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Raised:
$37,567
16%Goal:
$225,000

Kitchener

Hosted by Ray of Hope Community Centre

148Walkers37Teams14Volunteers40Days 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!

About Ray of Hope Community Centre

The Ray of Hope Community Centre is a day shelter located in Downtown Kitchener that serves 300-400 people daily. Our guests can access food, hygiene, health, and spiritual services that suit their needs and preferences.


Some of our programs and resources are:


  • A Marketplace food hamper program
  • Showers, laundry, haircuts, clothing, and hygiene items
  • Chaplaincy and staff support
  • Programing and services to help build bridges out of poverty
  • Access to nurses for primary care, foot care, and mental health

Coldest Night of the Year covers 25% of the Community Centre budget for the entire year!


Join us on February 22, 2025, and make an impact in your community!

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

#

Team Name

Captain

Members

Raised

1

Wilmot Center Walkers

Wynne Ross

2

3,150.00

2

YNCU Kitchener - Executive Place

Anita Araujo

15

3,100.88

3

Frozen Assets

Kyla Arsenault

5

2,180.00

4

Oasis Mennonite Church

Ken Martin

9

2,115.00

5

Maggie’s Misfits

Cheryl MacLean

4

1,870.00

6

William's 14th Celebration

William Banbury

5

1,830.00

7

Lincoln Roaders

David McKee

5

1,705.00

8

Hope in the night

Reuben Brunsting

3

1,350.00

9

PineGrove

Tony Grove

5

1,175.00

10

Another Manic Monday

Dana Montgomery

7

900.00

11

Staebler Team

Jodie Weiler

1

500.00

12

Building B

Julia Needham

3

500.00

13

Rockin' Rays

Mitchell Vandermey

4

400.00

14

Irwinning

Tiffany Irwin

2

250.00

15

LifeNorth.Church

Michaela Slomka

2

200.00

16

Dragons

Karen Liphard

7

170.00

17

Pathway Travellers

Darryl Buckle

8

160.00

18

Grandview

Karen Bast

1

100.00

19

Chilled & Thrilled @WMB

Michael Brnjas

2

75.00

20

Kitchener Rotary Road Warriors

Mike Harvey

3

50.00

21

Starbucks District 235

Colleen Deforest

9

40.00

22

Benton Youth

Nathan Avery

1

23

Walkers

Kelly Waytowich

1

24

Happy Feet

Shelly Porteous

1

25

Bright Lights

Kristy Guthrie

1

26

The Centre For Family Medicine

Rachel Chisholm

5

27

#WetheHope

Dan Wideman

1

28

Team Testerton

Jim Testerton

1

29

Benediction Church

Shannie Dereniuk

4

30

YNCU-Kitchener

Lynne Jackson

1

31

The Freeze Knees

Kristen Smith

1

32

KWCF Church

Jonathan Cook

1

33

U10 Select Kitchener Junior Rangers

U10 Select Kitchener Junior Rangers

1

34

The Young & The Breathless

Ann Smith

1

35

St. Andrew's Kitchener

Terri Whiffin

1

36

S'more walkers

David Landry

9

37

Mighty Quinns

Ian Pollock

1

#

Name

Team Name

Donors

Raised

1

Harold and Darlene Albrecht

Wilmot Center Walkers

14

3,025.00

2

William Banbury

William's 14th Celebration

8

1,650.00

3

Anthony Piscitelli

YNCU Kitchener - Executive Place

11

1,650.00

4

Joanne Bush

Maggie’s Misfits

9

1,220.00

5

Tiffany Svensson

Lincoln Roaders

11

1,180.00

6

Kyla Arsenault

Frozen Assets

13

1,130.00

7

Alex Kalmar

10

750.00

8

Harper Verhoeve

16

666.78

9

Tony Grove

PineGrove

1

600.00

10

Ken Martin

Oasis Mennonite Church

7

600.00

11

Amelia Howey

