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18%$42,660Goal: $225,000

Kitchener

Ray of Hope Community Centre

207 Walkers|46 Teams|20 Volunteers|41 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

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Team Name

Captain

Members

Raised

1

Wilmot Centre Walkers

Murray Coulter

2

4,725.00

2

YNCU Corporate South

Anita Araujo

8

2,475.00

3

Another Manic Monday

Dana Montgomery

7

2,030.00

4

Rockin' Rays

Mitchell Vandermey

5

1,620.00

5

Chaos with a Cause CC

Savannah Bromley

12

1,375.00

6

G-Force: Grandview Church

Karen Bast

8

1,275.00

7

Oasis Mennonite Church

Ken Martin

9

1,140.00

8

Hope in the night

Reuben Brunsting

5

1,140.00

9

Team Ray of Hope

Kyla Arsenault

2

1,075.00

10

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

Terri Whiffin

7

1,000.00

11

Lincoln Roaders

David McKee

5

750.00

12

Maggie’s misfits

Cheryl MacLean

3

725.00

13

Pathway Community Church

Darryl Buckle

7

705.00

14

Mission: Employed

Julia Needham

3

550.00

15

KW Libro

Jenna Morwood

5

475.00

16

Baden Central Outreach

Dan Dreer

1

400.00

17

Pharmacy Phamily

Milana Madzarac

5

365.00

18

Kitchener Centre NDP

Kimiko Shibata

3

350.00

19

Kitchener East Neighbours Group

Larissa Conley

6

250.00

20

KJR U11 Select Team

Olly Nespoli

6

250.00

21

Team Gill

Rodney Gill

1

225.00

22

Benton Youth

Nathan Avery

17

217.00

23

IrWINNING

Tiffany Irwin

4

200.00

24

4M COMMERCIAL GROUP/LUXE REALTY TEAM

Rob Piombini

5

200.00

25

Colour the Night

Lisa Reitzel

2

175.00

26

Gillam's Waterloo Warriors

Jeff Collett

3

175.00

27

Starbucks 235

John Elliott

5

173.55

28

Benediction Church

Shannie Dereniuk

9

125.00

29

Dani and the Boys

Danielle Ringer

1

100.00

30

CISV waterloo

Emily Molnar-Snyder

4

50.00

31

Scotia Spark

Karem Orellana

3

20.00

32

Dragons

Karen Liphard

8

20.00

33

Kindred Credit Union

Kathy Elliott

1

34

YNCU (Kitchener)

David Fotia

4

35

Top Tier Squadron Of Crazies And Chills

Ryan Kennedy

2

36

Chilled & Thrilled @WMB

Michael Brnjas

4

37

Recovering Stepworkers

Kelly Waytowich

1

38

The Freeze Knees

Kristen Smith

1

39

Mighty Quinns

Ian Pollock

1

40

LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes

Ashley Medeiros

1

41

Warming Heart’s ??

