110%$248,473Goal: $225,000

Kitchener

Ray of Hope Community Centre

700 Walkers|72 Teams|66 Volunteers

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.

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Teams

Walkers

#	Team Name	Captain	Members	Raised
1	Creekstriders	David Harris	25	20,639.00
2	G-Force: Grandview Church	Karen Bast	42	16,950.00
3	Rockin' Rays	Mitchell Vandermey	7	13,175.00
4	Chilled & Thrilled @WMB	Michael Brnjas	30	11,602.74
5	Combat Hunger	Roman Hatashita	1	10,100.00
6	Benton Youth	Nathan Avery	36	9,592.14
7	Lincoln Roaders	David McKee	17	8,465.00
8	Oasis Mennonite Church	Ken Martin	14	8,385.00
9	Wilmot Centre Walkers	Murray Coulter	3	8,035.00
10	Uptown Community Church	Katrina Brunsting	27	8,006.00
11	Mighty Quinns	Ian Pollock	24	7,760.00
12	YNCU Corporate South	Anita Araujo	23	7,480.88
13	Pathway Community Church	Darryl Buckle	20	6,060.00
14	Chaos with a Cause CC	Savannah Bromley	15	5,906.00
15	Mapleview Mennonite Church	Chris and Lucas Albrecht	8	5,005.00
16	Another Manic Monday	Dana Montgomery	7	4,820.00
17	Benediction Church	Shannie Dereniuk	19	4,234.00
18	St. Andrew's Kitchener and St. Peter's Lutheran	Terri Whiffin	17	3,885.00
19	The Belmont Village Ice Breakers	Peter Irwin	20	3,855.00
20	Conrad Grebel University College	Braelyn Franz	29	3,700.00
21	LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes	Ashley Medeiros	25	3,665.00
22	Gillam's Waterloo Warriors	Jeff Collett	3	3,075.00
23	Kindred Credit Union	Owen Prutton	6	2,865.00
24	Kitchener East Neighbours Group	Larissa Conley	17	2,775.00
25	S'more walkers	David Landry	10	2,735.00
26	Team Ray of Hope	Kyla Arsenault	6	2,625.00
27	The Centre for Family Medicine	Rachel & Sean Chisholm	6	2,525.00
28	Maggie’s misfits	Cheryl MacLean	5	2,370.00
29	Hope in the night	Reuben Brunsting	5	2,116.82
30	Maple Reinders - Cambridge	Derek Smith	6	1,975.00
31	LifeNorth.Church	LifeNorth. Church	8	1,830.00
32	Kitchener Rotary	Jenna Hammond	7	1,750.00
33	CISV waterloo	Emily Molnar-Snyder	15	1,700.00
34	KJR U11 Select Team	Olly Nespoli	11	1,620.00
35	Walkers For Hope	Penny Forget	8	1,485.00
36	The Freeze Knees	Kristen Smith	2	1,425.00
37	The Real Estate Collective - eXp Realty	Allan Cayenne	10	1,375.00
38	Base Champions	Dave Champion	12	1,125.00
39	4M COMMERCIAL GROUP/LUXE REALTY TEAM	Rob Piombini	5	1,020.00
40	KW Libro	Jenna Morwood	5	994.25
41	Immanuel Pentecostal Church	David WIlkinson	2	970.00
42	Team Million	Tiffany Million	3	967.00
43	Pharmacy Phamily	Milana Madzarac	13	900.00
44	KW	Lisa Potter-Marche	8	860.00
45	Team Gill	Rodney Gill	2	730.00
46	Starbucks 235	John Elliott	9	703.55
47	Kitchener Centre NDP	Kimiko Shibata	2	700.00
48	Sunny Cats	Emilia Morra	3	660.00
49	Dragons	Karen Liphard	12	600.00
50	Baden Central Outreach	Dan Dreer	1	555.00
51	Mission: Employed	Julia Needham	3	550.00
52	Frostbite Fighters	Rachel Ellerman	2	540.00
53	Scotia Spark	Karem Orellana	6	540.00
54	Bigham Blizzard Bunch	Meredith Bigham	6	450.00
55	Praught Sneezers	Muriel Praught	2	325.00
56	Colour the Night	Lisa Reitzel	2	325.00
57	Steven Potje and Julie Najjar	Steven Potje	1	320.00
58	Andante	Donna Gauthier	2	300.00
59	BRIGHT LIFE	Terry Morenz	5	275.00
60	Bracks	Lisa Brackenridge	3	275.00
61	Indigenous Vets	Bill Ridley	1	250.00
62	Dani and the Boys	Danielle Ringer	1	240.00
63	YNCU (Kitchener)	David Fotia	5	120.00
64	Team TCS - Kitchener	Venu Bommagani	2	100.00
65	Recovering Stepworkers	Kelly Waytowich	1	75.00
66	Collabria Financial - Kitchener	Evan Schneider	1	50.00
67	U11BBKJRBLUE	Paula Connolly	1	25.00
68	Paikowsky Pengelly Family	Jenna Paikowsky	3	20.00
69	Forest Heights Community Association	Betty Papazotos	5
70	Top Tier Squadron Of Crazies And Chills	Ryan Kennedy	4
71	Warming Heart’s ??	Lisa Mellon	1
72	Vida Team	Cindy Aponte	1

