Raised:
$30,495
30%Goal:
$100,000

Sooke

Hosted by Sooke Shelter Society

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The Coldest Night of the Year is a winterrific family-friendly walk in support of local charities serving people experiencing hurt, hunger, and homelessness. Join us on February 24, 2024 - team up, fundraise, walk, and take a moment to look closer... because it’s cold out there.

Community Sponsors

Sooke (Sooke Shelter Society) is super grateful for our fantastic 2024 sponsors! View all sponsors >

2024 CNOY Photos

Here's an early collection of our fave CNOY 2024 pics from across North America - special thanks to our many volunteer photographers! If you've got CNOY Day photos or videos you'd like to share, contact photos@bluesea.org.

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Sooke 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

Sooke Shelter Society

Melanie Cunningham

10

6,398.00

2

Sooke Harbourside Lions

Nancy Reinders

15

4,360.00

3

Team Juan de Fuca Community Trails Society

Linda Harris

15

4,291.00

4

Sooke JDF Health Foundation

Rick Robinson

2

2,570.00

5

Sooke Baptist Youth

Laura Ferguson

7

2,260.00

6

Sooke Baptist Church

Carol Davies

9

2,210.00

7

Open Water Swimmers of Sooke

Wendy Johnson

5

2,100.00

8

Sooke Rotary

Linda Rook

8

1,183.00

9

Sooke District Lioness Lions

Carol Mitchell

3

725.00

10

United We Walk

Elaine Haddad

11

470.00

11

John Muir Jaguars 2024

Paul Pepin

1

363.70

12

Sooke Chamber

Deb Schenk

3

350.00

13

Sooke RBC

Julie Dinn

7

250.00

14

Sooke Region Museum

Elizabeth Shaw

2

190.00

15

West Coast Family Medical Clinic

Jessemyn Nicks

5

125.00

16

Team Metchosin

Marie-Terese Little

1

#

Name

Team Name

Donors

Raised

1

Melanie Cunningham

Sooke Shelter Society

16

1,618.00

2

Julie Cadman

Sooke Shelter Society

7

1,300.00

3

Megan Kowal

Sooke Shelter Society

22

1,290.00

4

Alison Hogan

Sooke Harbourside Lions

15

1,150.00

5

Chris Bryant

Sooke JDF Health Foundation

7

1,120.00

6

Sherry Thompson

Sooke Shelter Society

3

1,000.00

7

Rick Robinson

Sooke JDF Health Foundation

8

800.00

8

Annemieke Holthuis

Open Water Swimmers of Sooke

12

720.00

9

Linda Harris

Team Juan de Fuca Community Trails Society

6

700.00

10

Ellen Anderson

Open Water Swimmers of Sooke

8

650.00

11

Victorino Joaquin

Team Juan de Fuca Community Trails Society

1

500.00

12

Ann-Marie St. Laurent

Sooke Harbourside Lions

7

495.00

13

Marlene Barry

Open Water Swimmers of Sooke

6

475.00

14

Bev Lewis

Sooke Harbourside Lions

3

420.00

15

Cathy Rogers

Sooke Harbourside Lions

6

420.00

16

Cheryl Nitchie

Sooke District Lioness Lions

8

400.00

17

Deena Fiddler

Sooke Rotary

11

400.00

18

jim bouthillier

Team Juan de Fuca Community Trails Society

2

400.00

19

Barbara Dias

Sooke Harbourside Lions

3

390.00

20

Estella Arlott

Sooke Rotary

12

380.00

21

Kathleen Stevens

Sooke Baptist Church

7

370.00

22

Anne McDougall

Team Juan de Fuca Community Trails Society

3

350.00

23

Laura Vowles

Sooke Baptist Church

9

340.00

24

Kitae Park

Sooke Baptist Youth

7

325.00

25

Maryjane Barss

Sooke Baptist Youth

9

315.00

26

Katherine Woods

Team Juan de Fuca Community Trails Society

8

310.00

27

Laureena Barss

Sooke Baptist Youth

9

305.00

28

Carrie Sjostrom

Sooke Baptist Church

8

300.00

29

Carolyn and Jeff Bateman

2

300.00

30

Ailsa Wright

Sooke Harbourside Lions

2

300.00

31

Carol Davies

Sooke Baptist Church

5

275.00

32

Ella Rose

Sooke Baptist Youth

7

260.00

33

Margaret Love

Sooke Baptist Church

9

255.00

34

Evangeline Duggan

Sooke Baptist Youth

4

250.00

35

Jerry McAndrews

Team Juan de Fuca Community Trails Society

1

250.00

36

Sandy McAndrews

Team Juan de Fuca Community Trails Society

1

250.00

37

Murray and Pat Tomkins

Team Juan de Fuca Community Trails Society

3

250.00

38

Abraham Lamontagne

Sooke Shelter Society

3

250.00

39

Lorisa Watt

Sooke Shelter Society

3

250.00

40

Kier Nicholson

Sooke Baptist Youth

2

250.00

41

Helen Ritts

Team Juan de Fuca Community Trails Society

4

231.00

42

Laura Ferguson

Sooke Baptist Youth

4

225.00

43

JoEllen Dykes

Sooke Baptist Church

4

220.00

44

Carol Dashner

Sooke Harbourside Lions

6

210.00

45

Rachael Moir

Sooke Harbourside Lions

4

200.00

46

Kai Rawlings

United We Walk

5

200.00

47

Patricia Handy

Sooke Region Museum

3

190.00

48

Paul Pepin

John Muir Jaguars 2024

3

188.70

49

Susan Bennett

