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Raised:
$28,655
13%Goal:
$210,000

Guelph

Hosted by Hope House Guelph

95Walkers29Teams51Days Left

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!

Community Sponsors

Guelph (Hope House Guelph) is super grateful for our fantastic 2025 sponsors! View all sponsors >

Event Day Details

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

StartGoogle Map

2 km Route - 21 Meyer Drive, Guelph ON N1E 4H1 (John F Ross Collegiate Vocational Institute)

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5 km Route - 155 Paisley St, Guelph, ON N1H 2P3 (Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute)

Schedule

2 km Schedule

  • 1:00 pm: Meet Check-in at John F Ross
  • 1:45 pm: Muster Gather for Opening Remarks
  • 2:00 pm: Move Send-off
  • 3:00 pm: Munch Light meal served
  • 4:00 pm: Mosey Goodbye + see you in 2026!

5 km Schedule

  • 4:00 pm: Meet Check-in at GCVI
  • 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.



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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!

Guelph Maps

Check out this year's CNOY route maps below:

2kmView + print!

- Start at John F Ross Auditorium - Rest Stop at Sutherland Insurance - Finish at John F Ross School with shuttle bus to and from Hope House Cork St for meal

5kmView + print!

Start at GCVI Auditorium - Rest Stop at First Baptist Church - Finish at Hope House Cork St. with shuttle bus following meal to GCVI

Guelph 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

Skyline_Guelph

Dan Zhao

10

3,250.00

2

Hope Walks

Jaya James

3

1,705.00

3

YNCU Guelph

Angela Gee

8

1,100.00

4

Trillium Lodge 724

David Walker

6

500.00

5

St. George's Anglican Church 5K Team

Laura Keller

2

300.00

6

Snow Much Fun

Mary Jackson

6

300.00

7

Milestone Church

Jan Douma

3

300.00

8

Up to Snow Good

John Collins

2

225.00

9

River Mill Warm Hearts

Kathy Stahlbaum

2

150.00

10

Grace Moms

Charlene Nurmi

1

150.00

11

Team Starbucks Guelph

Blair Young

5

125.00

12

Waverley Lodge No. 361

Rob Gray

3

100.00

13

Shiver Me Timbers

Janice Douglas

3

50.00

14

St. George's Anglican Church 2K Team

Hannah Keller

1

50.00

15

Wanderers

Chris Turcot

1

16

Red Hot Chilly Steppers

Ken & Lyn VanLeeuwen

1

17

Compass Private Wealth

Jennifer Leisemer

1

18

Guelph Family Martial Arts

Nathan Skoufis

3

19

RememberingDee

Gabriella Maroti

2

20

Make It Happen! End Homelessness!

Marcie Phoenix

1

21

The Danby Darlings

Alison LeDrew

4

22

Tool Library Trekkers

John Dennis

1

23

Living Word Church

Darryl Jager

1

24

Ice Ice Baby

Matthew Helsdon

2

25

Hearts Of Hope

Jide Atilola

1

26

Orpha's Walking Warriors

Orpha Thrasher

1

27

Wright Wealth (Guelph) Inc.

