Raised:
$40,682
203%Goal:
$20,001

Sydney

Hosted by Souls Harbour Rescue Mission Sydney

172Walkers27Teams19Volunteers0°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

Sydney (Souls Harbour Rescue Mission Sydney) is super grateful for our fantastic 2023 sponsors! View all sponsors >

2023 CNOY Photos

Thanks to all of our amazing photographer volunteers! If you've got CNOY Day photos or videos you'd like to share, email it to photos@bluesea.org.

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Sydney 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

Souls Harbour Heroes - Sydney

Suzie Dwyer

8

4,298.00

2

Strides for Lives

Rosemary Hiltz

6

3,640.00

3

Better Together

Leane Marchand

11

3,125.00

4

Soul Sista’s-CB Christian Fellowship Church

Heather Jessome

3

2,815.00

5

MISSION POSSIBLE

Joyce Nicholson

4

2,459.00

6

Team of hope

Aaron Hersey

13

2,335.00

7

Journey Church CB

Ashley Burns

14

1,650.00

8

Hope Walkers

Robert Targett

2

1,650.00

9

Mighty Fortress Church of God

Sheldon Chant

1

1,045.00

10

Rogers Community Operators, Seaside

Angela Bresson

6

1,000.00

11

Happy Walkers

Jodi Marchand

1

1,000.00

12

Team Lindsay Construction

Jennifer Cook

20

920.00

13

Starbucks Sydney

Angie Murray

6

825.00

14

Courage to Change

Chelsea Nicholson

10

820.00

15

Cool Runnings

Kim Hooper

3

770.00

16

Cold Weather Keeners

Tyler Mattheis

3

695.00

17

The Bartlett Fam

Meaghan Bartlett

5

665.00

18

Sydney Cold Minders (Sifnakis Group)

Michael Sifnakis

1

600.00

19

Cape breton Youth

Hannah Vachon

6

500.00

20

Grace Fellowship

Lloyd Johnstone

2

390.00

21

Shiloh Youth

Natalie Weir

2

330.00

22

Jesus Crew

Ethan Hersey

2

255.00

23

Rock Church Young Adults

Spencer Conway

6

195.00

24

Keller Williams Select Realty-Sydney/Townsend

Mona Browner

1

150.00

25

Grace Fellowship Youth Group

Brenda Ferguson

7

100.00

26

Stantec Sydney

Rebecca Ratchford

6

27

Tillers

Pacey Tiller

1

#

Name

Team Name

Donors

Raised

1

Heather Jessome

Soul Sista’s-CB Christian Fellowship Church

38

2,815.00

2

Rosemary Hiltz

Strides for Lives

54

2,760.00

3

Aaron Hersey

Team of hope

6

1,555.00

4

Leane Marchand

Better Together

13

1,500.00

5

Ann Elizabeth MacDonald

MISSION POSSIBLE

35

1,145.00

6

Robert Targett

Hope Walkers

47

1,115.00

7

Terry Dwyer

Souls Harbour Heroes - Sydney

6

1,100.00

8

Suzie Dwyer

Souls Harbour Heroes - Sydney

7

1,075.00

9

Jodi Marchand

Happy Walkers

13

1,000.00

10

Kim Hooper

Cool Runnings

19

770.00

11

Angie Murray

Starbucks Sydney

4

615.00

12

Joanna MacIntyre

MISSION POSSIBLE

7

614.00

13

Chelsea Nicholson

Courage to Change

4

560.00

14

Tyler Mattheis

Cold Weather Keeners

4

525.00

15

Michael Sifnakis

Sydney Cold Minders (Sifnakis Group)

