Raised:
$29,753
99%Goal:
$30,000

Brantford

Hosted by Grand River Council On Aging

105Walkers26Teams43Volunteers

The Grand Parade is a family-friendly fundraiser walk that helps support local charities who provide essential care and service for aging Canadians. Team up, walk, and fundraise with us on Saturday, September 21, 2024!

Community Sponsors

Brantford (Grand River Council On Aging) is super grateful for our fantastic 2024 sponsors! View all sponsors >

2024 TGP Photos

Thanks to all of our amazing photographer volunteers! If you've got TGP Day photos or videos you'd like to share, email them to photos@bluesea.org.

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Event Day Details

Save the date - TGP Day is September 21, 2024!

Start

Kiwanis Field

On Kiwanis Way

Brantford, ON N3S 3M8


After parking at Pauline Johnson CVS, enter the field through the gates behind the school. The track will be marked with a start and finish line.

Participants will be encouraged to do 6 laps of the track.

Schedule

  • 10:00 am: Meet Check-in + Welcome
  • 11:00 am: Move Send-off
  • 12:00 pm: Munch Light meal served
  • 1:00 pm: Mosey Thank You! See you in 2025!

Not able to join us at the Main Event? We hope you'll register, fundraise and walk offsite with friends and family.

Route Details

  • Route Distances: We have a great route where you can walk 2.5 km or 5 km with us.
  • Rest Stop: There will be one rest stop with yummy snacks and drinks.
  • Signage: The route will be well-signed with our bold burgundy TGP signs.
  • Route Support: Route marshals and rest stop hosts will provide support along the route.
  • Walkers 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 The Grand Parade except for approved and trained service animals. Read more about our pet policy >

Check-In

  • All walkers check-in personally at the event on Saturday, September 21, 2024.
  • T-shirts! Fundraising walkers who raise $150+ (or $75+ for those under 18) will receive a TGP shirt as a thank you on Event Day, while supplies last.
  • There is no registration fee to participate in The Grand Parade, but most walkers raise $250-300 or more in support of their charity.

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 TGP Head Office.
  • Cheques: The Old Faithful - made out to The Grand Parade with your name on the Memo line. Mail them to TGP 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 “The Grand Parade”) for the total amount of cash you’ve collected. Mail it to the TGP Head Office with your completed pledge sheet.

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 TGP Day.
  • Waiver forms will be available at check-in on TGP Day.

What to Bring

A few common sense suggestions:


  • A cell phone for emergencies (recommended but not required)
  • Good shoes for walking
  • Extra snacks if you have allergies or food sensitivities
  • Your own water bottle
  • A passion for the charity you're walking and fundraising for

Brantford Maps

Check out this year's TGP route maps below:

2/5kmView + print!

6 laps of a track

Brantford 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
Walkers

#

Team Name

Captain

Members

Raised

1

Lucy's Strollers

Lucy Marco

9

7,010.00

2

Erma's Army

Linda Moyer.

22

3,435.00

3

Muslim Community

Imam Tarek

1

2,100.00

4

Between a Walk and a Hard Pace

Annette Minutillo

2

1,626.00

5

Kiwanis Power Walkers

Jim Steele

1

1,400.00

6

Mackie's Marchers

MaryLou Mackie

1

1,300.00

7

Team Laurier - "The Golden Hawk Walkers"

Holly Gibbs

4

1,030.00

8

Skyline Living

De Vinson

6

1,000.00

9

Strolling Sistas

Darlene McNeil

3

787.54

10

Grand River Community Health Centre

Magdalena Bentia

5

500.00

11

Walkie talkies

Courtney Lebel

3

450.00

12

Guckies on the Go

Karen Adams

10

450.00

13

Brantford Rotary Club Sunrisers

John Utley

1

395.00

14

Brantford Public Library

Kelly Nielsen

9

371.00

15

VitaHeal HomeCare Crew

Courtney Lucas

3

335.00

16

Golden Agers

Michelle Jamieson

5

320.00

17

Friends Of GRCOA

Linda Moyer

2

285.00

18

Charlotte Villa Darlings

Alexis VanDerMaelen

1

262.40

19

Nifty Neurons

Alzheimers Society

2

220.00

20

JOHN NOBLE HOME TEAM

KARLI CASS

1

196.85

21

The Hub Honeys

Denise Crabb

2

170.00

22

Aboriginal Senior Wish Walkers!

