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Brantford

Why Not City Missions

149 Walkers|23 Teams|11 Volunteers

The Coldest Night of the Year is a winterrific family-friendly fundraising walk in support of local charities. Let’s change the tune for people experiencing hurt, hunger, and homelessness... because it’s cold out there. Join us on February 22, 2025 - team up, fundraise, and walk with us!

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About Why Not City Missions

What if we could prevent homelessness before people are actually on the streets? Good news! That's our goal.

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At Why Not City Missions, we work with high-risk youth to stabilize their lives and build their skills so they never have to live in a tent. We meet them in our youth drop-in centre and walk alongside them, with the goal to Empower Youth Through Relationship.


In 2021, we also started tackling the issue of youth homelessness directly by launching Why Not Youth Housing and opened our first house for young men, Charlie’s Place. In 2022, we purchased and opened SHYP (Supportive Housing for Young Parents), where our goal is to keep young families together by providing wrap-around supports from the start.


Our expenses have climbed as we have gone from supporting the youth centre to adding on the operation of two houses for previously homeless youth. The Coldest Night of the Year fundraising walk makes a huge difference toward our ability to continue this vital work in and for our community.

Brantford Scoreboard

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Teams
Walkers
Challenge Teams

#

Team Name

Captain

Members

Raised

1

Skyline Brantford

Amanda Roorda

19

17,129.92

2

YNCU Brantford & Paris

Sandra Sousa

7

4,895.00

3

Team Bouma - Gillies

Phil Gillies

4

3,663.00

4

Mindful Path Counselling

Erin Sunstrum

13

3,220.00

5

The Home Depot Hammers

Andrew Lachance

6

3,075.00

6

The Popsicles

Michael Bosveld

5

2,350.00

7

ETFO Educators of Grand Erie

Thomas Roberts

6

2,215.00

8

Greg's Fan Club

Andrea Lisk

2

2,005.00

9

Why Not Walkers

Why Not Supporters

1

1,570.00

10

Charlie's Polar Bears

Charlie Kopczyk

2

975.00

11

Anderson College Brantford

Lexy Campbell

13

960.00

12

SHYP Mates

Krista Haluik

7

904.00

13

Fast and Furious

Mae Legg

3

875.00

14

Sole Sisters

Jodie Hart

4

850.00

15

Snow squad

Daniel Brinks

1

670.00

16

Turkstra Lumber Brantford

Shawn Simard

4

620.00

17

Kalyana

Angeline Savard

11

600.00

18

Clocktower Cluckers

Kevin Davis

4

450.00

19

The Kelly Crew

Theresa Kelly

6

395.00

20

Brantford Brant Provincial Liberal Association

Ron Fox

8

350.00

21

Cold Feet

Jordan Laidlaw

5

320.00

22

Realty Advisors & Co

Nikki Vanderwal

6

35.00

23

Shermandale Farms Limited

Mattie Smith

1

#

Name

Team Name

Donors

Raised

1

Amanda Roorda

Skyline Brantford

23

12,198.77

2

Jim Mackintosh

The Home Depot Hammers

2

2,550.00

3

Michael Bosveld

The Popsicles

3

1,050.00

4

Charlie Kopczyk

Charlie's Polar Bears

6

975.00

5

Glenda Willett

Greg's Fan Club

5

975.00

6

Patsy Mayhar-DeForest

Skyline Brantford

42

932.15

7

Andrea Lisk

Greg's Fan Club

26

825.00

8

Stephanie Dinsmore

Mindful Path Counselling

5

750.00

9

Robyn Luce

Skyline Brantford

7

683.50

10

Claire Howarth

Mindful Path Counselling

5

675.00

11

Daniel Brinks

Snow squad

3

670.00

12

Sandra Sousa

YNCU Brantford & Paris

4

600.00

13

Angeline Savard

Kalyana

9

600.00

14

Steph Scott

ETFO Educators of Grand Erie

2

550.00

15

Krista Haluik

SHYP Mates

7

550.00

16

Michael Richard

Skyline Brantford

3

550.00