Lisa Mellon

1

42

Combat Hunger

Roman Hatashita

1

43

Uptown Community Church

Katrina Brunsting

3

44

The Centre for Family Medicine

Rachel Chisholm

3

45

Mapleview Mennonite Church

Chris and Lucas Albrecht

1

46

Indigenous Vets

Bill Ridley

1

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Name

Team Name

Donors

Raised

1

Harold and Darlene Albrecht

Wilmot Centre Walkers

18

4,725.00

2

Bill and MJ Goudy

G-Force: Grandview Church

12

1,175.00

3

Alex Kalmar

14

1,125.00

4

Anthony Piscitelli

YNCU Corporate South

11

1,125.00

5

Kyla Arsenault

Team Ray of Hope

8

875.00

6

Lisa Treleaven

9

775.00

7

Cindy Fish

YNCU Corporate South

9

750.00

8

Johnny Montgomery

Another Manic Monday

5

650.00

9

Dana Montgomery

Another Manic Monday

14

650.00

10

Reuben Brunsting

Hope in the night

2

600.00

11

Ryan Robinson

10

600.00

12

Dan Wideman

Chaos with a Cause CC

5

600.00

13

Merle Burkholder

Oasis Mennonite Church

1

500.00

14

Ray Brunsting

Hope in the night

1

500.00

15

David McKee

Lincoln Roaders

1

500.00

16

Carolyn Warnica

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

1

500.00

17

Tanya Delleman

Pathway Community Church

5

450.00

18

Dan Dreer

Baden Central Outreach

3

400.00

19

Tonya Verburg

Rockin' Rays

5

350.00

20

Susan McLaren

Maggie’s misfits

5

350.00

21

Savannah Bromley

Chaos with a Cause CC

4

325.00

22

Kimiko Shibata

Kitchener Centre NDP

2

300.00

23

Jenna Morwood

KW Libro

5

300.00

24

Joe Aspden

YNCU Corporate South

3

300.00

25

Shelly Porteous

1

250.00

26

RICHARD BEAN

Oasis Mennonite Church

1

250.00

27

Ken Martin

Oasis Mennonite Church

1

250.00

28

Julia Needham

Mission: Employed

1

250.00

29

Nicole Rossi

Mission: Employed

1

250.00

30

Brad Duxbury

Chaos with a Cause CC

3

250.00

31

Michelle Burke

Kitchener Westmount Rotary Club

6

250.00

32

Joel Deschamps

Another Manic Monday

7

240.00

33

Harper Verhoeve

5

230.00

34

Rajat Malhotra

Another Manic Monday

6

225.00

35

Amelia Howey

Another Manic Monday

4

220.00

36

Sue Koch

Team Ray of Hope

2

200.00

37

Terezinha Hignett

4M COMMERCIAL GROUP/LUXE REALTY TEAM

3

200.00

38

Sue Parker

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

1

200.00

39

Stefanie Morrissey

Colour the Night

3

175.00

40

Cheryl MacLean

Maggie’s misfits

3

175.00

41

Nathan Avery

Benton Youth

1

150.00

42

Sylvie Drader

Lincoln Roaders

1

150.00

43

Kate Wilson

Maggie’s misfits

1

150.00

44

Karen Chisholm

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

1

150.00

45

Victor Morton

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

1

150.00

46

Curtis Cressman

Oasis Mennonite Church

4

140.00

47

Laura & Otto

Pathway Community Church

3

125.00

48

Rodney Gill

Team Gill

2

125.00

49

Jeff Collett

Gillam's Waterloo Warriors

1

100.00

50

Erika Mutimura

Pharmacy Phamily

2

100.00

51

Heather Gross

Pathway Community Church

3

100.00

52

Bradley Gordon

Benediction Church

1

100.00

53

Mitchell Vandermey

Rockin' Rays

1

100.00

54

Vera Wagler

Kitchener East Neighbours Group

2

100.00

55

Georgie Mitchell

KW Libro

2

100.00

56

Karis Wagler

Kitchener East Neighbours Group

2

100.00

57

Danielle Ringer

Dani and the Boys

3

100.00

58

Blair Allen

Lincoln Roaders

1

100.00

59

Jessie Brown

1

75.00

60

Melinda Recchia

Pharmacy Phamily

2

75.00

61

Nate Carl

KJR U11 Select Team

2

75.00

62

Finn Carl

KJR U11 Select Team

2

75.00

63

Tori Rocha

Starbucks 235

2

73.55

64

Harry Clark

Benton Youth

1

67.00

65

Milana Madzarac

Pharmacy Phamily

3

65.00

66

Silas Mutter

KJR U11 Select Team

1

50.00

67

Jeremy Bishop

KJR U11 Select Team

1

50.00

68

Meredith Wagler

Kitchener East Neighbours Group

1

50.00

69

Breanne Tessaro

Mission: Employed

1

50.00

70

Rachel Elkin

CISV waterloo

2

50.00

71

Calvin Noble

G-Force: Grandview Church

1

50.00

72

Jordan Noble

G-Force: Grandview Church

1

50.00

73

Tiffany Irwin

IrWINNING

1

50.00

74

Hannah Irwin

IrWINNING

1

50.00

75

Jonathan Irwin

IrWINNING

1

50.00

76

Fiona Irwin

IrWINNING

1

50.00

77

Hannah den Bak

Hope in the night

2

40.00

78

Abdu Lounici

KW Libro

1

25.00

79

Shannie Dereniuk

Benediction Church

1

25.00

80

Megan Bourdeau

Another Manic Monday

1

25.00

81

Chloe France

KW Libro

1

25.00

82

Sara Clarke

KW Libro

1

25.00

83

Karen Liphard

Dragons

1

20.00

84

Lisa Gaetan

Scotia Spark

1

20.00

85

Eponine Loney

Pathway Community Church

1

10.00

86

Evangeline Loney

Pathway Community Church

1

10.00

87

Ephraim Loney

Pathway Community Church

1

10.00

88

Larissa Conley

Kitchener East Neighbours Group

89

Anita Araujo

YNCU Corporate South

90

David Fotia

YNCU (Kitchener)

91

Carmen Macoretta

KPMG Waterloo Region

92

Eli Elliotson

Benton Youth

93

Ryan Carruthers

Benediction Church

94

Andre Bean

Oasis Mennonite Church

95

Brad Kish

Lincoln Roaders

96

Weber Family

Kitchener East Neighbours Group

97

Joan Hartwig

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

98

Eric Kosel

4M COMMERCIAL GROUP/LUXE REALTY TEAM

99

Devorah Bean

Oasis Mennonite Church

100

Ryan Kennedy

Top Tier Squadron Of Crazies And Chills

101

Rob Piombini

4M COMMERCIAL GROUP/LUXE REALTY TEAM

102

Tunde Abiodun

4M COMMERCIAL GROUP/LUXE REALTY TEAM

103

Elliot Bean

Oasis Mennonite Church

104

Lisa Reitzel

Colour the Night

105

Dalibor Radulovic

4M COMMERCIAL GROUP/LUXE REALTY TEAM

106

Cailean Thompson

Starbucks 235

107

Ian Pollock

Mighty Quinns

108

Kara Brunsting

Hope in the night

109

Bill Ridley

Indigenous Vets

110

Emma Rice

Benton Youth

111

Karen Bast

G-Force: Grandview Church

112

Vanessa Hoff

Top Tier Squadron Of Crazies And Chills

113

Katrina Brunsting

Uptown Community Church

114

Stella Erotokritou

YNCU (Kitchener)

