Raised:
$120,01980%Goal:
$150,000

Vancouver Grandview

Hosted by Kinbrace

222Participants30Teams41Volunteers

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

Vancouver Grandview (Kinbrace) is super grateful for our fantastic 2023 sponsors! View all sponsors >

City Wide Mortgage Services

Rest Stop Sponsor

BOSA FOODS

Goods & Services

Event Day Details

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

StartGoogle Map

727 Templeton Dr, Vancouver, BC V5L 4N8

Kinbrace's Ride for Refuge 2023 start/finish location is at Templeton Secondary School. Meet on the west side of the school on the field accessible by the Lakewood bike path.

Schedule

3:00 pm: Meet Check-in + Welcome

4:00 pm: Move Send-off

5:00 pm: Munch Light meal served

6:00 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.

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	Fellowship of the Ride 9.0	Zsuzsi Gartner	2	10,585.50
2	Team Kinbrace	Laura Wallis-Wood	27	10,575.00
3	FBC Riders	Krista Ewert	7	9,900.00
4	BING! BAM! BOOM!	Marlae Vermeer	2	8,488.00
5	Presto con Brio	Verity Leung	6	8,455.00
6	25 & Counting for Kinbrace	Loren Balisky	10	7,993.19
7	MAX POWER (over 9000)	timothy oh	5	7,557.00
8	Francis Fulton	Francis Fulton	1	7,400.00
9	Kinbrace Walking Team	Adriana Zepeda Miranda	24	4,325.00
10	Dragons on Fire for Kinbrace	Tim Klauke	5	4,250.00
11	Becoming Neighbours - Artisan	Erin Goheen	8	3,821.00
12	K Riders	Maria Zerjav	1	3,605.00
13	McPats Phat Ride	Kate Pattison	1	3,600.00
14	Riders for Kinbrace	Raymond Fung	6	3,472.00
15	R4R - Kinbrace	Natasha Wallace	7	2,840.00
16	Accessing Refugee Protection	Chantel Spade	6	2,245.00
17	Ridge Riders	Andrew Ludgate	10	2,175.00
18	Team Kuipers 2023	Lisa Kuipers	6	2,105.00
19	Edelmann & Company Riders	Erica Olmstead	7	2,025.00
20	Tour de Friends	Alexandra Dawley	13	1,842.00
21	Graeme's Team	Graeme Kavanagh	4	1,725.00
22	St. Peter's Fireside	Jake Elliot	11	1,658.00
23	Chapel Hill Mennonite Chaos	Catherine Lee	7	1,595.00
24	Friends For #ride2023	Fatema Moneeb	6	1,570.00
25	The Companions!	Thariki Thariki	3	1,490.00
26	Columbia College	Mark Friesen	19	1,450.00
27	Pioneer Reps	Jakob Ewert	3	1,270.00
28	The Luwero Family	Isaac L	3	487.00
29	Team Unity	Debby Hastings	5	466.00
30	Alpha Phi Omega UBC	Kashish Garg	4

