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Vancouver Grandview

Kinbrace

146 Participants|26 Teams|39 Volunteers|1 Day Left

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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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. 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.

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.

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

9

8,525.00

2

MAX POWER (over 9000)

timothy oh

6

8,115.25

3

Fellowship of The Ride '25

John Dippong

2

6,380.00

4

Francis Fulton

Francis Fulton

1

5,850.00

5

Kinbrace Walking Team

Adriana Zepeda Miranda

27

5,350.00

6

K Riders

Maria Zerjav

12

4,985.00

7

Dragons on Fire for Kinbrace

Rosemary T

6

4,900.00

8

Ready Riders

Fran Gallo

5

4,435.00

9

Team Kinbrace

Laura Wallis-Wood

16

4,095.00

10

Riders For Kinbrace

Raymond Fung

5

3,850.00

11

Granville Chapel

Claire Tweeddale

6

2,075.00

12

Pam's Team: Change Makers

Pam Khinda

1

2,025.00

13

Ride and Shine

Gabriela Martinez

3

1,733.00

14

Chapel Hill Mennonite Chaos

Catherine Lee

5

1,685.00

15

The Blaising Vees

Rhys Volkenant

8

1,225.00

16

Team Unity

Debby Hastings

3

1,200.00

17

St. Peter's Fireside

Jake Elliot

2

1,061.00

18

East Sider Riders

Rebekah Davies

2

825.00

19

The Mighty ERSs at ISSofBC

Liz Vermunt

9

650.00

20

Presto con Brio 10.0

Theodore Leung

1

600.00

21

Nay

Nay Karzan

4

550.00

22

Chain Reaction

Stephanie Loli

5

225.00

23

The honors of the elite

Yanni Hikmat

1

150.00

24

Team Ferg

Patrick Fergusson

1

125.00

25

Walks of Hope

Ashki Shkur

1

100.00

26

Team Road Rash

Kristin Prabhakar

1

#

Name

Team Name

Donors

Raised

1

Francis Fulton

Francis Fulton

28

5,800.00

2

John Dippong

Fellowship of The Ride '25

42

5,125.00

3

Loren Balisky

A World of Welcome

30

3,950.00

4

Maria Zerjav

K Riders

4

3,300.00

5

timothy oh

MAX POWER (over 9000)

19

2,400.00

6

Team Kuipers

Ready Riders

8

2,250.00

7

Vanessa Hodder Oh

MAX POWER (over 9000)

8

2,030.25

8

Pam Khinda

Pam's Team: Change Makers

11

2,025.00

9

Rosemary T

Dragons on Fire for Kinbrace

7

1,950.00

10

Bobby Lee

A World of Welcome

10

1,650.00

11

Kristin Kirkegaard

MAX POWER (over 9000)

16

1,390.00

12

Jane Henry

Fellowship of The Ride '25

14

1,255.00

13

Shawn Kliewer

MAX POWER (over 9000)

11

1,225.00

14

Tim Klauke

Dragons on Fire for Kinbrace

11

1,225.00

15

Gabriela Martinez

Ride and Shine

6

1,193.00

16

Fran Gallo

Ready Riders

8

1,135.00

17

Fiona Lee

A World of Welcome

10

1,100.00

18

Reyla Lopez

Riders For Kinbrace

11

1,005.00

19

Diana/Ernesto Luna

Riders For Kinbrace

12

975.00

20

Raymond Fung

Riders For Kinbrace

10

920.00

21

Keziah K

Dragons on Fire for Kinbrace

7

850.00

22

Angela James

Team Unity

7

825.00

23

Laura Wallis-Wood

Team Kinbrace

10

775.00

24

Claire Tweeddale

Granville Chapel

12

775.00

25

Adriana Zepeda Miranda

Kinbrace Walking Team

5

700.00

26

Kelly Muthoni

MAX POWER (over 9000)

