2026 Volta Luso Charities

Volta Luso Charities is an annual walk, run, or cycle event where over 1000 participants gather in a show of strength and solidarity to support Luso participants and their families, rain or shine!

This yearโ€™s 12th Annual Volta Luso Charities, presented by @ LiUNA Local 183, emphasized the power of our community, highlighting their generosity and strength. We welcomed over 1,000 participants at both our Mississauga and Hamilton locations, all in support of individuals living with disabilities and their families!
With the great support we received this year, we raised over $335,000 (with donations still coming in!). These funds support our ongoing day programs, and the building of our 24/7 supportive housing for those adults with disabilities.
In Mississauga, we were honoured to be joined once again by @ Mr. Mike Trauner, a highly decorated military veteran and world-class Para-athleteโ€”along with his wife, Leah, and his team of para-athletes. Mike led our 80 km cyclists and had the honour of cutting the first ribbon of Volta, inspiring everyone with his powerful example of resilience, perseverance, and generosity.
In Hamilton, the focus was on bringing the community together. Riders, volunteers, and supporters enjoyed a fun-filled day, creating lasting memories and continuing the momentum of the Volta tour.
Throughout the day, the positive energy was undeniable, and people left Volta with a deep sense of fulfillment. Supporting a meaningful cause has a way of lifting everyone involvedโ€”and your support helps uplift the lives of our participants and their families every day.
๐–๐ž ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ž that ๐ฆ๐š๐๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐•๐จ๐ฅ๐ญ๐š ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž. ๐“๐จ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ, ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ, ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ญ, ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ซ, ๐‹๐ฎ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐Ÿ๐Ÿ, ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ โ€“ ๐“๐‡๐€๐๐Š ๐˜๐Ž๐”! ๐–๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ง’๐ญ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ. Special thanks to our venue hosts and their respective staff and volunteers: the Portuguese Cultural Centre of Mississauga and the LIUNA Station.
๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐š๐ฅ๐ค ๐š๐ง๐ ๐œ๐ฒ๐œ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฆ๐š๐ฒ ๐›๐ž ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ, ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ ๐•๐จ๐ฅ๐ญ๐š ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ฒ๐ž๐ญ! ๐“๐ก๐ž โ€œ๐ƒ๐จ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐žโ€ ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐•๐จl๐ญ๐š ๐ฐ๐ž๐›๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ September 15th. ๐ˆ๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž: www.lusovolta.ca
From all of us at Luso, on behalf of the participants and families we support, THANK YOU for being part of this unforgettable event and for making a real difference in the lives of individuals living with disabilities.
Together, we are moving forward and building a brighter future!
We look forward to seeing you at Volta 2027.

For inquiries about our event:

contact us at 905-858-8197 or info@lusoccs.org

Sponsors

SKYGRiD Construction Inc.
Krista Finelli & Family
Frank Alvarez
Columbia Masonry
Costa Family
Councillor Chris Fonseca
CRS Law/Rinaldi Silva
Michael Correia Construction Inc
Rawley
Skyway Roofing
Windmill New
Applewood Service Centre
Bruno Larizza New
DOC Wines
F1 Systems Inc.
Jonathan Boucinha
Saraiva Legal Services
Tavora Foods New
Nova Bakery
Maple Lodge Farms
Royal Meats