#	Name	Team Name	Donors	Raised
1	Marlae Vermeer	BING! BAM! BOOM!	30	7,413.00
2	Francis Fulton	Francis Fulton	47	7,400.00
3	John Dippong	Fellowship of the Ride 9.0	18	6,535.50
4	Justin, Teddy, and Aiden Kim	FBC Riders	31	4,095.00
5	Maria Zerjav	K Riders	7	3,605.00
6	Zsuzsi Gartner	Fellowship of the Ride 9.0	44	3,550.00
7	Kate Pattison	McPats Phat Ride	36	3,450.00
8	John Tsang	FBC Riders	29	3,230.00
9	Verity Leung	Presto con Brio	24	2,600.00
10	Eric Westberg	25 & Counting for Kinbrace	11	2,477.00
11	Theo Leung	Presto con Brio	21	2,065.00
12	Vanessa Hodder Oh	MAX POWER (over 9000)	9	2,003.00
13	Loren Balisky	25 & Counting for Kinbrace	13	1,850.00
14	Tim Klauke	Dragons on Fire for Kinbrace	14	1,750.00
15	timothy oh	MAX POWER (over 9000)	15	1,746.00
16	Erin Goheen	Becoming Neighbours - Artisan	21	1,730.00
17	Shawn Kliewer	MAX POWER (over 9000)	14	1,552.00
18	Kristin Kirkegaard	MAX POWER (over 9000)	27	1,456.00
19	Aasha Burton	R4R - Kinbrace	15	1,440.00
20	Reyla Lopez	Riders for Kinbrace	19	1,352.00
21	Raymond Fung	Riders for Kinbrace	16	1,300.00
22	Nora deMelo	Team Kinbrace	25	1,275.00
23	Adriana Zepeda Miranda	Kinbrace Walking Team	3	1,250.00
24	Simon DeMelo	Team Kinbrace	23	1,200.00
25	Rosemary Toye	Dragons on Fire for Kinbrace	5	1,150.00
26	Diana/Ernesto Luna	The Companions!	13	1,090.00
27	Geoff Leadbeater	BING! BAM! BOOM!	2	1,075.00
28	Lois Shelton	Edelmann & Company Riders	20	1,075.00
29	Sadie Wood	Team Kinbrace	10	1,055.00
30	Luke Starnes	Team Kinbrace	8	1,050.00
31	Laura Wallis-Wood	Team Kinbrace	14	1,050.00
32	Allison Carruthers	Team Kinbrace	7	1,000.00
33	Claire Tippett	Presto con Brio	9	965.00
34	Jakob Ewert	Pioneer Reps	7	925.00
35	Jillian Newman	Team Kinbrace	9	875.00
36	Norah Carter	Presto con Brio	16	855.00
37	Holly Rail	FBC Riders	12	845.00
38	Miriam Carter	Presto con Brio	16	785.00
39	Sandra Rose	25 & Counting for Kinbrace	7	775.00
40	Sophia Underhill	Accessing Refugee Protection	7	775.00
41	Krista Ewert	FBC Riders	9	675.00
42	Nakai Takawira	Presto con Brio	10	635.00
43	Kerry Forsythe	Tour de Friends	7	615.00
44	Kai Alderson	Becoming Neighbours - Artisan	2	600.00
45	Karis Leung	MAX POWER (over 9000)	2	550.00
46	Anica Lee	25 & Counting for Kinbrace	5	550.00
47	Bobby Lee	25 & Counting for Kinbrace	5	550.00
48	Matthew Wood	Team Kinbrace	9	550.00
49	Tama Ward	25 & Counting for Kinbrace	9	520.00
50	Audrey Ewert	FBC Riders	9	505.00
51	Suzannah Nacho	Dragons on Fire for Kinbrace	7	500.00
52	Rachel Kavanagh	Graeme's Team	8	500.00
53	Derek Chu	Accessing Refugee Protection	1	500.00
54	Bub Holding	St. Peter's Fireside	9	490.00
55	Ian Ludgate	Ridge Riders	5	450.00
56	Ute Warkentin	Graeme's Team	4	450.00
57	Isaac L	The Luwero Family	5	437.00
58	Oliver Balisky	25 & Counting for Kinbrace	5	426.19
59	Emilia Thrift	Dragons on Fire for Kinbrace	3	425.00
60	Graeme Kavanagh	Graeme's Team	2	400.00
61	Adria Goresky	Becoming Neighbours - Artisan	4	395.00
62	Colin Borst	Becoming Neighbours - Artisan	9	395.00
63	Benjamin Kavanagh	Graeme's Team	6	375.00
64	Hannah Mitchell	Team Kinbrace	6	375.00
65	Erin Thrift	Dragons on Fire for Kinbrace	3	375.00
66	Oscar Wood	Team Kinbrace	6	375.00
67	Mark Friesen	Columbia College	3	370.00
68	Fatema Moneeb	Friends For #ride2023	5	370.00
69	Natalie Osorto	Tour de Friends	9	350.00
70	Marcus Ludgate	Ridge Riders	4	350.00
71	Naz Gurbuz	Columbia College	6	350.00
72	Josh Corbett	Pioneer Reps	7	345.00
73	Karen Rolston	25 & Counting for Kinbrace	6	320.00
74	Emily Greenman	St. Peter's Fireside	5	315.00
75	Antje Ellermann	Becoming Neighbours - Artisan	4	301.00
76	Suzanne Williams	Team Kinbrace	2	300.00
77	Cames & Claudia Castaneda	Riders for Kinbrace	6	300.00
78	Rochelle Appleby	Edelmann & Company Riders	2	300.00
79	Laura Beaulac	Kinbrace Walking Team	6	290.00
80	Ian Lee	Chapel Hill Mennonite Chaos	6	280.00
81	Jackie Ludgate	Ridge Riders	5	275.00
82	Scott McTaggart	Becoming Neighbours - Artisan	4	275.00
83	Leanne Kwan	St. Peter's Fireside	5	271.00
84	Andrew Lew	Riders for Kinbrace	1	250.00
85	Gurjashan Singh Dhummi	Columbia College	3	250.00
86	Andrew Ludgate	Ridge Riders	4	250.00
87	Rebekah Davies	Edelmann & Company Riders	1	250.00
88	Natasha Wallace	R4R - Kinbrace	3	250.00
89	Benjamin Lim	Ridge Riders	4	250.00
90	Catherine Lee	Chapel Hill Mennonite Chaos	3	225.00
91	Maia Bale	Team Kinbrace	3	225.00
92	Katherine Griffin	Tour de Friends	5	217.00
93	Carmen Acevedo	Kinbrace Walking Team	3	210.00
94	Kelsey McIntyre	St. Peter's Fireside	7	205.00
95	Joseph Lee	Chapel Hill Mennonite Chaos	5	205.00
96	Masoud Yousofi	Accessing Refugee Protection	2	200.00
97	Lisa Kuipers	Team Kuipers 2023	1	200.00
98	Fiona Lee	25 & Counting for Kinbrace	2	200.00
99	Sadiq Mohibi	Kinbrace Walking Team	2	200.00
100	Erica Olmstead	Edelmann & Company Riders	2	200.00
