler	Krazy Krenzlers	1	600.00
43	Phoebe Wong	Wong Bunch	11	600.00
44	Joanne Jaeger	RP Riders	2	600.00
45	Lesley Chung	St. John's Easy Riders	9	600.00
46	Jonathan Han	Linked	6	600.00
47	Jessica Dailly	#Blessed	7	595.00
48	Kerry Dyck	North Stars	5	575.00
49	Bill and Jane Vantriet	TEAM NACC - IN TRIBUTE OF JOHN SCHAAP	7	570.00
50	Hudson & Kamil Chojnacki	RP Riders	8	550.00
51	Daniel de Regt	LHF Bad Boys & Girls for Life!	6	525.00
52	Bernard Poller	The walkie talkies	2	525.00
53	Julia Barker	St. John's Easy Riders	6	500.00
54	Nicole Eby-Batiz	RP Riders	6	500.00
55	Dan Jaeger	RP Riders	1	500.00
56	Rylan Friesen	Team Judi	3	500.00
57	Jeff Svanhill	5K for refuge	1	500.00
58	Wayne Wong	Wong Bunch	9	495.00
59	Durwin Gray	Hillsiders and Friends	6	475.00
60	Rorie Morgan	Linked	6	425.00
61	Linda Kowalenko	LHF Bad Boys & Girls for Life!	5	425.00
62	Japhet Jemina	LightofHope	6	425.00
63	Deb Judas	RP Riders	5	425.00
64	Debra Colvin	Journey Home Pedal Pushers	8	425.00
65	Tristan Lee	LHF Bad Boys & Girls for Life!	5	405.00
66	Cam Roxburgh	RP Riders	4	400.00
67	Patricia Finlay	Olivet	5	400.00
68	Silvia Naidu	The Chariots	3	400.00
69	Karin Poller	The walkie talkies	7	400.00
70	Bert Wiens	Wiens and Friends	2	400.00
71	Joy P	LightofHope	7	395.00
72	Emily MacNeil (Takenaka)	Team Takenaka	4	380.00
73	Sara Stewart	Linked	3	375.00
74	Adam Kowalenko	LHF Bad Boys & Girls for Life!	4	375.00
75	Leslie Zenger	Journey Home Pedal Pushers	6	355.00
76	Lydia Kinnie	LK 20K	3	350.00
77	Eunice C	LightofHope	5	350.00
78	Flora Johnson	Journey Home Pedal Pushers	3	350.00
79	R Shinkawa	LHF Bad Boys & Girls for Life!	4	350.00
80	Ron Hammell	SUPERNOVAS	2	350.00
81	Ellie Jin	LHF Bad Boys & Girls for Life!	5	345.00
82	Daniel Lee	LHF Bad Boys & Girls for Life!	7	330.00
83	Talia Kwon	LHF Bad Boys & Girls for Life!	3	325.00
84	Norah Hrubizna	TEAM NACC - IN TRIBUTE OF JOHN SCHAAP	5	318.00
85	Debra Shelley	Wong Bunch	2	300.00
86	Jorge Canedo E.	Ordinary Folk	2	300.00
87	Naomi Schmidt	Hillsiders and Friends	2	300.00
88	Sophie Kowalenko	LHF Bad Boys & Girls for Life!	3	300.00
89	George Noble	TEAM NACC - IN TRIBUTE OF JOHN SCHAAP	2	300.00
90	Dave Verner	TEAM NACC - IN TRIBUTE OF JOHN SCHAAP	1	300.00
91	Marina Sedai	UN Eagles	6	300.00
92	Tim Barton	Hillsiders and Friends	6	300.00
93	Aisha Zein	5K for refuge	4	275.00
94	Rachel Chin	Active 4 Refuge	6	255.00
95	Kayla Leong	LK 20K	1	250.00
96	Edith Siu	Active 4 Refuge	7	250.00
97	Jackson Leung	MacNeill Christian Club	2	250.00
98	Blanche Ki	Active 4 Refuge	8	250.00
99	Jason Leong	LK 20K	1	250.00
100	Stan Potma	Hillsiders and Friends	1	250.00
101	Liz Bode	Linked	3	250.00
102	Francie Palmer	Journey Home Pedal Pushers	5	250.00
103	Allan Soper	Linked	1	250.00
104	Elicia Hrubizna	TEAM NACC - IN TRIBUTE OF JOHN SCHAAP	2	250.00
105	JoAnne Epp	Robyn Hood and Merry Many	3	240.00
106	P Kwon	LHF Bad Boys & Girls for Life!	3	225.00
107	Verena Jones	SUPERNOVAS	3	225.00
108	Hadi Rezwani	North Stars	4	225.00
109	Brian Francescini	Small Victories	2	225.00
110	Malena Vazquez	We Like It Outdoors	4	215.00
111	Winifred Blawah	Linked	2	200.00
112	Peter Frouws	TEAM NACC - IN TRIBUTE OF JOHN SCHAAP	1	200.00
113	Steve Jin	LHF Bad Boys & Girls for Life!	1	200.00
114	Daniel Anggara	TEAM NACC - IN TRIBUTE OF JOHN SCHAAP	1	200.00
115	Sarah Schouten	TEAM NACC - IN TRIBUTE OF JOHN SCHAAP	2	200.00
116	Judi Khalil	Team Judi	3	200.00
117	Elena Hasiuk	Small Victories	1	200.00
118	Bronwyn Lee	The Chariots	4	200.00
119	Art Forster	TEAM NACC - IN TRIBUTE OF JOHN SCHAAP	1	200.00
120	Beth Bosnick	Linked	1	200.00
121	Ron & Pamela Durkee	RP Riders	3	200.00
122	Wendy Zhong	TEAM NACC - IN TRIBUTE OF JOHN SCHAAP	3	200.00
123	Kathy Krahn	Small Victories	1	200.00
124	Dave Durley	Wong Bunch	2	200.00
125	Michel Proulx	Hillsiders and Friends	1	200.00
126	Larry Asselstine	TEAM NACC - IN TRIBUTE OF JOHN SCHAAP	1	200.00
127	Colton Lee	The Chariots	3	195.00
128	Saeid Karimi	Friends with big heart	3	185.00
129	Scott Barrett	North Stars	4	180.00
130	Jem Dioquino	SUPERNOVAS	2	175.00
131	Hidekel Ramirez	We Like It Outdoors	2	175.00
132	Teena Shinkawa	LHF Bad Boys & Girls for Life!	3	175.00