13

700.00

27

Kate Pattison

Team Kinbrace

11

690.00

28

Maryam Kabi Nasab

Kinbrace Walking Team

2

650.00

29

Liz Vermunt

The Mighty ERSs at ISSofBC

4

650.00

30

Jake Elliot

St. Peter's Fireside

1

600.00

31

Theodore Leung

Presto con Brio 10.0

4

600.00

32

Natasha Wallace

K Riders

7

575.00

33

Sadie Wood

Team Kinbrace

6

500.00

34

Karis Leung

Kinbrace Walking Team

1

500.00

35

Andrew Thrift

A World of Welcome

4

500.00

36

Emilia Thrift

A World of Welcome

4

475.00

37

Gwen Hochstetler

Chapel Hill Mennonite Chaos

10

460.00

38

Sandra Rose

A World of Welcome

5

450.00

39

luke starnes

Team Kinbrace

4

450.00

40

Sam Starnes

Team Kinbrace

4

450.00

41

James Tigchelaar

East Sider Riders

3

425.00

42

Andrew Lew

Riders For Kinbrace

4

425.00

43

Miriam Liu-Beers

Chapel Hill Mennonite Chaos

8

420.00

44

Catherine Lee

Chapel Hill Mennonite Chaos

4

400.00

45

Suzannah Nacho

Dragons on Fire for Kinbrace

6

400.00

46

Christine Clarke

MAX POWER (over 9000)

