127%$38,323Goal: $30,000

Saskatoon

Global Gathering Place

131 Participants|17 Teams|27 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 Global Gathering Place

Global Gathering Place is a prairie settlement organization, providing vital services to refugees and immigrants in Saskatoon since 1998. Our work is propelled by two simple truths:

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1. Every newcomer is deserving of a joyful and fulfilling life.

2. Refugees and immigrants, when given the opportunity, make valuable contributions to all aspects of Canadian society.

We serve thousands of newcomers each year, providing a diversity of free programs and services to match the diversity of their needs. Most of our clients are coming to Canada through no choice of their own, fleeing conflicts and persecution, and their numbers continue to grow as global emergencies persist. As a drop-in centre and place of refuge, we also assist newcomers with unexpected needs that fall outside of our regular programs and services.

Funds raised through this year’s Ride for Refuge will provide much needed financial flexibility, enabling us to provide immediate support to those who bravely walk through our doors to ask for help. The Ride itself will be a fun and engaging opportunity for our community to show support and help unleash the potential of these strong, resourceful, and inspiring newcomers.

Saskatoon Scoreboard

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Teams

Participants

#	Team Name	Captain	Members	Raised
1	REACH Provider	Cassie Pancyr	12	6,135.00
2	Team ELC	Azalea Barrieses	19	4,300.85
3	Team Awesome	Lori Steward	10	3,264.75
4	Global Gathering Place	Belma Podrug	2	2,725.00
5	PJ and Pals	Gabriel PausJenssen	3	2,300.00
6	The Paragons of Program Perfection	Kennedy Owen	5	2,162.50
7	The Boardwalkers	Jane Calder	9	1,810.00
8	SODS Dashers	Fatemeh Davoodizadeh	13	1,425.00
9	Saskatoon Seekers	Trisha Little	9	1,250.00
10	SIA Iron Calves	Makenzie Murdock	11	1,070.00
11	Saskatoon Cycles	Jason Hanson	4	1,030.00
12	Tour de Saskatoon?????	Kelsey Ford	1	540.00
13	Team Pazuzu	Don Schweitzer	7	450.00
14	Crops and Cows	Claire Owen	3	425.00
15	Pedals of Hope	Akintunde Owoseni	3	225.00
16	WheelyWonderful	Randy Klassen	2	150.00
17	Saskatchewan Blue Cross - Team BLUE	Kari Dean	7	25.00

