ALL PROCEEDS TO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY – GREATER OTTAWA

Run for fun because it matters!

Our Mission

The Gracefest 5K Fun Run/Walk is hosted by Grace Presbyterian Church to reach out to the Orleans community and to raise funds for Habitat for Humanity - Greater Ottawa who are building homes for residents here in Orleans.

26 March 2019

As we approach the end of March the Gracefest Fun Run/Walk Committee have hung up their snowshoes and have started to plan our 2019 fun run/walk. It will be held Saturday 07 Sep 2019 (first Saturday after Labour Day in September). We are looking to exceed our 2018 results with targets of 150 participants and net proceeds of $12,500 for Habitat-GO.
We could not have achieved our past success without the tremendous support we have received from local Orleans businesses, associations and individuals. Two-thirds of the monies raised has come from our generous sponsors and the remaining one-third raised from participant registration. In addition our sponsors have provided food and drink, gift certificates and prizes for the participants. Please check out our 2018 Sponsors page - each entry links to the sponsor's own web site. We would very much appreciate if you would contact our sponsors and send them a short note thanking them for their contribution to our event.
To all our participants from last year and previous years we will shortly be sending you out an email to ask you to pencil in 07 Sept 2019 on your calendar. We understand that the first week in September is usually a whirlwind of activity for most so if our event gets on your calendar in April it has a better chance of staying there so that we can welcome you at our event this September.
If you have any comments or questions, please contact us via our Contact page.

01 October 2018

Our 5th Gracefest 5K Fun Run/Walk is now history.  With the beautiful cool sunny weather for our event on Sept. 18, we had 30 last-minute registrations which pushed our total registration count to 115, blowing away our previous 2017 record of 75 participants.  With the ever-strong support we have received from sponsors in the Orleans community and the great efforts of our volunteers, our 2018 event was our best ever, raising over $9,400 for Habitat for Humanity Greater Ottawa as shown in the cheque presentation photo below.

Cheque presentation at Habitat for Humanity Greater Ottawa - 2018-09-28

For pictures of the event, please visit the 2018 Photo Gallery page. If you were at the event, your photo should be there.

Thank you all for your support of Grace Presbyterian Church on behalf of Habitat for Humanity.  Registration for our 2019 event should be open by mid-May 2019 and we look forward to seeing you all back with us in September 2019.