Raised:
$29,133
145%Goal:
$20,000

Toronto North York

Hosted by Circle of Care

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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 Sunday, September 22, 2024!

TGP Day in Toronto North York is Sunday, Sept 22nd!

Community Sponsors

Toronto North York (Circle of Care) is super grateful for our fantastic 2024 sponsors! View all sponsors >

Event Day Details

Save the date - TGP Day is September 22, 2024!

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Orchard Pavilion

Downsview Park

Keele Street and Downsview Park Blvd.

North York, Ontario


We will meet at the Orchard Pavilion and begin our walk through the Circuit Path.

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 Sunday, September 22, 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

Toronto North York Maps

Check out this year's TGP route maps below:

Toronto North York 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

Circle of Care Meals on Wheels

Inna Dantchenko

21

10,012.00

2

Thrive Tribe

Ricky Manchanda

14

3,795.00

3

Carey's Crew

Olaide Foli

6

3,741.00

4

Circle of Care All Stars

Josi Sarne

18

1,814.00

5

ADP North Stars

Vafa Hamzehpour

11

1,603.00

6

People, Culture and Learning

Teresa Bryson

9

1,015.00

7

Wellness Warriors

Jennifer Hawkins

10

879.64

8

Volunteer Resources: Hearts in Motion

Kseniia Lebedeva

7

865.00

9

Social Butterflies

Maria Valle Perez

11

824.00

10

Admin A's

Jennifer Hodge

6

800.00

11

Comms Crusaders

Michelle Duklas

5

785.00

12

IRIDE Squad

IRIDE Squad

7

685.00

13

Exercise And Falls

Mila Robinson

3

340.00

14

IT Warriors

Karuna K

14

325.00

15

Finance Legend

Yan Qu

6

150.00

#

Name

Team Name

Donors

Raised

1

Shirley Kopolovic

Circle of Care Meals on Wheels

36

3,903.00

2

Lana Rottenberg

Circle of Care Meals on Wheels

66

3,892.00

3

Amin Rajani

Thrive Tribe

39

2,240.00

4

Aleksandra Janik

Thrive Tribe

9

1,300.00

5

Mark Levine

Circle of Care Meals on Wheels

14

822.00

6

Chris Owusu-Mensah

IRIDE Squad

14

675.00

7

Jennifer Hodge

Admin A's

3

650.00

8

Dara Zarnett

Circle of Care All Stars

5

580.00

9

Teresa Bryson

People, Culture and Learning

6

500.00

10

Samantha Orlans

ADP North Stars

6

486.00

11

Lisa Rae

Volunteer Resources: Hearts in Motion

7

475.00

12

Carey Lucki

Carey's Crew

4

450.00

13

Josi Sarne

Circle of Care All Stars

7

350.00

14

Piers Knight

Circle of Care Meals on Wheels

5

345.00

15

Jennifer Hawkins

Wellness Warriors

3

325.00

16

carly grant

Circle of Care All Stars

4

304.00

17

Andrea David

Wellness Warriors

2

301.00

18

Mila Robinson

Exercise And Falls

4

300.00

19

Maria Valle Perez

Social Butterflies

5

290.00

20

Patricia Wendy

Social Butterflies

6

270.00

21

Gordana Pikula

Comms Crusaders

4

230.00

22

Tanya Pikula

Comms Crusaders

3

225.00

23

bob Delson

Circle of Care Meals on Wheels

5

222.00

24

Muna Sheerin

Wellness Warriors

6

203.64

25

Olaide Foli

Carey's Crew

5

190.00

26

Ugochi Nwadioke

People, Culture and Learning

5

170.00

27

Brian Whitefield

Circle of Care Meals on Wheels

4

150.00

28

Colin Lewis

Circle of Care Meals on Wheels

1

150.00

29

Bonnie Lewis

Circle of Care Meals on Wheels

1

150.00

30

Nafise Molamohammadali

People, Culture and Learning

5

150.00

31

Amanda Oliveri

ADP North Stars

3

150.00

32

Revital Shuster

Social Butterflies

4

144.00

33

Kseniia Lebedeva

Volunteer Resources: Hearts in Motion

3

135.00

34

Joanne O'Connor

Volunteer Resources: Hearts in Motion

4

130.00

35

Zoran Pikula

Comms Crusaders

3

130.00

36

Terri Bourque

Thrive Tribe

1

125.00

37

Allison Kujbida

People, Culture and Learning

2

120.00

38

Bruce Rosebrugh

Circle of Care Meals on Wheels

2

108.00

39

Vafa Hamzehpour

ADP North Stars

3

106.00

40

Michelle Duklas

Comms Crusaders

1

100.00

41

Brenda Collins

Comms Crusaders

1

100.00

42

Karuna K

IT Warriors

1

100.00

43

Robert Miller

IT Warriors

1

100.00

44

Ruthie Wahl

Circle of Care All Stars

1

100.00

45

Yan Qu

Finance Legend

2

100.00

46

Madeline D'Arpino

ADP North Stars

3

91.00

47

Selale Eryilmaz

Volunteer Resources: Hearts in Motion

2

75.00

48

Michelle Mapa

Circle of Care All Stars

1

75.00

49

Lara May Alastre

ADP North Stars

4

60.00

50

Elinor Gal

Social Butterflies

1

50.00

51

Darla Mitchell

Wellness Warriors

1

50.00

52

Kai Van Vugt

People, Culture and Learning

1

50.00

53

Adriel Ventura

IT Warriors

1

50.00

54

Shelina Gulamani

Finance Legend

1

50.00

55

ADELA RIVERA

Social Butterflies

1

50.00

56

Julianna Marksman

Thrive Tribe

1

40.00

57

Sveta Plat

Exercise And Falls

2