115

Tom Legrady

Kitchener Centre NDP

116

Kenton Shantz

Oasis Mennonite Church

117

Zack Hall

Chaos with a Cause CC

118

Mark Stromenberg

Chaos with a Cause CC

119

Caleb Enns

Uptown Community Church

120

Derek Maddicks

Chaos with a Cause CC

121

Terri Whiffin

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

122

Zach Harwood

Benediction Church

123

Rachel Hughes

Chilled & Thrilled @WMB

124

Katy Biersteker

125

Wendy Saulesleja

G-Force: Grandview Church

126

Peter Kotwicz

127

Scott Starra

Rockin' Rays

128

Veronica Carruthers

Benediction Church

129

Karem Orellana

Scotia Spark

130

Kathy Elliott

Kindred Credit Union

131

Tracy Miller

Dragons

132

Nancy Penhorwood

YNCU (Kitchener)

133

Sam Giesler-Brown

The Centre for Family Medicine

134

Kristian Nessel

Chilled & Thrilled @WMB

135

Wesley, Melissa & Scott Clark

The Centre for Family Medicine

136

Nathan Barrenechea

Benton Youth

137

Ibi Brown

Dragons

138

John Cummings

Lincoln Roaders

139

Darlene Dakin

Dragons

140

Aramis Jahn

Benton Youth

141

Hope Gakunzi

Benton Youth

142

Georgia Barlow

Benediction Church

143

Carolyn Crozier

Dragons

144

StrykerZ Kitchen & Bar

145

Murray Coulter

Wilmot Centre Walkers

146

Éowyn Clifford

Benton Youth

147

Lisa Mellon

Warming Heart’s ??

148

Kirk Sommers

Gillam's Waterloo Warriors

149

Emily Molnar-Snyder

CISV waterloo

150

Shannah-Lyn Clifford

Benton Youth

151

Roman Hatashita

Combat Hunger

152

Sara McKnight

Chaos with a Cause CC

153

Victoria Lehmann

CISV waterloo

154

Mira Conley

Kitchener East Neighbours Group

155

Alicia Cunningham

Scotia Spark

156

Chris and Lucas Albrecht

Mapleview Mennonite Church

157

Zara Sen

Benton Youth

158

David Brunsting

Uptown Community Church

159

Kayla McNally

YNCU Corporate South

160

Rose Noble

G-Force: Grandview Church

161

Jakob Peters

Benton Youth

162

Rhea Sanjay

CISV waterloo

163

Zoya Siddiqui

Gillam's Waterloo Warriors

164

Darryl Buckle

Pathway Community Church

165

Shenelle Dogliotti

Benediction Church

166

Don Di Maulo

Pharmacy Phamily

167

Hava Figenblat

Chaos with a Cause CC

168

Michael Brnjas

Chilled & Thrilled @WMB

169

Jenna Paikowsky

170

Sonja Petersen

Benton Youth

171

Jillian McBurney

Dragons

172

Tera Dargavel

Benton Youth

173

Jaisek Liphard

Dragons

174

Jennifer Kern

YNCU Corporate South

175

John Elliott

Starbucks 235

176

Rachel Chisholm

The Centre for Family Medicine

177

Kyden Elliotson

Benton Youth

178

Billie Ross

Chaos with a Cause CC

179

Olly Nespoli

KJR U11 Select Team

180

Megha Bansal

Rockin' Rays

181

Dan Fennema

Chaos with a Cause CC

182

Johana Fonseca Ramirez

Chaos with a Cause CC

183

Gareth Goossen

Chilled & Thrilled @WMB

184

James Piers

Kitchener Centre NDP

185

Andrew Noble

G-Force: Grandview Church

186

Evan Keogh

KJR U11 Select Team

187

Kelly Waytowich

Recovering Stepworkers

188

Mary Corry

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

189

Declan Kukula

Benton Youth

190

Jeff Coveyduck

Rockin' Rays

191

Emsley Kukula

Benton Youth

192

Holly Lunge

Chaos with a Cause CC

193

Marco Dogliotti

Benediction Church

194

Kristen Smith

The Freeze Knees

195

Aimee Wagner

YNCU Corporate South

196

Bill Goudy

G-Force: Grandview Church

197

Brian Blake

Another Manic Monday

198

Olamide Babalola

YNCU Corporate South

199

Virginie Tremblay

Dragons

200

Shannon Mellor

YNCU (Kitchener)

201

Aveline Rice

Benton Youth

202

Ashley Medeiros

LHCS 5B Frosted Flakes

Event Day Details

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

Start/Finish Google Map

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