39%$19,679Goal: $50,000

Toronto North York

Circle of Care

120 Walkers|18 Teams|15 Volunteers|6 Days Left

The Grand Parade is a family-friendly fundraiser walk that helps local charities who support aging Canadians and their families. Team up, walk, and fundraise with us on Saturday, September 20, 2025!

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Event Day Details

Save the date - TGP Day is September 20, 2025!

Start/Finish Google Map

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
  • 10:45 am: Muster Gather for Opening Remarks
  • 11:00 am: Move Send-off
  • 12:00 pm: Munch Light meal served
  • 1:00 pm: Mosey Thank You! See you in 2026!

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

Route Details

  • Route Distances: Check out the maps below to see where we will be walking.
  • Rest Stop: Keep an eye out for opportunities to rest and refresh with yummy snacks along the route.
  • Signage: Routes will be well-signed with bold branded 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 participating at the Main Event on Saturday, September 20, 2025 must check-in upon arrival.
  • Please Note: There is no registration fee to participate in The Grand Parade but fundraising is encouraged.
  • 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.
  • Offsite fundraising walkers 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 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 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 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

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Toronto North York Maps

Check out this year's TGP route maps below:

About Circle of Care

It's Good to be Home.

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At Circle of Care, 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 11,000 clients.


Donations to Circle of Care have a direct client impact. Funds raised through The Grand Parade 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

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

Steps for Seniors

Amin Rajani

12

4,594.00

2

Stepping UP!

Lana Rottenberg

11

3,887.00

3

The Dream Team

Carly Grant

14

1,951.00

4

Friends of Circle of Care

Josi Sarne

5

1,883.00

5

Walk this Way (HR's Version)

Kai Van Vugt

10

1,247.00

6

Bossladies

Susan Chinnery

4

606.00

7

Wellness Warriors

Jennifer Hawkins

7

585.00

8

Walkie Talkies

Tanya Pikula

6

525.00

9

Mourning Glories

Jacquelynne Pagliaroli

4

500.00

10

ADP North Stars

Vafa Hamzehpour

3

485.00

11

Admin Trailblazers

William Chetta

3

351.00

12

Social Butterflies

Revital Shuster

7

300.00

13

Exercise And Falls Prevention Superstars

Mila Robinson

10

290.00

14

Finance Legend

Yan Qu

3

250.00

15

IRIDE MAVERICKS

iRide Mavericks

7

100.00

16

El Monte y sus amigos and Friends

Jean Vargas Torres

2

100.00

17

The Bond

marissa harris

2

25.00

18

CALS Starbucks Operations

Sel Macdonald

1

#

Name

Team Name

Donors

Raised

1

Amin Rajani

Steps for Seniors

57

3,819.00

2

Lana Rottenberg

Stepping UP!

49

3,221.00

3

Teresa Bryson

Walk this Way (HR's Version)

7

555.00

4

Jennifer Hodge

The Dream Team

2

550.00

5

Josi Sarne

Friends of Circle of Care

8

525.00

6

Dara Zarnett

The Dream Team

4

522.00

7

Jacquelynne Pagliaroli

Mourning Glories

4

500.00

8

Aleksandra Janik

Steps for Seniors

3

425.00

9

Carly Grant

The Dream Team

4

379.00

10

Sunita Persad

Bossladies

8

355.00

11

Mila Robinson

Exercise And Falls Prevention Superstars

4

270.00

12

Olaide Foli

Friends of Circle of Care

7

260.00

13

William Chetta

Admin Trailblazers

4

251.00

14

Samantha Orlans

ADP North Stars

4

245.00

15

Madeline D'Arpino

ADP North Stars

3

220.00

16

Adeela Kausar

Wellness Warriors

2

210.00

17

Jennifer Diamond

Walk this Way (HR's Version)

1

200.00

18

Andrea David

Steps for Seniors

1

200.00

19

Lisa Rae

Stepping UP!

2

200.00

20

Olena Zhyvova

Stepping UP!

1

180.00

21

Ugochi Nwadioke

Walk this Way (HR's Version)

7

167.00

22

Laurin Persad

Bossladies

3

151.00

23

Patricia Wendy

Social Butterflies

2

150.00

24

Zoran Pikula

Walkie Talkies

2

125.00

25

Ruthie Wahl

The Dream Team

1

100.00

26

Jodie Chinnery

Bossladies

1

100.00

27

Tanya Pikula

Walkie Talkies

2

100.00

28

Michelle Duklas

Walkie Talkies

1

100.00

29

Divine Velasco

Admin Trailblazers

1

100.00

30

Nafise Molamohammadali

Walk this Way (HR's Version)

1

100.00

31

Kai Van Vugt

Walk this Way (HR's Version)

1

100.00

32

Jennifer Hawkins

Wellness Warriors

1

100.00

33

Brenda Collins

Walkie Talkies

1

100.00

34

Divya Dattani

Wellness Warriors

1

100.00

35

Muna Sheerin

Wellness Warriors

2

100.00

36

Maria Valle Perez

Social Butterflies

2

100.00

37

Piers Knight

Stepping UP!

