Raised:
$102,663
157%Goal:
$65,000

Nelson

Hosted by Nelson CARES Society

313Walkers59Teams45Volunteers5°C

The Coldest Night of the Year is a winterrific family-friendly walk to raise money for local charities serving people experiencing hurt, hunger, and homelessness. Join us on February 25, 2023 - team up, fundraise, walk, and gather for good... because it’s cold out there.

Community Sponsors

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Nelson 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

Erica's Avengers

Stephanie Myers

3

4,925.00

2

Nelson Covenant Church

Jeff Strong

16

4,520.00

3

Stepping Stones/NSI superstars

sandra bernier

2

3,425.00

4

The Uphill Warm Hearts

Cathy Denby

4

3,000.00

5

RBC Nelson

Zarchi Shein

14

2,985.00

6

Coldwell Banker Rosling Real Estate

Tanya Hobbs

9

2,655.00

7

Nelson Rotary Noon and Daybreak Nightwalkers

Alan Inkster

11

2,620.00

8

Team Trafalgar

Curtis Bendig

12

2,397.25

9

Ascension Lutheran

Nolan Gingrich

5

2,284.00

10

CFUW Nelson & District Club

Janice Murphy

7

2,270.00

11

Kootenay Co-op Radio

Amélie Sauquet-Davidson

5

2,245.00

12

Pennywise

Karma Halleran

5

2,185.00

13

Walk the talk

Evelien Dansercoer

8

2,103.00

14

Nelson Nordic

Randy Richmond

2

2,005.00

15

Kootenay Rhythm Dragons

Cath Little

7

1,950.00

16

KCDS Workday Warriors

Gayla Fleming

7

1,930.00

17

Hemlock Homes

Andrew Murray

3

1,900.00

18

Nelson United Church

J David Boyd

2

1,860.00

19

Nelson Museum Archives & Gallery

Cindy Fillion

7

1,780.00

20

Rad Moms and Kool Kids

Paula Doherty

5

1,695.00

21

NDCU

Karla Whitaker

7

1,680.00

22

The Bridge

Trent Alcock

3

1,656.00

23

École des Sentiers-Alpins

Marjolaine Taburiaux

13

1,625.00

24

NCARES Room and Board

Ron Little

4

1,300.00

25

Nelson SOAR

Maria Van der Star

4

1,250.00

26

Community Futures Central Kootenay

Sam Van Schie

5

1,210.00

27

Fiona, Lisa, Christy & Friends!

