Raised:
$33,376
111%Goal:
$30,000

St. Thomas

Hosted by Youth Unlimited/YFC Elgin County

102Walkers22Teams15Volunteers5°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

St. Thomas (Youth Unlimited/YFC Elgin County) is super grateful for our fantastic 2023 sponsors! View all sponsors >

St. Thomas 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

FeetzonFire

Sherry Lalonde

8

5,180.00

2

La Famiglia

Michelle Reda

4

3,295.00

3

Baby it's Cold Outside

Lisa Yates

1

3,020.00

4

AEMC Youth

David Gould

9

2,600.00

5

Hikers for Hope

mary lynn mcpherson

5

2,540.00

6

Self Walkers

Dale Self

3

2,520.00

7

The Youth Team (YFC Elgin County)

Damian Gorman

5

2,340.00

8

Faith Youth Leaders

Melissa Lockington

14

2,071.00

9

Skyline_St.Thomas_Tillsonburg

Kyle McCann

1

1,100.00

10

EBC Growth Group

Jaime Mellor

11

1,100.00

11

Sole Trainers

Beth Gould

6

1,030.00

12

Team Kyle

Kyle Rolph

2

845.00

13

Libro St. Thomas

Gabriella Hooper

6

825.00

14

Precision Tae Kwon Do

Amanda Small

8

825.00

15

Masonite International

Brigitte Neale

3

545.00

16

Doing Life Together

Jill Davis

2

475.00

17

Southend Stompers

Jennifer Downing

2

355.00

18

Northern - St Thomas

Colton Hathaway

1

345.00

19

Fletch Fam

Stacey Fletcher

2

220.00

20

Team Doyle 5

SueHee Kim Doyle

1

210.00

21

Starbucks St. Thomas D3121

Starbucks Store 66525

1

190.00

22

DREAM Team

Amanda Zielinski

2

#

Name

Team Name

Donors

Raised

1

Lisa Yates

Baby it's Cold Outside

10

3,020.00

2

Sherry Lalonde

FeetzonFire

22

1,895.00

3

Dale Self

Self Walkers

10

1,820.00

4

Michelle Reda

La Famiglia

13

1,545.00

5

Tina Sikma

FeetzonFire

5

1,270.00

6

Geoffrey Sikma

FeetzonFire

1

1,000.00

7

mary lynn mcpherson

Hikers for Hope

16

945.00

8

Stephen Self

Self Walkers

2

700.00

9

Monica Poole

Hikers for Hope

13

600.00

10

Kyle McCann

Skyline_St.Thomas_Tillsonburg

7

550.00

11

Melissa Lockington

Faith Youth Leaders

2

546.00

12

David Pentz

EBC Growth Group

1

500.00

13

Debbie Boersema

Hikers for Hope

9

500.00

14

Anna Reda

La Famiglia

1

500.00

15

Damian Gorman

The Youth Team (YFC Elgin County)