#	Name	Team Name	Donors	Raised
1	Belma Podrug	Global Gathering Place	15	2,155.00
2	Augustin Meili	REACH Provider	3	1,450.00
3	RaeLynn Hildebrandt	Team Awesome	16	1,199.00
4	Lori Steward	Team Awesome	21	1,009.75
5	Mahli Brindamour	REACH Provider	5	1,000.00
6	Jean Price	Team ELC	4	700.00
7	Zita Balcaen	The Paragons of Program Perfection	2	672.50
8	Leo Driedger	REACH Provider	10	625.00
9	Cassie Pancyr	REACH Provider	2	600.00
10	Kennedy Owen	The Paragons of Program Perfection	7	595.00
11	Afton Tolley	The Paragons of Program Perfection	4	560.00
12	Karen Leis	REACH Provider	5	550.00
13	Kelsey Ford	Tour de Saskatoon?????	11	540.00
14	Angela Lapetsky	REACH Provider	6	510.00
15	Parastoo Dokouhaki	SODS Dashers	4	500.00
16	Jacelyn Hanson	REACH Provider	1	500.00
17	Jason Hanson	Saskatoon Cycles	13	495.00
18	Ali Abukar	SODS Dashers	5	450.00
19	Linda W	Saskatoon Seekers	3	450.00
20	Abraham Meili	REACH Provider	2	450.00
21	Azalea Barrieses	Team ELC	5	442.00
22	Chanda Tannis	The Boardwalkers	5	420.00
23	Ahmed ABDALLA	Team ELC	3	336.85
24	Makenzie Murdock	SIA Iron Calves	2	305.00
25	Ian Roach	Team Awesome	6	300.00
26	Gabriel PausJenssen	PJ and Pals	2	300.00
27	Jane Calder	The Boardwalkers	2	300.00
28	Gord Holtslander	Saskatoon Cycles	5	295.00
29	Manas Mambetsadykov	The Boardwalkers	5	275.00
30	Momtaj Begum	Team ELC	1	262.00
31	Silvana Lopes	Team ELC	1	262.00
32	Tetiana Nechmilova	Team ELC	2	262.00
33	Grace PausJenssen	PJ and Pals	1	250.00
34	Yuliia Hryshyna	Team ELC	1	250.00
35	Lisa PausJenssen	PJ and Pals	1	250.00
36	Cynthia Hernandez	Saskatoon Cycles	5	240.00
37	Fatima Sitli	Team ELC	1	238.00
38	Lubna Mirza	Team ELC	1	237.00
39	Pei Xuan Wang	Team ELC	1	237.00
40	Glady Calayan Blain	Team ELC	1	237.00
41	THI NGOC LAN NGUYEN	Team ELC	1	237.00
42	Marwah Al-Mufti	SIA Iron Calves	6	230.00
43	Gbenga David Rufai	The Boardwalkers	3	215.00
44	Ryan Meili	REACH Provider	1	200.00
45	Katy Navabi	SODS Dashers	1	200.00
46	Colleen Walker	Team Pazuzu	3	200.00
47	Paula Paley	REACH Provider	1	200.00
48	Claire Owen	Crops and Cows	1	200.00
49	Charlene Neumeyer	Team ELC	1	200.00
50	Jeff Losie	The Paragons of Program Perfection	4	200.00
51	SURESH KALAGNANAM	The Boardwalkers	3	175.00
52	Katie McBride	Team ELC	3	150.00
53	Natalie Owen	Crops and Cows	2	150.00
54	Glen Kobussen	The Boardwalkers	1	150.00
55	Jess Hamm	SIA Iron Calves	1	150.00
56	Randy Klassen	WheelyWonderful	1	150.00
57	Trisha Little	Saskatoon Seekers	3	140.00
58	Maia Herriot	Global Gathering Place	1	135.00
59	Brenda Banbury	Saskatoon Seekers	2	130.00
60	David D'Eon	SIA Iron Calves	3	120.00
61	Akintunde Owoseni	Pedals of Hope	3	110.00
62	Don Schweitzer	Team Pazuzu	1	100.00
63	Mohammad Dolatdoost	Team ELC	1	100.00
64	Simon Schweitzer	Team Pazuzu	1	100.00
65	Liudmyla Karpenko	Team Awesome	1	98.00
66	Ehsan Daryabi	SIA Iron Calves	3	95.00
67	Nowshin Nahar	Team Awesome	1	95.00
68	Lois Wakeman	Saskatoon Seekers	2	80.00
69	Coleman Owen	Crops and Cows	1	75.00
70	Maritza Lozano	SIA Iron Calves	2	70.00
71	Ines Sifa	Team Awesome	1	51.00
72	Fay Motevallian	SODS Dashers	1	50.00
73	Mackenzie Hammond	SIA Iron Calves	1	50.00
74	Dawn Guenther	Saskatoon Seekers	1	50.00
75	Stephanie Shyluk	Team Pazuzu	1	50.00
76	Tom Rogers	Saskatoon Seekers	1	50.00
77	Cassidy Smith	SODS Dashers	1	50.00
78	Georgette Nader	Team Awesome	1	45.00
79	Sol B	Team Awesome	1	45.00
80	Nicola Aicken	Saskatchewan Blue Cross - Team BLUE	1	25.00
81	Chamara Rathnaweera	Team Awesome	1	25.00
82	Ahmad Daro	SIA Iron Calves	1	25.00
83	Terry Harrison	Saskatoon Seekers	1	25.00
84	Inna Mashek		1	15.00
85	Darlene Klassen	WheelyWonderful
86	Laureen Magno
87	Doris Wang	SODS Dashers
88	Iman Mahtabi	SODS Dashers
89	Kamran Safakhah	Saskatchewan Blue Cross - Team BLUE
90	Pundarika Liu	Saskatchewan Blue Cross - Team BLUE
91	Fatuma Khalif	Team Awesome
92	Fatemeh Davoodizadeh	SODS Dashers
93	Kenneth Awom	SODS Dashers
94	Cesar Roblin	Saskatoon Cycles
95	Shilu Gandhi	The Boardwalkers
96	Nishit Gandhi	The Boardwalkers
97	Fujian Liu	Saskatchewan Blue Cross - Team BLUE
98	Shakirat Akintunde-Owoseni	Pedals of Hope
99	Lisa Focardi	SODS Dashers
100	Sylvia Raginski	Saskatoon Seekers
101	Zander Rommelaere	Saskatchewan Blue Cross - Team BLUE
102	Abouzar TAMASSOKI
103	Bobby-Jo Ouellette	SIA Iron Calves
104	Mary Uzelman	Saskatoon Seekers
105	Emanuele Sacchi
106	Sofia Sacchi
107	Negin Nekavand	SIA Iron Calves
108	Fatima Sitli	Team ELC
109	Hussien Abdelkader	Team ELC
110	Krzysztof Pabisiak	The Paragons of Program Perfection
111	gary nissen
112	Maryam Rezazadeh
113	Zaynab Akintunde-Owoseni	Pedals of Hope
114	Justin Babu	The Boardwalkers
115	Riley Pancyr	REACH Provider
116	Kamran Safakhah	Saskatchewan Blue Cross - Team BLUE
117	Kari Dean	Saskatchewan Blue Cross - Team BLUE
118	Ramlah Iqbal	SODS Dashers
119	Mansha Bhardwaj	Team ELC
120	Skylarrrrrr RAO	Team ELC
121	Kristi-Lee Stewart	SODS Dashers
122	Jon Godwin	REACH Provider

Community Sponsors

Saskatoon (Global Gathering Place) is super grateful for our fantastic 2025 sponsors! View all sponsors >

Saskatchewan Blue Cross

Lead Sponsor

Affinity Credit Union

Cherry Financial Services Inc.

Route Sponsor

Boston Pizza Saskatoon

Event Day Details

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

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414 Spadina Crescent E, Saskatoon, SK S7K 3G5

Amphitheater at River Landing

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.

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. 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.