Evangeline Walks fundraiser for Covenant House slated for Thanksgiving weekend

This Thanksgiving weekend, Evangeline Link and some of her family and friends will be walking approximately 100 kilometres to raise money for Covenant House.

The third annual Evangeline’s Walk will travel from Binbrook (just outside Hamilton) to Toronto, a distance of about 100 kilometres.

The walk takes place from Friday, Oct. 11, through to Thanksgiving Monday on Oct. 14.

A Leslieville resident, 12-year-old Link first undertook the fundraising walk in 2022.

Since then the walk has raised more than $18,000 and Link has walked in excess of 191 kilometres.

This year Link is hoping to raise $10,000.

Inspired by wild flower bouquets she made along her walk last year to keep herself motivated in light of an injury and bad weather, Link will be handing out 100 flowers along her walk this year to help spread the word about Covenant House.

She will be handing out one flower for each kilometre walked.

According to her website, ever since she was a young child, Link has been very enthusiastic about helping the homeless.

Whether she helped by donating some spare change, buying some groceries or helping her mother with fundraisers, she always found a way to help out or give back; similar to Covenant House which is one of the largest Canadian agencies who serve the homeless.

Impressed by how Covenant House helps protect and rebuild lives, Link found her own way to contribute to a cause she is passionate about by undertaking the Thanksgiving weekend walk.

For more information on the walk and to support Link’s fundraising, please visit https://evangelinewalks.ca/