133	Cole Brandon	North Stars	4	170.00
134	Sam Paras	North Stars	4	160.00
135	Justine Mallou	LightofHope	2	155.00
136	Makki Esteban	Hillsiders and Friends	1	150.00
137	Chloe Francisco	SUPERNOVAS	2	150.00
138	Joey Kowalenko	LHF Bad Boys & Girls for Life!	3	150.00
139	Galacia Tan	BPGC	3	150.00
140	Doug Wiebe	#Blessed	2	150.00
141	Miena Yue	Linked	2	150.00
142	Char Dozzi	Hillsiders and Friends	3	150.00
143	Reg Dyck	North Stars	3	150.00
144	Connie Lewis	Hillsiders and Friends	3	150.00
145	Neil Jongbloed	LHF Bad Boys & Girls for Life!	1	150.00
146	Adele Warner	Wong Bunch	3	150.00
147	Jolene Dykstra	Robyn Hood and Merry Many	2	150.00
148	Jen Lee	The Chariots	2	150.00
149	Chris Lee	The Chariots	2	150.00
150	Pat Frouws	TEAM NACC - IN TRIBUTE OF JOHN SCHAAP	3	145.00
151	Local Outreach	Trinity Western University	14	145.00
152	Jennifer Lee	Hillsiders and Friends	3	125.00
153	Colleen Van Ooyen	TEAM NACC - IN TRIBUTE OF JOHN SCHAAP	1	110.00
154	Jordan Isaak	Hillsiders and Friends	2	100.00
155	Jeremiah Mallou	LightofHope	1	100.00
156	Nathan Chan	LHF Bad Boys & Girls for Life!	2	100.00
157	Mary-Anne Stinson	Hillsiders and Friends	2	100.00
158	Cam Dailly	#Blessed	2	100.00
159	Bryan Kye	TEAM NACC - IN TRIBUTE OF JOHN SCHAAP	1	100.00
160	Phyllis Schouten	TEAM NACC - IN TRIBUTE OF JOHN SCHAAP	1	100.00
161	Joelle Wiles	Hillsiders and Friends	2	100.00
162	Alan Chan	LHF Bad Boys & Girls for Life!	2	100.00
163	Mark Krenzler	Krazy Krenzlers	2	100.00
164	Mark Warkentin	Linked	1	100.00
165	Ricky Shetty	Maureen & Russ's Foxtrot	1	100.00
166	Johannes Schouten	TEAM NACC - IN TRIBUTE OF JOHN SCHAAP	2	100.00
167	Marion Warkentin	Linked	1	100.00
168	Ari Esteban	Hillsiders and Friends	2	100.00
169	Arron Warner	Wong Bunch	1	100.00
170	Herieth Ringo	LightofHope	2	100.00
171	Kristina Wiebe	#Blessed	2	100.00
172	Rosalie Warkentin	Linked	3	95.00
173	Matthew Takenaka	Team Takenaka	1	75.00
174	Leah Takenaka	Team Takenaka	1	75.00
175	Ajwad Makame	Small Victories	1	75.00
176	Matias Ortega	The walkie talkies	1	75.00
177	Kiana Yazdani	LightofHope	2	70.00
178	Sabrina Ting	Team Takenaka	2	50.00
179	Caleb Barrett	North Stars	1	50.00
180	Jordan Weitman-Soet	Journey Home Pedal Pushers	1	50.00
181	Carmela Bardsnes	Linked	1	50.00
182	Tyra Weitman-Soet	Journey Home Pedal Pushers	1	50.00
183	Eunji Lee	TEAM NACC - IN TRIBUTE OF JOHN SCHAAP	1	50.00
184	Anna Luo		1	50.00
185	Shelley Roxburgh	RP Riders	1	50.00
186	Kevin Wiens	Wiens and Friends	1	50.00
187	connie grocott	UN Eagles	1	50.00
188	Natasha L	LightofHope	1	50.00
189	Ada Lee	Active 4 Refuge	1	30.00
190	Candace Jackman	SUPERNOVAS	1	25.00
191	Joanna Jackman	SUPERNOVAS	1	25.00
192	Don Moore	SUPERNOVAS	1	25.00
193	Hannah David	SUPERNOVAS	1	25.00
194	Elham Karimi	Friends with big heart	1	15.00
195	Jawad Husaini
196	Khamis Khama	5K for refuge
197	Joshua Best	Best Family Riders
198	Howard Yu	TEAM NACC - IN TRIBUTE OF JOHN SCHAAP
199	Alexander Best	Best Family Riders
200	Tim Takenaka	Team Takenaka
201	Christy Best	Best Family Riders
202	Teri Potma	Hillsiders and Friends
203	Stan Epp	Robyn Hood and Merry Many
204	Paul Reilly
205	Eleonore Wiens	Wiens and Friends
206	Lori Takenaka	Team Takenaka
207	Cindy Cho	TEAM NACC - IN TRIBUTE OF JOHN SCHAAP
208	Megan Lam	BPGC
209	Seth Anderson	Small Victories
210	Chiara Evangelisti	LK 20K
211	Hannah Best	Best Family Riders
212	Mark Helms	North Stars
213	Efren Yang	Every Nation Church
214	Grace Ngara	The walkie talkies
215	Stan Takenaka	Team Takenaka
216	Alex Park	TEAM NACC - IN TRIBUTE OF JOHN SCHAAP
217	Craig Bosnick	Linked
218	George Noble	TEAM NACC - IN TRIBUTE OF JOHN SCHAAP
219	Lena Byun	TEAM NACC - IN TRIBUTE OF JOHN SCHAAP
220	Tahira Mohammadi
221	Raphael Lee	MacNeill Christian Club
222	Raihana Mohammadi
223	Julia Giuriato	Journey Home Pedal Pushers
224	Natalie Warkentin	Wong Bunch
225	Gillian Mervyn Palejko	Maureen & Russ's Foxtrot
226	Isaac Li	Linked
227	Sherry Mo	Friends with big heart
228	Timothy Warkentin	Wong Bunch
229	Caleb Fraser	MacNeill Christian Club
230	John Best	Best Family Riders
231	Monika Kim	TEAM NACC - IN TRIBUTE OF JOHN SCHAAP
232	Jiyoung Jung	TEAM NACC - IN TRIBUTE OF JOHN SCHAAP
233	Zhiqun Luo

