Raised:
$116,391105%Goal:
$110,000

Vancouver DTES

Hosted by FIRST UNITED

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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

Vancouver DTES (FIRST UNITED) is super grateful for our fantastic 2024 sponsors! View all sponsors >

ITC Construction Group

Supporting Sponsor

Richmond Steel Recycling

Rest Stop Sponsor

Hastings Crossing BIA

Community Sponsor

2024 CNOY Photos

Thanks to all of our amazing volunteer photographers! If you've got CNOY Day photos or videos you'd like to share, contact photos@bluesea.org.

Event Day Details

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

StartGoogle Map

312 Main

312 Main St

Vancouver

BC V6A 2T2

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.

You may also bring a filled-out printed waiver.

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!

Vancouver DTES Maps

Check out this year's CNOY route maps below:

2kmView + print!

5kmView + print!

Vancouver DTES 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	Canadian Memorial Walkers	Karen Vanderheyden	26	13,854.70
2	West Van United Walkers	ALF Filbert	24	9,815.00
3	Team Highlands	Judy Toews	18	9,485.00
4	First Things First	Amanda Burrows	13	8,725.00
5	Lynn Valley Amblers	Judith Clark	12	6,750.00
6	Universal Gospel Choir	Inge Siemens	10	5,890.00
7	SHUC WALKERS	Deb Walker	7	5,195.00
8	UHill United & Friends	Sandra Willing	14	4,790.00
9	Friends Forever	Bruce Frankard	1	4,675.00
10	Pacific Spirited Walkers	Jean McTavish	5	4,580.00
11	Goldbeck Cold Walkers	henry goldbeck	8	4,504.69
12	Crossroads United Church - Delta	Joanna Cossey	6	3,780.00
13	Heather's Hope	Heather Clarke	3	3,669.00
14	Ladner for First (LFF)	Duncan Furniss	5	2,849.25
15	Robert Allan Ltd.	Kylie Donaldson	4	2,450.00
16	Will of the People!	Will Goldbeck	8	1,425.00
17	Sweater Weather Walkers	Alice Frances	2	1,230.00
18	One Downtown Vancouver Starbucks Team	Juan Villela	41	1,160.00
19	Stepping Up and Stepping Out	Julie Alava	6	1,035.00
20	Mount Seymour United Walkers	Carla Wilks	3	998.00
21	Phrydai Wolkers	David Cathcart	2	835.00
22	SPGC Vancouver	Jen Balfour	6	750.00
23	Jubilee UC Walkers	Gabrielle McLarty	2	700.00
24	Cold Feet Warm Hearts	Mel Poon	1	700.00
25	Launch Walkers	Denise Goldbeck	3	650.00
26	Kindness Crew	Agnes Lai	1	570.00
27	#WintersGotNoChill	Sarah Winters	2	220.00
28	Beanfield - Vancouver	Vivian Guan	2	100.00
29	Richmond Steel Recycling	Dori Julian	6	70.00
30	Accenture Vancouver	Manisha Chopra	3	20.00