1

500.00

16

Hannah Vachon

Cape breton Youth

26

480.00

17

Ron Dunn

Souls Harbour Heroes - Sydney

11

470.00

18

Naomi Best

Journey Church CB

4

465.00

19

Joyce Nicholson

MISSION POSSIBLE

12

455.00

20

Noreen Pilsworth

Better Together

7

440.00

21

Paisley Q

19

350.00

22

Carmelita Cechetto-Shea

Hope Walkers

9

335.00

23

Lana Hart

Strides for Lives

7

320.00

24

Phyllis Jack

Strides for Lives

7

285.00

25

Crystal Brown

Journey Church CB

4

250.00

26

Meaghan Bartlett

The Bartlett Fam

1

250.00

27

Viola Cleary

Better Together

4

250.00

28

Caleb Boutilier

Shiloh Youth

8

250.00

29

Raven Mac Nevin

Team of hope

4

250.00

30

Juanita Macneil

Souls Harbour Heroes - Sydney

6

250.00

31

Amanda MacKinnon

Courage to Change

7

210.00

32

Debbie Cann

Better Together

5

200.00

33

David Horton

Rogers Community Operators, Seaside

2

200.00

34

Joe Cook

Journey Church CB

3

200.00

35

Kelly Westheuser

Team Lindsay Construction

4

185.00

36

Naomi Chubra

MISSION POSSIBLE

5

175.00

37

Sheldon Chant

Mighty Fortress Church of God

3

175.00

38

Carrie Bartlett

The Bartlett Fam

4

165.00

39

Peggy Gordon

Journey Church CB

5

160.00

40

Mona Browner

Keller Williams Select Realty-Sydney/Townsend

3

150.00

41

Dean Abbass

Rogers Community Operators, Seaside

1

150.00

42

Don Bartlett

The Bartlett Fam

1

150.00

43

Ethan Hersey

Jesus Crew

2

150.00

44

Colby Hersey

Team of hope

1

150.00

45

Shelly Hamilton

Team of hope

3

150.00

46

Angela Bresson

Rogers Community Operators, Seaside

3

150.00

47

Ali Kachafanas

Team of hope

1

150.00

48

Holly Dwyer

Souls Harbour Heroes - Sydney

5

140.00

49

Amy Dwyer

Souls Harbour Heroes - Sydney

7

138.00

50

Margaret Mattheis

Cold Weather Keeners

2

120.00

51

Benjamin Dwyer

Souls Harbour Heroes - Sydney

3

115.00

52

Cathie MacLeod

Better Together

2

110.00

53

Aspen Basque

4

110.00

54

Linda Blacker

Strides for Lives

10

100.00

55

Dawn Williams

Team Lindsay Construction

5

100.00

56

Rebecca Ratchford

3

100.00

57

Breton Bartlett

The Bartlett Fam

1

100.00

58

Scott MacLeod

Journey Church CB

1

100.00

59

Brody Campbell

Grace Fellowship Youth Group

1

100.00

60

Chelsea Fenton

Journey Church CB

2

100.00

61

Jennifer Cook

Team Lindsay Construction

1

100.00

62

Howie Doiron

Team Lindsay Construction

2

100.00

63

Natalie Weir

Shiloh Youth

2

80.00

64

Lorraine Barrington

Starbucks Sydney

2

80.00

65

Yorke Barrington

Starbucks Sydney

2

80.00

66

William Blacker

Strides for Lives

5

80.00

67

CHRIS DAVISON

Team Lindsay Construction

1

75.00

68

Spencer Conway

Rock Church Young Adults

2

65.00

69

Angela Doiron

Team Lindsay Construction

2

60.00

70

Elaine Johnstone

Grace Fellowship

1

50.00

71

Shane Ferguson

Rogers Community Operators, Seaside

1

50.00

72

Leo Poirier

Rogers Community Operators, Seaside

1

50.00

73

Kelly Howard

Courage to Change

1

50.00

74

Blessy Rinu Binoy

Team Lindsay Construction

1

50.00

75

Ryan Backus

Journey Church CB

1

50.00

76

Jeff MacLeod

Cold Weather Keeners

1

50.00

77

Lloyd Johnstone

Grace Fellowship

1

50.00

78

Ashley Maceachern

Team Lindsay Construction

1

50.00

79

Todd Dixon

Team of hope

1

50.00

80

Andrew Butler

1

50.00

81

Scott MacEachern

Team Lindsay Construction

1

50.00

82

Ashley Burns

Journey Church CB

1

50.00

83

Shelley Kaiser

Strides for Lives

2

45.00

84

Leanne Billard

Team Lindsay Construction

1

30.00

85

Katlyn Finnigan

Team of hope

2

30.00

86

Hailey Jones

1

25.00

87

Alexander Mackenzie

1

25.00

88

Gary Cook

Team Lindsay Construction

1

25.00

89

Lori Maclellan

Better Together

1

25.00

90

Sharon Williamson

Starbucks Sydney

1

25.00

91

Darlene Boone

Starbucks Sydney

1

25.00

92

Laura Bowdridge

Journey Church CB

1

25.00

93

Phoenix COOK

Team Lindsay Construction

1

25.00

94

Olivia Billard

Team Lindsay Construction

1

20.00

95

Spencer Conway

Rock Church Young Adults

1

15.00

96

Kelly Johnson

97

Jenna Curtis

98

Joshua Hatcher

Team of hope

99

Giuliano Alviani

Cape breton Youth

100

Pacey Tiller

Tillers

101

Hudson LeMoine

Grace Fellowship Youth Group

102

Alice Mattatll

Soul Sista’s-CB Christian Fellowship Church

103

Kevin Mattatll