FIONA GALBRAITH

3

1,195.00

28

Calks of the Walk

Shari Starling

2

1,060.00

29

Debbie's Diamonds

Russ Yeske

3

1,045.00

30

Boomers on the March

Storey Debra

5

940.00

31

The Walking Led

Urban Systems Nelson

6

870.00

32

Outlaws

Shannon Merritt

5

870.00

33

Magical Moon Sisters

Zoey Joyce

2

815.00

34

LVR Rec Leadership Class

Jeremy McComb

19

785.00

35

Snow Crystals

Aydin Devji

3

770.00

36

Nelson-Creston BC Greens

Zach Peters

4

675.00

37

Unexplained Journeys

Carley McGrath

3

650.00

38

The Middle Road Walking Friends

Stuart McKinnon

2

650.00

39

Emineminem's

Meghan Melanson

1

650.00

40

Live It Earth

Julia Cedar

2

600.00

41

KIS

Veronica Arnett

11

570.00

42

NCARES Affordable Housing Team

Joanne Motta

5

535.00

43

Canak Walk

Kay Coburn

4

500.00

44

Victoria St. cares

Susanne Solarik

3

500.00

45

Selkirk College Faculty Association

Coby VanderGaast

1

490.00

46

Team Amethyst

Patricia Curtiss

3

475.00

47

House and Home

Kat Reades

1

275.00

48

Kaup Boys

Steven Kaup

1

250.00

49

GT Grizzlies

Janet Jonker

7

250.00

50

Ymir Yahoos

Michelle Colley

4

230.00

51

Open Book Lovers

Dervila O'Dowd

2

155.00

52

Mentz Movers

George Mentz

3

100.00

53

Ruth & Emma

Ruth Linley

2

50.00

54

The 11th Hour

Robert McGregor

1

50.00

55

Maverick Strength

Ryan Reid

1

56

Brazeau

Alison Gozna

1

57

Urban Legends and Buddys Placce

Urban Legends

1

#

Name

Team Name

Donors

Raised

1

sandra bernier

Stepping Stones/NSI superstars

38

3,075.00

2

Stephanie Myers

Erica's Avengers

35

2,275.00

3

Andrew Murray

Hemlock Homes

19

1,750.00

4

Maria Schuh

Nelson Covenant Church

17

1,605.00

5

Randy Richmond

Nelson Nordic

10

1,455.00

6

Cathy Denby

The Uphill Warm Hearts

5

1,300.00

7

Nolan Gingrich

Ascension Lutheran

8

1,109.00

8

Judy Hawes

Pennywise

24

1,075.00

9

Brian&Amy Kelsch Wealth Management RBC

RBC Nelson

1

1,000.00

10

Kate Nott

Nelson SOAR

13

1,000.00

11

Amélie Sauquet-Davidson

Kootenay Co-op Radio

8

895.00

12

Michele Deluca

Walk the talk

11

825.00

13

Justin Baumgardner

The Bridge

8

820.00

14

J David Boyd

Nelson United Church

10

740.00

15

Urban Systems Nelson

The Walking Led

9

725.00

16

Russ Yeske

Debbie's Diamonds

8

720.00

17

Shari Starling

Calks of the Walk

10

710.00

18

Karla Whitaker

NDCU

2

710.00

19

Meghan Melanson

Emineminem's

16

650.00

20

Cath Little

Kootenay Rhythm Dragons

5

650.00

21

Brooke Jones

Team Trafalgar

8

647.00

22

Aaron Korbacher

Walk the talk

2

620.00

23

Zoey Joyce

Magical Moon Sisters

2

615.00

24

Ron Little

NCARES Room and Board

3

600.00

25

Sheila Achilles

Nelson Museum Archives & Gallery

11

600.00

26

Zarchi Shein

RBC Nelson

7

600.00

27

Chiera Markin

Rad Moms and Kool Kids

9

525.00

28

Kiran Manhas

CFUW Nelson & District Club

7

515.00

29

Kim Bater

Kootenay Co-op Radio

10

500.00

30

Jill Gingrich

Ascension Lutheran

1

500.00

31

Niki Grant

7

500.00

32

Danielle Campbell

Rad Moms and Kool Kids

8

420.00

33

Patricia Dooley

Nelson Rotary Noon and Daybreak Nightwalkers

7

415.00

34

Sheila Clare

Pennywise

11

410.00

35

Cindy Fillion

Nelson Museum Archives & Gallery

9

405.00

36

Marcia Braundy

CFUW Nelson & District Club

9

400.00

37

Rick Penner

Nelson Covenant Church

3

400.00

38

Tanya Hobbs

Coldwell Banker Rosling Real Estate

5

400.00

39

Karma Halleran

Pennywise

4

390.00

40

Alan Inkster

Nelson Rotary Noon and Daybreak Nightwalkers

5

375.00

41

marilyn miller

Nelson Rotary Noon and Daybreak Nightwalkers

7

375.00

42

Morgan Sabo

KCDS Workday Warriors

5

375.00

43

Harmony Buray

Outlaws

5

375.00

44

JoAnn Lowell

The Uphill Warm Hearts

5

370.00

45

Christy Nichol

Fiona, Lisa, Christy & Friends!