Stephanie Hill

4

155.00

23

Colleen's Sole Mates

Colleen Goupil

2

140.00

24

Walk with ARTC

Lauren Zakamarko

2

60.00

25

Queensview Retirement Trailblazers

Nicole Dubeck

1

50.00

26

Tranquility Place Grand Parade

Gus Campos

1

25.00

#

Name

Team Name

Donors

Raised

1

Lucy Marco

Lucy's Strollers

47

2,870.00

2

Imam Tarek

Muslim Community

2

2,100.00

3

Jim Steele

Kiwanis Power Walkers

17

1,350.00

4

MaryLou Mackie

Mackie's Marchers

14

1,300.00

5

Claudio Pavan

Lucy's Strollers

13

1,250.00

6

Annette Minutillo

Between a Walk and a Hard Pace

18

1,125.00

7

Linda Moyer.

Erma's Army

11

780.00

8

Sherrill Heys

Lucy's Strollers

10

565.00

9

John Minutillo

Between a Walk and a Hard Pace

8

501.00

10

Janice Kucharew

Lucy's Strollers

15

500.00

11

Magdalena Bentia

Grand River Community Health Centre

1

500.00

12

Peggy Wickham

Lucy's Strollers

4

450.00

13

Darlene McNeil

Strolling Sistas

10

412.54

14

John Utley

Brantford Rotary Club Sunrisers

8

370.00

15

Courtney Lucas

VitaHeal HomeCare Crew

5

335.00

16

Randy Moyer

Erma's Army

7

325.00

17

Pam Malins

Team Laurier - "The Golden Hawk Walkers"

4

310.00

18

Roger Luton

Lucy's Strollers

2

300.00

19

Annabeth Thompson

Erma's Army

4

300.00

20

Holly Gibbs

Team Laurier - "The Golden Hawk Walkers"

7

300.00

21

Angel Evans

Team Laurier - "The Golden Hawk Walkers"

5

270.00

22

Brenda wivell

Strolling Sistas

1

250.00

23

Donna Kincade

Lucy's Strollers

2

225.00

24

Raenar Nielsen

Brantford Public Library

3

201.00

25

De Vinson

Skyline Living

1

200.00

26

Melinda Mccormick

Skyline Living

1

200.00

27

Courtney Lebel

Walkie talkies

3

200.00

28

Jean Kincade

Lucy's Strollers

1

200.00

29

Cathy Ryan

Nifty Neurons

1

200.00

30

Sheree Crossman

Erma's Army

3

200.00

31

Paul Van Dyk

Erma's Army

4

200.00

32

KARLI CASS

JOHN NOBLE HOME TEAM

3

196.85

33

Jen OBrien

Erma's Army

4

180.00

34

Michelle Jamieson

Golden Agers

2

170.00

35

Chris Henderson

Walkie talkies

3

150.00

36

Maddison-lynn Martin

Skyline Living

1

150.00

37

Connie Van Dyk

Erma's Army

2

150.00

38

Patsy DeForest

Skyline Living

1

150.00

39

Chanda Dean

Skyline Living

1

150.00

40

Amanda Roorda

Skyline Living

1

150.00

41

Sara Darling

Team Laurier - "The Golden Hawk Walkers"