17

Ruby Ellens

2

525.00

18

Nadia Kehoe & Chalena Noel

Skyline Brantford

6

510.00

19

De Vinson

Skyline Brantford

4

510.00

20

Pam Grandpre

ETFO Educators of Grand Erie

1

500.00

21

Taylor Bosveld

The Popsicles

1

500.00

22

Nicole Assogna

Anderson College Brantford

14

465.00

23

Holly Shaw

YNCU Brantford & Paris

6

395.00

24

Brigitte Murphy

Skyline Brantford

30

350.50

25

Hilary Vonk

Sole Sisters

3

350.00

26

Kathryn Lunn

YNCU Brantford & Paris

2

335.00

27

Phil Gillies

Team Bouma - Gillies

3

320.00

28

Reza Barzanjah

Fast and Furious

5

305.00

29

Leigh Ann Ditchburn

Fast and Furious

1

300.00

30

Melinda Mccormick

Skyline Brantford

2

300.00

31

M.J. Perry

Team Bouma - Gillies

4

275.00

32

Brendan Byrne

YNCU Brantford & Paris

5

275.00

33

John Murphy

Skyline Brantford

20

265.00

34

Jacqui Veino

Mindful Path Counselling

7

260.00

35

Erin Sunstrum

Mindful Path Counselling

5

250.00

36

Bernice Emery

Cold Feet

4

250.00

37

Janine Davies

Mindful Path Counselling

2

250.00

38

Jesseca Wellwood

Skyline Brantford

1

250.00

39

Ron Fox

Brantford Brant Provincial Liberal Association

2

225.00

40

Ryan Spence

Turkstra Lumber Brantford

4

220.00

41

Amanda Parry

The Home Depot Hammers

4

220.00

42

Macy Woodhouse

Mindful Path Counselling

8

220.00

43

Peter Figueiredo

YNCU Brantford & Paris

5

215.00

44

Kevin Davis

Clocktower Cluckers

1

200.00

45

Kyle Dinsmore

Mindful Path Counselling

1

200.00

46

Why Not Supporters

Why Not Walkers

1

200.00

47

Ornella Marinic

Mindful Path Counselling

4

200.00

48

Michelle Cloutier

SHYP Mates

4

181.00

49

Jodie Hart

Sole Sisters

2

175.00

50

Juanita Van Berkel

Sole Sisters

2

175.00

51

KEITH CLOUTIER

SHYP Mates

6

173.00

52

Amber (Bailey) Hargreaves

Anderson College Brantford

4

170.00

53

Andrew Lachance

The Home Depot Hammers

3

150.00

54

Sarah Otten

Sole Sisters

2

150.00

55

Michael Bradley

Clocktower Cluckers

1

150.00

56

Sarah Disher

1

150.00

57

Sam Robdrup

Turkstra Lumber Brantford

1

150.00

58

Thomas Roberts

ETFO Educators of Grand Erie

4

140.00

59

Maddison-lynn Martin

Skyline Brantford

5

130.00

60

Isaiah Steele

Skyline Brantford

2

125.00

61

Douglas Gallant

Skyline Brantford

3

100.00

62

Jordan Ellens

The Popsicles

1

100.00

63

Connie Hill

ETFO Educators of Grand Erie

1

100.00

64

Jill Swan

Brantford Brant Provincial Liberal Association

1

100.00

65

Michaela Kargus

ETFO Educators of Grand Erie

1

100.00

66

Clo Marie

3

80.00

67

Chanda Dean

Skyline Brantford

1

75.00

68

Carol Alford

Skyline Brantford

2

75.00

69

Cory Heather

Anderson College Brantford

5

55.00

70

Marylisa Forsyth

The Home Depot Hammers

1

55.00

71

Richard Paolini

1

50.00

72

Robert Forsyth

The Home Depot Hammers

1

50.00

73

Paula Porter

Mindful Path Counselling

1

50.00

74

Kyle Allen

YNCU Brantford & Paris

1

50.00

75

Kevin LaFontaine

Skyline Brantford

1

50.00

76

Rose Sicoli

Clocktower Cluckers

1

50.00

77

Jordan Laidlaw

Cold Feet

1

50.00

78

Ray Petro

Clocktower Cluckers

1

50.00

79

Christine Cronmiller

Anderson College Brantford

2

40.00

80

Dakota Woodhouse

Anderson College Brantford

2

40.00

81

Eyeisha Loften

Anderson College Brantford

2

40.00

82

Nikki Vanderwal

Realty Advisors & Co

1

25.00

83

Daniella Hunte

YNCU Brantford & Paris

1

25.00

84

Isabella Fox

Brantford Brant Provincial Liberal Association

1

25.00

85

Lexy Campbell

Anderson College Brantford

1

20.00

86

Kennedy LAIDLAW

Cold Feet

1

20.00

87

Lilly Tremblay

Anderson College Brantford

1

20.00

88

Cathy Dickson