2

350.00

46

Aysia Lowell-Guy

The Uphill Warm Hearts

3

350.00

47

Cami Peake

The Uphill Warm Hearts

2

350.00

48

Shelley Gray

Coldwell Banker Rosling Real Estate

4

350.00

49

Bryan Salsbury

RBC Nelson

2

350.00

50

Dorothy Cynthia Fraser

CFUW Nelson & District Club

4

345.00

51

MaryAnn Gaschnitz

Ascension Lutheran

6

325.00

52

Andrea Wilkey

Community Futures Central Kootenay

5

325.00

53

Wanda Machado

Team Trafalgar

6

305.25

54

Patricia Curtiss

Team Amethyst

6

305.00

55

Coleen Driscoll

Nelson Rotary Noon and Daybreak Nightwalkers

4

305.00

56

Zoe Oppenheim

Team Trafalgar

5

300.00

57

ManYing Wong

RBC Nelson

2

300.00

58

Honor Rozee

Team Trafalgar

2

300.00

59

Kevin & Layla Arcuri-Precious

Coldwell Banker Rosling Real Estate

2

300.00

60

Gayla Fleming

KCDS Workday Warriors

3

300.00

61

Sarah Bedo

KCDS Workday Warriors

4

300.00

62

Jenny Robinson

Stepping Stones/NSI superstars

8

300.00

63

Marjon Bredewold

Nelson Covenant Church

3

300.00

64

Jack Olson

NCARES Room and Board

3

300.00

65

Larry Brown

NCARES Affordable Housing Team

1

300.00

66

Jenny Lehmann

Nelson Nordic

6

300.00

67

Noa Dagan

Unexplained Journeys

3

300.00

68

Callie Bristow

Rad Moms and Kool Kids

7

300.00

69

Spirit Explorers

Nelson United Church

4

295.00

70

Coby VanderGaast

Selkirk College Faculty Association

5

290.00

71

judith Rosenberg

Nelson Covenant Church

2

280.00

72

Janice Murphy

CFUW Nelson & District Club

5

280.00

73

Téah & Célu Chevrette

École des Sentiers-Alpins

5

275.00

74

Zane Khosla

École des Sentiers-Alpins

8

270.00

75

Marie-Ève Fortier

KCDS Workday Warriors

5

270.00

76

Brenda Cavalier

Nelson Covenant Church

4

270.00

77

Carley McGrath

Unexplained Journeys

6

250.00

78

Phyllis Nash

NCARES Room and Board

1

250.00

79

Heather Holdener

Coldwell Banker Rosling Real Estate

4

250.00

80

Karl Rosenberg

Nelson Covenant Church

2

250.00

81

Stuart McKinnon

The Middle Road Walking Friends

3

250.00

82

Cheyanna Shypitka

Calks of the Walk

2

250.00

83

Jean Carne

Boomers on the March

2

250.00

84

Suzanne Holmes

Nelson Museum Archives & Gallery

1

250.00

85

Jeff Strong

Nelson Covenant Church

3

250.00

86

Alison Hutchison

CFUW Nelson & District Club

1

250.00

87

Barbara Halliday

Snow Crystals

2

250.00

88

Tad Lake

Coldwell Banker Rosling Real Estate

1

250.00

89

Arin Fay

Nelson Museum Archives & Gallery

4

250.00

90

Emma Lesnik

Rad Moms and Kool Kids

5

250.00

91

Steven Kaup

Kaup Boys

1

250.00

92

Moriah Moore Wealth Management RBC

RBC Nelson

5

250.00

93

Judy Deon

CFUW Nelson & District Club

4

240.00

94

Nicole Charlwood

Nelson-Creston BC Greens

3

225.00

95

Flavia Elias

Debbie's Diamonds

3

225.00

96

Christine Pearson

Coldwell Banker Rosling Real Estate

4

220.00

97

Marjolaine Taburiaux

École des Sentiers-Alpins

2

212.00

98

Paul Kelly

Community Futures Central Kootenay

4

210.00

99

Paula Doherty

Rad Moms and Kool Kids

3

200.00

100

Allison Alder

Nelson Rotary Noon and Daybreak Nightwalkers

3

200.00

101

Aliya Devji

Snow Crystals

5

200.00

102

Storey Debra

Boomers on the March

2

200.00

103

Gerrie Melnechuk

Kootenay Rhythm Dragons

2

200.00

104

Lisa Patry

Fiona, Lisa, Christy & Friends!