#	Name	Team Name	Donors	Raised
1	Bruce Frankard	Friends Forever	43	4,675.00
2	Heather Clarke	Heather's Hope	23	3,269.00
3	Susan Du Moulin	Canadian Memorial Walkers	33	3,067.70
4	Jenny Newell	Canadian Memorial Walkers	8	2,925.00
5	Margaret Mutch	Canadian Memorial Walkers	16	2,195.00
6	henry goldbeck	Goldbeck Cold Walkers	9	1,800.00
7	Simone&Jon Carrodus	Team Highlands	27	1,685.00
8	Inge Siemens	Universal Gospel Choir	20	1,595.00
9	Jean McTavish	Pacific Spirited Walkers	15	1,525.00
10	Patricia Alexis	Pacific Spirited Walkers	17	1,505.00
11	Judy Toews	Team Highlands	18	1,485.00
12	Joanna Cossey	Crossroads United Church - Delta	27	1,470.00
13	Mandy Shintani		16	1,395.00
14	Judith Clark	Lynn Valley Amblers	21	1,280.00
15	Christine Gordon	Universal Gospel Choir	3	1,250.00
16	Brenda Belak	First Things First	12	1,225.00
17	Deb Walker	SHUC WALKERS	15	1,195.00
18	Katie Walls	Canadian Memorial Walkers	10	1,127.00
19	Amber Tugwood		7	1,125.00
20	Dave Moors	SHUC WALKERS	11	1,100.00
21	Donna Piercey	West Van United Walkers	14	1,015.00
22	ALF Filbert	West Van United Walkers	7	975.00
23	Alessia Pagliaroli	Goldbeck Cold Walkers	6	950.00
24	Alice Frances	Sweater Weather Walkers	12	920.00
25	Karen Epp	Goldbeck Cold Walkers	14	905.00
26	Sandra Willing	UHill United & Friends	12	900.00
27	Jim Murray		18	875.00
28	Myrna Pearce	Lynn Valley Amblers	5	850.00
29	betty chapin	Team Highlands	12	850.00
30	Gwyn&Tony McIntosh/DiNino	UHill United & Friends	12	825.00
31	Karen Furniss	Ladner for First (LFF)	17	800.00
32	Will Goldbeck	Will of the People!	8	800.00
33	Gwen Carpenter	West Van United Walkers	11	800.00
34	Joan Wenham	Lynn Valley Amblers	10	750.00
35	Susan Burns	Pacific Spirited Walkers	5	750.00
36	Ross White	Team Highlands	11	720.00
37	Mel Poon	Cold Feet Warm Hearts	7	700.00
38	Ashley Burton	Universal Gospel Choir	6	685.00
39	Jen Balfour	SPGC Vancouver	14	675.00
40	Mechel Macdonald	Team Highlands	10	670.00
41	Pat Willing	UHill United & Friends	6	660.00
42	Tara Twigg	Universal Gospel Choir	7	650.00
43	Denise Goldbeck	Launch Walkers	5	650.00
44	Veronica Winchester	Lynn Valley Amblers	5	625.00
45	Judy Currie	West Van United Walkers	12	625.00
46	Eileen Noullett	Crossroads United Church - Delta	6	620.00
47	Karen Vanderheyden	Canadian Memorial Walkers	13	615.00
48	Alan Lill	Team Highlands	11	615.00
49	Phyllis Ferguson	Team Highlands	8	600.00
50	Lindsay Bottomer	Team Highlands	9	600.00
51	Laurie Prak	Ladner for First (LFF)	5	575.00
52	Julie Alava	Stepping Up and Stepping Out	5	575.00
53	Agnes Lai	Kindness Crew	10	570.00
54	Kathy Stubbs	Lynn Valley Amblers	9	550.00
55	Duncan Furniss	Ladner for First (LFF)	8	545.00
56	Christine & Callum Louden/Clipperton	SHUC WALKERS	11	540.00
57	Jeannie White	Team Highlands	12	535.00
58	Amanda Burrows	First Things First	5	525.00
59	Cari Copeman-Haynes	Crossroads United Church - Delta	7	525.00
60	Kelly McIntyre	West Van United Walkers	5	525.00
61	Diana Crane	Team Highlands	3	500.00
62	Kathy Anderson	Universal Gospel Choir	1	500.00
63	Rakel MacDonald	Goldbeck Cold Walkers	10	499.69
64	Aaron & Robin Andersen	UHill United & Friends	8	450.00
