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Kitchener

Ray of Hope Community Centre

313 Walkers|56 Teams|51 Volunteers|28 Days Left

The Coldest Night of the Year is a winterrific family-friendly fundraising walk in support of local charities serving people experiencing hurt, hunger, and homelessness... because it’s cold out there. Join us on February 28, 2026 - across the country, close to home!

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About Ray of Hope Community Centre

The Ray of Hope Community Centre, located in downtown Kitchener, serves people experiencing poverty and homelessness. Services include,

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  • daily hot meals (we're open 365 days a year)

  • a Marketplace food hamper program

  • Showers, laundry, haircuts, clothing, and hygiene items

  • Chaplaincy

  • Staff and volunteer support

  • Programing and services

  • Access to nurses for primary care, foot care, and mental health

and more!


Join us on February 28th, 2026! Together, we can warm up the night.

Kitchener Scoreboard

Are you thrashing the competition (for a good cause)? Find out here! Stats are updated every 15 minutes. See how you stack up on the national scoreboard >

Teams
Walkers

#

Team Name

Captain

Members

Raised

1

Wilmot Centre Walkers

Murray Coulter

2

5,325.00

2

Chaos with a Cause CC

Savannah Bromley

14

3,436.00

3

Another Manic Monday

Dana Montgomery

7

3,005.00

4

YNCU Corporate South

Anita Araujo

17

2,795.88

5

Oasis Mennonite Church

Ken Martin

10

2,265.00

6

Pathway Community Church

Darryl Buckle

9

2,010.00

7

Rockin' Rays

Mitchell Vandermey

6

1,975.00

8

G-Force: Grandview Church

Karen Bast

10

1,775.00

9

LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes

Ashley Medeiros

25

1,625.00

10

St. Andrew's Kitchener and St. Peter's Lutheran

Terri Whiffin

9

1,300.00

11

Hope in the night

Reuben Brunsting

5

1,291.82

12

Mighty Quinns

Ian Pollock

5

1,110.00

13

Team Ray of Hope

Kyla Arsenault

2

1,075.00

14

Benediction Church

Shannie Dereniuk

11

1,029.00

15

Lincoln Roaders

David McKee

9

1,025.00

16

Chilled & Thrilled @WMB

Michael Brnjas

13

950.00

17

Maggie’s misfits

Cheryl MacLean

3

775.00

18

Benton Youth

Nathan Avery

25

668.00

19

Pharmacy Phamily

Milana Madzarac

7

615.00

20

CISV waterloo

Emily Molnar-Snyder

6

550.00

21

Mission: Employed

Julia Needham

3

550.00

22

KW Libro

Jenna Morwood

5

505.00

23

Kitchener East Neighbours Group

Larissa Conley

8

450.00

24

Team Gill

Rodney Gill

1

430.00

25

Immanuel Pentecostal Church

David WIlkinson

2

425.00

26

Baden Central Outreach

Dan Dreer

1

400.00

27

KJR U11 Select Team

Olly Nespoli

7

350.00

28

Kitchener Centre NDP

Kimiko Shibata

3

350.00

29

Uptown Community Church

Katrina Brunsting

4

300.00

30

Colour the Night

Lisa Reitzel

2

275.00

31

Walkers For Hope

Penny Forget

2

225.00

32

IrWINNING

Tiffany Irwin

4

200.00

33

4M COMMERCIAL GROUP/LUXE REALTY TEAM

Rob Piombini

5

200.00

34

Creekstriders

Hayley VanDonkersgoed

3

200.00

35

Gillam's Waterloo Warriors

Jeff Collett

3

175.00

36

Starbucks 235

John Elliott

6

173.55

37

The Freeze Knees

Kristen Smith

1

150.00

38

Dani and the Boys

Danielle Ringer

1

100.00

39

The Centre for Family Medicine

Rachel Chisholm

5

100.00

40

Scotia Spark

Karem Orellana

5

95.00

41

Dragons

Karen Liphard

9

70.00

42

Collabria Financial - Kitchener

Evan Schneider

1

50.00

43

U11BBKJRBLUE

Paula Connolly

1

25.00

44

Kindred Credit Union

Kathy Elliott

1

45

Forest Heights Community Association

Betty Papazotos

3

46

YNCU (Kitchener)

David Fotia

4

47

Conrad Grebel University College

Braelyn Franz

1

48

The Real Estate Collective - eXp Realty

Allan Cayenne

2

49

Top Tier Squadron Of Crazies And Chills

Ryan Kennedy

2

50

Recovering Stepworkers

Kelly Waytowich

1

51

Warming Heart’s ??