4

465.00

16

Beth Gould

Sole Trainers

6

405.00

17

Sylvia Krobel

EBC Growth Group

2

400.00

18

olivia thompson

AEMC Youth

5

400.00

19

Thayde Rutledge

AEMC Youth

2

400.00

20

Kyle Rolph

Team Kyle

6

370.00

21

Casey Breedon

AEMC Youth

3

350.00

22

Colton Hathaway

Northern - St Thomas

4

345.00

23

Wendy Speziali

Doing Life Together

6

310.00

24

Emma Rolph

Faith Youth Leaders

7

300.00

25

Percy Thompson

AEMC Youth

3

300.00

26

Mackenzie Medeiros

Sole Trainers

5

280.00

27

Trish Raftis

Libro St. Thomas

5

275.00

28

Jacquie DeMoor

Libro St. Thomas

7

260.00

29

Jenny Browne

Faith Youth Leaders

4

250.00

30

Avril Saunders-Currie

Hikers for Hope

1

250.00

31

Dorothy Jean Smale

Hikers for Hope

4

245.00

32

David Gould

AEMC Youth

3

225.00

33

Stacey Fletcher

Fletch Fam

9

220.00

34

Jennifer Downing

Southend Stompers

4

215.00

35

Danielle Kauenhofen

AEMC Youth

4

210.00

36

SueHee Kim Doyle

Team Doyle 5

8

210.00

37

Rowan Goble

Precision Tae Kwon Do

2

200.00

38

lora bernardo

Faith Youth Leaders

4

200.00

39

Amanda Small

Precision Tae Kwon Do

2

200.00

40

Carlos Froese

AEMC Youth

3

200.00

41

Starbucks Store 66525

Starbucks St. Thomas D3121

6

190.00

42

Jon Finch

Masonite International

2

175.00

43

Maria Zacharias

Sole Trainers

3

170.00

44

Jill Davis

Doing Life Together

3

165.00

45

Anne Ashfield

1

150.00

46

Tammy Foley

FeetzonFire

3

150.00

47

Robert Gould

FeetzonFire

1

150.00

48

Winnie Gould

FeetzonFire

1

150.00

49

Kari Aitken

Masonite International

1

150.00

50

Jaime Mellor

EBC Growth Group

2

150.00

51

Darren Goble

Precision Tae Kwon Do

1

150.00

52

Brigitte Neale

Masonite International

1

150.00

53

Myles Tan

Southend Stompers

3

140.00

54

Becky Rolph

Team Kyle

3

125.00

55

Emma Springer

AEMC Youth

2

120.00

56

Steve Foley

FeetzonFire

3

110.00

57

Jenna Browne

Faith Youth Leaders

2

100.00

58

Anna House

Sole Trainers

1

100.00

59

Gabriella Hooper

Libro St. Thomas

2

80.00

60

Dagon Thibodeau

Precision Tae Kwon Do

1

75.00

61

Jenie Fligg

Precision Tae Kwon Do

1

75.00

62

Chris Chew

Precision Tae Kwon Do

2

75.00

63

Judah Trojek

Faith Youth Leaders

2

75.00

64

Lillian Wiley

AEMC Youth

3

70.00

65

Jenaya Lockington

Faith Youth Leaders

1

50.00

66

Maria Friesen

Sole Trainers

1

50.00

67

Lisa House

Faith Youth Leaders

1

50.00

68

Patricia mellor

EBC Growth Group

1

50.00

69

Tori Pincombe

Libro St. Thomas

1

30.00

70

Bill Mielhausen

Sole Trainers

1

25.00

71

Karly Poole

La Famiglia

1

25.00

72

Jill Trojek

Faith Youth Leaders

73

Adam Petryshyn

The Youth Team (YFC Elgin County)

74

Braiden Neil

The Youth Team (YFC Elgin County)

75

Elias Trojek

Faith Youth Leaders

76

Garry Krobel

EBC Growth Group

77

Jeremiah Smith

The Youth Team (YFC Elgin County)

78

Isaiah Smith

The Youth Team (YFC Elgin County)

79

Jackie Moore

DREAM Team

80

Amanda Zielinski

DREAM Team

81

Tom Browne

FeetzonFire

82

Matt Fletcher

Fletch Fam

83

Laura Kuik

EBC Growth Group

84

Steve & Monica Robinson

85

Emily Grandine

EBC Growth Group

86

Cristina Nolivos

Libro St. Thomas

87

Amanda Russell

Libro St. Thomas

88

jenny sager

89

Solomon Chew

Precision Tae Kwon Do

90

Lucas Chew

Precision Tae Kwon Do

91

J N

EBC Growth Group

92

Julie Henley-Kapeleris

Self Walkers

93

Lilly P

EBC Growth Group

94

Gillian Pentz

EBC Growth Group

95

Ben Lockington

Faith Youth Leaders

96

Ezra Lockington

Faith Youth Leaders

97

Josh Lockington

Faith Youth Leaders

98

Matthew Lockington

Faith Youth Leaders

99

Mitch Poole

La Famiglia

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 Youth Unlimited/​YFC Elgin County

We see the hope and potential in every young person and we want to help them with the various issues they face today including homelessness, poverty, drug-addicted parents, and family breakdown.


The Upper Room Emergency Overnight Support for youth provides a warm, caring, safe place to stay where a young person in a crisis can come in a get off the street or out of an unsafe environment.


We have staff and many volunteers who work with all kinds of kids facing all sorts of issues. Your engagement and participation in the Coldest Night of the Year Walk will help us to keep providing this support.


Come join us - help us to help you see the hope and potential in every young person.

Event Day Details

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

StartGoogle Map

21 Edward Street

St. Thomas ON

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!

St. Thomas Maps

Check out this year's CNOY route maps below:

Contact Us


CNOY St. Thomas 2023

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

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