Raised:
$19,871
66%Goal:
$30,000

Abbotsford

Hosted by Cyrus Centre

125Walkers22Teams8Volunteers5°C

The Coldest Night of the Year is a winterrific family-friendly walk in support of local charities serving people experiencing hurt, hunger, and homelessness. Join us on February 24, 2024 - team up, fundraise, walk, and take a moment to look closer... because it’s cold out there.

Community Sponsors

Abbotsford (Cyrus Centre) is super grateful for our fantastic 2024 sponsors! View all sponsors >

2024 CNOY Photos

Here's an early collection of our fave CNOY 2024 pics from across North America - special thanks to our many volunteer photographers! If you've got CNOY Day photos or videos you'd like to share, contact photos@bluesea.org.

Coldest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the YearColdest Night of the Year

Event Day Details

Save the date - CNOY Day is February 24, 2024!

StartGoogle Map

Seven Oaks Alliance Church

2575 Gladwin Rd

Abbotsford

BC V2T 3N8

Schedule

  • 4:00 pm: Meet Check-in + Welcome
  • 5:00 pm: Move Send-off
  • 6:00 pm: Munch Light meal served
  • 7:00 pm: Mosey Goodbye + see you in 2025!

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 24, 2024 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 18 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!

Abbotsford Maps

Check out this year's CNOY route maps below:

5kmView + print!

Head over to the half-way stop at the Cyrus Centre - while there, participants can get a snack, a warm drink, or take a tour of the Centre if they want, before completing the rest of the walk.

Abbotsford 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

Longboard Architectural

Tricia Harrison

12

3,969.50

2

Cyrus Centre Abbotsford

Maren Kroeker

4

2,870.00

3

CIBC Wood Gundy - Abbotsford

Laurie Kuiken

6

1,850.00

4

HUB International

Bailey Madsen

9

1,629.00

5

Mamas From The Hood

Gwen Thurmer

6

1,500.00

6

Cyrus Centre Chilliwack

Trevor Wiens

8

800.00

7

Ambitioners!

Alyssa Macdonald

4

600.00

8

Level Ground Youth

Josh Willms

4

600.00

9

Abbotsford Lions Club & Friends

Shawna Gibbs

3

525.00

10

Save-on-Foods 2208 ~ Clearbrook

Save On Foods 2208 - Clearbrook

1

450.00

11

Starbucks D3030

Kira Machek

11

400.00

12

Panago Pizza - South Fraser Way

Kim McDonald

1

366.00

13

Panago Pizza - Cyrus Centre

Kim McDonald

1

322.00

14

Teresa’s yogis

Meaghan Schofield

2

100.00

15

RBC SevenOaks Team

Manmeet Nijjar

11

50.00

16

Abbotsford West BC Conservatives

Wendy Livingstone

2

50.00

17

Wonderful Walkers

Vanessa Klaassen

2

18

Kindness

Hosanna Goertzen

1

19

Menno Home Local 6589 HEU

Shivonne St Pierre

2

#

Name

Team Name

Donors

Raised

1

Carmel Wilson

Cyrus Centre Abbotsford

9

1,425.00

2

Laurie Kuiken

CIBC Wood Gundy - Abbotsford

8

1,050.00

3

Gwen Thurmer

Mamas From The Hood

9

650.00

4

Michaela Stanley

Cyrus Centre Abbotsford

12

595.00

5

Shelby Latter

HUB International

7

460.00

6

Jackie Klein

CIBC Wood Gundy - Abbotsford

5

450.00

7

Michelle Van Ommen

Mamas From The Hood

6

350.00

8

Save On Foods 2208 - Clearbrook

Save-on-Foods 2208 ~ Clearbrook

16

350.00

9

Bailey Madsen

HUB International

7

343.00

10

Chona Canlas

Longboard Architectural

9

285.00

11

Jaimie Friesen

Longboard Architectural

7

275.00

12

Tricia Harrison

Longboard Architectural

3

275.00

13

Kira Machek

Starbucks D3030

6

250.00

14

Alyssa Macdonald

Ambitioners!