Lisa Mellon

1

52

Combat Hunger

Roman Hatashita

1

53

S'more walkers

David Landry

5

54

Mapleview Mennonite Church

Chris and Lucas Albrecht

1

55

Indigenous Vets

Bill Ridley

1

56

Vida Team

Cindy Aponte

1

#

Name

Team Name

Donors

Raised

1

Harold and Darlene Albrecht

Wilmot Centre Walkers

22

5,325.00

2

John Murray

Chaos with a Cause CC

6

1,836.00

3

Dana Montgomery

Another Manic Monday

21

1,500.00

4

Lisa Treleaven

13

1,325.00

5

Bill and MJ Goudy

G-Force: Grandview Church

15

1,300.00

6

Alex Kalmar

14

1,125.00

7

Anthony Piscitelli

YNCU Corporate South

11

1,125.00

8

Ken Martin

Oasis Mennonite Church

5

875.00

9

Kyla Arsenault

Team Ray of Hope

8

875.00

10

Trudy Pollock

Mighty Quinns

5

800.00

11

Reuben Brunsting

Hope in the night

5

751.82

12

Cindy Fish

YNCU Corporate South

9

750.00

13

Dan Wideman

Chaos with a Cause CC

6

700.00

14

Johnny Montgomery

Another Manic Monday

5

650.00

15

Tanya Delleman

Pathway Community Church

9

635.00

16

Ryan Robinson

10

600.00

17

Merle Burkholder

Oasis Mennonite Church

1

500.00

18

Ray Brunsting

Hope in the night

1

500.00

19

David McKee

Lincoln Roaders

1

500.00

20

Carolyn Warnica

St. Andrew's Kitchener and St. Peter's Lutheran

1

500.00

21

Tonya Verburg

Rockin' Rays

6

450.00

22

Harper Verhoeve

6

430.00

23

Elsie Feddema

LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes

7

405.00

24

Dan Dreer

Baden Central Outreach

3

400.00

25

Isla Ozutok

CISV waterloo

4

400.00

26

Susan McLaren

Maggie’s misfits

6

400.00

27

CoreyAnne Beaton

Immanuel Pentecostal Church

7

375.00

28

Lucas Stryker

LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes

8

365.00

29

melanie reist

Chilled & Thrilled @WMB

2

350.00

30

Rodney Gill

Team Gill

6

330.00

31

Laura & Otto

Pathway Community Church

5

325.00

32

Savannah Bromley

Chaos with a Cause CC

4

325.00

33

Joe Aspden

YNCU Corporate South

4

320.88

34

Darryl Buckle

Pathway Community Church

2

310.00

35

Ingrid Klein

G-Force: Grandview Church

3

300.00

36

Shelly Porteous

2

300.00

37

Kimiko Shibata

Kitchener Centre NDP

2

300.00

38

Luke Hansen

Chilled & Thrilled @WMB

3

300.00

39

Tonja Hansen-Klinck

Chilled & Thrilled @WMB

4

300.00

40

Jenna Morwood

KW Libro

5

300.00

41

Rachel Anderson

Oasis Mennonite Church

2

300.00

42

Joel Deschamps

Another Manic Monday

8

290.00

43

RICHARD BEAN

Oasis Mennonite Church

2

275.00

44

Blair Allen

Lincoln Roaders

4

275.00

45

Ian Pollock

Mighty Quinns

1

250.00

46

Julia Needham

Mission: Employed

1

250.00

47

Nicole Rossi

Mission: Employed

1

250.00

48

Rajat Malhotra

Another Manic Monday

7

250.00

49

Robert Leggo

YNCU Corporate South

2

250.00

50

Brad Duxbury

Chaos with a Cause CC

3

250.00

51

Michelle Burke

Kitchener Westmount Rotary Club

6

250.00

52

Amelia Howey

Another Manic Monday

5

245.00

53

Curtis Cressman

Oasis Mennonite Church

5

240.00

54

Shenelle Dogliotti

Benediction Church

2

227.00

55

Marco Dogliotti

Benediction Church

2

227.00

56

Penny Forget

Walkers For Hope

3

220.00

57

Daniel Kitcher

LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes

1

220.00

58

Milana Madzarac

Pharmacy Phamily

5

215.00

59

Sue Koch

Team Ray of Hope

2

200.00

60

Heather Gross

Pathway Community Church

6

200.00

61

Terezinha Hignett

4M COMMERCIAL GROUP/LUXE REALTY TEAM

3

200.00

62

Sue Parker

St. Andrew's Kitchener and St. Peter's Lutheran

1

200.00

63

Sawyer Millard

LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes

6

200.00

64

LARRY PENNANEN

Pathway Community Church

1

200.00

65

Stefanie Morrissey

Colour the Night

3

175.00

66

Cheryl MacLean

Maggie’s misfits

3

175.00

67

Amanda R

Rockin' Rays

3

155.00

68

Erika Mutimura

Pharmacy Phamily

3

150.00

69

Weber Family

Kitchener East Neighbours Group

2

150.00

70

Katrina Brunsting

Uptown Community Church

1

150.00

71

Terri Whiffin

St. Andrew's Kitchener and St. Peter's Lutheran

1

150.00

72

Nathan Avery

Benton Youth

1

150.00

73

Sylvie Drader

Lincoln Roaders

1

150.00

74

Kate Wilson

Maggie’s misfits

1

150.00

75

Karen Chisholm

St. Andrew's Kitchener and St. Peter's Lutheran

1

150.00

76

Victor Morton

St. Andrew's Kitchener and St. Peter's Lutheran

1

150.00

77

Kristen Smith

The Freeze Knees

2

150.00

78

Vera Wagler

Kitchener East Neighbours Group

3

125.00

79

Karis Wagler

Kitchener East Neighbours Group

3

125.00

80

Billie Ross

Chaos with a Cause CC

3

125.00

81

Harry Clark

Benton Youth

2

117.00

82

Jakob Peters

Benton Youth

2

101.00

83

Jeff Collett

Gillam's Waterloo Warriors

1

100.00

84

Hayley VanDonkersgoed

Creekstriders

1

100.00

85

Ryan Carruthers

Benediction Church

1

100.00

86

Lisa Reitzel

Colour the Night

1

100.00

87

Bradley Gordon

Benediction Church

1

100.00

88

Mitchell Vandermey

Rockin' Rays

1

100.00

89

Sarah, Jon, Tyson, Maggie , Fiona Bester

The Centre for Family Medicine

2

100.00

90

Wendy & David Harris

Creekstriders

1

100.00

91

Caleb Enns

Uptown Community Church

1

100.00

92

Veronica Carruthers

Benediction Church

1

100.00

93

Nathan Barrenechea

Benton Youth

2

100.00

94

Georgie Mitchell

KW Libro

2

100.00

95

Danielle Ringer

Dani and the Boys

3

100.00

96

Kiersten McLeod

Benediction Church

1

100.00

97

Savannah Winker

LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes

1

100.00

98

Jan Blackburn

St. Andrew's Kitchener and St. Peter's Lutheran

1

100.00

99

Glenda Karn

Pathway Community Church

2

100.00

100

Derrien Kish

Lincoln Roaders

1

100.00

101

Xander Xiong

Benediction Church

1

100.00

102

Megha Bansal

Rockin' Rays

1

100.00

103

Eponine Loney

Pathway Community Church

3

80.00

104

Evangeline Loney

Pathway Community Church

3

80.00

105

Ephraim Loney

Pathway Community Church

3

80.00

106

Jessie Brown

1

75.00

107

Melinda Recchia

Pharmacy Phamily

2

75.00

108

Cheryl Nagle

G-Force: Grandview Church

2

75.00

109

Hannah Beyene

LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes

2

75.00

110

Meadow Kaastra

LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes

1

75.00

111

Nate Carl

KJR U11 Select Team

2

75.00

112

Finn Carl

KJR U11 Select Team

2

75.00

113

Tori Rocha

Starbucks 235

2

73.55

114

Sara Clarke

KW Libro

2

55.00

115

Anita Araujo

YNCU Corporate South

1

50.00

116

Eli Elliotson

Benton Youth

1

50.00

117

Silas Mutter

KJR U11 Select Team

1

50.00

118

Jeremy Bishop

KJR U11 Select Team

1

50.00

119

Meredith Wagler

Kitchener East Neighbours Group

1

50.00

120

David WIlkinson

Immanuel Pentecostal Church

1

50.00

121

Karem Orellana

Scotia Spark

2

50.00

122

Phil Lehmann

CISV waterloo

1

50.00

123

Darlene Dakin

Dragons

1

50.00

124

Éowyn Clifford

Benton Youth

1

50.00

125

Breanne Tessaro

Mission: Employed

1

50.00

126

Shannah-Lyn Clifford

Benton Youth

1

50.00

127

Victoria Lehmann

CISV waterloo

1

50.00

128

David Brunsting

Uptown Community Church

1

50.00

129