65	Sabina Harpe	Pacific Spirited Walkers	4	450.00
66	Ally Murray	West Van United Walkers	9	425.00
67	Syd Sawyer	Phrydai Wolkers	7	405.00
68	Jeff Rock	Canadian Memorial Walkers	6	400.00
69	Peter Ackhurst	Team Highlands	2	400.00
70	Paul Willing	UHill United & Friends	5	400.00
71	Janet Pritchard	SHUC WALKERS	4	400.00
72	Marilyn Mann	Lynn Valley Amblers	6	400.00
73	Andrea Oliveri	SHUC WALKERS	2	350.00
74	Julia Walsh	West Van United Walkers	5	350.00
75	Joseph Catlin	Lynn Valley Amblers	2	350.00
76	Toni Pieroni	Canadian Memorial Walkers	6	350.00
77	Margot Pritchard	SHUC WALKERS	7	350.00
78	Cathy Lew	SHUC WALKERS	4	350.00
79	Julie Vanderyagt	Universal Gospel Choir	6	345.00
80	Jeanne Vallance	Lynn Valley Amblers	4	345.00
81	Aaron Miller	UHill United & Friends	5	340.00
82	Finlay Harper	West Van United Walkers	5	330.00
83	Elisabeth Tanner	Canadian Memorial Walkers	5	325.00
84	Michael Bowden	Sweater Weather Walkers	3	310.00
85	Nova Nofziger	West Van United Walkers	8	305.00
86	Chester Nofziger	West Van United Walkers	8	305.00
87	Dixie MacLeod	Crossroads United Church - Delta	3	300.00
88	Carla Wilks	Mount Seymour United Walkers	2	300.00
89	Margaret McVey	Ladner for First (LFF)	2	300.00
90	Karen Truscott	UHill United & Friends	1	300.00
91	Kylie Donaldson	Robert Allan Ltd.	5	300.00
92	Janet Denham	Crossroads United Church - Delta	4	280.00
93	Stephen Tanner	Canadian Memorial Walkers	5	275.00
94	Frances Tugwood		1	270.00
95	Hilary Kitson	Canadian Memorial Walkers	5	260.00
96	Sally and Ken Ball	Pacific Spirited Walkers	1	250.00
97	Cathy Merchant	Canadian Memorial Walkers	1	250.00
98	Kelly Jenner	Lynn Valley Amblers	1	250.00
99	Judy Evgin	Canadian Memorial Walkers	1	250.00
100	Evangeline LeSieur	West Van United Walkers	4	250.00
101	Dieuwke Byleveld	Lynn Valley Amblers	1	250.00
102	Jane McBride	Canadian Memorial Walkers	4	220.00
103	Ece Ozer	Goldbeck Cold Walkers	3	200.00
104	Dave Lovely	Team Highlands	5	200.00
105	Russ Quinn	Canadian Memorial Walkers	1	200.00
106	Graham Brownmiller	Jubilee UC Walkers	3	200.00
107	Marianne Gareau	Canadian Memorial Walkers	1	200.00
108	Gabrielle McLarty	Jubilee UC Walkers	2	200.00
109	Lauren Telford	Heather's Hope	3	200.00
110	Lynn Fleming	Canadian Memorial Walkers	3	200.00
111	Eric Hamlyn	Lynn Valley Amblers	3	200.00
112	Fiona Watts	West Van United Walkers	3	200.00
113	Doug & Lynne Mackay	Team Highlands	3	175.00
114	Sumarme Goble	UHill United & Friends	2	175.00
115	Rob Vandermey	Will of the People!	4	175.00
116	Jason Brown	First Things First	3	170.00
117	Bentall Four	One Downtown Vancouver Starbucks Team	1	165.00
118	Gail Storey	Canadian Memorial Walkers	4	160.00
119	Ray Freed	Canadian Memorial Walkers	7	160.00
120	Bryant Winters	#WintersGotNoChill	1	150.00
121	Benedicte Schoepflin		1	150.00
122	Simon LeSieur	West Van United Walkers	2	150.00
123	Josh Vandermey	Will of the People!	2	150.00
124	Taylor Sowery	One Downtown Vancouver Starbucks Team	1	150.00
125	Barb Wilson	West Van United Walkers	2	150.00
126	Jennifer Billingsley	Will of the People!	1	150.00