Soul Sista’s-CB Christian Fellowship Church

104

Christopher Beane

Grace Fellowship Youth Group

105

Janice White

Courage to Change

106

Naomi Wolstenholme

Grace Fellowship Youth Group

107

Rachael Martin

Journey Church CB

108

Saralyn Beane

109

Michelle Baker

Team Lindsay Construction

110

Kandace Chant

Team of hope

111

Samarjeet Singh

112

Damanpreet Singh

113

Beth MacAulay

Courage to Change

114

Sadie Heimann

Cape breton Youth

115

Emma Heimann

Cape breton Youth

116

Preston Hamilton

Team of hope

117

Tristan Hamilton

Team of hope

118

Hannah Hall

Courage to Change

119

Taylor Brown

Journey Church CB

120

Abigail Beane

121

Annalee MacLellan

Better Together

122

Gemma Cook

Journey Church CB

123

Brittany MacLeod

Better Together

124

Eric Willden

Team Lindsay Construction

125

Erin Matheson

Team of hope

126

Owen Campbell

Team of hope

127

CARA MULROONEY

Cool Runnings

128

Thi Ai Diem Huynh

129

Robert MacIsaac

Rogers Community Operators, Seaside

130

Stephen Powers

Team Lindsay Construction

131

Lefin Paruvaparampil Chacko

Team Lindsay Construction

132

Paul Murray

Starbucks Sydney

133

Morgan Donovan

Journey Church CB

134

Willie McNeil

Stantec Sydney

135

Dwayne Druggett

Stantec Sydney

136

Jillian Powers

Team Lindsay Construction

137

Suwela Vassoa

Rock Church Young Adults

138

Nhi Le

139

Claudia MacCormick

Stantec Sydney

140

Rebecca Ratchford

Stantec Sydney

141

Ireland Marchand

Better Together

142

Boaz Hui

Rock Church Young Adults

143

Iyvonne Simmonds

Cape breton Youth

144

Joan Snow

Courage to Change

145

Stacy Head

146

Brandon Gracie

Team Lindsay Construction

147

Shelley Alviani

Courage to Change

148

Ashley Kinsman

Rock Church Young Adults

149

Ben Mac Lennan

Grace Fellowship Youth Group

150

Haileigh Ferguson

Grace Fellowship Youth Group

151

Griffin Bartlett

The Bartlett Fam

152

Fatima Cromwell

Cool Runnings

153

Brenda Ferguson

Grace Fellowship Youth Group

154

Nicole Weir

Rock Church Young Adults

155

Dan Vachon

Cape breton Youth

156

Dakota Wincey

Courage to Change

157

Anndelynn Carroll

Better Together

158

Melissa Cann

Better Together

159

Rhonda Hersey

Jesus Crew

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 Souls Harbour Rescue Mission Sydney

Take a walk with us around downtown Sydney to help raise funds and awareness for men, women and children struggling with food and housing insecurity. We anticipate 50 Souls Harbour friends to take our neighbourhood by storm! This will be a walk to remember - the first of it's kind in Cape Breton!


Money raised will be used to provide meals and more through our Food Truck program, while our seated drop in centre building gets renovated at 54 Ferry Street. All money raised will remain local to Sydney!


After two long covid winters, we are thrilled to be participating in the Coldest Night of the Year. Covid may slowed us down, but we have the victory!


But we also recognize, that there are some who are high risk, and not yet comfortable walking outside in groups yet. To that end, we would love to have you participate virtually. Create a team, raise funds, and walk on your own or with your bubble. Connect with Melanie at mhack@shrm.ca and she will make sure you feel like a part of the team through our social media campaigns.


Those not able to join a team are encouraged to make a donation to our Sydney Home Team, Souls Harbour Heroes, lead by Captain Suzie Dwyer!

Event Day Details

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

StartGoogle Map

35 State Street, Sydney, NS, B1P 6J9


Royal Canadian Legion Branch 138

Ashby

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!

Sydney Maps

Check out this year's CNOY route maps below:

2kmView + print!

Start at Royal Canadian Legion, 35 State Street. Follow State Street to Prince Street and Turn Right. Follow Prince Street up to the train tracks. Cross Prince Street and walk back to the Legion.

5kmView + print!

Start at State St. Follow Prince to Esplanade, Turn right up Desbaress then right onto George. Walk to Ferry then go right. Walk to Intercolonial and turn right. Follow back out to Prince. Go left.

Contact Us


CNOY Sydney 2023

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

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