#	Name	Team Name	Donors	Raised
1	Roman Hatashita	Combat Hunger	44	10,100.00
2	Harold and Darlene Albrecht	Wilmot Centre Walkers	35	7,325.00
3	Mitchell Vandermey	Rockin' Rays	11	6,130.00
4	Marty and Trish Camins	Creekstriders	40	4,550.00
5	Rachel Anderson	Oasis Mennonite Church	29	3,520.00
6	Wendy & David Harris	Creekstriders	23	3,200.00
7	Anita Araujo	YNCU Corporate South	3	3,100.00
8	Kerri Hallman	Creekstriders	7	2,955.00
9	John Murray	Chaos with a Cause CC	16	2,726.00
10	Gareth Goossen	Chilled & Thrilled @WMB	22	2,590.00
11	Jim Barnett	G-Force: Grandview Church	12	2,450.00
12	David McKee	Lincoln Roaders	18	2,350.00
13	Trudy Pollock	Mighty Quinns	20	2,170.00
14	Ian Pollock	Mighty Quinns	11	2,125.00
15	Christine Regier		17	2,050.00
16	Jeff Collett	Gillam's Waterloo Warriors	16	2,020.00
17	Dana Montgomery	Another Manic Monday	34	2,000.00
18	Lisa Treleaven		20	1,800.00
19	Bill and MJ Goudy	G-Force: Grandview Church	20	1,655.00
20	Scott Starra	Rockin' Rays	17	1,625.00
21	melanie reist	Chilled & Thrilled @WMB	15	1,600.00
22	Ken Martin	Oasis Mennonite Church	13	1,575.00
23	Creekside Singles	Creekstriders	23	1,397.00
24	Kyla Arsenault	Team Ray of Hope	10	1,375.00
25	StrykerZ Kitchen & Bar		1	1,328.00
26	Patricia Huynh	Uptown Community Church	13	1,300.00
27	James Scott	G-Force: Grandview Church	12	1,185.00
28	Alex Kalmar		15	1,150.00
29	Abigail Hissa	Creekstriders	12	1,130.00
30	Anthony Piscitelli	YNCU Corporate South	11	1,125.00
31	Christine Jantzi	Mapleview Mennonite Church	3	1,125.00
32	Johnny Montgomery	Another Manic Monday	10	1,050.00
33	Derek Smith	Maple Reinders - Cambridge	9	1,025.00
34	Kristen Smith	The Freeze Knees	11	1,025.00
35	Owen Prutton	Kindred Credit Union	1	1,000.00
36	Donna and Randy Ferguson	Uptown Community Church	4	950.00
37	Ray Brunsting	Hope in the night	5	900.00
38	David Landry	S'more walkers	9	900.00
39	Tonya Verburg	Rockin' Rays	9	900.00
40	Tiffany Svensson	Lincoln Roaders	11	900.00
41	Dan Wideman	Chaos with a Cause CC	7	900.00
42	Helen Gallinger	Creekstriders	13	885.00
43	Reuben Brunsting	Hope in the night	7	861.82
44	Sue Koch	Team Ray of Hope	7	850.00
45	Katrina Brunsting	Uptown Community Church	9	836.00
46	Tanya Delleman	Pathway Community Church	11	835.00
47	Scott Brown	G-Force: Grandview Church	3	825.00
48	Terry Pardys	G-Force: Grandview Church	15	815.00
49	Jessie Brown		20	795.00
50	Karen Bast	G-Force: Grandview Church	9	790.00
51	Angéline Lafleur	Uptown Community Church	8	775.00
52	Amelia Howey	Another Manic Monday	13	775.00
53	Deb-Wes Jones	Creekstriders	8	770.00
54	Adrian DeCoo	Kitchener Rotary	9	750.00
55	Allan Cayenne	The Real Estate Collective - eXp Realty	12	750.00
56	Tony Grove	Oasis Mennonite Church	1	750.00
57	Chris and Lucas Albrecht	Mapleview Mennonite Church	7	750.00
58	Linda Jacobs	Creekstriders	5	750.00
59	Cindy Fish	YNCU Corporate South	9	750.00
60	Ingrid Klein	G-Force: Grandview Church	6	725.00
61	Kaite Ghent	Mighty Quinns	8	725.00
62	Lori Brodie	Maggie’s misfits	20	720.00
63	Brad Kish	Lincoln Roaders	4	700.00
64	Ryan Robinson		12	700.00
65	Rachel & Sean Chisholm	The Centre for Family Medicine	2	700.00
66	Derrien Kish	Lincoln Roaders	4	700.00
67	Jennifer Landry	S'more walkers	8	695.00
68	Katherine Fallon	Chilled & Thrilled @WMB	7	680.00
69	Sarah, Jon, Tyson, Maggie , Fiona Bester	The Centre for Family Medicine	10	675.00
70	Beckett Lawless	Benton Youth	8	675.00
71	Pedro Quinonez	YNCU Corporate South	14	670.00
72	Harper Verhoeve		10	667.41
73	Wendy Saulesleja	G-Force: Grandview Church	10	650.00
74	Nathan Barrenechea	Benton Youth	6	650.00
75	Olly Nespoli	KJR U11 Select Team	4	650.00
76	Curtis Cressman	Oasis Mennonite Church	7	640.00
77	Elsie Feddema	LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes	15	635.00
78	Lucas Stryker	LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes	15	625.00
79	Christian Larsen	Benton Youth	4	625.00
80	CoreyAnne Beaton	Immanuel Pentecostal Church	11	620.00
81	Allison Nishiwaki	Sunny Cats	12	610.00
82	Laura & Otto	Pathway Community Church	9	600.00
83	Cheryl MacLean	Maggie’s misfits	7	600.00
84	Reece Harms	Conrad Grebel University College	6	600.00
85	Sara McKnight	Chaos with a Cause CC	5	600.00
86	Blair Allen	Lincoln Roaders	10	600.00
87	Heather Gross	Pathway Community Church	14	595.00
88	Rob Piombini	4M COMMERCIAL GROUP/LUXE REALTY TEAM	5	575.00
89	Amber Kieffer	Creekstriders	7	575.00
90	Carolyn Warnica	St. Andrew's Kitchener and St. Peter's Lutheran	4	570.00
91	Dan Dreer	Baden Central Outreach	5	555.00
92	Andrew Glendon		9	551.00
93	Kimberly Rogan	Rockin' Rays	2	550.00
94	Katy Biersteker	Creekstriders	10	550.00
95	Leanne Nullmeyer	Kindred Credit Union	4	550.00
96	David Brunsting	Uptown Community Church	7	520.00
97	Eli Elliotson	Benton Youth	8	504.14
98	Merle Burkholder	Oasis Mennonite Church	1	500.00
99	Joanna Niemi	Kitchener East Neighbours Group	11	500.00
100	Tonja Hansen-Klinck	Chilled & Thrilled @WMB	6	500.00
101	Joel Deschamps	Another Manic Monday	11	500.00
102	Jeremy Jantzi	Mapleview Mennonite Church	1	500.00
103	Adam Knowles	Chilled & Thrilled @WMB	4	500.00
104	John Slomka	LifeNorth.Church	6	495.00
105	Rosalie Griffett	Mighty Quinns	12	490.00
106	Karen Power	Mighty Quinns	5	475.00
107	Charles Pushparajah	Mighty Quinns	9	455.00
108	Sarah Ward	Benediction Church	2	450.00
109	Penny Forget	Walkers For Hope	6	445.00