Anderson College Brantford

1

20.00

89

Madison Ashton

Anderson College Brantford

1

20.00

90

Mae Legg

Fast and Furious

1

20.00

91

Chris MacLean

Mindful Path Counselling

1

20.00

92

Chris Butler

Anderson College Brantford

1

20.00

93

Kaitlin Sioen

Realty Advisors & Co

1

10.00

94

Heather Swan

Brantford Brant Provincial Liberal Association

95

Jill Fox

Brantford Brant Provincial Liberal Association

96

Robin Bouck

Mindful Path Counselling

97

Aishwarya Sharma

Kalyana

98

Erin Fearman

99

Chris Costabile

Realty Advisors & Co

100

Kendra Beer

Kalyana

101

Shania Rous

Kalyana

102

Michelle N

SHYP Mates

103

Emery Laidlaw

Cold Feet

104

Amber Aitken Graham

SHYP Mates

105

Amanda Yost

Realty Advisors & Co

106

Emma Vujaklija

Kalyana

107

Lisa Clermont

Skyline Brantford

108

Theresa Kelly

The Kelly Crew

109

CAROLYN PROULX-WOOTTON

ETFO Educators of Grand Erie

110

Jamie Farrington

Skyline Brantford

111

Matthew Kelly

The Kelly Crew

112

Councillor Richard Carpenter

Charlie's Polar Bears

113

KAITLYN NEVEN

SHYP Mates

114

Maddison-Lynn Martin

Skyline Brantford

115

ROB NEVEN

SHYP Mates

116

Edward Laman

Team Bouma - Gillies

117

David Kelly

The Kelly Crew

118

Patty Walford

Kalyana

119

Wyatt Kelly

The Kelly Crew

120

Karen Noordam

121

Masha Kostikova

Kalyana

122

Kelly Kaczur

Mindful Path Counselling

123

Sheila Gardiner

124

Nakita Chechalk

Realty Advisors & Co

125

Heather Johnson

The Home Depot Hammers

126

Dylan Feltz

Anderson College Brantford

127

Lisa Koivunen

128

Ken Beal

Kalyana

129

Adia Kelly

The Kelly Crew

130

Kelly Johnson

The Popsicles

131

Cyndi Laman

Team Bouma - Gillies

132

Shawn Simard

Turkstra Lumber Brantford

133

Jim Minns

Turkstra Lumber Brantford

134

DENNIS KELLY

The Kelly Crew

135

James Calnan

Brantford Brant Provincial Liberal Association

136

Brittany Bethune

Realty Advisors & Co

137

Kern Francis

Kalyana

138

Taylor Craftchick

Kalyana

139

Thomas Hamilton

140

Mattie Smith

Shermandale Farms Limited

141

Abby Fox

Brantford Brant Provincial Liberal Association

142

Alicia Laidlaw

Cold Feet

143

Emma Fox

Brantford Brant Provincial Liberal Association

#

Organization

Team Name

Members

Raised

1

Skyline Group of Companies

Skyline Brantford

19

17,129.92

2

YNCU

YNCU Brantford & Paris

7

4,895.00

3

Brantford-Brant PC Association

Team Bouma - Gillies

4

3,663.00

4

Home Depot

The Home Depot Hammers

6

3,075.00

5

ETFO

ETFO Educators of Grand Erie

6

2,215.00

6

Anderson College Brantford

Anderson College Brantford

13

960.00

7

Turkstra Lumber

Turkstra Lumber Brantford

4

620.00

8

Kalyana

Kalyana

11

600.00

9

City of Brantford - Mayor's Office

Clocktower Cluckers

4

450.00

10

Brantford Brant Provincial Liberal Assoc

Brantford Brant Provincial Liberal Association

8

350.00

11

Realty Advisors & Co

Realty Advisors & Co

6

35.00

Event Day Details

Save the date - CNOY Day is February 22, 2025!

Start/Finish Google Map

Mohawk Park Pavillion

51 Lynnwood Dr.

Brantford, ON

N3S6S3


Our walk will start and end at the Pavillion at the bottom of the hill

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 Goodbye + see you in 2026!

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 22, 2025 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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Brantford Maps

Check out this year's CNOY route maps below:

2kmView + print!

Start and End is at Mohawk Park Pavillion at the bottom of the hill

Contact Us


CNOY Brantford 2025

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

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