2

86.00

38

Lunda Mbesha

Wellness Warriors

1

75.00

39

Lin Zhao

Finance Legend

1

50.00

40

Claudio Gasparini

IRIDE MAVERICKS

1

50.00

41

Yan Qu

Finance Legend

1

50.00

42

Sally E

IRIDE MAVERICKS

1

50.00

43

Salimah Rajani

Steps for Seniors

1

50.00

44

Kseniia Lebedeva

Stepping UP!

1

50.00

45

Vivian Leung

Walk this Way (HR's Version)

1

50.00

46

Elinor Gal

Social Butterflies

1

50.00

47

Mark Mendoza

Walk this Way (HR's Version)

1

50.00

48

Jean Vargas Torres

El Monte y sus amigos and Friends

1

50.00

49

Tammyrose Humphrey

Steps for Seniors

1

50.00

50

Valentina Burman

Steps for Seniors

1

30.00

51

Arlene Williams

The Bond

1

25.00

52

Violet Mendoza

Walk this Way (HR's Version)

1

25.00

53

Chris Ng

Finance Legend

54

Sel Macdonald

CALS Starbucks Operations

55

Revital Shuster

Social Butterflies

56

Ricky Manchanda

Steps for Seniors

57

Emalee Legge

Steps for Seniors

58

Sahra Ali

Steps for Seniors

59

Nina Pikula

Walkie Talkies

60

Sue Panesar

Exercise And Falls Prevention Superstars

61

Hikmat Afolabi

Friends of Circle of Care

62

Susan Chinnery

Bossladies

63

Eric Van Vugt

Walk this Way (HR's Version)

64

Wasim Aljamil

Stepping UP!

65

Linda Pagliaroli

66

Cathy Tan

Social Butterflies

67

Thiago Goncalves

68

Shawnett Hanson

Friends of Circle of Care

69

Lauren Carr

Exercise And Falls Prevention Superstars

70

Carey Lucki

Friends of Circle of Care

71

Elana Grant

The Dream Team

72

Jamie Grant

The Dream Team

73

Maisie Quigley

Wellness Warriors

74

Eboné Davis

Exercise And Falls Prevention Superstars

75

bob Delson

76

Laura Reynolds

Walk this Way (HR's Version)

77

Ivanna Melnyk

Exercise And Falls Prevention Superstars

78

Charmaine Gadea

Admin Trailblazers

79

Leila Badri

Wellness Warriors

80

Adena Marshall

81

Bruce Steenson

IRIDE MAVERICKS

82

Catelin Middleton

Steps for Seniors

83

Jenny Garcia

El Monte y sus amigos and Friends

84

Jared Shrott

The Dream Team

85

Dalia Bendgi

Exercise And Falls Prevention Superstars

86

Ella Nugent

The Dream Team

87

Arthur Epstein

The Dream Team

88

Joyce Epstein

The Dream Team

89

Honey Grant

The Dream Team

90

Honey Grant

The Dream Team

91

Michael Gershon

Stepping UP!

92

marissa harris

The Bond

93

iRide Mavericks

IRIDE MAVERICKS

94

Sean HH

Exercise And Falls Prevention Superstars

95

Andrei Braun

IRIDE MAVERICKS

96

Wencel Thomas

Mourning Glories

97

Shantea Bryan

98

Ritchie Weinstein

99

Vafa Hamzehpour

ADP North Stars

100

Christian Owusu-Mensah

Exercise And Falls Prevention Superstars

101

Inna Dantchenko

Stepping UP!

102

Gordana Pikula

Walkie Talkies

103

Rami Shami

Mourning Glories

104

Liuba Turlova

Mourning Glories

105

Sveta Plat

Exercise And Falls Prevention Superstars

106

Sabina Orujova

Stepping UP!

107

Angelika Vasilivetsky

Stepping UP!

108

Ferishta Azim

Social Butterflies

109

Shayna Pilc

Social Butterflies

110

Nina Steenson

IRIDE MAVERICKS

111

Elena Oliverio

Steps for Seniors

112

Yana Braun

IRIDE MAVERICKS

Community Sponsors

Toronto North York (Circle of Care) is super grateful for our fantastic 2025 sponsors! View all sponsors >

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Contact Us


TGP Toronto North York 2025

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

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