8

250.00

15

Josh Willms

Level Ground Youth

1

250.00

16

Ron Wiens

Cyrus Centre Chilliwack

1

250.00

17

Cheryl Wiens

Cyrus Centre Chilliwack

1

250.00

18

Shawna Gibbs

Abbotsford Lions Club & Friends

4

250.00

19

Faith Vachon

CIBC Wood Gundy - Abbotsford

2

200.00

20

mohit sharma

Longboard Architectural

5

199.50

21

Dawn Hawke

HUB International

2

196.00

22

Ryan van Herk

Northview High School Youth

3

190.00

23

Jen Spring

Mamas From The Hood

2

150.00

24

Cailey Mulder

Cyrus Centre Chilliwack

1

150.00

25

Jazz Binnng

HUB International

2

150.00

26

Alexa Wittenberg

Mamas From The Hood

1

150.00

27

Sabrina LaVoie

Longboard Architectural

3

150.00

28

Amelia & Theodore Madsen

HUB International

5

125.00

29

Sirjan Chohla

HUB International

3

120.00

30

Shelby MORGAN

HUB International

2

120.00

31

Kirsten Griffiths

HUB International

3

115.00

32

Jolene and Ivy Featherstone

Mamas From The Hood

1

100.00

33

BRITTANY MCDOUGALL

Longboard Architectural

1

100.00

34

Leah Kirk

Starbucks D3030

2

100.00

35

Meaghan Schofield

Teresa’s yogis

2

100.00

36

Monica Carsience

Mamas From The Hood

1

100.00

37

Ishawn Kheva

9

75.25

38

Rachel Roberts

Abbotsford Lions Club & Friends

2

75.00

39

lyzandria pruim

Northview High School Youth

1

75.00

40

Betty Vanderhoek

1

75.00

41

Jessica Reiter

Starbucks D3030

1

50.00

42

Carla Johnson

Vandeven Financial

1

50.00

43

jasjeet khaira

RBC SevenOaks Team

1

50.00

44

Kylie-Jo Bandura

1

40.00

45

Jeff Mundia

Longboard Architectural

1

40.00

46

Wendy Livingstone

Abbotsford West BC Conservatives

1

25.00

47

Cody Klassen

Longboard Architectural

1

20.00

48

Brooke Hayden

Ambitioners!

1

20.00

49

Manmeet Nijjar

RBC SevenOaks Team

50

Jen Bernier

51

Caleb Martens

52

Hosanna Goertzen

Kindness

53

Hosanna Goertzen

54

Rob Corneau

55

Shianne Hiebert

56

Megan Wadham

Menno Home Local 6589 HEU

57

Liliana Kroeker

Northview High School Youth

58

Maren Kroeker

Cyrus Centre Abbotsford

59

Colton Kroeker

Cyrus Centre Abbotsford

60

Trevor Wiens

Cyrus Centre Chilliwack

61

Ashley Ford

Starbucks D3030

62

Lauren Whitman

Ambitioners!

63

Jen Fletcher

RBC SevenOaks Team

64

Hannah Gove

Starbucks D3030

65

Rahul Sharma

RBC SevenOaks Team

66

Georgia Thiessen

Starbucks D3030

67

Kalan Bench

Northview High School Youth

68

Madeline Minichiello

Northview High School Youth

69

Shivonne St Pierre

Menno Home Local 6589 HEU

70

SANDEEP DHILLON

RBC SevenOaks Team

71

Sharon Baker

RBC SevenOaks Team

72

Tina Cheung

73

Jasmine Drummond

Starbucks D3030

74

Sullivan Hawk

Starbucks D3030

75

Kaitlyn Bernier

76

Camryn Bernier

77

Joelle & Conrad Haak

Level Ground Youth

78

Shiela Barkey

79

Christina Ketteringham

80

Kathleen O’Riordan

81

David and Tammy Schapansky

82

Kirsten Jenkins

Cyrus Centre Chilliwack

83

Megan Hopkins

Starbucks D3030

84

Lisa Rice-Jones

Starbucks D3030

85

Tammy Anstiss

HUB International

86

Stephanie Wood

87

Ashim Verma

RBC SevenOaks Team

88

Vanessa Klaassen

Wonderful Walkers

89

Evelyn Dyck

Wonderful Walkers

90

Ivan Willms

Cyrus Centre Chilliwack

91

Judy Willms

Cyrus Centre Chilliwack

92

Tayler Morton

Vandeven Financial

93

Rachel Lee

Ambitioners!

94

Michael Sahlstrom

Vandeven Financial

95

Crystal Mauthe

Level Ground Youth

96

Erik Robinson

Longboard Architectural

97

Evelyn Mauthe

Level Ground Youth

98

Kim McDonald

Panago Pizza - Cyrus Centre

99

melody campos

RBC SevenOaks Team

100

Kim McDonald

Panago Pizza - South Fraser Way

101

Finnegan Schermerhorn

Longboard Architectural

102

Lindsay Shepherd

Abbotsford West BC Conservatives

103

Don Schofield

Teresa’s yogis

104

ELS T

RBC SevenOaks Team

105

Ebrahim Alyousefi

106

Sherry Brown

Abbotsford Lions Club & Friends

107

Kristie Wiebe

108

Leandra Yargeau

Starbucks D3030

The Challenge

Got a big-hearted business, workplace, group, church, or community? Step up and join the Challenge to compete for your local pride in support of CNOY. Check the National Challengeboard to see more!

About Cyrus Centre

Cyrus Centre is dedicated to ensuring youth in need always have a place to go and someone to turn to. With locations in both Abbotsford and Chilliwack, Cyrus Centre provides services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days of the year.


Cyrus Centre provides the immediate practical needs of food and housing. Further, Cyrus Centre offers counselling, mediation, employment coaching and referrals. Staff attend youth court in an outreach support capacity, helping youth navigate the legal system. The prime goal of all the work at Cyrus Centre is to see families restored whenever possible and safe for the youth. Therefore, Cyrus provides support that extends beyond youth and embraces the families as well, working towards a healthy re-unification and exiting street life.


You can help feed, clothe, shelter and counsel a youth through your support of Cyrus Centre Ministries. Join us in being a compassionate response to youth in need.

Contact Us


CNOY Abbotsford 2024

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

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