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91%$100,330Goal: $110,000

Vancouver Grandview

Kinbrace

152 Participants|26 Teams|40 Volunteers

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 Kinbrace

People forced from their countries desperately search for a new home, but face homelessness, loss, fear, and tears. They harness sheer survival for the journey.

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You give each refugee claimant safety and support in their hour of need. More than that, you create a world of welcome, a community of belonging, and a life of opportunity.


You change everything through the Ride for Refuge.

Vancouver Grandview 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

A World of Welcome

Loren Balisky

10

14,450.00

2

MAX POWER (over 9000)

timothy oh

6

9,520.25

3

K Riders

Maria Zerjav

12

8,020.00

4

Fellowship of The Ride '25

John Dippong

2

7,225.00

5

Dragons on Fire for Kinbrace

Rosemary T

6

6,866.00

6

Kinbrace Walking Team

Adriana Zepeda Miranda

27

6,400.00

7

Francis Fulton

Francis Fulton

1

5,850.00

8

Team Kinbrace

Laura Wallis-Wood

16

5,605.00

9

Riders For Kinbrace

Raymond Fung

5

5,605.00

10

Ready Riders

Fran Gallo

5

5,135.00

11

Chapel Hill Mennonite Chaos

Catherine Lee

8

2,955.00

12

Team Road Rash

Kristin Prabhakar

2

2,400.00

13

Pam's Team: Change Makers

Pam Khinda

1

2,275.00

14

Granville Chapel

Claire Tweeddale

6

2,225.00

15

Ride and Shine

Gabriela Martinez

3

2,143.00

16

The Blaising Vees

Rhys Volkenant

8

1,730.63

17

Team Unity

Debby Hastings

3

1,600.00

18

St. Peter's Fireside

Jake Elliot

2

1,491.00

19

The Mighty ERSs at ISSofBC

Liz Vermunt

10

1,400.00

20

East Sider Riders

Rebekah Davies

2

925.00

21

Nay

Nay Karzan

4

875.00

22

Walks of Hope

Ashki Shkur

1

650.00

23

Presto con Brio 10.0

Theodore Leung

1

600.00

24

Chain Reaction

Stephanie Loli

5

435.00

25

The honors of the elite

Yanni Hikmat

1

225.00

26

Team Ferg

Patrick Fergusson

1

125.00

#

Name

Team Name

Donors

Raised

1

Loren Balisky

A World of Welcome

59

8,800.00

2

John Dippong

Fellowship of The Ride '25

52

5,925.00

3

Francis Fulton

Francis Fulton

28

5,800.00

4

Maria Zerjav

K Riders

5

5,000.00

5

Rosemary T

Dragons on Fire for Kinbrace

10

3,191.00

6

timothy oh

MAX POWER (over 9000)

25

3,025.00

7

Team Kuipers

Ready Riders

11

2,500.00

8

Pam Khinda

Pam's Team: Change Makers

14

2,275.00

9

Vanessa Hodder Oh

MAX POWER (over 9000)

9

2,060.25

10

Bobby Lee

A World of Welcome

12

2,000.00

11

Tim Klauke

Dragons on Fire for Kinbrace

15

1,625.00

12

Kristin Kirkegaard

MAX POWER (over 9000)

18

1,490.00

13

Fran Gallo

Ready Riders

10

1,485.00

14

Gabriela Martinez

Ride and Shine

7

1,443.00

15

Jane Henry

Fellowship of The Ride '25

15

1,300.00

16

Liz Vermunt

The Mighty ERSs at ISSofBC

12

1,300.00

17

Kristin Prabhakar

Team Road Rash

2

1,250.00

18

Shawn Kliewer

MAX POWER (over 9000)

11

1,225.00

19

Fiona Lee

A World of Welcome

11

1,175.00

20

Kate Pattison

Team Kinbrace

16

1,165.00

21

Laura Wallis-Wood

Team Kinbrace

13

1,135.00

22

Diana/Ernesto Luna

Riders For Kinbrace

13

1,075.00

23

Keziah K

Dragons on Fire for Kinbrace

9

1,075.00

24

Angela James

Team Unity

10

1,025.00

25

Raymond Fung

Riders For Kinbrace

11

1,020.00

26

Reyla Lopez

Riders For Kinbrace

11

1,005.00

27

Chris Prabhakar

Team Road Rash

1

1,000.00

28

Claire Tweeddale

Granville Chapel

13

875.00

29

Kelly Muthoni

MAX POWER (over 9000)

