Hike for Hope: Women Empowering Women, Building Hope
San Diego, CA
Saturday, May 10
San Diego, CA
Saturday, May 10
Registration Deadline is April 30th. We expect registration to fill up quickly, so be sure to secure your spot!
*This is a women's-only event.
*This is a women's-only event.
Take part in a transformative one-day hiking challenge in San Diego to support the work of The White Rainbow Project. Through our initiatives, we create opportunities that provide widows and at-risk women in India with the skills, resources, and support they need to rebuild their lives with dignity and purpose.
Hike for Hope offers a unique opportunity to bring women together to raise awareness and funds for this vital mission. Each participant will have a fundraising goal of $2000 to support our centers, which employ marginalized widows and at-risk women while addressing their medical, emotional, spiritual, and physical needs. The event includes three hike options to accommodate various skill levels, guided prayer time, and a celebration dinner featuring updates from India. It promises an inspiring day of connection, learning, laughter, and most importantly, HOPE.
Our adventure takes place at Mt. Woodson in northern San Diego County, one of Southern California’s most iconic trails. With breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean and the famous Potato Chip Rock at the summit, this hike offers the perfect setting for unforgettable photos and lasting memories.
Hike for Hope is more than a physical challenge; it strengthens our faith, passion, and community while combating the debilitating stigma of widowhood in India. By addressing these stigmas, we also contribute to breaking cycles of poverty, sex trafficking, and unemployment.
We hike for hope because we believe that prayer, worship, and action can move mountains. Join us in this mission to empower women and bring lasting change—one step at a time.
Hike for Hope offers a unique opportunity to bring women together to raise awareness and funds for this vital mission. Each participant will have a fundraising goal of $2000 to support our centers, which employ marginalized widows and at-risk women while addressing their medical, emotional, spiritual, and physical needs. The event includes three hike options to accommodate various skill levels, guided prayer time, and a celebration dinner featuring updates from India. It promises an inspiring day of connection, learning, laughter, and most importantly, HOPE.
Our adventure takes place at Mt. Woodson in northern San Diego County, one of Southern California’s most iconic trails. With breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean and the famous Potato Chip Rock at the summit, this hike offers the perfect setting for unforgettable photos and lasting memories.
Hike for Hope is more than a physical challenge; it strengthens our faith, passion, and community while combating the debilitating stigma of widowhood in India. By addressing these stigmas, we also contribute to breaking cycles of poverty, sex trafficking, and unemployment.
We hike for hope because we believe that prayer, worship, and action can move mountains. Join us in this mission to empower women and bring lasting change—one step at a time.
Registration
Fundraising
Due to the sensitivity of the work we do, please share and fundraise within your scope of family and friends. No public social media. Thank you!
Fundraising is an essential part of Hike for Hope. We utilize the funds to support our centers, which employ marginalized widows and at-risk women while addressing their medical, emotional, spiritual, and physical needs.
We will be here to support you every step of the way! We have provide fundraising resources and ideas to help you reach or surpass your goal.
Fundraising Ideas
Fundraising Letter and Social Media Examples (click here:fundraising_letter_email_examples_.pdf )
Fundraising is an essential part of Hike for Hope. We utilize the funds to support our centers, which employ marginalized widows and at-risk women while addressing their medical, emotional, spiritual, and physical needs.
We will be here to support you every step of the way! We have provide fundraising resources and ideas to help you reach or surpass your goal.
Fundraising Ideas
- Offer a gift or talent as a thank-you for a donation. For example:
- Homemade lasagna for anyone who sponsors me with $100 or more.
- A free 60-minute family photo session for a $100 donation.
- Three days of dog walking for $100 of support.
- Symbolically “take your sponsors on the hike” with you:
- Write their names on your hiking hat or t-shirt.
- Create buttons with their names to attach to your backpack.
- Pray for your sponsors during your training hikes and on Hike for Hope day.
Fundraising Letter and Social Media Examples (click here:fundraising_letter_email_examples_.pdf )
Schedule
Friday, May 9, 2025
Saturday, May 10, 2025 – Challenge Day
Hiking Teams:
Celebration:
Sunday, May 11, 2025 (Optional)
- Team Gathering/Prayer
- Meet Your Guides
Saturday, May 10, 2025 – Challenge Day
Hiking Teams:
- Difficult: Blue Sky Reserve to Mount Woodson
- 10.9 miles, 2,458 ft elevation gain
- *Start Time: 6:00 AM
- Moderate: Potato Chip Rock and Mt. Woodson Summit
- 7.3 miles, 2,129 ft elevation gain
- *Start Time: 7:00 AM
- Mild: Lake Poway Loop Trail
- 2.8 miles, 456 ft elevation gain
- *Start Time: 8:00 AM
Celebration:
- Time: 3:00 PM
- Location: Canyon Springs Church
10695 Treena St, Ste 101
San Diego, CA 92131
Sunday, May 11, 2025 (Optional)
- 9:30 AM – Mother’s Day Service at Canyon Springs Church
- Speaker: Jilane Hawkins, Executive Director of WRP
- Update and Acknowledgement of Hike for Hope
- WRP Product Sales