110	Ken Schultz	Creekstriders	8	437.00
111	Ruth & Mitch Rabak	Pathway Community Church	6	435.00
112	PersonGuy Hu	Chilled & Thrilled @WMB	6	430.00
113	Sarah Ahmad	Maple Reinders - Cambridge	8	425.00
114	Luke Hansen	Chilled & Thrilled @WMB	5	425.00
115	Sylvie Drader	Lincoln Roaders	5	425.00
116	Karen Hodder	Maggie’s misfits	5	425.00
117	Graham Faulkner	S'more walkers	9	425.00
118	Debbie Brittain	Lincoln Roaders	8	420.00
119	Kira Boles	Creekstriders	8	420.00
120	Tera Dargavel	Benton Youth	11	420.00
121	Rachel Ellerman	Frostbite Fighters	13	420.00
122	Shelly Porteous		4	400.00
123	Julia, Fraser, Emma and Lacey Hutton	The Centre for Family Medicine	4	400.00
124	Amanda and Luke Gerber	Mapleview Mennonite Church	3	400.00
125	Emma Rice	Benton Youth	9	400.00
126	Wesley, Melissa & Scott Clark	The Centre for Family Medicine	5	400.00
127	Isla Ozutok	CISV waterloo	4	400.00
128	Susan McLaren	Maggie’s misfits	6	400.00
129	Amirault Clan	Lincoln Roaders	3	400.00
130	Michaela Slomka	LifeNorth.Church	7	400.00
131	Margaret/Joe/Samuel Wilton	Chilled & Thrilled @WMB	7	400.00
132	Harry Clark	Benton Youth	6	392.00
133	Kathy Elliott	Kindred Credit Union	5	385.00
134	Shelley Johnson	Wilmot Centre Walkers	6	385.00
135	Cindy McLean	G-Force: Grandview Church	6	370.00
136	Amanda R	Rockin' Rays	6	355.00
137	Sylvia Decker	The Centre for Family Medicine	2	350.00
138	Anna Van Es	LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes	5	350.00
139	Shannie Dereniuk	Benediction Church	4	350.00
140	Terri Whiffin	St. Andrew's Kitchener and St. Peter's Lutheran	2	350.00
141	Ethan Matthison	Benton Youth	6	350.00
142	Nathan Avery	Benton Youth	3	350.00
143	Greg Reed	Chilled & Thrilled @WMB	2	350.00
144	Tiffany Million	Team Million	4	350.00
145	Murray and Jackie Hill	Pathway Community Church	5	350.00
146	Charmaine Kuepfer	Creekstriders	3	350.00
147	Wesley Palmer	Chilled & Thrilled @WMB	2	350.00
148	Braelyn Franz	Conrad Grebel University College	3	350.00
149	Macy Smith	The Freeze Knees	4	350.00
150	Brisha Marli Clark	KW	3	350.00
151	Rajat Malhotra	Another Manic Monday	8	350.00
152	Caleb Enns	Uptown Community Church	4	345.00
153	Jennifer Smith	G-Force: Grandview Church	8	345.00
154	Judy Jewett	Creekstriders	7	345.00
155	Cheryl Nagle	G-Force: Grandview Church	10	345.00
156	Brianne McCallum	Creekstriders	4	340.00
157	Jakob Peters	Benton Youth	5	336.00
158	Kyden Elliotson	Benton Youth	7	335.00
159	Rodney Gill	Team Gill	6	330.00
160	Savannah Bromley	Chaos with a Cause CC	4	325.00
161	Sarah Towers	Chilled & Thrilled @WMB	3	325.00
162	Angela Therriault	Starbucks 235	2	325.00
163	Scott Dodd	G-Force: Grandview Church	5	325.00
164	Ellie Dyck	Benton Youth	4	325.00
165	Murray Coulter	Wilmot Centre Walkers	4	325.00
166	Aaron Gerber	Mapleview Mennonite Church	2	325.00
167	Calvin Noble	G-Force: Grandview Church	6	325.00
168	Jordan Noble	G-Force: Grandview Church	6	325.00
169	Lawrence Hansen	Chilled & Thrilled @WMB	2	325.00
170	Joe Aspden	YNCU Corporate South	4	320.88
171	Steven Potje	Steven Potje and Julie Najjar	11	320.00
172	Jenna Morwood	KW Libro	6	320.00
173	Ian Morton	LifeNorth.Church	3	320.00
174	Abigael Manary	The Belmont Village Ice Breakers	14	320.00
175	Kara Brunsting	Hope in the night	3	315.00
176	Aletheia Manary	The Belmont Village Ice Breakers	13	310.00
177	Darryl Buckle	Pathway Community Church	2	310.00
178	Amelia Lewicki	Lincoln Roaders	7	310.00
179	Alyssa Lewicki	Lincoln Roaders	7	310.00
180	Rachel Johnson	Creekstriders	6	305.00
181	Glenn Reimer	Chilled & Thrilled @WMB	2	305.00
182	Josh Million	Team Million	2	301.00
183	Caleb Million	Team Million	2	301.00
184	Faraja Sadi	Lincoln Roaders	2	300.00
185	Bryan Drader	Lincoln Roaders	3	300.00
186	Kimiko Shibata	Kitchener Centre NDP	2	300.00
187	Kathleen Green	Kindred Credit Union	4	300.00
188	Veronica Carruthers	Benediction Church	3	300.00
189	Georgie Mitchell	KW Libro	6	300.00
190	Beth Connor	CISV waterloo	2	300.00
191	Madeline and Nolan Jones	Benediction Church	5	300.00
192	Gryphon Stoneman	Creekstriders	6	300.00
193	Kristen Hines	Chilled & Thrilled @WMB	5	300.00
194	Terezinha Hignett	4M COMMERCIAL GROUP/LUXE REALTY TEAM	4	300.00
195	Glenda Karn	Pathway Community Church	5	300.00
196	Katelyn Brunskill	Creekstriders	3	300.00
197	Carolyn Gingerich	Kitchener East Neighbours Group	4	300.00
198	Vera Wagler	Kitchener East Neighbours Group	8	295.00
199	Karis Wagler	Kitchener East Neighbours Group	8	295.00
200	Jean-Pierre Forget	Walkers For Hope	6	295.00
201	Billie Ross	Chaos with a Cause CC	5	295.00
202	Heather Burry Dodd	G-Force: Grandview Church	6	285.00
203	Daniel Johnson	Creekstriders	5	280.00
204	Berlin Nixon	Mighty Quinns	10	280.00
205	Paula Goossen	Kindred Credit Union	4	280.00
206	Nathaniel Samis	LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes	3	275.00
207	RICHARD BEAN	Oasis Mennonite Church	2	275.00
208	Georgia Barlow	Benediction Church	2	275.00
209	Nolan Smith	The Belmont Village Ice Breakers	9	275.00
210	Lucia Hines	Chilled & Thrilled @WMB	5	275.00
211	Jan Blackburn	St. Andrew's Kitchener and St. Peter's Lutheran	3	275.00
212	Avery Chan	LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes	4	275.00
213	Andrew Noble	G-Force: Grandview Church	4	275.00
214	Declan Kukula	Benton Youth	5	275.00
215	Mila McMurray	Conrad Grebel University College	3	275.00