Rachel Elkin

CISV waterloo

2

50.00

130

Calvin Noble

G-Force: Grandview Church

1

50.00

131

Jordan Noble

G-Force: Grandview Church

1

50.00

132

Kyden Elliotson

Benton Youth

1

50.00

133

Tiffany Irwin

IrWINNING

1

50.00

134

Hannah Irwin

IrWINNING

1

50.00

135

Jonathan Irwin

IrWINNING

1

50.00

136

Fiona Irwin

IrWINNING

1

50.00

137

Berlin Nixon

Mighty Quinns

2

40.00

138

Tolu Adeleye

LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes

1

40.00

139

Caleb Martin

LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes

1

40.00

140

Hannah den Bak

Hope in the night

2

40.00

141

Anderson Wright

LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes

1

30.00

142

Abdu Lounici

KW Libro

1

25.00

143

Andre Bean

Oasis Mennonite Church

1

25.00

144

Devorah Bean

Oasis Mennonite Church

1

25.00

145

Elliot Bean

Oasis Mennonite Church

1

25.00

146

Shannie Dereniuk

Benediction Church

1

25.00

147

Megan Bourdeau

Another Manic Monday

1

25.00

148

Chloe France

KW Libro

1

25.00

149

Paula Connolly

U11BBKJRBLUE

1

25.00

150

Faith Kennedy

LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes

1

25.00

151

Brian Blake

Another Manic Monday

1

25.00

152

Karen Liphard

Dragons

1

20.00

153

Macy Nixon

Mighty Quinns

1

20.00

154

Lisa Gaetan

Scotia Spark

1

20.00

155

Jenna Paikowsky

1

20.00

156

Jean-Pierre Forget

Walkers For Hope

1

5.00

157

Larissa Conley

Kitchener East Neighbours Group

158

Nathaniel Samis

LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes

159

Noah Schiedel

LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes

160

Sarah Ward

Benediction Church

161

alexandre lamarche

YNCU Corporate South

162

David Fotia

YNCU (Kitchener)

163

Carmen Macoretta

KPMG Waterloo Region

164

Evan Schneider

Collabria Financial - Kitchener

165

Maria Oreshkin

LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes

166

Abigail Hissa

Creekstriders

167

Kae Ainsworth

Starbucks 235

168

Brad Kish

Lincoln Roaders

169

Joan Hartwig

St. Andrew's Kitchener and St. Peter's Lutheran

170

Eric Kosel

4M COMMERCIAL GROUP/LUXE REALTY TEAM

171

Nishola Shittu

LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes

172

Ryan Kennedy

Top Tier Squadron Of Crazies And Chills

173

Rob Piombini

4M COMMERCIAL GROUP/LUXE REALTY TEAM

174

Tunde Abiodun

4M COMMERCIAL GROUP/LUXE REALTY TEAM

175

Anna Van Es

LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes

176

Dalibor Radulovic

4M COMMERCIAL GROUP/LUXE REALTY TEAM

177

Christian Larsen

Benton Youth

178

Becky Ewan

Pharmacy Phamily

179

Maeve Wilson

LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes

180

Devon Wagler

Kitchener East Neighbours Group

181

Cailean Thompson

Starbucks 235

182

Julia, Fraser, Emma and Lacey Hutton

The Centre for Family Medicine

183

David Landry

S'more walkers

184

Kaite Ghent

Mighty Quinns

185

Leslie Hurst

The Real Estate Collective - eXp Realty

186

Logan Chin

Chilled & Thrilled @WMB

187

Kara Brunsting

Hope in the night

188

Theodore Landry

S'more walkers

189

Bill Ridley

Indigenous Vets

190

Sarah Towers

Chilled & Thrilled @WMB

191

Felix Landry

S'more walkers

192

Emma Rice

Benton Youth

193

Pierce Landry

S'more walkers

194

Karen Bast

G-Force: Grandview Church

195

Jennifer Landry

S'more walkers

196

Vanessa Hoff

Top Tier Squadron Of Crazies And Chills

197

Joanna Niemi

Kitchener East Neighbours Group

198

Caleb Jukes

Uptown Community Church

199

Stella Erotokritou

YNCU (Kitchener)

