Grab your running shoes, jump on your bike, or assemble a team of friends, so you can #DoTheLoop
Happening September 18 to 26, 2022, this exciting virtual event is the second annual run/bike/relay of your favourite 25KM loop in the Greater Victoria Area. Participants are encouraged to fundraise donations of $25 for 25km – all event proceeds will go directly towards the Threshold Housing Society.
Registration
Registration: Anytime from August 1 and September 24th, 2022
Registration cost: $25 (this donation will all go to Threshold Housing Society)
Event dates: Sunday September 18th to Monday September 26th 2022
Participant Information Package: Click here
The Course Route
Do The Loop provides a variety of opportunities so all members of the community can participate. Participants can do the official 25km route, along the City of Victoria’s scenic border, the 25km Capital Bike sponsored-safe cycling route (great for kids, families or new bikers), or any 25km route of their own creation anywhere in the city, country, or world!
Download the maps here:
- Do The Loop Official Map – 25km around the City of Victoria
- Safe Cycling Loop – 25km Capital Bike sponsored-safe cycling loop
- Short Scenic Loop 2.5km a beautiful and accessible loop
- Saanich - 10km around Elk/Beaver Lake
- View Royal -5km around Thetis Lake
- Colwood - 3.2km Esquimalt Lagoon
- Langford- 10.3km Sooke Wilderness Trail
- Victoria - 7.1km Dallas Road
- Oak Bay - 5km Willows
There are even more options to make this possible for everyone:
- Assemble a relay team and break the route up into smaller sections. For example, five friends could each do 5km.
- If 25km is too long, feel free to do the loop over multiple days.
- You can do the loop multiple times (e.g. 4 x 25km), or do any route you prefer.
Unlike a traditional race, you can start your loop at any location, and go either direction. Make it your own!
Tracking Your Loop
Please track you loop, so we can share it online! Participants can use their cellphone or smart watch to track their route, using an app such as Strava, Map My Run, Runkeeper or any other program. We will share your #dotheloop and pump your personal mini-fundraising page!
Upload your mapped movement or a selfie on socials and use the #DoTheLoop Or email your loop to dotheloop@thresholdhousing.ca
Why Threshold Housing? Why Youth?
Threshold Housing Society prevents adult homelessness by providing safe housing, support services, and community to at-risk youth. Currently, Threshold has 51 units of housing and receives an average of 156 youth apply a year.
Threshold serves youth who are coming from serious traumatic experiences that require qualified professional counselling for healing and successful forward movement towards thriving in our community. During COVID-19, Threshold saw a significant gap in resources for the at-risk youth they serve in terms of mental health counselling and supports. The pandemic brought forth more anxiety, tension, and stress for the youth Threshold serves and with community supports being cancelled or moved online, it was essential for Threshold Housing to bring clinical counselling in-house. This counselling program is an invaluable aspect of Threshold’s wraparound service model, however it requires on-going funding to maintain this resource.
$25 provides youth with access to an in-house counselling session. This will help youth with their mental well-being and goals related to family re-connection, relational stress, school and career anxiety, grief and loss, isolation, complex trauma, and more.
Threshold serves youth aging out of government care, experiencing homelessness, and/or fleeing violence and abuse in the home.
Fundraising
It's simple! Ask for $25 for 25km
All registrants will receive their own mini-donations page on Race Roster platform, which you can use to raise funds for Threshold Housing Society. Once your page is ready, you can share the link with friends, family, or supporters so they can donate to your run/bike/relay.
If you create a Team during registration, you will have both an individual and also a team mini-donations page. As the "Team captain", you'll be able to edit this page as well and share its link!
Ask your friends, family and circle to donate $25 towards your 25km Do The Loop! You can set a fundraising goal, or raise as much or as little as you feel comfortable with. All contributions have an impact. (People can definitely donate more if they want!)
Funds raised have a significant impact this year – every donation will be matched by the JAYMAC II Fund for up to $20,000.
Also, it’s perfectly ok if you don’t want to fundraise - this isn’t essential. We’d love to have you #dotheloop either way!
Contact US
Please reach out if you want to get involved, make a donation, or have questions
- Email: dotheloop@thresholdhousing.ca
- Phone: 250-383-8830 ext. 1001.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/dotheloopvictoria
Instagram: www.instagram.com/dotheloop
Twitter: www.twitter.com/dotheloopvic
Sponsors
We want to thank our team of volunteers for helping make this incredible event possible. We also want to thank a few important sponsors who helped make this event possible.
South Jubilee Neighbourhood Association – Community Sponsor
Front Runners – Title Run Sponsor
Capital Bike - Safe Cycling Sponsor
The Zone @ 91-3 - Media Sponsor
Victoria Buzz - Media Sponsor
Registration fees
Do the loop! Closed
Grab your running shoes, jump on your bike, or assemble a team of friends, so you can #DoTheLoop!
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CA$25.00Aug 1 - Sep 26
Top donors
No. | Name | Amount |
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1 | The Couch Family | CA$3,739.77 |
2 | Jeff McEown and Helen Smith | CA$2,671.52 |
3 | Coast Capital Savings Tillicum/Admirals/Bay Centre Branches | CA$2,671.52 |
4 | Anonymous | CA$2,000.00 |
5 | Mark Longo | CA$1,069.14 |
6 | Anonymous | CA$1,000.00 |
7 | Anonymous | CA$1,000.00 |
8 | Anonymous | CA$500.00 |
9 | Cindy Plumb | CA$267.96 |
10 | Cameron & Jessica | CA$214.54 |
11 | Reilly Lamb | CA$214.54 |
12 | Joan Wilson | CA$107.72 |
13 | Roz Walls & Kathy Simas | CA$107.72 |
14 | Anonymous | CA$107.72 |
15 | Arifin Graham | CA$107.72 |
Top teams
1 |
NSUN (Neighbourhood Solidarity with Unhoused Neighbours)Raised:CA$4,024.13 |
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2 |
Y WalkersRaised:CA$1,777.89 |
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3 |
CGI Does the LoopCA$532.84 RaisedCA$500.00 Goal |
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4 |
Paddington BearRaised:CA$181.26 |
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5 |
RunSportRaised:CA$109.51 |
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6 |
Close FamRaised:CA$39.18 |
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7 |
Beyond the TrailRaised:CA$27.60 |
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Top fundraisers
Contact information
- Event contact
- Elishia Boyd
- Website
- Visit website