1

200.00

105

Bryan Carmichael

Community Futures Central Kootenay

4

200.00

106

Max Wong

Team Trafalgar

1

200.00

107

Aydin Devji

Snow Crystals

5

200.00

108

Kay Coburn

Canak Walk

4

200.00

109

Rosie Baio

Magical Moon Sisters

2

200.00

110

Catherine Locke

Canak Walk

1

200.00

111

Evelien Dansercoer

Walk the talk

4

200.00

112

Stephanie Delnea

Nelson Museum Archives & Gallery

6

200.00

113

Laurie and Allen Pollard

Boomers on the March

5

190.00

114

Emily Horn

École des Sentiers-Alpins

2

175.00

115

Vherra Salikin

RBC Nelson

2

175.00

116

Candace Pongratz

KCDS Workday Warriors

3

175.00

117

Pascale Boyer

4

175.00

118

Storrm Lennie

The Bridge

4

175.00

119

Sam Van Schie

Community Futures Central Kootenay

5

170.00

120

Lydia Meilleur

Nelson Covenant Church

5

165.00

121

Trent Alcock

The Bridge

3

160.00

122

Dervila O'Dowd

Open Book Lovers

5

155.00

123

Beth Campbell

Community Futures Central Kootenay

2

155.00

124

Shannon Merritt

Outlaws

3

150.00

125

Ada Glass-Bull

KIS

2

150.00

126

Jude Milne

Nelson Covenant Church

1

150.00

127

Alison&Angus Graeme

Victoria St. cares

1

150.00

128

Sylvia Stevens

Coldwell Banker Rosling Real Estate

2

150.00

129

Shari-Lynn Longson

Team Trafalgar

1

150.00

130

Michele Morrison

KIS

2

150.00

131

Susanne Solarik

Victoria St. cares

1

150.00

132

Nicholas Parsons

NCARES Room and Board

2

150.00

133

Jocelyn Carver

KCDS Workday Warriors

1

150.00

134

Ryan Oakley

3

150.00

135

Sylvie Mazerolle

École des Sentiers-Alpins

2

150.00

136

Bruce Klenk

Nelson Covenant Church

1

150.00

137

Brenda MacDonald

Nelson Rotary Noon and Daybreak Nightwalkers

3

150.00

138

Larissa Scott

Pennywise

2

150.00

139

Jean Gardine

Ascension Lutheran

1

150.00

140

FIONA GALBRAITH

Fiona, Lisa, Christy & Friends!