40.00

58

Isabella Marksman

Thrive Tribe

1

40.00

59

Laura Reynolds

People, Culture and Learning

1

25.00

60

Nikhil Kothari

IT Warriors

1

25.00

61

Lori Seed

Circle of Care Meals on Wheels

1

20.00

62

Inna Dantchenko

Circle of Care Meals on Wheels

1

20.00

63

Anna Siciliano

Social Butterflies

1

20.00

64

Ifeoluwa Amoo

Carey's Crew

65

Hikmat Afolabi

Carey's Crew

66

Stella Dziubak

IRIDE Squad

67

Thomas Braun

IRIDE Squad

68

Chris Ng

Finance Legend

69

Henlee Pawson

Thrive Tribe

70

Harlow PAWSON

Thrive Tribe

71

Hannah Pawson

Thrive Tribe

72

Robyn McShane

Thrive Tribe

73

Jennifer Diamond

74

Aditya Matlani

IT Warriors

75

Bhavna R

IT Warriors

76

Nurit Postelnik

Circle of Care All Stars

77

Jennifer Diamond

People, Culture and Learning

78

Miriam Smith

79

Marthangi Vicknarajah

Volunteer Resources: Hearts in Motion

80

Elana Grant

Circle of Care All Stars

81

Bshen Clarke

Wellness Warriors

82

Jaxon Clarke

Wellness Warriors

83

Brixton Clarke

Wellness Warriors

84

Wayne Haas

Circle of Care Meals on Wheels

85

Bonnie Haas

Circle of Care Meals on Wheels

86

Eric Van Vugt

87

Matt Roman

ADP North Stars

88

Katie Lucki

Carey's Crew

89

Jacob Kelusky

Carey's Crew

90

Debra Thornton

Wellness Warriors

91

Jared Shrott

Circle of Care All Stars

92

Jamie Grant

Circle of Care All Stars

93

Arthur Epstein

Circle of Care All Stars

94

Joyce Epstein

Circle of Care All Stars

95

Honey Grant

Circle of Care All Stars

96

Sam Grant

Circle of Care All Stars

97

Daniel Langer

Circle of Care All Stars

98

Ananya Sarkar

IT Warriors

99

Michael Wahl

Circle of Care All Stars

100

Stan and Debbie Swartz

101

Suzanne Glaw

Admin A's

102

Ella Rosenberg

IRIDE Squad

103

morty shapiro

Circle of Care Meals on Wheels

104

Mary An

105

Angelika Vasilivetsky

Circle of Care Meals on Wheels

106

Kamalpreet Kaur

IT Warriors

107

Alexandra Kitsis

Circle of Care Meals on Wheels

108

Tehseerat Kaur

IT Warriors

109

alicia chanez benreguia

IT Warriors

110

Gurmaan Singh

IT Warriors

111

Lin Zhao

Finance Legend

112

Adeela Kausar

Wellness Warriors

113

IRIDE Squad

IRIDE Squad

114

Dhruv Joshi

IRIDE Squad

115

Claudio Gasparini

IRIDE Squad

116

Ivanna Melnyk

Exercise And Falls

117

Cathy Tan

Social Butterflies

118

Manahil Iftikhar

Circle of Care All Stars

119

Marissa Wint

People, Culture and Learning

120

Divine Velasco

Admin A's

121

Paul Friedman

Circle of Care Meals on Wheels

122

Ejender Pal Singh

IT Warriors

123

Michael Gershon

Volunteer Resources: Hearts in Motion

124

Ricky Manchanda

Thrive Tribe

125

William Chetta

Admin A's

126

Norman Smith

Circle of Care Meals on Wheels

127

Anmol Kaur

Admin A's

128

Karl Jacinto

Admin A's

129

Stella Wahl

Circle of Care All Stars

130

Theo Wahl

Circle of Care All Stars

131

Pamela Perez

Wellness Warriors

132

Catelin Middleton

Thrive Tribe

133

Hunter Pawson

Thrive Tribe

134

Moyu Zhao

Finance Legend

135

Mozhu Zhao

Finance Legend

136

Jessica Collins

Thrive Tribe

137

Ali Ozturk

Volunteer Resources: Hearts in Motion

138

Samantha Orlans

Social Butterflies

139

Amanda Oliveri

Social Butterflies

140

Mariana Vitaver

Social Butterflies

141

Emily Kalgal

ADP North Stars

142

Jadeen Russell

ADP North Stars

143

Nasrin Alam

People, Culture and Learning

144

Yuliia Martyniuk

ADP North Stars

145

Heydin Pawson

Thrive Tribe

About Circle of Care

It's Good to be Home.


As a not-for-profit home and community care provider we serve seniors across the Greater Toronto Area. Our compassionate staff and volunteers are dedicated to helping support independence at home and enhancing quality of life in the face of health challenges we can all face as we age. Our programs and services help our clients live longer and happier lives in the comfort of their own homes, where most of them want to be. Last year, we helped over 10,000 clients.


Donations to Circle of Care have direct client impact. Funds raised support our signature programs and initiatives, including:

o Healthy Meals delivered right to the door by volunteers and a wellness check

o Transportation to medical appointments and grocery shopping

o Hospice care and bereavement services for those who have lost a loved one

o Extra assistance for low-income seniors


A complete list of our programs and services is available at CircleofCare

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Contact Us


TGP Toronto North York 2024

Josi Sarne & Jennifer Van Der Wath Event Directors
Toll Free 1.877.743.3413 / Phone 519.603.2250
Email torontonorthyork@thegrandparade.org

Got questions about The Grand Parade?
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