Skateboarding for Change: Noah Tynes Completes Toronto to Newfoundland Fundraiser

Noah Tynes landed in Cape Spear on August 14th on a skateboarding mission from Toronto to Newfoundland to fundraise for CommUNITY Hub.

Noah Tynes finished his fundraising skateboarding trek which started in Toronto on July 1 and landed in Cape Spear, Newfoundland on August 14th, a solo journey to raise money for the Church of the Holy Trinity’s CommUNITY Hub program.

Tynes, otherwise known as the “The Sage Knight,” has been a member of Toronto’s Holy Trinity Anglican Church for more than three years. He leads the chess club at the parish’s CommUNITY Hub, which provides food, clothing, harm-reduction supplies and a sense of community to more than 150 vulnerable people each Tuesday and Wednesday.

“I have been wanting to come to Newfoundland and experience the people first hand. The accents and the people are so very friendly and authentic,” Tynes says.

The CommUNITY Hub emerged out of the Anglican church’s outreach programs during COVID, by providing food and clothing for vulnerable people. Since then, the Hub has grown to include programs such as art therapy, a women’s choir, Street Health ID clinics, etc.,

The Hub relies heavily on volunteers and the generosity of donors. Tynes, wanting to fundraise in support of the Hub, set out across Canada last summer travelling from Toronto to Vancouver, British Columbia on skateboard, fundraising over $6000 in support of the CommUNITY Hub. Tynes is hoping people will help him make this goal again this year.

This summer his fundraising efforts brought him to St. John’s Newfoundland. “When I was coming into the Argentia port, enjoying my morning coffee on the deck, I had a front row seat to the most beautiful bluest landscapes I’ve ever seen.”  Tynes also added that the people here are so authentic. “I had a great rest on the ferry and even got to play some chess.”

Pastor Pam Trondson, Holy Trinity Toronto says We are so thankful that again this year well-loved parishioner Noah Tynes is willing to put his body on the line skateboarding across eastern Canada in support of the CommUNITY Hub. Our HVAC heating and cooling system broke in the church and it was not easy this winter telling people, some of whom are unhoused, that they could come out of the cold…into a cold church. Work to fix the HVAC system has begun and any assistance to help with the bill would be extremely welcome.”

People can donate by email transfer to: [email protected] with note for Noah or:
https://holytrinity.to/trinity-community-hub/-30-

For more information: https://thesageknightspage.blog/