216	Hope Gakunzi	Benton Youth	5	270.00
217	Daniel Kitcher	LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes	2	270.00
218	Hannah Irwin	The Belmont Village Ice Breakers	5	270.00
219	Jonathan Irwin	The Belmont Village Ice Breakers	5	270.00
220	Fiona Irwin	The Belmont Village Ice Breakers	5	270.00
221	Aveline Rice	Benton Youth	6	270.00
222	Jacob Hay	Chaos with a Cause CC	6	260.00
223	Mary Corry	St. Andrew's Kitchener and St. Peter's Lutheran	6	260.00
224	Eponine Loney	Pathway Community Church	7	255.00
225	Evangeline Loney	Pathway Community Church	7	255.00
226	Ephraim Loney	Pathway Community Church	7	255.00
227	Erika Mutimura	Pharmacy Phamily	4	250.00
228	Dave Slomka	LifeNorth.Church	3	250.00
229	Everett Strong	Uptown Community Church	5	250.00
230	Naomi Ropp	Pathway Community Church	4	250.00
231	Hannah Strong	Uptown Community Church	5	250.00
232	Bill Ridley	Indigenous Vets	1	250.00
233	Julia Needham	Mission: Employed	1	250.00
234	Zach Harwood	Benediction Church	1	250.00
235	Howard Lichty	Oasis Mennonite Church	1	250.00
236	Lexi Haines	Benton Youth	3	250.00
237	Aramis Jahn	Benton Youth	3	250.00
238	Éowyn Clifford	Benton Youth	5	250.00
239	Kirk Sommers	Gillam's Waterloo Warriors	1	250.00
240	Melanie and Terry MARTIN	Lincoln Roaders	3	250.00
241	Kiley Moore	Conrad Grebel University College	2	250.00
242	Brock Sawlor	Uptown Community Church	3	250.00
243	Nicole Rossi	Mission: Employed	1	250.00
244	Dawn Gill	Team Gill	5	250.00
245	Peter Irwin	The Belmont Village Ice Breakers	2	250.00
246	Michael Brnjas	Chilled & Thrilled @WMB	2	250.00
247	Adam Burek	Kindred Credit Union	2	250.00
248	Ayah Al-Thibeh	KW	3	250.00
249	Michelle Knowles	Chilled & Thrilled @WMB	3	250.00
250	Emsley Kukula	Benton Youth	5	250.00
251	Karen Chisholm	St. Andrew's Kitchener and St. Peter's Lutheran	2	250.00
252	Robert Leggo	YNCU Corporate South	2	250.00
253	Sue Parker	St. Andrew's Kitchener and St. Peter's Lutheran	2	250.00
254	Brad Duxbury	Chaos with a Cause CC	3	250.00
255	Victoria Strong	Uptown Community Church	3	250.00
256	Mateah Rice	Benton Youth	5	245.00
257	Meadow Kaastra	LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes	4	245.00
258	Danielle Ringer	Dani and the Boys	7	240.00
259	LARRY PENNANEN	Pathway Community Church	2	240.00
260	Cohen Van Es	G-Force: Grandview Church	4	235.00
261	Erika Guderian	Uptown Community Church	2	230.00
262	Shenelle Dogliotti	Benediction Church	2	227.00
263	Marco Dogliotti	Benediction Church	2	227.00
264	Melinda Recchia	Pharmacy Phamily	4	225.00
265	Paul Rostrup	Kitchener Rotary	3	225.00
266	Joel Westerhof	YNCU Corporate South	4	225.00
267	Christy Ireland-Olivier	CISV waterloo	6	215.00
268	Jeanette Balzer	Pathway Community Church	3	210.00
269	Stephen Balzer	Pathway Community Church	3	210.00
270	Jenna Hammond	Kitchener Rotary	3	200.00
271	Ron N	Benediction Church	1	200.00
272	Chris Johnson	Creekstriders	3	200.00
273	Heidi Sider	G-Force: Grandview Church	3	200.00
274	Julia Strong	Conrad Grebel University College	4	200.00
275	Mark Stromenberg	Chaos with a Cause CC	3	200.00
276	Mateo Pereira	Benton Youth	2	200.00
277	Katie & Joshua Foster	Mapleview Mennonite Church	2	200.00
278	Trinity Spry	Mighty Quinns	5	200.00
279	Naomi Matthison	Benton Youth	5	200.00
280	Victoria Lehmann	CISV waterloo	3	200.00
281	Rose Noble	G-Force: Grandview Church	2	200.00
282	Reg Lewicki	Lincoln Roaders	2	200.00
283	Lisa Pardys	G-Force: Grandview Church	2	200.00
284	Katherine Fallon		2	200.00
285	Paul Spencer	St. Andrew's Kitchener and St. Peter's Lutheran	3	200.00
286	Sawyer Millard	LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes	6	200.00
287	Brian Houser	Base Champions	1	200.00
288	Leanne Morton	LifeNorth.Church	4	195.00
289	Eli Gingerich	Kitchener East Neighbours Group	4	190.00
290	Alina Manary	The Belmont Village Ice Breakers	8	190.00
291	Abdu Lounici	KW Libro	6	185.00
292	Anderson Wright	LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes	3	180.00
293	Joan Ottuh	Benton Youth	3	180.00
294	Shirley Rennie	St. Andrew's Kitchener and St. Peter's Lutheran	4	175.00
295	Stefanie Morrissey	Colour the Night	3	175.00
296	Nathaniel Samis	KJR U11 Select Team	1	175.00
297	Carolyn Crozier	Dragons	5	175.00
298	Zoya Siddiqui	Gillam's Waterloo Warriors	3	175.00
299	Kate Wilson	Maggie’s misfits	2	175.00
300	Anna Reesor Rempel	Conrad Grebel University College	4	175.00
301	Stella Reesor Rempel	Conrad Grebel University College	4	175.00
302	Evan Keogh	KJR U11 Select Team	4	175.00
303	Howard Blundell	G-Force: Grandview Church	3	170.00
304	Emmett Morton	LifeNorth.Church	2	170.00
305	Olamide Babalola	YNCU Corporate South	2	160.00
306	Caleb Jukes	Uptown Community Church	3	155.00
307	Janet Hahn	St. Andrew's Kitchener and St. Peter's Lutheran	3	155.00
308	Bruce Taylor	The Belmont Village Ice Breakers	1	150.00
309	Weber Family	Kitchener East Neighbours Group	2	150.00
310	Lisa Reitzel	Colour the Night	2	150.00
311	Benjamin Marsh	Uptown Community Church	2	150.00
312	Donna Gauthier	Andante	1	150.00
313	Carissa Johnson	Creekstriders	1	150.00
314	Bradley Gordon	Benediction Church	2	150.00
315	Colleen Blundell	G-Force: Grandview Church	2	150.00
316	Sarah Kipfer	Mapleview Mennonite Church	2	150.00
317	Logan Chin	Chilled & Thrilled @WMB	2	150.00
318	Mike Magreehan	Mighty Quinns	1	150.00
319	Wendy Paterson	St. Andrew's Kitchener and St. Peter's Lutheran	2	150.00