Another Manic Monday

11

545.00

12

Reuben Brunsting

Hope in the night

5

525.00

13

David McKee

Lincoln Roaders

2

525.00

14

Kara Brunsting

Hope in the night

3

525.00

15

Ryan Robinson

7

480.00

16

Merle Burkholder

Oasis Mennonite Church

4

450.00

17

Anita Araujo

YNCU Kitchener - Executive Place

5

430.00

18

Sue Koch

Frozen Assets

2

400.00

19

Cindy Fish

YNCU Kitchener - Executive Place

5

350.00

20

Pam Dickinson

Frozen Assets

2

350.00

21

Cheryl MacLean

Maggie’s Misfits

2

325.00

22

Twyla Diefenbacher

Oasis Mennonite Church

4

315.00

23

Tonya Verburg

Rockin' Rays

4

300.00

24

Julia Needham

Building B

1

250.00

25

Harsh Mehta

Skyline_Elora_Fergus_Elmira

1

250.00

26

Angelica DeVos

Frozen Assets

1

250.00

27

Nicole Rossi

Building B

3

250.00

28

Dana Montgomery

Another Manic Monday

4

225.00

29

Courtney Fish

YNCU Kitchener - Executive Place

3

200.00

30

Pedro Quinonez

YNCU Kitchener - Executive Place

4

200.00

31

Ray Brunsting

Hope in the night

1

200.00

32

Richard Bean

Oasis Mennonite Church

1

200.00

33

Kate Wilson

Maggie’s Misfits

2

175.00

34

Joe Aspden

YNCU Kitchener - Executive Place

3

170.88

35

Danette Martin

Oasis Mennonite Church

1

150.00

36

Karen Brock

Irwinning

2

150.00

37

Wynne Ross

Wilmot Center Walkers

3

125.00

38

Virginie Tremblay

Dragons

5

120.00

39

Laura Mallory

Pathway Travellers

3

110.00

40

Joel Deschamps

Another Manic Monday

2

105.00

41

Karen Bast

Grandview

1

100.00

42

Lisa Colangelo

YNCU Kitchener - Executive Place

2

100.00

43

Abigail Hissa

1

100.00

44

Tiffany Irwin

Irwinning

1

100.00

45

Jim Stirtzinger

Rockin' Rays

1

100.00

46

Kiera Bean

Oasis Mennonite Church

1

100.00

47

Elliot Bean

Oasis Mennonite Church

1

100.00

48

Andre Bean

Oasis Mennonite Church

1

100.00

49

Devorah Bean

Oasis Mennonite Church

1

100.00

50

Michaela Slomka

LifeNorth.Church

1

100.00

51

John Slomka

LifeNorth.Church

1

100.00

52

Michael Brnjas

Chilled & Thrilled @WMB

1

75.00

53

Emily Brubacher

PineGrove

2

75.00

54

Louise Gardiner

Kitchener Rotary Road Warriors

1

50.00

55

Otto Christian Danyi

Pathway Travellers

1

50.00

56

Colleen Deforest

Starbucks District 235

2

40.00

57

Jaisek Liphard

Dragons

1

25.00

58

Megan Bourdeau

Another Manic Monday

1

25.00

59

Karen Liphard

Dragons

1

25.00

60

Kelly Waytowich

Walkers

61

Russ Grove

PineGrove

62

Graham Faulkner

S'more walkers

63

Lily-Anna Faulkner

S'more walkers

64

Kohen Faulkner

S'more walkers

65

Mike Harvey

Kitchener Rotary Road Warriors

66

Leslie Toews

William's 14th Celebration

67

Isaac Faulkner

S'more walkers

68

Tanya Delleman

Pathway Travellers

69

PersonGuy Hu

Chilled & Thrilled @WMB

70

Adrian DeCoo

Kitchener Rotary Road Warriors

71

Kriti Kaura

72

Scott Starra

Rockin' Rays

73

Robert Leggo

YNCU Kitchener - Executive Place

74

Shelly Porteous

Happy Feet

75

Ian Pollock

Mighty Quinns

76

Shayne Brown

Pathway Travellers

77

Kristy Guthrie

Bright Lights

78

Holly Lunge

Another Manic Monday

79

Lynne Jackson

YNCU-Kitchener

80

Shezmin Samji

YNCU Kitchener - Executive Place

81

John Cummings

Lincoln Roaders

82

David Landry

S'more walkers

83

Gursimran Singh Sehgal

84

Sue Grove