101	Kira L	St. Peter's Fireside	5	186.00
102	Debby Hastings	Team Unity	5	185.00
103	Isabela Hastings Adlparvar	Team Unity	7	181.00
104	Eleanor Lee	Riders for Kinbrace	3	170.00
105	Miriam Liu-Beers	Chapel Hill Mennonite Chaos	4	170.00
106	Chantel Spade	Accessing Refugee Protection	2	170.00
107	Ellen L	St. Peter's Fireside	4	161.00
108	Lilia B	Team Kinbrace	2	160.00
109	Masi Allahverdi	Kinbrace Walking Team	1	150.00
110	Maxwell Holmes	Kinbrace Walking Team	2	150.00
111	Alexandra Dawley	Tour de Friends	1	150.00
112	Zukhra Mohammad Isa	Kinbrace Walking Team	2	150.00
113	Oscar Parra	Team Kinbrace	1	150.00
114	Sacha Bailey	R4R - Kinbrace	2	150.00
115	Nasim Mohammad Isa	Kinbrace Walking Team	2	150.00
116	Jeriel Lim	Ridge Riders	2	150.00
117	Denise Beaupre	The Companions!	2	150.00
118	Maria Jose Mena	Kinbrace Walking Team	2	150.00
119	Behnaz Poorrahimi	Team Kinbrace	1	150.00
120	Karzan Mohammed	Tour de Friends	1	150.00
121	Khanda Ali	Tour de Friends	1	150.00
122	Thariki Thariki	The Companions!	2	150.00
123	Rick Burton	Ridge Riders	1	150.00
124	Ben Ewert	FBC Riders	2	150.00
125	Amina Kihange	Kinbrace Walking Team	2	150.00
126	Christine Edelmann	Edelmann & Company Riders	1	150.00
127	James Duckett	R4R - Kinbrace	2	150.00
128	Kelly Muthoni	Kinbrace Walking Team	2	150.00
129	Razia Mohibi	Kinbrace Walking Team	2	150.00
130	Iris Guzman	Kinbrace Walking Team	2	150.00
131	Hector Herrera	Kinbrace Walking Team	2	150.00
132	Walid Moneeb	Friends For #ride2023	1	150.00
133	Grace Hochstetler	Chapel Hill Mennonite Chaos	4	145.00
134	Ellie Duckett	R4R - Kinbrace	3	125.00
135	Judah Duckett	R4R - Kinbrace	2	125.00
136	Brittni Arthur	Becoming Neighbours - Artisan	3	125.00
137	Mohammed Zaqout	Team Kinbrace	3	120.00
138	Chris Hastings	Team Unity	1	100.00
139	Omid Mohibi	Kinbrace Walking Team	1	100.00
140	Muhammad Hassan	Columbia College	2	100.00
141	Fayiza Mohibi	Kinbrace Walking Team	1	100.00
142	Azada Mohibi	Kinbrace Walking Team	2	100.00
143	Erin Mullaney	Chapel Hill Mennonite Chaos	1	100.00
144	Lucia L	Riders for Kinbrace	1	100.00
145	Caden Charles	Kinbrace Walking Team	1	100.00
146	Patrick Fergusson	Team Kinbrace	1	100.00
147	Mayeda Mwiga	Kinbrace Walking Team	1	100.00
148	Michael Burton	R4R - Kinbrace	1	100.00
149	Ehsan Mohibi	Kinbrace Walking Team	1	100.00
150	Andy Wong	FBC Riders	1	100.00
151	Owen Underhill	Accessing Refugee Protection	1	100.00
152	Deborah Charles	Kinbrace Walking Team	1	100.00
153	Adriana Mohammad Isa	Kinbrace Walking Team	1	100.00
154	Mudrikati Mwiga	Kinbrace Walking Team	1	75.00
155	Nay Hikmat	Tour de Friends	1	75.00
156	Yanni Hikmat	Tour de Friends	1	75.00
157	Hani Sadeghi	Team Kinbrace	1	75.00
158	Hami Sadeghi	Team Kinbrace	1	75.00
159	Shawna Mueller	Edelmann & Company Riders	1	50.00
160	Simon Charles	25 & Counting for Kinbrace	1	50.00
161	Richard Gee		1	50.00
162	Akshat Chawla	Columbia College	1	50.00
163	Lucy Corriveau	Team Kinbrace	1	50.00
164	Arlo Kuipers	Team Kuipers 2023	1	50.00
165	Jude Kuipers	Team Kuipers 2023	1	50.00
166	Zerlinda Chau	Columbia College	1	50.00
167	Brian Corriveau	Team Kinbrace	2	45.00
168	Winnie Kuipers	Team Kuipers 2023	1	30.00
169	Jake Elliot	St. Peter's Fireside	1	30.00
170	Abhi Arora	Columbia College	1	25.00
171	Arshdeep Singh	Columbia College	1	20.00
172	Brainy Thy	Columbia College	1	20.00
173	Celine Fang	Columbia College	1	20.00
174	Maryam Kabi Nasab	Accessing Refugee Protection
175	Diego Hastings Adlparvar	Team Unity
176	Jesslyn Linardi	Columbia College
177	Michele Holding	St. Peter's Fireside
178	josephine wong	Columbia College
179	Ashki Shkur	Friends For #ride2023
180	Randall Cohn	Edelmann & Company Riders
181	Arsh Deep
182	Kalashpreet Kaur	Columbia College
183	Yahya Bakour	Friends For #ride2023
184	Anna Randall
185	Ashley Crozier
186	Eli Kitching	Alpha Phi Omega UBC
187	Julie DeMelo	Team Kinbrace
188	Sharon Karanja	Kinbrace Walking Team
189	Richard Hastings	Team Unity
190	Arnulfo Rebollar	Tour de Friends
191	Alexis Rebollar	Tour de Friends
192	Andrew Ip	Ridge Riders
193	Lovisht Chawla	Columbia College
194	Gina Johnson	Friends For #ride2023
195	Ghanisht Chawla	Columbia College
196	Victoria H	St. Peter's Fireside
197	Kashish Garg	Alpha Phi Omega UBC
198	Jerry Low	Ridge Riders
199	Winter Luwero	Team Kinbrace
200	Eliana H	St. Peter's Fireside
201	Kirandeep Kaur	Columbia College
202	Sarah Nobary	Columbia College
203	Evan Kuipers	Team Kuipers 2023
204	Mary-Joy Do	Alpha Phi Omega UBC
205	Elaani Skye Luwero	The Luwero Family
206	Kher Bakour	Friends For #ride2023
207	Charlene C	Alpha Phi Omega UBC
208	George Sarkis	Pioneer Reps
209	Dennis Juarez	Tour de Friends
210	Irene Cheung	Ridge Riders
211	Rituj Rituj	Columbia College
212	Michael Elkan	St. Peter's Fireside
213	Winter L	The Luwero Family
214	Andrew Kuipers	Team Kuipers 2023