15

850.00

30

Natasha Wallace

K Riders

10

800.00

31

Sandra Rose

A World of Welcome

7

800.00

32

Adriana Zepeda Miranda

Kinbrace Walking Team

6

750.00

33

Christine Clarke

MAX POWER (over 9000)

10

745.00

34

Catherine Lee

Chapel Hill Mennonite Chaos

8

735.00

35

Jake Elliot

St. Peter's Fireside

2

700.00

36

Sadie Wood

Team Kinbrace

8

675.00

37

Maryam Kabi Nasab

Kinbrace Walking Team

2

650.00

38

Ashki Shkur

Walks of Hope

11

650.00

39

Andrew Thrift

A World of Welcome

6

650.00

40

Theodore Leung

Presto con Brio 10.0

4

600.00

41

Emilia Thrift

A World of Welcome

5

575.00

42

Oleh Ilnyckyj

K Riders

1

550.00

43

Sam Starnes

Team Kinbrace

5

550.00

44

Rebecca Stuber Li

St. Peter's Fireside

3

511.00

45

Gwen Hochstetler

Chapel Hill Mennonite Chaos

11

500.00

46

Fernanda Torres Acevedo

Kinbrace Walking Team

2

500.00

47

Karis Leung

Kinbrace Walking Team

1

500.00

48

Maria del Carmen Acevedo Silva

Kinbrace Walking Team

1

500.00

49

Suzannah Nacho

Dragons on Fire for Kinbrace

7

500.00

50

Nay Karzan

Nay

4

475.00

51

Blaise Volkenant

The Blaising Vees

4

475.00

52

Rodrigo Alba Krasovsky

Ride and Shine

11

470.00

53

Ian Lee

Chapel Hill Mennonite Chaos

6

470.00

54

Marcus Ludgate

K Riders

8

460.00

55

luke starnes

Team Kinbrace

4

450.00

56

James Tigchelaar

East Sider Riders

3

425.00

57

Andrew Lew

Riders For Kinbrace

4

425.00

58

Debby Hastings

Team Unity

8

425.00

59

Miriam Liu-Beers

Chapel Hill Mennonite Chaos

8

420.00

60

Jean-Christophe Andrez

Granville Chapel

6

400.00

61

Aasha Burton

K Riders

4

400.00

62

Rebekah Davies

East Sider Riders

7

400.00

63

Dan Fisher

Ready Riders

2

350.00

64

Ute Warkentin

Dragons on Fire for Kinbrace

3

350.00

65

Jason Leong

Granville Chapel

3

330.00

66

Oscar Wood

Team Kinbrace

4

325.00

67

Monika Gal

Riders For Kinbrace

6

305.00

68

Sara Lopez

Ready Riders

3

300.00

69

Andrew Ludgate

K Riders

4

300.00

70

Kayla Leong

Granville Chapel

4

280.00

71

Jordan Leong

Granville Chapel

4

280.00

72

Grace Hochstetler

Chapel Hill Mennonite Chaos

5

255.00

73

Hannah Mitchell

Team Kinbrace

3

250.00

74

Yanni Hikmat

The honors of the elite

3

225.00

75

Rhys Volkenant

The Blaising Vees

2

225.00

76

James Kirk

Team Kinbrace

1

200.00

77

Otto Volkenant

The Blaising Vees

3

200.00

78

Shirin Torabzadeh

Kinbrace Walking Team

2

200.00

79

Sabine Volkenant

The Blaising Vees

2

175.00

80

Sandee Volkenant

The Blaising Vees

1

155.63

81

Khadije Sadeghi

Kinbrace Walking Team

1

150.00

82

Meena Asefi

A World of Welcome

3

150.00

83

Esmael Sakhi Zada

Kinbrace Walking Team

1

150.00

84

Roya Afghan

Kinbrace Walking Team

1

150.00

85

Naqibullah Qarlaq

Kinbrace Walking Team

1

150.00

86

Fayiza Mohibi

K Riders

2

150.00

87

Kanar Khidhir

Nay

1

150.00

88

Richard Hastings

Team Unity

1

150.00

89

Alma Guzman

Kinbrace Walking Team

1

150.00

90

Karzan Mohammed

Nay

1

150.00

91

Hugo Salazar

Kinbrace Walking Team

1

150.00

92

Liceth Salazar

Kinbrace Walking Team

1

150.00

93

Maximus Volkenant

The Blaising Vees

2

150.00

94

Emily Volkenant

The Blaising Vees

2

150.00

95

Richard Gee

A World of Welcome

2

150.00

96

Habiba Hussaini

Kinbrace Walking Team

2

150.00

97

Kenneth Cheung

Team Kinbrace

1

150.00

98

Behnaz Poorrahimi

Kinbrace Walking Team

1

150.00

99

Hamed Sadeghi

Kinbrace Walking Team

1

150.00

100

