Stride
for Smiles

My name is Emilio Sida — a Mexican-Canadian raised in Vancouver, shaped by summers in Durango, Mexico, where I watched barefoot children sell prickly cactus fruit at traffic lights just to survive. That image never left me.

Tres Islas Orphanage and The Gems of Mazatlán protect, educate, and uplift orphaned children in Mazatlán — turning hardship into possibility.

Stride for Smiles is our way of turning steps into support: walk 3.5km, run 7km, or go the full marathon. Join us — and give a child the childhood they deserve.