320	Lucy Gardiner	G-Force: Grandview Church	3	150.00
321	Peter Gissing		1	150.00
322	Arturo Pereira	Benton Youth	2	150.00
323	Cheryl Saunders	Base Champions	1	150.00
324	Bryan Bauman	Pathway Community Church	1	150.00
325	Rupert Saunders	Base Champions	1	150.00
326	Ben McBride	CISV waterloo	4	150.00
327	David WIlkinson	Immanuel Pentecostal Church	2	150.00
328	Karem Orellana	Scotia Spark	5	150.00
329	Jolene Hiltz	Mighty Quinns	1	150.00
330	Jeff Sider	G-Force: Grandview Church	1	150.00
331	Darlene Dakin	Dragons	3	150.00
332	Jesse Hiltz	Mighty Quinns	1	150.00
333	Shannah-Lyn Clifford	Benton Youth	4	150.00
334	Suellen Vieira de Souza	Benton Youth	3	150.00
335	Jean-Michel Allard	Andante	1	150.00
336	Gary Winterhalt	St. Andrew's Kitchener and St. Peter's Lutheran	3	150.00
337	Evelyn Snieder	Creekstriders	2	150.00
338	Kristen Saburn	Starbucks 235	1	150.00
339	Silas Thorpe	The Belmont Village Ice Breakers	2	150.00
340	Ashley Rogas	G-Force: Grandview Church	2	150.00
341	Brooklyn Rogas	G-Force: Grandview Church	2	150.00
342	Sarah Bateman	Team Ray of Hope	1	150.00
343	Emily Shamas	Conrad Grebel University College	1	150.00
344	Elena Shpinel	Kitchener Rotary	2	150.00
345	Charm Relator	YNCU Corporate South	1	150.00
346	Julie Lafleur	Uptown Community Church	1	150.00
347	Lydia Bateman	Team Ray of Hope	1	150.00
348	Karen Brock	The Belmont Village Ice Breakers	2	150.00
349	Victor Morton	St. Andrew's Kitchener and St. Peter's Lutheran	1	150.00
350	BJ Champion	Base Champions	2	150.00
351	Aimee Wagner	YNCU Corporate South	1	150.00
352	Heather Bauman	Pathway Community Church	1	150.00
353	Haleema Rehman	KW	2	150.00
354	Pamela McKeown	Walkers For Hope	5	145.00
355	Tunde Abiodun	4M COMMERCIAL GROUP/LUXE REALTY TEAM	3	145.00
356	Meredith Wagler	Kitchener East Neighbours Group	4	145.00
357	Anna Van Es	G-Force: Grandview Church	3	140.00
358	Macy Nixon	Mighty Quinns	3	140.00
359	Brent Kipfer	Mapleview Mennonite Church	2	130.00
360	Noella Balzer	Pathway Community Church	4	130.00
361	Evelyn Balzer	Pathway Community Church	4	130.00
362	Sarah Van Es	G-Force: Grandview Church	2	125.00
363	Hayley Bauman	Pathway Community Church	2	125.00
364	Joel Van Es	G-Force: Grandview Church	2	125.00
365	Jadon Van Es	G-Force: Grandview Church	2	125.00
366	Ken Hull	Walkers For Hope	2	125.00
367	Jill Sadler	The Real Estate Collective - eXp Realty	3	125.00
368	Amber Pareja	The Real Estate Collective - eXp Realty	3	125.00
369	Milana Madzarac	Pharmacy Phamily	5	125.00
370	Thomas Prins	Kitchener East Neighbours Group	2	125.00
371	Laura Gardiner	G-Force: Grandview Church	3	125.00
372	Grace Prins	Kitchener East Neighbours Group	2	125.00
373	David Fotia	YNCU (Kitchener)	2	120.00
374	Ethia Gakunzi	Benton Youth	3	120.00
375	Evan Sider	G-Force: Grandview Church	2	120.00
376	Lisa Gaetan	Scotia Spark	2	120.00
377	Eliana Gakunzi	Benton Youth	4	120.00
378	Elizabeth Faulkner	S'more walkers	2	115.00
379	James Reimer	Chilled & Thrilled @WMB	1	110.00
380	Tori Rocha	Starbucks 235	3	103.55
381	Larissa Conley	Kitchener East Neighbours Group	1	100.00
382	Bruce and Nancy; Harley and Wyatt Young Young	St. Andrew's Kitchener and St. Peter's Lutheran	1	100.00
383	Mia Fluit	Conrad Grebel University College	1	100.00
384	David Harris	Creekstriders	1	100.00
385	Daniela Andrasi	Base Champions	1	100.00
386	Vitus Armand Andrasi	Base Champions	1	100.00
387	Tia Tuinstra	Mighty Quinns	1	100.00
388	Ryan Carruthers	Benediction Church	1	100.00
389	Marianne Mellinger	Walkers For Hope	1	100.00
390	Lisa Colangelo	YNCU Corporate South	1	100.00
391	Silas Mutter	KJR U11 Select Team	2	100.00
392	Venu Bommagani	Team TCS - Kitchener	1	100.00
393	Leslie Hurst	The Real Estate Collective - eXp Realty	3	100.00
394	Megan Bourdeau	Another Manic Monday	3	100.00
395	Theodore Landry	S'more walkers	3	100.00
396	Felix Landry	S'more walkers	3	100.00
397	Pierce Landry	S'more walkers	3	100.00
398	Lisa Brackenridge	Bracks	2	100.00
399	Gabriel Tan-Chen	Uptown Community Church	1	100.00
400	Magdalena Tan-Chen	Uptown Community Church	1	100.00
401	Melani B	Benediction Church	1	100.00
402	John Cummings	Lincoln Roaders	2	100.00
403	Thao Vu	Conrad Grebel University College	1	100.00
404	Emma Morby	S'more walkers	3	100.00
405	Luke Bolhous	G-Force: Grandview Church	2	100.00
406	Timothy Chester	Team Ray of Hope	3	100.00
407	Zara Sen	Benton Youth	2	100.00
408	Ruth Setacci	Uptown Community Church	1	100.00
409	Gustavo de Azevedo Silva	Benton Youth	2	100.00
410	Kiersten McLeod	Benediction Church	1	100.00
411	Savannah Winker	LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes	1	100.00
412	Andrea Balfour	Walkers For Hope	2	100.00
413	Efrem Mulu	Benton Youth	2	100.00
414	Mitchell Terpstra	Benton Youth	2	100.00
415	Selome Mulu	Benton Youth	2	100.00
416	Sonja Petersen	Benton Youth	3	100.00
417	Kevin Dolishny	CISV waterloo	1	100.00
418	Alexander Strong	Uptown Community Church	1	100.00
419	Xander Xiong	Benediction Church	1	100.00
420	Yonatan Mulu	Benton Youth	2	100.00
421	Elelta Segid	Benton Youth	2	100.00
422	Megha Bansal	Rockin' Rays	1	100.00
423	Dan Fennema	Chaos with a Cause CC	1	100.00
424	Dave Champion	Base Champions	1	100.00
425	Tiffany Irwin	The Belmont Village Ice Breakers	2	100.00
426	Ashley Medeiros	LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes	1	100.00
427	Jacob Vandermeersch	KJR U11 Select Team	2	95.00
