Posts :: Mental Health Fundraiser

Jul 03

2021 Results

Posted by Rav

In memory of Michelle Ross

Michelle Ross 9 December 1986 – 24 February 2017

Our seventh year has been amazing once again even though it was a challenging year! This year many of our hikers hiked their own trails within their social bubble. A big thank you to everyone who helped!

The results are:

$22,096 total amount raised
$10,000 Canada Life (Great West Life, London Life) team matching donation
26 hikers

Total raised including past events $129,617!!!

Every dollar raised makes a difference!

This year’s funds will benefit mental health services by Family Services Thames Valley in Thorndale and other areas.

Read the report <TBD>

2021 Cheque

Categories : News, Results

Jul 29

2020 Results

Posted by Rav

In memory of Tristan Alexander Goris

4 December 2001 – 27 January 2020

Our sixth year has been an amazing one again! A big thank you to everyone who helped!

The results are:

$22,490 total amount raised
$10,000 Canada Life (Great West Life, London Life) team matching donation
50 hikers

Total raised including past events $109,521!!!

Every dollar raised makes a difference!

This year’s funds will benefit mental health services by Family Services Thames Valley in Thorndale and other areas.

Read the report <TBD>

Categories : News, Results

Nov 19

2019 Results

Posted by Rav

Our fifth year has been amazing one again! A big thank you to everyone who helped!

The results are:

$22,515 total amount raised
$12,515 individual donations & bake sales
$10,000 Great West Life (London Life) team matching donation
101 donations
51 hikers
26 online registrations

Total raised including past events $87,031!!!

Every dollar raised makes a difference!

This year’s funds will benefit the walk in clinic run by family Services Thames Valley. Every year about 580 clients use the clinic which costs $50,000 per year to run.

Read the report here

Categories : News, Results

Nov 28

2018 Results

Posted by Rav

Our fourth year has been amazing! A big thank you to everyone who helped!

The results are:

$24,000 total amount raised
$14,000 individual donations & bake sales
$10,000 Great West Life (London Life) team matching donation
151 donations
50 hikers
42 online registrations

Total raised including past events $64,516!!!

Every dollar raised makes a difference!

This year’s funds will benefit the walk in clinic run by family Services Thames Valley. Every year about 580 clients use the clinic which costs $50,000 per year to run.

Note: We did not hold a fundraiser in 2017.

Categories : News, Results

Jul 27

2016 Results

Posted by Rav

Our third year has been amazing! A big thank you to everyone who helped!

The results are:

$14,593 total amount raised
$7,323 individual donations
$6,000 Great West Life (London Life) team matching donation
$100 Corporate (Exhibit Choice International)
$1,170 Auction & Raffle
139+ donations
50 hikers
36 online registrations
32 online registrants above $0

Total raised including past events $40,516!!!

Every dollar raised makes a difference!

$10 buys 5 LTC tickets
$20 enables a patient to get to 5 appointments
$100 will help a patient to get to 6 months of appointments for group and individual therapy sessions

Categories : Results

Apr 14

In Memory of Monica Mercedes Hoodless (Flynn)

Posted by Rav

March 22, 1940 to November 3, 2015

Monica battled with depression until she took her own life on November 3, 2015.

She was born in Newfoundland into a very poor family. She moved to Ontario where she married and started her own.

She always wanted to help the underdog and went out of her way to help those in need. She volunteered with Out of the Cold (Cambridge), an organization that cared for the homeless. She gave blankets and food to a homeless man who was in her neighborhood.

She had a big heart, and is remembered for having an infectious laugh. She loved to sing and dance; Perhaps not the best singer but that didn’t stop her from singing and dancing and just being silly. She wasn’t the typical Grandma, but she really listened and gave the best advice she could. If her Granddaughter, Nikki wanted to listen to punk music in the car that is what they would listen to, and she would ask questions about it.

She was a mother, a sister, a grandmother, a great-grandmother, an aunt, a friend, a neighbour. We need to end the stigma of mental illness so no one in our lives has to lose a loved one to mental illness again.

We dedicate Hike for Happiness 2016 to Monica; You live among us through family and friends. We will remember you by dancing a little harder and singing a little louder.

Categories : News

Aug 06

2015 Results

Posted by Rav

Our second year has been amazing! A big thank you to everyone who helped!

The results are:

$17,171 total amount raised
$9,186 individual donations
$6,000 Great West Life (London Life) team matching donation
$1,200 Corporate (Cargil Cares, Taylor Meditations, Sandy Krueger Real Estate, PDM Solutions)
$785 Auction & Raffle
160+ donations
50 hikers
36 online registrations
23 donation collectors

Total raised including past events $25,923!!!

Every dollar raised makes a difference!

$10 buys 5 LTC tickets
$20 enables a patient to get to 5 appointments
$100 will help a patient to get to 6 months of appointments for group and individual therapy sessions

Organizers

Categories : News, Results

Feb 26

Signed Knights Jersey

Posted by Rav

Thanks to London Knights!

Visit Hyde Park Sports Clips to view the jersey.

Retail Value: Not available for sale however keep in mind that a retail Knights Jersey is $95 + tax and a custom one $200 + HST.

Minimum Bid Increments: $10

Viewable At: Hyde Park Sports Clips

Rules

Organizer’s decision is final.
Winning bid will be announced on the website HikeForHappiness.ca > Auction.
For items displayed at public/retail location the bids will be transferred to the website periodically. Please check the website often for updates on the highest bid.
All questions are to be directed to the Hike For Happiness organizers whose contact information is on the website. Locations displaying auction items are doing so as a courtesy and are not involved as organizers of the auction or any other aspect of the fundraiser.

Categories : Auction 2015

Nov 21

Ravi’s Mental Health Story

Posted by Rav

Categories : News

Jul 02

2014 Results

Posted by Rav

Event organizers

We had an very good first year. A big thank you to everyone who helped!

The results are:

$8,752 total amount raised
$4,126in personal donations
$1,500 corporate donation by Cargill
$3,126 London Life team matching donation
90 donations
31 hikers
23 online registrations
12 donation collectors

Every dollar raised makes a difference!

$10 buys 5 LTC tickets
$20 enables a patient to get to 5 appointments
$100 will help a patient to get to 6 months of appointments for group and individual therapy sessions

Categories : Results