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!

First Baptist Church$9,900.00Faith

Kinbrace$2,245.00Community

Edelmann & Company$2,025.00Business > Law Firms

Kinbrace$1,842.00Community

St. Peter's Fireside$1,658.00Faith

Columbia College$1,450.00Community

Alpha Phi Omega UBC$0.00Clubs

About Kinbrace

For people forcibly displaced from their homes and countries, Canada is a beacon of safety and protection from persecution.

Their journey toward safety can be dangerous, long, and filled with uncertainty.

Arrival in Canada offers a gasp for breath, but is immediately choked by homelessness, culture shock, fears, tears, and sheer survival.

Who can I trust?

Where will I sleep tonight?

How do I find a lawyer for my refugee claim?

Can my children go to school?

What must I do next....?

Your presence in their hour of desperate need provides a community of welcome, a safe place to call home, and clear information.

Your support creates a world of welcome, a community of belonging, and a life of opportunity for each refugee claimant.

Vancouver Grandview Maps

Check out this year's RIDE route maps below:

10kmView + print!

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

2.5kmView + print!

Lakewood and Adanac to East 4th Avenue and back.

5kmView + print!

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

help Ajaat

Ajaat arrives with his mother in Canada seeking refuge and protection. They are alone, homeless, and uncertain. You can help.

Contact Us

RIDE Vancouver Grandview 2023

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