2

150.00

141

Rita Klenk

Nelson Covenant Church

1

150.00

142

Ainsley Mackie

Nelson Rotary Noon and Daybreak Nightwalkers

2

150.00

143

Wendy Steed

Kootenay Rhythm Dragons

1

150.00

144

Melanie Mobbs

LVR Rec Leadership Class

3

150.00

145

Wendy Le Bleu

Nelson Rotary Noon and Daybreak Nightwalkers

2

150.00

146

Anita Holoboff

Nelson Covenant Church

1

150.00

147

Peggy Frith

Outlaws

3

145.00

148

Melissa Mattice

4

145.00

149

Devin Scott

KCDS Workday Warriors

2

140.00

150

Sophie Deluca

Walk the talk

2

125.00

151

Blake Dexter

Team Trafalgar

3

125.00

152

Valerie Law

Walk the talk

1

125.00

153

Jeremy McComb

LVR Rec Leadership Class

4

125.00

154

Julia Cedar

Live It Earth

3

125.00

155

Josee Corrigan

Outlaws

3

125.00

156

Fiorella Dominguez-Guzman

Nelson Rotary Noon and Daybreak Nightwalkers

3

125.00

157

Joanne Motta

NCARES Affordable Housing Team

3

110.00

158

Carli Calhoun

RBC Nelson

3

110.00

159

Erika Schmidt

Coldwell Banker Rosling Real Estate

1

110.00

160

Alicia Sergeant

Pennywise

2

110.00

161

Coreen Gries

NCARES Affordable Housing Team

4

105.00

162

Maria Van der Star

Nelson SOAR

1

100.00

163

WILLA HORSFALL

Kootenay Rhythm Dragons

2

100.00

164

Cameron Johnston

Hemlock Homes

1

100.00

165

Kat Reades

House and Home

2

100.00

166

Marlene Pozin

Kootenay Rhythm Dragons

1

100.00

167

Julie Underwood

KIS

3

100.00

168

Susan Faye

Kootenay Rhythm Dragons

1

100.00

169

Kash Flesaker

Nelson Covenant Church

3

100.00

170

Peter Chipman

Nelson Rotary Noon and Daybreak Nightwalkers

1

100.00

171

Robyn Bunyan

LVR Rec Leadership Class

2

100.00

172

Karie Jackson

Team Trafalgar

2

100.00

173

Neil Coburn

Canak Walk

2

100.00

174

Andrea Kramar

GT Grizzlies

1

100.00

175

Stephanie Allen Pelletier

The Walking Led

3

95.00

176

Martin Corbett

Team Trafalgar

3

95.00

177

Esmé Barrett Mackenzie

École des Sentiers-Alpins

3

95.00

178

Suzanna Banyard Swanson

1

76.00

179

Mark Fjaagesund

RBC Nelson

2

75.00

180

Evan Lavine

Walk the talk

2

75.00

181

Benjamin Dexter

Team Trafalgar

2

75.00

182

Kira Martin

École des Sentiers-Alpins

2

70.00

183

Veronica Arnett

KIS

2

70.00

184

Sam McLorie bpmtvevs

École des Sentiers-Alpins

2

65.00

185

Lee Famelos

Walk the talk

2

58.00

186

Ben Arnold

The Walking Led

1

50.00

187

Gretchen Backus

Ascension Lutheran

1

50.00

188

Barbara Couch

Nelson Museum Archives & Gallery

1

50.00

189

Carson Janzen

RBC Nelson

1

50.00

190

Laurie Timmermans

The Middle Road Walking Friends

1

50.00

191

Janet McGillvrey

Boomers on the March

1

50.00

192

Robert McGregor

The 11th Hour

2

50.00

193

Cindy Spratt

Ymir Yahoos

1

50.00

194

ERWIN Mentz

Mentz Movers

1

50.00

195

Curtis Bendig

Team Trafalgar

1

50.00

196

Michelle Colley

Ymir Yahoos

1

50.00

197

George Mentz

Mentz Movers

1

50.00

198

Janet Jonker

GT Grizzlies

1

50.00

199

Stephanie Gobin

Nelson SOAR

1

50.00

200

Beth Austin

1

50.00

201

Emma Linley

Ruth & Emma

1

50.00

202

Karla Krook

Team Amethyst

1

50.00

203

Sarah Robertson

LVR Rec Leadership Class

2

45.00

204

Keith Wiley

Nelson-Creston BC Greens

2

45.00

205

Tehana Lemaire O'Brien

École des Sentiers-Alpins

1

40.00

206

Halle Martin

LVR Rec Leadership Class

2

40.00

207

Amelia Stewart

École des Sentiers-Alpins

1

35.00

208

Benjamin Stewart

École des Sentiers-Alpins

1

35.00

209

Ocean Peel

LVR Rec Leadership Class

1

30.00

210

Sophie Charlier

Live It Earth

1

30.00

211

Heather Parsons

Ymir Yahoos

1

30.00

212

Natasha Edmunds

Walk the talk

1

25.00

213

Alice Paradis

RBC Nelson

1

25.00

214

Elsa Sollid

LVR Rec Leadership Class

1

25.00

215

Charles Jeanes

Kootenay Co-op Radio

1

25.00

216

Mike Funergy

Kootenay Co-op Radio

1

25.00

217

Indigo Bowick

1

25.00

218

Lewis Weinstein

NCARES Affordable Housing Team

1

20.00

219

Avary Strickland

LVR Rec Leadership Class

1

20.00

220

Corinne Grubba

BK PAC

1

20.00

221

Stacey Funke

GT Grizzlies

222

Isabelle Herzig

Ymir Yahoos

223

Joy Esplana

GT Grizzlies

224

Molly Duffy

Unexplained Journeys

225

John Le Bleu

Nelson Rotary Noon and Daybreak Nightwalkers

226

Todd Solarik

Victoria St. cares

227

Ruth Linley

Ruth & Emma

228

Riordan Fisher

LVR Rec Leadership Class

229

Maya Abraham

LVR Rec Leadership Class

230

Anita Baars

Erica's Avengers

231

Oliver Arcuri

RBC Nelson

232

Sue Peel

Outlaws

233

Daniel Stutters

KIS

234

Kirsten Windecker

KIS

235

Marin Grant

KIS

236

Ryan Reid

Maverick Strength

237

Leesa Strebchuk

KIS

238

Aybi Vallejo

KIS

239

Jaclyn Dexter