200

Tom Legrady

Kitchener Centre NDP

201

Allan Cayenne

The Real Estate Collective - eXp Realty

202

Kenton Shantz

Oasis Mennonite Church

203

Zack Hall

Chaos with a Cause CC

204

Mark Stromenberg

Chaos with a Cause CC

205

Ayushi Ayushi

Scotia Spark

206

Salman Bin Jasim

YNCU Corporate South

207

Derek Maddicks

Chaos with a Cause CC

208

Zach Harwood

Benediction Church

209

Rachel Hughes

Chilled & Thrilled @WMB

210

Katy Biersteker

211

Wendy Saulesleja

G-Force: Grandview Church

212

Sarah Fortuna

YNCU Corporate South

213

Peter Kotwicz

214

Mary Stanley

Pharmacy Phamily

215

Ethan Matthison

Benton Youth

216

Scott Starra

Rockin' Rays

217

Naomi Matthison

Benton Youth

218

Kathy Elliott

Kindred Credit Union

219

Tracy Miller

Dragons

220

Nancy Penhorwood

YNCU (Kitchener)

221

Jenn Kyei

YNCU Corporate South

222

Sam Giesler-Brown

The Centre for Family Medicine

223

Kristian Nessel

Chilled & Thrilled @WMB

224

Wesley, Melissa & Scott Clark

The Centre for Family Medicine

225

Gustavo Guimaraes

YNCU Corporate South

226

Ibi Brown

Dragons

227

John Cummings

Lincoln Roaders

228

Aramis Jahn

Benton Youth

229

Hope Gakunzi

Benton Youth

230

Ellie Dyck

Benton Youth

231

Georgia Barlow

Benediction Church

232

Carolyn Crozier

Dragons

233

StrykerZ Kitchen & Bar

234

Murray Coulter

Wilmot Centre Walkers

235

Lisa Mellon

Warming Heart’s ??

