Ingamo Homes third annual Amazing Race scavenger hunt returns April 18

Ingamo Homes’ Amazing Race scavenger hunt fundraiser will return on April 18. (Crystal Doyle photo)

Emily Stewart, Echo Correspondent

Teams of four to six people can explore Woodstock in a scavenger hunt akin to the Amazing Race while supporting women and their children fleeing intimate partner violence (IPV).

Ingamo Home’s third annual Amazing Race will take place on April 18, starting with check-in from 9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Boston Pizza’s Woodstock location on 431 Norwich Ave. After opening remarks, teams will have between 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. to solve riddles and complete the scavenger hunt. There will be a free pizza lunch at Boston Pizza after the scavenger hunt wraps up.

"We're really excited, and we're just hoping to continue letting it grow, and we've really been trying to build up our committee to get some ideas flowing in executing it,” said Crystal Doyle, human resources administrator of Ingamo Homes.

Doyle hopes that more teams than ever will register and participate in the event by expanding the organization’s outreach. The event is advertised on the website, and a recent email blast reached about 1,400 people. The Downtown Woodstock BIA is also helping with outreach.

Ingamo Homes provides second-stage housing, outreach, and programming to women, people who are transgender, and their children in Woodstock and throughout Oxford County as a way to put an end to gender-based violence and IPV. The non-profit organization relies on grants, donations, and fundraisers.

“It's a great organization and a very important topic, maybe one that's not talked about quite enough, so we love to get our name out there, get people to know a little bit about what we do and then also having people have the opportunity to participate and get a little bit more information is just awesome,” Doyle said.

Proceeds from the Amazing Race scavenger hunt fundraiser will support programming like the community kitchen, summer trips to places such as Clovermead Farms and Lake Lisgar, support for families, and food stabilization, in addition to public education and outreach programs such as workshops.

To register for the Amazing Race event online, visit https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/ingamo-family-homes-woodstock-inc/p2p/Ingamo-Amazing-Race-Challenge-2026/team/captain/sign-up.