428	Nancy Page	Frostbite Fighters	3	95.00
429	Matthew Williams	G-Force: Grandview Church	2	90.00
430	Bethany Sider	G-Force: Grandview Church	2	90.00
431	Caleb Martin	LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes	2	90.00
432	Gemini Bradshaw	Benediction Church	2	85.00
433	Alice Parkinson	CISV waterloo	1	80.00
434	Scott Bauman	Pathway Community Church	1	75.00
435	Jonathan Gardiner	G-Force: Grandview Church	2	75.00
436	Andre Bean	Oasis Mennonite Church	2	75.00
437	Devorah Bean	Oasis Mennonite Church	2	75.00
438	Elliot Bean	Oasis Mennonite Church	2	75.00
439	Muriel Praught	Praught Sneezers	1	75.00
440	Robbie Parkinson	CISV waterloo	2	75.00
441	Eric Pollock	Mighty Quinns	1	75.00
442	Chase Magreehan	Mighty Quinns	1	75.00
443	Asher Borwankar	KJR U11 Select Team	1	75.00
444	Amber Lugg	BRIGHT LIFE	1	75.00
445	Bruce Taylor	The Belmont Village Ice Breakers	1	75.00
446	Bruce Taylor	The Belmont Village Ice Breakers	1	75.00
447	Tolu Adeleye	LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes	2	75.00
448	Hannah Beyene	LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes	2	75.00
449	Matt Champion	Base Champions	1	75.00
450	Kohen Faulkner	S'more walkers	2	75.00
451	Lily-Anna Faulkner	S'more walkers	2	75.00
452	Kelly Waytowich	Recovering Stepworkers	1	75.00
453	Nate Carl	KJR U11 Select Team	2	75.00
454	Finn Carl	KJR U11 Select Team	2	75.00
455	Alan Praught	Praught Sneezers	1	75.00
456	Virginie Tremblay	Dragons	2	75.00
457	Jack Barber	G-Force: Grandview Church	2	60.00
458	Lisa Potter-Marche	KW	2	60.00
459	Chloe France	KW Libro	2	55.00
460	Sara Clarke	KW Libro	2	55.00
461	Emre Aydemir	Maple Reinders - Cambridge	1	50.00
462	Yuliia Poliakova	Kitchener Rotary	1	50.00
463	Heather Horst	Sunny Cats	1	50.00
464	Alicia Elvins	Dragons	1	50.00
465	Alina Chernin	Benediction Church	1	50.00
466	Ana Goncalves	Maple Reinders - Cambridge	1	50.00
467	Malcolm Graham	KJR U11 Select Team	1	50.00
468	Brandon Town	The Real Estate Collective - eXp Realty	1	50.00
469	Jeremy Bishop	KJR U11 Select Team	1	50.00
470	Meredith Bigham	Bigham Blizzard Bunch	1	50.00
471	Maria Scholman	Conrad Grebel University College	1	50.00
472	Kenton Shantz	Oasis Mennonite Church	1	50.00
473	Terry Morenz	BRIGHT LIFE	1	50.00
474	Robert Metcalf	The Belmont Village Ice Breakers	1	50.00
475	Caleb Conley	Kitchener East Neighbours Group	1	50.00
476	Sharon Morenz	BRIGHT LIFE	1	50.00
477	Caitlyn Morenz	BRIGHT LIFE	1	50.00
478	Mary Stanley	Pharmacy Phamily	1	50.00
479	Oliver Van Weston	BRIGHT LIFE	1	50.00
480	Tracy Miller	Dragons	1	50.00
481	Jenn Kyei	YNCU Corporate South	1	50.00
482	Phil Lehmann	CISV waterloo	1	50.00
483	Breanne Tessaro	Mission: Employed	1	50.00
484	Mira Conley	Kitchener East Neighbours Group	1	50.00
485	Aaron Thorpe	The Belmont Village Ice Breakers	1	50.00
486	Rachel Elkin	CISV waterloo	2	50.00
487	Erika Brandt		1	50.00
488	Andy Stumpf	Lincoln Roaders	1	50.00
489	Daiana Melo	Maple Reinders - Cambridge	1	50.00
490	Arianne Manary	The Belmont Village Ice Breakers	1	50.00
491	Don Di Maulo	Pharmacy Phamily	1	50.00
492	Hava Figenblat	Chaos with a Cause CC	1	50.00
493	Amara Manary	The Belmont Village Ice Breakers	1	50.00
494	Alaia Brito Lopez	LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes	1	50.00
495	Navjot Singh	The Real Estate Collective - eXp Realty	1	50.00
496	Daniel Bigham	Bigham Blizzard Bunch	1	50.00
497	Eli Bigham	Bigham Blizzard Bunch	1	50.00
498	Emma Bigham	Bigham Blizzard Bunch	1	50.00
499	Jake Strang		1	50.00
500	Hazel Bigham	Bigham Blizzard Bunch	1	50.00
501	Olive Bigham	Bigham Blizzard Bunch	1	50.00
502	Cindy Damsma	Maple Reinders - Cambridge	1	50.00
503	Karissa Grove	Oasis Mennonite Church	1	50.00
504	lisa Setacci	Uptown Community Church	1	50.00
505	Kailey Grove Grove	Oasis Mennonite Church	1	50.00
506	Karen Liphard	Dragons	2	45.00
507	Hannah den Bak	Hope in the night	2	40.00
508	Tony Smith	The Belmont Village Ice Breakers	1	35.00
509	Lesley Chiasson	Dragons	1	30.00
510	Maya Keirstead	CISV waterloo	1	30.00
511	Emily Davies-Robinson		1	30.00
512	Jason Barber	G-Force: Grandview Church	1	30.00
513	Brenda Ballantyne	St. Andrew's Kitchener and St. Peter's Lutheran	1	25.00
514	Joan Hartwig	St. Andrew's Kitchener and St. Peter's Lutheran	1	25.00
515	Ben Kandathil	Uptown Community Church	1	25.00
516	Cailean Thompson	Starbucks 235	1	25.00
517	Brittany Weston	Uptown Community Church	1	25.00
518	Oksana Tereshchenko	Kitchener Rotary	1	25.00
519	Otis Brackenridge	Bracks	1	25.00
520	Silvia Brackenridge	Bracks	1	25.00
521	Salman Bin Jasim	YNCU Corporate South	1	25.00
522	Temitope Saheed	YNCU Corporate South	1	25.00
523	Andrew Smith	Uptown Community Church	1	25.00
524	Paula Connolly	U11BBKJRBLUE	1	25.00
525	Alicia Cunningham	Scotia Spark	1	25.00
526	Blake Jolley	LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes	1	25.00
527	Faith Kennedy	LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes	1	25.00
528	Brian Blake	Another Manic Monday	1	25.00
529	Nishola Shittu	LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes	1	20.00
530	Shawn Bradshaw	Benediction Church	1	20.00
531	Philip Marsh	Uptown Community Church	1	20.00
532	Jenna Paikowsky	Paikowsky Pengelly Family	1	20.00
533	Katiana Wieczorek	Conrad Grebel University College	1	4.32
534	Nicole Verhoeve
535	Jessica Kirk