236

Kirk Sommers

Gillam's Waterloo Warriors

237

Emily Molnar-Snyder

CISV waterloo

238

Roman Hatashita

Combat Hunger

239

Vishakha Borasiya

YNCU Corporate South

240

Joanne Lenos

Forest Heights Community Association

241

Sara McKnight

Chaos with a Cause CC

242

Beckett Lawless

Benton Youth

243

Mira Conley

Kitchener East Neighbours Group

244

Alicia Cunningham

Scotia Spark

245

Janet Hahn

St. Andrew's Kitchener and St. Peter's Lutheran

246

Chris and Lucas Albrecht

Mapleview Mennonite Church

247

Zara Sen

Benton Youth

248

Jacob Hay

Chaos with a Cause CC

249

Kayla McNally

YNCU Corporate South

250

Rose Noble

G-Force: Grandview Church

251

Rhea Sanjay

CISV waterloo

252

Gustavo de Azevedo Silva

Benton Youth

253

Zoya Siddiqui

Gillam's Waterloo Warriors

254

Reg Lewicki

Lincoln Roaders

255

Amelia Lewicki

Lincoln Roaders

256

Alyssa Lewicki

Lincoln Roaders

257

Mateah Rice

Benton Youth

258

Don Di Maulo

Pharmacy Phamily

259

Hayley Sloan

Chilled & Thrilled @WMB

260

Hava Figenblat

Chaos with a Cause CC

261

Michael Brnjas

Chilled & Thrilled @WMB

262

Cindy Aponte

Vida Team

263

Sonja Petersen

Benton Youth

264

Betty Papazotos

Forest Heights Community Association

265

Alaia Brito Lopez

LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes

266

Charm Relator

YNCU Corporate South

267

Braelyn Franz

Conrad Grebel University College

268

Jillian McBurney

Dragons

269

Tera Dargavel

Benton Youth

270

Avery Chan

LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes

271

Jaisek Liphard

Dragons

272

Jennifer Kern

YNCU Corporate South

273

John Elliott

Starbucks 235

274

Dongju Choi

LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes

275

Rachel Chisholm

The Centre for Family Medicine

276

Natalie Gondosch

LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes

277

Michelle Knowles

Chilled & Thrilled @WMB

278

Olly Nespoli

KJR U11 Select Team

279

Adam Knowles

Chilled & Thrilled @WMB

280

Dan Fennema

Chaos with a Cause CC

281

Adleigh Hamill

LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes

282

Johana Fonseca Ramirez

Chaos with a Cause CC

283

Gareth Goossen

Chilled & Thrilled @WMB

284

James Piers

Kitchener Centre NDP

285

Andrew Noble

G-Force: Grandview Church

286

Blake Jolley

LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes

287

Evan Keogh

KJR U11 Select Team

288

Kelly Waytowich

Recovering Stepworkers

289

Mary Corry

St. Andrew's Kitchener and St. Peter's Lutheran

290

Declan Kukula

Benton Youth

291

Jeff Coveyduck

Rockin' Rays

292

Emsley Kukula

Benton Youth

293

Eliana Gakunzi

Benton Youth

294

Holly Lunge

Chaos with a Cause CC

295

Margaret/Joe/Samuel Wilton

Chilled & Thrilled @WMB

296

Jason Nicol

Dragons

297

Aimee Wagner

YNCU Corporate South

298

Bill Goudy

G-Force: Grandview Church

299

Sunit Kalkoti

YNCU Corporate South

300

Olamide Babalola

YNCU Corporate South

301

Virginie Tremblay

Dragons

302

Shannon Mellor

YNCU (Kitchener)

303

Aveline Rice

Benton Youth

304

Tori Palazian

LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes

305

Ashley Medeiros

LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes

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Save the date - CNOY Day is February 28, 2026!

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301 Charles St E

Kitchener ON

N2G 2P8


Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute

Schedule

  • 4:00 pm: Meet Check-in
  • 4:45 pm: Muster Gather for Opening Remarks
  • 5:00 pm: Move Send-off
  • 6:00 pm: Munch Light meal served
  • 7:00 pm: Mosey Thank You! See you in 2027!

Not able to join us in person at the Main Event? We hope you'll register, fundraise and walk offsite with friends and family.

Route Details

  • Route Distances: Check out the maps below to see where we will be walking.
  • Rest stop: Keep an eye out for opportunities to rest and refresh with yummy snacks along the route.
  • Signage: Routes will be well-signed with our bold blue CNOY signs.
  • Route Support: Route marshals, rest stop hosts, and support vehicle drivers provide support along the route.
  • Children 12 and under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times.
  • No Pets: We love our little furballs like you do, but pets are not permitted at the Coldest Night of the Year except for approved and trained service animals. Read more about our pet policy >

Check-In

  • All walkers participating at the Main Event on Saturday, February 28, 2026 must check-in upon arrival.
  • Toques! Fundraising walkers who raise $150+ (or $75+ for those under 18) will receive a CNOY toque as a thank you on event day, while supplies last.
  • Offsite fundraising walkers can contact their local event director to arrange toque pickup the week of the event.

Have questions? Visit the FAQ section!

Handling Money

  • Credit Card: The Best Option! Simple, secure, automatically tax receipted for gifts of $20+. Visit the Donate page, share your personal page link, or have your donor call the CNOY Head Office.
  • Cheques: The Old Faithful - made out to Coldest Night of the Year with your name on the Memo line. Mail them to CNOY Head Office along with your completed pledge form.
  • Cash: You have 2 options:
  • 1. Login to FundHub, click “Enter $$ and Cheques,” create pledges for your cash donations, pay them off with your personal credit card, and keep the cash. OR...
  • 2. Write a cheque (made out to “Coldest Night of the Year”) for the total amount of cash you’ve collected. Mail it to the CNOY Head Office with your completed pledge sheet.

Waivers

All participants must register online and accept the electronic waiver.

  • Adults accept the waiver automatically when they register online.
  • Youth/Children under the age of majority need a waiver signed by their parent or guardian.
  • An online form will be emailed to all parents/guardians before CNOY Day.
  • Waivers will also be available at check-in on CNOY Day.

What to Bring

A few common sense suggestions:

  • A cell phone for emergencies (recommended but not required)
  • Good waterproof shoes/boots for walking
  • Warm coat and mitts/gloves
  • Extra snacks if you have allergies or food sensitivities
  • Your own water bottle
  • A passion for the charity you're walking and fundraising for!

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Kitchener Maps

Check out this year's CNOY route maps below:

2025 CNOY Photos

Special thanks to our many amazing volunteer photographers!

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Contact Us


CNOY Kitchener 2026

The CNOY Team Participant & Donor Services
Toll Free 1.877.743.3413 / Phone 519.603.2250
Email kitchener@cnoy.org

Got questions about the Coldest Night of the Year?
info@cnoy.org | 1.877.743.3413