3

150.00

42

Jackie Foreman

Erma's Army

3

150.00

43

Colleen Goupil

Colleen's Sole Mates

5

140.00

44

Alexis VanDerMaelen

Charlotte Villa Darlings

3

140.00

45

Cathy Biss-Rolfe

Friends Of GRCOA

2

125.00

46

Georgia Foreman

Erma's Army

2

125.00

47

William Foreman

Erma's Army

2

125.00

48

Sloane Van Dyk

Erma's Army

2

100.00

49

Bev Crossman

Erma's Army

2

100.00

50

Ken Crossman

Erma's Army

2

100.00

51

Benny Van Dyk

Erma's Army

2

100.00

52

Joan Waterous

Lucy's Strollers

1

100.00

53

Denise Crabb

The Hub Honeys

3

95.00

54

Brianna Moyer

Erma's Army

2

75.00

55

Emma Moyer

Erma's Army

2

75.00

56

Stella Sabourin

Guckies on the Go

1

75.00

57

Duke Sabourin

Guckies on the Go

1

75.00

58

Olivia Paquette

Guckies on the Go

1

75.00

59

Cullen Cruickshanks

Guckies on the Go

1

75.00

60

Emerson Cruickshanks

Guckies on the Go

1

75.00

61

Lauren Zakamarko

Walk with ARTC

1

60.00

62

Jim Benson

Erma's Army

1

50.00

63

Amrit Benson

Erma's Army

1

50.00

64

Kelly Nielsen

Brantford Public Library

1

50.00

65

Karen Adams

Guckies on the Go

2

50.00

66

Steven Moyer

Erma's Army

1

50.00

67

Andrea Moyer

Erma's Army

1

50.00

68

Tom McPherson

Golden Agers

1

50.00

69

Susana Garrido

Golden Agers

1

50.00

70

Alison Charron

Erma's Army

1

50.00

71

Kennedy Charron

Erma's Army

1

50.00

72

Madison Robertson

Brantford Public Library

1

50.00

73

Amanda Joseph

The Hub Honeys

1

50.00

74

Donna Drozdz

Brantford Public Library

1

50.00

75

Stephanie Hill

Aboriginal Senior Wish Walkers!

1

45.00

76

Monique Sabourin

Guckies on the Go

1

25.00

77

Alzheimers Society

Nifty Neurons

1

20.00

78

Atley Robertson

Brantford Public Library

1

10.00

79

Abel Robertson

Brantford Public Library

1

10.00

80

Kevin Barthorpe

Brantford Public Library

81

Ginny Taylor

Strolling Sistas

82

Linda Moyer

Friends Of GRCOA

83

kristen Luzar

Walk with ARTC

84

Sean Sabourin

Guckies on the Go

85

Debbie Thornberry

Grand River Community Health Centre

86

Wendy Lickers

Brantford Public Library

87

Mercy Fawole

Grand River Community Health Centre

88

Maricar Manaog

VitaHeal HomeCare Crew

89

Cheryl Gillespie

Golden Agers

90

Christina Swift

91

Jessica Kirkpatrick

Golden Agers

92

Gus Campos

Tranquility Place Grand Parade

93

Julie Paquette

Guckies on the Go

94

Chioma Uwaneme

Grand River Community Health Centre

95

Andrew Robertson

Brantford Public Library

96

Andria Cruickshanks

Guckies on the Go

97

Ron Goupil

Colleen's Sole Mates

98

Nicole Dubeck

Queensview Retirement Trailblazers

99

Kaydence Tolhurst

VitaHeal HomeCare Crew

About Grand River Council On Aging

A registered charitable non-profit organization, the Grand River Council on Aging (GRCOA) is a backbone organization dedicated to encouraging and engaging the development of an “age-friendly” City of Brantford, County of Brant, Six Nations of the Grand River, and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation.


In partnership with the municipalities and community organizations, the GRCOA collaborates, facilitates and participates in age-friendly awareness/planning focus groups and workshops, both virtually and in person.


Bi-weekly virtual Community At Home Workshops and Newsletters, maintenance of the INFO HUB with 350+ links to community events, activities and resources and a Seniors Discount Directory are examples of how the GRCOA promotes the voice of seniors, and encourages community engagement which in turn, decreases the impact of social isolation that can contribute to loneliness and health issues.

Contact Us


TGP Brantford 2024

The TGP Team Participant & Donor Services
Toll Free 1.877.743.3413 / Phone 519.603.2250
Email brantford@thegrandparade.org

Got questions about The Grand Parade?
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