Bruce Trail Hike-a-Thon Runs Through May, With Donations Matched
The Bruce Trail Conservancy's month-long Hike-a-thon raises money for trail maintenance, with all May donations matched. Two local teams are leading the pack.
The Bruce Trail Conservancy is running its annual Hike-a-thon through the month of May, asking hikers to log kilometres and collect pledges to fund upkeep of Canada’s oldest and longest marked footpath.
Participants set their own fundraising and hiking goals and collect donations from supporters. The Conservancy says all proceeds go to its Trail Development and Maintenance Endowment Fund, which covers ongoing work to keep the 900-kilometre trail along the Niagara Escarpment safe and accessible. Every donation made during the campaign will be matched.
As of May 4, the Conservancy reported 84 fundraisers, 303 donations and $27,985 raised.
Two teams of Sydenham Bruce Trail Club (SBTC) volunteers led the fundraising tally at that point.
The top-grossing team is the Strolling Stones, made up of SBTC volunteers Bonnie Drummond, Kathryn Thorup, Kim McNabb, Lesley Lewis, Marsha Wipp and Sheri Hatcher.
The team has raised $1,850 of a $2,000 goal and is aiming to hike 685 kilometres over the course of the month.
The second-highest-earning team, Scrambled Legs, is a group of SBTC hike leaders: Fran Turner, Karen Sooley, Laurie Linseman, Natalie Mechalko, Rhonda Lawson and Hike Director Stewart Brown. The team has raised $1,155 of a $1,500 goal and plans to hike 500 kilometres in May.
According to the club, the team is fundraising to support trail maintenance and development in the Sydenham Section.
Donations to either team, or to any Hike-a-thon participant, can be made through the Bruce Trail Conservancy website.
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