When: Saturday, May 5, 2012, 8:30 am – 2:00 pm.
Starting Location: Registration from 8:30 am – 9:30 am at C.D. Hopkins Centre at 4330 Lincoln Ave, Beamsville
Walk/Bike-a-thon Route: Our route covers a 20 kilometre route in Beamsville, along the escarpment. Walkers complete a 10 Kilometre route and Bikers complete a 20 Kilometre route. (Click here for Route Map)
Finish Line: The route ends at the C.D. Hopkins Centre 4330 Lincoln Ave, Beamsville where participants and volunteers are invited to join us for a BBQ lunch from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Support this Event by:
- Raising Pledges and Participating
Each year members of our community support this event by raising pledges from family and friends and participating in the Walk/bike-a-thon. Pledge sheets are available online (Click here for pledge sheet). Completed pledge sheets and collected pledges are then brought to the C.D. Hopkins Centre to be handed in at the registration desk on the day of the event.
- Sponsoring a Kilometre
Each year we invite local businesses, medical professionals and spiritual organizations to sponsor a kilometre.
To acknowledge each sponsorship, a sign is posted along the route that indicates the community partner sponsoring that kilometre. Kilometre sponsorships are Bronze ($200.00), Silver ($500.00) , Gold ($1,000.00) and Platinum (Over $1,000.00). Kilometre Sponsors are issued a charitable tax receipt for the full amount of their sponsorship. Please contact dgrieveknight@cl-grimsbylincoln.ca if you would like to sponsor kilometre sponsorship.
- Donate to the BBQ
You can donate a food or beverage for the BBQ which is hosted for participants, volunteers and supporters of this worthy event. Please contact dgrieveknight@cl-grimsbylincoln.ca if you are able to donate a food or beverage item.
- Volunteering
We need over 45 volunteers to run this event each year between the hours of 7:30 am and 2:30 pm. Please contact dgrieveknight@cl-grimsbylincoln.ca if you are able to volunteer.
All proceeds raised during this event will go towards programs and services not covered by government funding. We invite your support to help create an inclusive community where all people with a developmental disability can participate to their fullest ability.
Community Living Grimsby Lincoln and West Lincoln extends sincere gratitude to the community members who supported our 44th Annual Walk/Bike-a-thon in May 2011.