PineGrove

85

Jenna Paikowsky

86

Carson Grove

PineGrove

87

Bailey Vander Veen

88

U10 Select Kitchener Junior Rangers

U10 Select Kitchener Junior Rangers

89

Kristen Smith

The Freeze Knees

90

Noman Sajjad

91

Eponine Loney

Pathway Travellers

92

Jane Chen

Lincoln Roaders

93

Sarah Fortuna

YNCU Kitchener - Executive Place

94

Josh Healey

Building B

95

Jessie Brown

96

Jean Barry

Maggie’s Misfits

97

Ephraim Loney

Pathway Travellers

98

Johnny Montgomery

Another Manic Monday

99

Jenn Metzloff

The Centre For Family Medicine

100

Evangeline Loney

Pathway Travellers

101

Theodore Landry

S'more walkers

102

Dan Wideman

#WetheHope

103

Felix Landry

S'more walkers

104

Pierce Landry

S'more walkers

105

Nathan Avery

Benton Youth

106

Jennifer Dray

YNCU Kitchener - Executive Place

107

Shannie Dereniuk

Benediction Church

108

Olamide Babalola

YNCU Kitchener - Executive Place

109

Tsya Gagnon

Starbucks District 235

110

Sue kumra

YNCU Kitchener - Executive Place

111

Nick Lovell

Starbucks District 235

112

Tori Rocha

Starbucks District 235

113

Sara Harrison-Rickert

Starbucks District 235

114

Jennifer Landry

S'more walkers

115

Ibi Brown

Dragons

116

Holly L Ryan

Starbucks District 235

117

Bailey Chaisson

Starbucks District 235

118

Mitchell Vandermey

Rockin' Rays

119

Angela Therriault

Starbucks District 235

120

Carolyn Crozier

Dragons

121

Kiersten McLeod

Benediction Church

122

Wesley, Melissa & Scott Clark

The Centre For Family Medicine

123

Aimee Wagner

YNCU Kitchener - Executive Place

124

MOEN SATHIYAMURTHY

Starbucks District 235

125

Ryan Carruthers

Benediction Church

126

Katy Biersteker

127

Tam & clan Amirault

Lincoln Roaders

128

Darlene Dakin

Dragons

129

Jillian McBurney

Dragons

130

Darryl Buckle

Pathway Travellers

131

Lisa Treleaven

Frozen Assets

132

Jonathan Cook

KWCF Church

133

WESLEY WHELAN

YNCU Kitchener - Executive Place

134

Jim Testerton

Team Testerton

135

Rachel Chisholm

The Centre For Family Medicine

136

Ann Smith

The Young & The Breathless

137

Yanling Guo

138

Tori Carney

139

Sylvia Decker

The Centre For Family Medicine

140

Sean Chisholm

The Centre For Family Medicine

141

Terri Whiffin

St. Andrew's Kitchener

142

Brad Gordon

Benediction Church

143

Jodie Weiler

Staebler Team

Community Sponsors

Kitchener (Ray of Hope Community Centre) is super grateful for our fantastic 2025 sponsors! View all sponsors >

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!

Event Day Details

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

StartGoogle Map

Cameron Heights Collegiate - cafeteria

- enter through the front doors -

301 Charles St E, Kitchener, ON N2G 2P8


Finish Location


Ray of Hope Community Centre

659 King St E, Kitchener, ON N2G 2M4

- entrance off of Stirling Lane -

Kitchener, ON N2G 2M4


Parking is available at Cameron Heights 50 Kent

(Thrift on Kent and MCC parking lot)

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!

Kitchener Maps

Check out this year's CNOY route maps below:

2024 CNOY Photos

Special thanks to our many amazing volunteer photographers!

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Contact Us


CNOY Kitchener 2025

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