Cyclathon 2026

HELLO WESTGATE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES!

We are excited for Annual Cyclathon Event! Our Cyclathon fundraiser and community connector will take place on Saturday, September 26th. This is a great chance for students, parents, siblings, grandparents, alumni, pastors, and friends to join us in a variety of ways: cycle laps on a bike, take a walk, bring a picnic blanket and lawn chairs, eat a hot dog, play a game, and more. We want to encourage you and your family to come out and make this a wonderful celebration of our Westgate community. 

It is also a fundraising event for our school. We want to be a part of your lives and also want to invite the wider community to become supporters in education.

Cyclathon is a Westgate Community event. Please invite and welcome extended Family members, Alumni, Pastors & Friends of Westgate to join us. 

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Important details to remember:

DATE: Saturday, September 26^th

PLACE: Bird’s Hill Park – Group Use Area 1 loop road, North Drive (Map attached). 

TIME: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. Checkpoints and laps are open

To help families and friends find each other, we will also have a few group laps:

10:00 a.m. Grade 6 and 7 Group walk and ride

10:30 a.m. Grade 8 and 9 Group walk and ride

11:00 a.m. Grade 10 – 12 Group walk and ride

11:30 a.m. Alumni Group walk and ride

If Saturday morning surprises us with bleakness, check your email and the website. We will make a call by 7 a.m. at the latest. If there is a postponement, the Rain Date is October 3^rd.

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FUNDRAISING for Westgate’s 2026 CYCLATHON

Students can collect donations in support of their fundraising in the following ways:

1. Cash 
   • Put money in envelope
   • Record donation on the Student Record Sheet 
2. Cheque
   • Put cheque in envelope
   • Record donation on the Student Record Sheet
3. e-Transfer
   • Send donations to accounting@westgatemennonite.org
   • Include in the memo line
     1. Donor’s Mailing Address (for tax receipts)
     2. Student’s Name 
     3. Student’s Homeroom (e.g. 7A, 9B, 10C)
   • Ask supporters to let you know their donation amount after the donation has been made, so that you can track your fundraising efforts. 
   • Record donation on the Student Record Sheet
4. Donating through Canada Helps 
   • Include in the comment
     1. Student’s Name
     2. Student’s Homeroom (e.g. 7A, 9B, 10C)
   • Ask supporters to let you know their donation amount after the donation has been made, so that you can track your fundraising efforts.  Record the donation on the Student Record Sheet
   • ● Grade 6: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/148634
   • ● Grade 7: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/148636
   • ● Grade 8: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/148637
   • ● Grade 9: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/148638
   • ● Grade 10: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/148639
   • ● Grade 11: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/148640
   • ● Grade 12: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/148641

Our school goal is $60,000!