536	Noah Schiedel	LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes
537	Mehmet Tutak	The Real Estate Collective - eXp Realty
538	alexandre lamarche	YNCU Corporate South
539	Coreen Kavanagh	KW
540	Alexander Embro	Starbucks 235
541	Evan Schneider	Collabria Financial - Kitchener
542	Maria Oreshkin	LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes
543	Kae Ainsworth	Starbucks 235
544	Remi Juby	Conrad Grebel University College
545	Eric Kosel	4M COMMERCIAL GROUP/LUXE REALTY TEAM
546	Charity Burt	Chilled & Thrilled @WMB
547	Neil Kauffman	Conrad Grebel University College
548	Ryan Kennedy	Top Tier Squadron Of Crazies And Chills
549	Cameron McMahon	Conrad Grebel University College
550	Emily Parkinson	CISV waterloo
551	Dalibor Radulovic	4M COMMERCIAL GROUP/LUXE REALTY TEAM
552	Merve Ozbek	KW
553	Blake Mcilwaine	KW
554	Becky Ewan	Pharmacy Phamily
555	Maeve Wilson	LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes
556	Devon Wagler	Kitchener East Neighbours Group
557	Logan Gillett	Conrad Grebel University College
558	Danish Iftakhar	Base Champions
559	Ruhama Amar	YNCU Corporate South
560	Leah Crease	Chilled & Thrilled @WMB
561	Ray McCormick	Forest Heights Community Association
562	Aislinn Clancy
563	Alex N	Team Ray of Hope
564	Hannah Voorneveld	Mighty Quinns
565	Eden Suderman	Conrad Grebel University College
566	Navdeep singh	Chaos with a Cause CC
567	Marlita Magreehan	Mighty Quinns
568	Vanessa Hoff	Top Tier Squadron Of Crazies And Chills
569	gloria rees	St. Andrew's Kitchener and St. Peter's Lutheran
570	Stella Erotokritou	YNCU (Kitchener)
571	tony gylland	St. Andrew's Kitchener and St. Peter's Lutheran
572	Tom Legrady	Kitchener Centre NDP
573	Lisa Pokrajac	Dragons
574	Mike Morrice	Kitchener Rotary
575	Zack Hall	Chaos with a Cause CC
576	Vangie Gingerich	Kitchener East Neighbours Group
577	Jadzia Janse	Top Tier Squadron Of Crazies And Chills
578	Ayushi Ayushi	Scotia Spark
579	Toni Heidt
580	Madeline Frey	Conrad Grebel University College
581	Derek Maddicks	Chaos with a Cause CC
582	Rachel Hughes	Chilled & Thrilled @WMB
583	Kim Fooks	Pharmacy Phamily
584	Sarah Fortuna	YNCU Corporate South
585	Tricia Snider	Chilled & Thrilled @WMB
586	Carolyn Slomka	LifeNorth.Church
587	Tony Nzioki	Chilled & Thrilled @WMB
588	Peter Kotwicz
589	Danyal (Daniel if needed) Nadeem	Top Tier Squadron Of Crazies And Chills
590	Nancy Penhorwood	YNCU (Kitchener)
591	Sam Giesler-Brown	The Centre for Family Medicine
592	Kristian Nessel	Chilled & Thrilled @WMB
593	Gustavo Guimaraes	YNCU Corporate South
594	Ibi Brown	Dragons
595	Lisa Mellon	Warming Heart’s ??
596	Jamie Tollar	Pharmacy Phamily
597	Emily Molnar-Snyder	CISV waterloo
598	Cihan Saracoglu
599	Kayla Fielding	Conrad Grebel University College
600	Joanne Lenos	Forest Heights Community Association
601	Abygail Ouko	Chilled & Thrilled @WMB
602	Tommy Friesen	Conrad Grebel University College
603	Shawn Bradshaw	Benediction Church
604	Ryan Lockley	Chilled & Thrilled @WMB
605	cahit tutak	The Real Estate Collective - eXp Realty
606	Janine Arsenault	YNCU Corporate South
607	Aryanna Todoroff	Conrad Grebel University College
608	Sonia Nand	KW
609	Kayla McNally	YNCU Corporate South
610	Ben Riley	Chilled & Thrilled @WMB
611	Simon Kauffman	Conrad Grebel University College
612	Erika Hiltz	Mighty Quinns
613	Rhea Sanjay	CISV waterloo
614	Katelyn Riley	Chilled & Thrilled @WMB
615	Yi Ye	Conrad Grebel University College
616	Kim Reeds
617	Ryan Hiltz	Mighty Quinns
618	Shawn Hiltz	Mighty Quinns
619	Jessica Reesor Rempel	Conrad Grebel University College
620	Sarah Pengelly	Paikowsky Pengelly Family
621	Matthew Chin	Chilled & Thrilled @WMB
622	Steven Reesor Rempel	Conrad Grebel University College
623	Natasha Pengelly	Paikowsky Pengelly Family
624	Charles Stuart	Walkers For Hope
625	Cassie & Johnny Fulford	Benediction Church
626	Cindy Aponte	Vida Team
627	Betty Papazotos	Forest Heights Community Association
628	Grace Erb	Conrad Grebel University College
629	LifeNorth. Church	LifeNorth.Church
630	Jillian McBurney	Dragons
631	Ted Loker	Forest Heights Community Association
632	Jaisek Liphard	Dragons
633	Jennifer Kern	YNCU Corporate South
634	Daniel Manary	The Belmont Village Ice Breakers
635	John Elliott	Starbucks 235
636	Dongju Choi	LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes
637	Nolan Hill	YNCU (Kitchener)
638	Costas Erotokritou	YNCU (Kitchener)
639	Arafat A	Conrad Grebel University College
640	Natalie Gondosch	LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes
641	Chris Colquhoun	The Real Estate Collective - eXp Realty
642	prerna sharma	Team TCS - Kitchener
643	Isaac Jukes	Mighty Quinns
644	Adleigh Hamill	LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes
645	Johana Fonseca Ramirez	Chaos with a Cause CC
646	Emilia Morra	Sunny Cats
647	misty nantel
648	Jeff Coveyduck	Rockin' Rays
649	Holly Lunge	Chaos with a Cause CC
650	MOEN SATHIYAMURTHY	Starbucks 235
651	Jason Nicol	Dragons
652	Sarah de Waal	Pharmacy Phamily
653	Maya Valdez	Conrad Grebel University College
654	Sushma A
655	Bill Goudy	G-Force: Grandview Church
656	Sunit Kalkoti	YNCU Corporate South
657	Hailey Groothuis	CISV waterloo
658	Asmahan Saboon	Starbucks 235
659	Chloe Hearty	Conestoga College Community Services
660	Tori Palazian	LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes
661	Brenda Prins	Kitchener East Neighbours Group

