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6TH ANNUAL MALIYAH'S HIKE
November 15, 2025

OUR STORY

Maliyah Abigail Riches was born on July 8th, 2020. From minute one, the incredible team at Mount Sinai – NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) leaped into action as Maliyah began her road of unfortunate complications. After two weeks of round-the-clock intensive care from Mount Sinai’s NICU team, Maliyah was healthy and robust enough to come home.

Being #bornsickisntfair. We hike to help fund the life changing work done by the nurses, doctors, and admin team at Mount Sinai Hospital. They saved our family and will continue to save others who visit Mount Sinai’s NICU on the 17th floor.

THE HIKE

We will be hiking 126 km which amounts to three back to back marathons to raise awareness and critical funds. Our goal is to raise $30,000. Funds raised will go to the Rogers Hixon Ontario Human Milk Bank, which dispenses donor milk to hospitals across Ontario and Atlantic Canada. Breastmilk provides protective, immune-boosting properties as well as nutrition to help vulnerable preemies grow bigger and stronger.

Unfortunately, some birth parents are unable to breastfeed or provide a full milk supply for their baby due to delayed milk production, separation when babies are transported to a high-acuity NICU in a distant hospital or medical issues. Proceeds from the hike will support the milk bank’s pilot outpatient milk project, which makes donor milk directly available to NICU families in need during the special transitional weeks after their baby is discharged home. Together with your support, we will help elevate care and improve outcomes for NICU grads and their families across the region. 
5 years of hiking, 5 years of impact
840+ generous supporters  
170,000+ steps hiked
$101,000+ impactful funds raised

$31,007 raised

$30,000 Goal

$31,007 raised

$30,000 Goal

Thank you to our generous supporters

Kashif Malik

$112

David Hannah & Margaret

We learned how important the NICU was when Margaret was born, so we’re happy you’re raising money to support! All the best from Winnipeg!

$54

MARY HAMILTON

Thinking of you every step of the way. Incredible effort. Incredible results. Incredible outlook for the future.

$54

Hayley Johnson

Well done Nish!

$28

Margaret Wemyss

$54

Stephen Wemyss

$54

John and Evelyn Ferraro

$106

Colum O'Sullivan

$54

Kaveesh Dissanayake

normally i'd say " break a leg!" but I don't think you have any knees left to spare! Lol

$100

Coleton Haywood

$54
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