Mark Filo

4

28

Over the Hill

Jody Larsen

1

29

Biorem FC

Amy Arndt

6

#

Name

Team Name

Donors

Raised

1

Jaya James

Hope Walks

1

1,000.00

2

Donna Bailey

YNCU Guelph

3

600.00

3

Brendan McCarthy

7

500.00

4

Arsenio (Archie) Bonifacio

YNCU Guelph

1

500.00

5

Brian Poole

Trillium Lodge 724

2

300.00

6

Mary Jackson

Snow Much Fun

4

300.00

7

Laura Keller

St. George's Anglican Church 5K Team

4

250.00

8

John and Molly Roberts

Hope Walks

1

250.00

9

John Collins

Up to Snow Good

4

225.00

10

Dan Zhao

Skyline_Guelph

1

200.00

11

Luke Hill

Hope Walks

4

185.00

12

Lynn Jessop

River Mill Warm Hearts

1

150.00

13

Rebecca Burwell

2

150.00

14

robert SMITH

Waverley Lodge No. 361

1

100.00

15

Lester Sulzer

Trillium Lodge 724

1

100.00

16

Sara Lang

Team Starbucks Guelph

1

100.00

17

Charlene Nurmi

Grace Moms

1

50.00

18

Hannah Keller

St. George's Anglican Church 2K Team

1

50.00

19

Bailey Langford

Shiver Me Timbers

1

50.00

20

Sarah Wall

1

50.00

21

Lance Paradis

Skyline_Elora_Fergus_Elmira

1

50.00

22

Jan Douma

Milestone Church

1

50.00

23

Blair Young

Team Starbucks Guelph

1

25.00

24

Jon Rouse

Snow Much Fun

25

Jackson Draper

YNCU Guelph

26

Patrick Rowan

Waverley Lodge No. 361

27

Liana Rowlands

Skyline_Guelph

28

Nathan Skoufis

Guelph Family Martial Arts

29

Toby Stahlschmidt-Kah

Snow Much Fun

30

Gabriella Maroti

RememberingDee

31

Derek Webb

Biorem FC

32

Sylvia Oliver

Trillium Lodge 724

33

Tammy Oakley

Snow Much Fun

34

Orpha Thrasher

Orpha's Walking Warriors

35

Chris Turcot

Wanderers

36

Matthew Helsdon

Ice Ice Baby

37

Emily Singh

Ice Ice Baby

38

Yvette Prince

39

Trevor Wright

Wright Wealth (Guelph) Inc.

40

Jide Atilola

Hearts Of Hope

41

Darryl Jager

Living Word Church

42

Alison LeDrew

The Danby Darlings

43

Zoey Wright

Wright Wealth (Guelph) Inc.

44

Christine Soucy

The Danby Darlings

45

Leigh Price

The Danby Darlings

46

MARTIN STEVENS

Biorem FC

47

John Dennis

Tool Library Trekkers

48

George Hughes

Trillium Lodge 724

49

Jennifer Lawlor

50

Emily Pepper

Skyline_Guelph

51

Katrina Taylor

The Danby Darlings

52

Ashif Raj

Guelph Family Martial Arts

53

Sarah Roczniak

Skyline_Guelph

54

Stephanie da Silva

55

Ailina Soares

Team Starbucks Guelph

56

Kathleen Corrigan

57

Amy Arndt

Biorem FC

58

Kathy Stahlbaum

River Mill Warm Hearts

59

Amy Hill

Skyline_Guelph

60

Marcie Phoenix

Make It Happen! End Homelessness!

61

Matthew Simpson

Biorem FC

62

Izabella Teixeira Osme

Team Starbucks Guelph

63

Dave Jackson

Snow Much Fun

64

Matthew Jansen

Biorem FC

65

Mark Filo

Wright Wealth (Guelph) Inc.

66

Willie Spencer

St. George's Anglican Church 5K Team

67

Sophie Skoufis

Guelph Family Martial Arts

68

Anthony Reyes

Biorem FC

69

Judy Rouse

Snow Much Fun

70

Angela Gee

YNCU Guelph

71

David Walker

Trillium Lodge 724

72

Willy Oliver

Trillium Lodge 724

73

Maria Howlett

RememberingDee

74

Bethany Curtis

Skyline_Guelph

75

Nicole Bull

76

Reanna Dyson

Skyline_Guelph

77

Tare Hoyte

Up to Snow Good

78

Sarah Lansdown

Skyline_Guelph

79

Keegan Brown

Team Starbucks Guelph

80

Rob Gray

Waverley Lodge No. 361

81

Patrick Clouthier

Skyline_Guelph

82

Ken & Lyn VanLeeuwen

Red Hot Chilly Steppers

83

Jimmy Roy

YNCU Guelph

84

Ryan Brown

Skyline_Guelph

85

Nicole Bull

86

Myroslav Yurchyk

YNCU Guelph

87

Jody Larsen

Over the Hill

88

Gregory Bortolin

Wright Wealth (Guelph) Inc.

89

Frank Guthrie

Milestone Church

90

Janice Douglas

Shiver Me Timbers

91

Saminah Roy

YNCU Guelph

92

Jamie Todd

Shiver Me Timbers

93

Jennifer Leisemer

Compass Private Wealth

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 Hope House Guelph

At Hope House we know that poverty, food insecurity, and health are all interconnected. That is why Hope House serves vulnerable people in Guelph – the unhoused and housed, the employed and the unemployed, those suffering a new, bewildering setback and those dealing with chronic, more complicated issues of poverty.


Since 2012, Hope House has grown to become one of the largest food security organizations in Guelph, supporting over 6,100 vulnerable Guelphites to grow, succeed, and be healthy. Last year we distributed close to $900,000 of groceries and meals through nine food markets. In addition to food programs Hope House operates a clothing market, hair salon, tax clinic, therapeutic programs and acts as a community hub connecting individuals to the resources they need to thrive.


We are an independent, local charity that is entirely funded by our community. Your participation in the Coldest Night of the Year fundraising walk helps fund critical poverty-relief services and will change lives.

2024 CNOY Photos

Special thanks to our many amazing volunteer photographers!

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Contact Us


CNOY Guelph 2025

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

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