Kona Bernadoodle Toye-Klauke

Dragons on Fire for Kinbrace

3

125.00

101

Patrick Fergusson

Team Ferg

1

125.00

102

Allison & Paul McKnight

Chain Reaction

2

125.00

103

Leonardo Alba Martinez

Ride and Shine

2

120.00

104

Stephanie Loli

Chain Reaction

2

100.00

105

Theo Sainas

Team Kinbrace

1

100.00

106

Gabe & Priscila

A World of Welcome

1

100.00

107

Sadiq Mohibi

K Riders

1

100.00

108

Suzanne Williams

Team Kinbrace

1

100.00

109

Myles Volkenant

The Blaising Vees

1

100.00

110

Vivian Cheung

Team Kinbrace

1

100.00

111

Daniel Kirk

Team Kinbrace

1

100.00

112

Khanda Ali

Nay

1

100.00

113

Xue Ting Fong

Chain Reaction

2

90.00

114

Roza Adibelli

Kinbrace Walking Team

1

75.00

115

Zahra Salehi

Kinbrace Walking Team

1

75.00

116

Sarah Stewart

The Mighty ERSs at ISSofBC

1

75.00

117

Amina Kihange

Kinbrace Walking Team

1

75.00

118

Mayeda, Mwiga

Kinbrace Walking Team

1

75.00

119

Mudrikati Mwiga

Kinbrace Walking Team

1

75.00

120

Hugo Salazar Salazar

Kinbrace Walking Team

1

75.00

121

April Salazar Salazar

Kinbrace Walking Team

1

75.00

122

Susannah Hochstetler

Chapel Hill Mennonite Chaos

2

75.00

123

Alexandria Cheung

Team Kinbrace

1

75.00

124

Hami Sadeghi

Kinbrace Walking Team

1

75.00

125

Hani Sadeghi

Kinbrace Walking Team

1

75.00

126

Masoumeh Mohaqeq

Kinbrace Walking Team

1

75.00

127

Daniel Welch

Chapel Hill Mennonite Chaos

2

75.00

128

Omid Mohibi

K Riders

2

70.00

129

Ehsan Mohibi

K Riders

2

70.00

130

Azada Mohibi

K Riders

2

70.00

131

Natalia El Hage

Chain Reaction

3

70.00

132

David Sams

Granville Chapel

2

60.00

133

Razia Mohibi

K Riders

1

50.00

134

Jude Johnson

Chain Reaction

1

50.00

135

Lilia B

Team Kinbrace

1

30.00

136

Shaunah Majcher

The Mighty ERSs at ISSofBC

1

25.00

137

Mustafa Asefi

A World of Welcome

138

Arsh Deep

139

Trudey Quach

The Mighty ERSs at ISSofBC

140

Steve Nguyen

The Mighty ERSs at ISSofBC

141

Sue Nguyen

The Mighty ERSs at ISSofBC

142

Mike Nguyen

The Mighty ERSs at ISSofBC

143

Sumi Nguyen

The Mighty ERSs at ISSofBC

144

Masi Allahverdi

Kinbrace Walking Team

145

Yahya Bakour

146

Sahar Behbahani

The Mighty ERSs at ISSofBC

147

Aily Gholizadeh

The Mighty ERSs at ISSofBC

148

Ghanisht Chawla

149

Kate Mitchell

Team Kinbrace

Community Sponsors

Vancouver Grandview (Kinbrace) is super grateful for our fantastic 2025 sponsors! View all sponsors >

Event Day Details

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

Start/Finish Google Map

727 Templeton Dr, Vancouver, BC V5L 4N8

Schedule

  • 3:00 pm: Meet Check-in
  • 3:45 pm: Muster Gather for Opening Remarks
  • 4:00 pm: Move Send-off
  • 5:00 pm: Munch Light meal served
  • 6:00 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. Bring them to RIDE Event 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. Bring them to the RIDE Event 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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Vancouver Grandview Maps

Check out this year's RIDE route maps below:

2kmView + print!

Lakewood and Adanac to East 4th Avenue and back.

10/20kmView + print!

A north/ south route with amazing North Shore mountain views and a loop around Trout Lake.

5kmView + print!

Lakewood and Adanac to Trout Lake (new playground) and back.

Contact Us


RIDE Vancouver Grandview 2025

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

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