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!

The Neighborhood Church$6,465.00Faith

Journey Home$3,575.00Faith

St. John's Vancouver Anglican Church$2,425.00Faith

Emmanuel Christian Community$2,065.00Faith

Refugee Missions, Tenth Church Volunteers$785.00Faith

Ordinary Folk$475.00Business

ENS & ENV$375.00Faith

Hillsiders$250.00Faith

Burnaby Pacific Grace$150.00Faith

Trinity Western University$145.00Faith

About Journey Home Community

our mission Inspired by God’s love, we are creating caring communities

that offer refugee claimants housing, settlement support, and opportunities for connection.

our vision We envision a society where all refugees experience hope and belonging as they engage in meaningful participation in their community and flourish in all aspects of life. Journey Home Community exists to welcome newly arriving refugee claimant families into the Metro Vancouver area.

Will you support our vision and draw alongside refugee families?

Families arrive after fleeing persecution, seeking a new home in a safe place. After settling they are ready to utilize their multiple skills and abilities to make Canada an even better place!

JOIN US IN MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR THESE COURAGEOUS FAMILIES.

ride or walk with us on September 23.

Money raised in this year's Ride for Refuge is going to support a range of vital supports for newly arriving refugee claimants. You will be helping us:

- Provide transitional housing and emergency food security

- Case-managed support including direct settlement services

- Referrals to existing community resources

- A caring community that shares welcome, love, and belonging

On September 23, Ride for Refuge 2023 will be immediately followed by a Celebration Event. All Riders, Participants, Donors, and Sponsors are invited to join, even if your event is on a different day.

Learn more about Journey Home Community at our website.

Richmond Maps

Check out this year's RIDE route maps below:

2/5kmView + print!

2.5km route turnaround at Hollymount Gate

10kmView + print!

20kmView + print!

Contact Us

RIDE Richmond 2023

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