7

370.00

47

Rebecca Stuber Li

St. Peter's Fireside

1

361.00

48

Marcus Ludgate

K Riders

7

360.00

49

Dan Fisher

Ready Riders

2

350.00

50

Jean-Christophe Andrez

Granville Chapel

5

350.00

51

Ute Warkentin

Dragons on Fire for Kinbrace

3

350.00

52

Rodrigo Alba Krasovsky

Ride and Shine

9

340.00

53

Jason Leong

Granville Chapel

3

330.00

54

Andrew Ludgate

K Riders

4

300.00

55

Rebekah Davies

East Sider Riders

5

300.00

56

Kayla Leong

Granville Chapel

4

280.00

57

Jordan Leong

Granville Chapel

4

280.00

58

Grace Hochstetler

Chapel Hill Mennonite Chaos

5

255.00

59

Monika Gal

Riders For Kinbrace

4

250.00

60

Rhys Volkenant

The Blaising Vees

2

225.00

61

Blaise Volkenant

The Blaising Vees

3

225.00

62

Debby Hastings

Team Unity

6

225.00

63

James Kirk

Team Kinbrace

1

200.00

64

Sara Lopez

Ready Riders

2

200.00

65

Otto Volkenant

The Blaising Vees

3

200.00

66

Shirin Torabzadeh

Kinbrace Walking Team

2

200.00

67

Oscar Wood

Team Kinbrace

2

175.00

68

Sabine Volkenant

The Blaising Vees

2

175.00

69

Khadije Sadeghi

Kinbrace Walking Team

1

150.00

70

Meena Asefi

A World of Welcome

3

150.00

71

Esmael Sakhi Zada

Kinbrace Walking Team

1

150.00

72

Roya Afghan

Kinbrace Walking Team

1

150.00

73

Naqibullah Qarlaq

Kinbrace Walking Team

1

150.00

74

Kanar Khidhir

Nay

1

150.00

75

Richard Hastings

Team Unity

1

150.00

76

Alma Guzman

Kinbrace Walking Team

1

150.00

77

Yanni Hikmat

The honors of the elite

2

150.00

78

Nay Karzan

Nay

2

150.00

79

Karzan Mohammed

Nay

1

150.00

80

Hugo Salazar

Kinbrace Walking Team

1

150.00

81

Liceth Salazar

Kinbrace Walking Team

1

150.00

82

Hannah Mitchell

Team Kinbrace

2

150.00

83

Maximus Volkenant

The Blaising Vees

2

150.00

84

Richard Gee

A World of Welcome

2

150.00

85

Habiba Hussaini

Kinbrace Walking Team

2

150.00

86

Kenneth Cheung

Team Kinbrace

1

150.00

87

Behnaz Poorrahimi

Kinbrace Walking Team

1

150.00

88

Hamed Sadeghi

Kinbrace Walking Team

1

150.00

89

Kona Bernadoodle Toye-Klauke

Dragons on Fire for Kinbrace

3

125.00

90

Patrick Fergusson

Team Ferg

1

125.00

91

Allison & Paul McKnight

Chain Reaction

2

125.00

92

Leonardo Alba Martinez

Ride and Shine

1

100.00

93

Theo Sainas

Team Kinbrace

1

100.00

94

Gabe & Priscila

A World of Welcome

1

100.00

95

Sadiq Mohibi

K Riders

1

100.00

96

Ashki Shkur

Walks of Hope

2

100.00

97

Aasha Burton

K Riders

1

100.00

98

Suzanne Williams

Team Kinbrace

1

100.00

99

Myles Volkenant

The Blaising Vees

1

100.00

100

Vivian Cheung

Team Kinbrace

1

100.00

101

Khanda Ali

Nay

1

100.00

102

Roza Adibelli

Kinbrace Walking Team

1

75.00

103

Zahra Salehi

Kinbrace Walking Team

1

75.00

104

Amina Kihange

Kinbrace Walking Team

1

75.00

105

Mayeda, Mwiga

Kinbrace Walking Team

1

75.00

106

Mudrikati Mwiga

Kinbrace Walking Team

1

75.00

107

Hugo Salazar Salazar

Kinbrace Walking Team

1

75.00

108

April Salazar Salazar

Kinbrace Walking Team

1

75.00

109

Alexandria Cheung

Team Kinbrace

1

75.00

110

Hami Sadeghi

Kinbrace Walking Team

1

75.00

111

Hani Sadeghi

Kinbrace Walking Team

1

75.00

112

Masoumeh Mohaqeq

Kinbrace Walking Team

1

75.00

113

David Sams

Granville Chapel

2

60.00

114

Stephanie Loli

Chain Reaction

1

50.00

115

Razia Mohibi

K Riders

1

50.00

116

Omid Mohibi

K Riders

1

50.00

117

Ehsan Mohibi

K Riders

1

50.00

118

Fayiza Mohibi

K Riders

1

50.00

119

Azada Mohibi

K Riders

1

50.00

120

Emily Volkenant

The Blaising Vees

1

50.00

121

Xue Ting Fong

Chain Reaction

1

40.00

122

Lilia B

Team Kinbrace

1

30.00

123

Natalia El Hage

Chain Reaction

1

10.00

124

Oleh Ilnyckyj

K Riders

125

Fernanda Torres Acevedo

Kinbrace Walking Team

126

Arsh Deep

127

Sandee Volkenant

The Blaising Vees

128

Jude Johnson

Chain Reaction

129

Shaunah Majcher

The Mighty ERSs at ISSofBC

130

Kristin Prabhakar

Team Road Rash

131

Trudey Quach

The Mighty ERSs at ISSofBC

132

Steve Nguyen

The Mighty ERSs at ISSofBC

133

Sue Nguyen

The Mighty ERSs at ISSofBC

134

Mike Nguyen

The Mighty ERSs at ISSofBC

135

Sumi Nguyen

The Mighty ERSs at ISSofBC

136

Masi Allahverdi

Kinbrace Walking Team

137

Yahya Bakour

138

Sahar Behbahani

The Mighty ERSs at ISSofBC

139

Daniel Kirk

Team Kinbrace

140

Aily Gholizadeh

The Mighty ERSs at ISSofBC

141

Maria del Carmen Acevedo Silva

Kinbrace Walking Team

142

Ghanisht Chawla

143

Kate Mitchell

Team Kinbrace

Community Sponsors

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

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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?
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