Welcome to Boots on the Bruce for Shelter's fundraising page!

I am raising funds and awareness for women and children who are fleeing domestic violence and building lives free from abuse. Over these past two Covid years, global reports of violence in the home increased on average by 25%, yet the means of fundraising decreased, due to worldwide restrictions. As a result, our shelters need our assistance now, more than ever.

On May 1, 2022, I will commence a 900km trail-hike, from Niagara Falls to Tobermory, Ontario, on Canada's oldest and longest continuous footpath, the Bruce Trail. I'll hike 6 days/week, for 8 weeks, following the Niagara Escarpment, an ancient and rocky natural wonder, as it gains almost 70,000 feet of elevation, which is equivalent to ascending Mt. Everest, TWICE! I'll be hiking through dense forest, along rugged cliff-edges, across streams and rivers, carrying everything I need on my back to camp along the way, where permitted. 

100% of ALL FUNDS RAISED will go toward supporting women and children living in my local shelter, "My Friend's House", and others like it, all across Canada, where domestic violence victims arrive every day, in search of safe haven.

This hike is not just a challenge, it's a CELEBRATION! For my 60th birthday this year, I am celebrating that I am safe, I am strong, and I am grateful for my violence-free life, and that of my three daughters. I am doing this because I can, and those who suffer in their own homes, won't receive the safe shelter and counseling they so desperately need, if we, who can, don't raise the funds to keep the doors open.

Please click on Sponsor Me, located under the thermometer above, and make a tax deductible donation to the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation. If you'd like to direct your donation to your local women's shelter, (Canada only), please enter "For my local shelter" in the Comment section on your Donation Form, and the funds will be channelled to your closest registered shelter, based on your address. 

JOIN Boots on the Bruce for Shelter, for a day on the trail...let's make this a community effort! Let's be healthy, happy, and generous-of-heart, in the fresh outdoors, together! Just make a donation of any amount, then copy and paste the following URL into your browser to view the Boots on the Bruce Hiking Calendar, and find a hiking time and distance of your choosing. If bringing a group, please encourage each participant to donate what they can. 

https://tinyurl.com/bootsonthebrucehikingcalendar

Follow Boots on the Bruce for Shelter on social media:

www.facebook.com/linda.murphy.9235/

www.instagram.com/lindathehealthyhiker

THANK YOU for your support!

Note: The Royal LePage Shelter Foundation issues official charitable tax receipts in February for donations of $20 or more.

• Goal $50,000.00
• Raised $61,963.00

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