Stride or Ride

11/11/2025

🌟 Sunday was an incredible day of community in action for Stride or Ride 2025!
This event keeps getting bigger every year, and we are beyond grateful to the 116 participants, our amazing event sponsors and supporters, who joined us to back our charity partner The Portsea Camp and make this year’s event such a success. 🙌
All registration fees and funds raised go directly towards The Portsea Camp’s “Make a Difference” Programs, providing life-changing camp experiences for children across Victoria.
💛 The Portsea Camp is celebrating its 80th year of making a positive impact — supporting over 80,000 children since it began in 1946!
Thanks to the incredible contributions from our participants and community, we’ve already raised nearly $28,000 — so close to our $35,000 target to support Victorian kids in need! With fundraising open until November 23, we can get there together — just $70 in additional sponsorship per participant will help us smash this goal! 💪 https://the-portsea-camp.grassrootz.com/stride-or-ride-2025/donate

🚴‍♀️ From our 90km and 65km riders to our 6km, 12km, and 20km walkers, every step and pedal showed the true power of unity, purpose, and community spirit across our beautiful Mornington Peninsula.
A special thank you to our inspiring cycling leaders:
⭐ Max Beck – Renowned property developer and Founder of the Sorrento Bay Riders Stride or Ride
⭐ Lou Pascuzzi – CEO of TLC Healthcare
⭐ Kristian Keily – The Bicycle Company
⭐ Ian Marchesi – Logistics & ride leader
And to our remarkable walking leaders:
20km 🌸 Taryn Brown – Founder of Walk Mornington Peninsula
12km 🌸 Colleen Callander – Award winning CEO & Founder of Mentor Me Women
6km 🌸 Sorrento Chamber of Commerce Team – Leading our 6km walkers through Point Nepean National Park
Together, you all led 88 walkers and 28 passionate cyclists, proving that every pedal and every step truly makes a difference.
🙏 To our volunteers, the heart and soul of this event — thank you!
Cr. Andrea Allen, The Portsea Surf Life Saving Club, Frankston High School, Sorrento Surf Life Saving Club and Sorrento Sailing & Couta Boat Club, who provided incredible on-road and on-ground support. We couldn’t do it without you!
And what a celebration at the finish line! Thank you to:
Rotary Club of Sorrento
Point Nepean Men’s Shed
Farm Foods Australia
Scicluna’s
Jetty Rd Brewery
Turners Crossing
A huge shoutout to Giant Bicycles for donating a $4000 E-bike for our major prize, all our sponsors of the monster stride raffle and a very special thank you to our major event sponsors:
💙 The Beck Family
💙 TLC Healthcare
💙 Sunstar Facility Services
💙 The Bicycle Company - Rye
💙 Artistic Signs
💙 Outlook Communications
💙 Italico Sorrento

Finally, thank you to The Portsea Camp and the Sorrento Bay Riders — your partnership makes this event truly special.
💛 Together, we stride. Together, we ride. Together, we make a difference.
👉 Donate or share the link today to help us reach the finish line for kids in need! https://the-portsea-camp.grassrootz.com/stride-or-ride-2025/donate

08/11/2025

Our Mornington Peninsula council members, Cr. Max Patton and Cr. Andrea Allen are stepping up for kids in need by joining Stride or Ride 2025 to support and raise valuable funds for The Portsea Camp making a difference program. Representing the Benbenjie Ward, Max is a seasoned cyclist who joins the 90km ride alongside the Sorrento Bay Riders. 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️ for tomorrow’s event. No stranger to this event is Cr. Andrea Allen representing the Nepean Ward, who is a returning volunteer which we are so grateful for. We know volunteers are the lifeblood of community and we are thrilled Andrea will be joining us again this year.. You won’t find two more local councillors who are passionate and committed to our community, our coastal environment and our youth.
Thank you for going the distance for kids in need, every amount raised helps create a brighter future of our children.
You can make a donation to this very special cause here at https://the-portsea-camp.grassrootz.com/stride-or-ride-2025/donate

05/11/2025

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30/10/2025

Striding or Riding for Kids🏃‍♂️🚴‍♂️
What do renowned property developer Max Beck, TLC Healthcare’s CEO Lou Pascuzzi, Colleen Callander, award-winning CEO, founder of Mentor Me Women and Taryn Brown, Founder of Walk Mornington Peninsula all have in common? They’re lacing up their shoes or jumping on their bikes this November 9th for the Sorrento Bay Riders Stride or Ride 2025.
🙌Bringing together walkers, cyclists, sponsors, and community leaders for one great purpose. Stride or Ride is so proud to nominate The Portsea Camp as its charity partner for the fourth year in a row to raise vital funds for children’s mental health and wellbeing. This event supports children facing disadvantage, trauma, and social isolation across Victoria, helping them to access life-changing programs that build resilience, confidence, and connection through the incredible work of The Portsea Camp.

We can all be champions of joy and raise hope for children in need.
With just 1 week to go, Stride or Ride is calling on the community to step up for kids, get active, and give generously. Kids today need our support now more than ever and as a community we know that it takes a village.
Sign up on the link below or donate – You too can go the distance and create brighter futures for all kids.
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https://the-portsea-camp.grassrootz.com/stride-or-ride-2025

30/10/2025

Striding or Riding for Kids🏃‍♂️🚴‍♂️
What do renowned property developer Max Beck, TLC Healthcare’s CEO Lou Pascuzzi, Colleen Callander, award-winning CEO, founder of Mentor Me Women and Taryn Brown, Founder of Walk Mornington Peninsula all have in common? They're lacing up their shoes or jumping on their bikes this November 9th for the Sorrento Bay Riders Stride or Ride 2025.
🙌Bringing together walkers, cyclists, sponsors, and community leaders for one great purpose. Stride or Ride is so proud to nominate The Portsea Camp as its charity partner for the fourth year in a row to raise vital funds for children's mental health and wellbeing. This event supports children facing disadvantage, trauma, and social isolation across Victoria, helping them to access life-changing programs that build resilience, confidence, and connection through the incredible work of The Portsea Camp.

We can all be champions of joy and raise hope for children in need.
With just 1 week to go, Stride or Ride is calling on the community to step up for kids, get active, and give generously. Kids today need our support now more than ever and as a community we know that it takes a village.
Sign up on the link below or donate – You too can go the distance and create brighter futures for all kids.
🏃‍♂️🚴‍♂️

https://the-portsea-camp.grassrootz.com/stride-or-ride-2025

27/10/2025

Thanks to our friends at you could be winning these family passes to the best aquatic center on the Peninsula. We are giving away 2 family passes a day until the 1st of November, just simply support our Stride or Riders on the link below for a chance to win. 🙌 Every contribution provides a moment of joy and reclaims hope for a child in need through The Portsea Camp Make a Difference camp. Winners announced daily on the Stride or Ride page and by email.
Support now. https://the-portsea-camp.grassrootz.com/stride-or-ride-2025/donate

26/10/2025

Check out this great official Stride or Ride apparel that’s just arrived! 🚴‍♂️🏃‍♂️ A huge thank you to our offical merch partner and our proud platinum event sponsors, the Beck Family and TLC Healthcare You don’t want to miss out on this amazing merch, have you signed up yet? https://the-portsea-camp.grassrootz.com/stride-or-ride-2025