Sooke Harbourside Lions

8

175.00

50

Carol Mitchell

Sooke District Lioness Lions

2

175.00

51

Elaine Haddad

United We Walk

2

150.00

52

susan bouthillier

Team Juan de Fuca Community Trails Society

1

150.00

53

Sheila Wallace

Sooke Shelter Society

3

150.00

54

Darcy Patterson

Sooke Baptist Church

2

150.00

55

Rosemary Jorna

Team Juan de Fuca Community Trails Society

3

150.00

56

Coral Poser

Team Juan de Fuca Community Trails Society

1

150.00

57

Jan Todd

Sooke Harbourside Lions

2

150.00

58

Julie Dinn

Sooke RBC

1

150.00

59

Monika Lanz

Sooke Chamber

1

150.00

60

Margaret Anderson

2

150.00

61

Rebecca Wormleighton

Sooke Rotary

5

113.00

62

Angie Dorsey

Sooke Baptist Church

1

100.00

63

Sherry ROBB

Sooke Chamber

1

100.00

64

Deb Schenk

Sooke Chamber

1

100.00

65

Jane Beddows

Sooke Harbourside Lions

2

100.00

66

Lorna Cosper

Team Juan de Fuca Community Trails Society

1

100.00

67

Maggie Vause

Sooke Harbourside Lions

2

100.00

68

Amy Rubidge

1

100.00

69

Nancy Reinders

Sooke Harbourside Lions

1

100.00

70

Brad Taylor

Sooke Baptist Church

1

100.00

71

Sid Jorna

Team Juan de Fuca Community Trails Society

1

100.00

72

Al Beddows

Sooke Harbourside Lions

1

100.00

73

Wendy Johnson

Open Water Swimmers of Sooke

2

55.00

74

Megan Caron

Sooke RBC

1

50.00

75

Les Haddad

United We Walk

1

50.00

76

Jessemyn Nicks

West Coast Family Medical Clinic

1

50.00

77

Robert Kunz

Sooke RBC

1

50.00

78

Stephanie Hedley-smith

Open Water Swimmers of Sooke

1

50.00

79

Peyton Walton

West Coast Family Medical Clinic

1

50.00

80

Roxana Argast

Team Juan de Fuca Community Trails Society

1

50.00

81

Kate Andrzejewski

Sooke Harbourside Lions

1

50.00

82

Dennis Rook

Sooke Rotary

1

50.00

83

Linda Rook

Sooke Rotary

1

40.00

84

John Topolniski

Sooke Rotary

1

25.00

85

Christine Brown

United We Walk

1

25.00

86

Trudy Vermaas

United We Walk

1

20.00

87

Wendy Maclean

88

Ken Shepherd

Sooke RBC

89

Linda Bollinger

Sooke Shelter Society

90

Brian Rathgaber

Sooke Shelter Society

91

Amiee Cullihall

West Coast Family Medical Clinic

92

Cheryl Shoaie Baker

United We Walk

93

Andrew Finnie

Sooke RBC

94

Andrea Jessiman

West Coast Family Medical Clinic

95

Keely Kajane

Sooke RBC

96

Layli Naghdy

United We Walk

97

jessica trusz

98

Marie-Terese Little

Team Metchosin

99

CRISTINA BROHMAN

Sooke RBC

100

Jackie Mattson

West Coast Family Medical Clinic

101

Amber Musfelt

Sooke Shelter Society

102

Elizabeth Shaw

Sooke Region Museum

103

Theresa Richard

Sooke District Lioness Lions

104

Cameron Moosewah

105

Don Brown

United We Walk

106

Fable Pyper

United We Walk

107

Adelaide Pyper

United We Walk

108

Gordon Pyper

United We Walk

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 Sooke Shelter Society

To ensure all people in the Greater Sooke Area have access to safe, affordable, appropriate, long-term housing. With supportive services and connections to the community-based supports people need to keep their housing and avoid returning to homelessness. To provide outreach services to those who are in need.


Walk with us on February 24, 2024!

Event Day Details

Save the date - CNOY Day is February 24, 2024!

StartGoogle Map

Evergreen Centre 6660 Sooke Road V9Z 0A4


3km loop around the Sooke core from Evergreen Center, right onto Sooke Road, right onto Otter Point Road, right onto Wadams Way, right onto Church road, right onto Sooke road, back to Evergreen Center. Route is entirely on sidewalks in well lighted area.

Schedule

  • 4:00 pm: Meet Check-in + Welcome
  • 5:00 pm: Move Send-off
  • 6:00 pm: Munch Light meal served
  • 7:00 pm: Mosey Goodbye + see you in 2025!

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 24, 2024 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 18 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!

Sooke Maps

Check out this year's CNOY route maps below:

5kmView + print!

same as 2km route to the corner of Church Road and Wadams Way, turn left Church, right Arranwood, right Callumwood, left Church Hill, left Steeplechase, left Church, right Sooke Road to Evergreen.

2kmView + print!

turn right Sooke Road, right onto Otter Point, right onto Wadams, cross to Townsend, right onto Rhodonite, cross, turn right onto Church, cross onto Church left hand side, turn right onto Sooke road

Contact Us


CNOY Sooke 2024

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

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