Matching
Funds

Goal: Get 5 Donors

Community Sponsors

Kitchener (Ray of Hope Community Centre) is super grateful for our fantastic 2026 sponsors! View all sponsors >

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Event Day Details

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

Start/Finish Google Map

Start: Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute 301 Charles St E, Kitchener ON

Finish: Ray of Hope Community Centre 659 King Street East, Kitchener, ON (entrance at the back of the building off of Stirling Lane)

Schedule

4:00 pm: Meet Check-in - Cameron Heights Collegiate

4:45 pm: Muster Gather for Opening Remarks

5:00 pm: Move Send-off

6:00 pm: Munch Light meal served at Ray of Hope

7:00 pm: Mosey Thank You! See you in 2027!

Local Details

Parking

There is very limited parking at Cameron Heights. Once that is filled, parking is available at Thrift on Kent at 50 Kent Ave, Kitchener, a short walk from Cameron Heights.

We highly recommend taking the ION on event night. Cameron Heights and the Community Centre is right between the Borden station and the Kitchener Market Station

Rest Stop

There will be warm drinks and a small snack at the KW School of Pharmacy, located at 10 Victoria St S A, Kitchener,

Post-Event Meal

Warm up with us after the walk with soup and buns at the Ray of Hope Community Centre, located at 659 King Street East - entrance around back of the building off of Stirling Lane.

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.