Team Trafalgar

240

Michael Meier

Hemlock Homes

241

Pamela Loeppky

NCARES Affordable Housing Team

242

Sébastien De Marre

243

Helen Samson

Kootenay Rhythm Dragons

244

Nelson Santhosh Monis

GT Grizzlies

245

Myra Reasoner

LVR Rec Leadership Class

246

Christine Jones

NDCU

247

Mark Louie Decano

248

Kuhn Philip

Open Book Lovers

249

Monique Gottlieb

Kootenay Co-op Radio

250

Chloe Hamilton

LVR Rec Leadership Class

251

Lilly Liddell

LVR Rec Leadership Class

252

Luke Chipman

LVR Rec Leadership Class

253

Phoenix Hayden

LVR Rec Leadership Class

254

Zach Peters

Nelson-Creston BC Greens

255

Brad Fergusson

Nelson-Creston BC Greens

256

Cole Shukin

RBC Nelson

257

Randy Hargrave

Nelson Covenant Church

258

Raquel Rushton

NDCU

259

Alison Gozna

Brazeau

260

Nancy Hargrave

Nelson Covenant Church

261

Elise Tesling

École des Sentiers-Alpins

262

adelle campbell

KIS

263

Michal Shiff

Team Amethyst

264

Samantha Hergott

NDCU

265

Olivia Bezaire

LVR Rec Leadership Class

266

Maya Le

GT Grizzlies

267

Saydie Bubniw

Nelson Museum Archives & Gallery

268

SHAZAHAN SAYYAD

RBC Nelson

269

Arnie Hinke

Canak Walk

270

Opal Lewandowski

LVR Rec Leadership Class

271

Kaelen Hawkins

Coldwell Banker Rosling Real Estate

272

Arthur Lewandowski

LVR Rec Leadership Class

273

Cezanne McLellan

NDCU

274

Jenni Stol

BK PAC

275

Urban Legends

Urban Legends and Buddys Placce

276

Tom Atkins

NDCU

277

Kate Anderson

LVR Rec Leadership Class

278

Rachel De Vuono

NDCU

279

Lauren Derksen

RBC Nelson

280

Benjamin Salt

KIS

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 Nelson CARES Society

At Nelson CARES we reach out to support the most vulnerable people in the community. One of our goals is the preservation, maintenance and development of affordable housing in Nelson, British Columbia. The focus for the first three CNOY walks was the refurbishment of our downtown affordable housing building, Ward Street Place. In past years the funding focus shifted to support individuals within this building.


Our Ready For Home program provides supports to homeless individuals ready for housing, individuals newly housed and those at risk of losing their housing. At the core of Ready For Home is a paid staff member who works one-on-one with individuals to find housing, to transition into affordable housing and to sustain them in their existing accommodation.


At Nelson CARES respect for every individual is an ordinary everyday occurrence. Nelson CARES Society preserves and maintains affordable housing in Nelson, British Columbia. Please Join us and show your respect to all individuals in our wonderful community.

Event Day Details

Save the date - CNOY Day is February 25, 2023!

StartGoogle Map

811 Stanley St, Nelson BC V1L 1N8

Finish Location : 523 Mill St, Nelson, BC V1L 4S2


Start at Central/Wildflower School, Sd8

Gathering here at 4pm for a prompt 5pm departure for the 2km or 5km walk about town. Please dress according to the weather forecast and bring a light and to-go cup for a warm beverage along the way.


Finish at St Joseph's School for a simple chilli meal to celebrate with your team and community.

Schedule

  • 4:00 pm: Meet Check-in opens
  • 5:00 pm: Move Opening remarks + send-off
  • 6:00 pm: Munch Light meal served
  • 7:00 pm: Mosey Goodbye + see you in 2024!

Not able to join us in person on CNOY Day? We hope you'll 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: All 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.
  • 12 and under walkers 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 must check-in personally to participate in the in-person event on Saturday, February 25, 2023.
  • 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.

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: When you register online, you automatically accept an electronic waiver, which is all that is needed for adults.
  • Youth/Children: If you have youth or children under the age of 18 on your team, they will need to submit a waiver from their parent or guardian.
  • An online form will be emailed to all parents/guardians in advance of 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!

Nelson Maps

Check out this year's CNOY route maps below:

2kmView + print!

Leave Central/Wildflower School down Stanley right onto Baker Take a left onto Hall Kootenay Co-op Rest Stop. Down Vernon - Credit Union Rest Stop Head up Ward to Carbonate to Josephine to St Joe's

5kmView + print!

Leave from Wildflower School at 5pm

Contact Us


CNOY Nelson 2023

Stephanie Myers Fund Coordinator
Phone 250505.7410
Email cnoy@nelsoncares.ca

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