127	Kathleen Nofziger	West Van United Walkers	2	150.00
128	Anna Hardy	West Van United Walkers	3	150.00
129	Trenor Tilley	UHill United & Friends	1	150.00
130	Holly Perkins	One Downtown Vancouver Starbucks Team	1	150.00
131	Dorothy Harrison	Lynn Valley Amblers	2	140.00
132	Caroline Mahoney	Team Highlands	3	130.00
133	Alex de Carlos Maurice	West Van United Walkers	2	115.00
134	Iris Scott	Ladner for First (LFF)	1	104.25
135	Conal Walsh	West Van United Walkers	1	100.00
136	Doane Surilla	One Downtown Vancouver Starbucks Team	1	100.00
137	Margaret Stevens	Stepping Up and Stepping Out	1	100.00
138	Lorna Clare		2	100.00
139	Dave Ward	First Things First	1	100.00
140	Denia Pavlatou	Goldbeck Cold Walkers	1	100.00
141	David Cathcart	Phrydai Wolkers	1	100.00
142	Maria de Carlos Vazquez	West Van United Walkers	1	100.00
143	Bob Clare		2	100.00
144	Emiliano Alava	Stepping Up and Stepping Out	2	80.00
145	Larry Butler	Canadian Memorial Walkers	1	75.00
146	Evan McNutt	Will of the People!	2	75.00
147	Ted Cragg	First Things First	1	75.00
148	Jacob Vandermey	Will of the People!	1	75.00
149	Sarah Winters	#WintersGotNoChill	3	70.00
150	Sally Samler	Team Highlands	2	70.00
151	Pablo Alava	Stepping Up and Stepping Out	2	60.00
152	Rosemary Burd	Universal Gospel Choir	1	50.00
153	elena damascan	One Downtown Vancouver Starbucks Team	1	50.00
154	Christine Poirier	Canadian Memorial Walkers	1	50.00
155	Glen Davis	UHill United & Friends	1	50.00
156	Dylon Nofziger	West Van United Walkers	1	50.00
157	Dain Antalik	One Downtown Vancouver Starbucks Team	1	50.00
158	Jen Maurice	West Van United Walkers	1	50.00
159	Trevor Fitzgerald	One Downtown Vancouver Starbucks Team	1	50.00
160	Aaron Kaetler	Richmond Steel Recycling	1	50.00
161	Josh Andallo	Universal Gospel Choir	2	45.00
162	JJ Remirata	One Downtown Vancouver Starbucks Team	3	45.00
163	Maryanne Vargas	One Downtown Vancouver Starbucks Team	1	45.00
164	John Kaczmarowski		2	40.00
165	Nataliia Tsiotas	One Downtown Vancouver Starbucks Team	1	35.00
166	Lisa King2	Mount Seymour United Walkers	1	25.00
167	Quinn Harper	West Van United Walkers	1	25.00
168	Michelle Cratchley	Mount Seymour United Walkers	1	25.00
169	Yawn Paular	Beanfield - Vancouver	1	25.00
170	Alba Andersen	UHill United & Friends	1	25.00
171	Inara Merchant	Canadian Memorial Walkers	1	25.00
172	Ammar Merchant	Canadian Memorial Walkers	1	25.00
173	Chun Yen Chow	One Downtown Vancouver Starbucks Team	1	20.00
174	Marie Stevens	Stepping Up and Stepping Out	1	20.00
175	Manisha Chopra	Accenture Vancouver	1	20.00
176	Scotia Andersen	UHill United & Friends	1	15.00
177	Bibiana Becerra	Richmond Steel Recycling	1	10.00
178	Dori Julian	Richmond Steel Recycling	1	10.00
179	Edson Silva	One Downtown Vancouver Starbucks Team
180	Ella Eunhye Yun	One Downtown Vancouver Starbucks Team
181	Marion and Grant Sebastian	Team Highlands
182	Elaine Perry	First Things First
183	Sue Snow	Heather's Hope
184	Steve Sun
185	Juan Jose Cespedes	Richmond Steel Recycling
186	Haemak Kumar	Robert Allan Ltd.
187	Riri Bowyer	One Downtown Vancouver Starbucks Team
188	Mihir Mahendru	Accenture Vancouver
189	Sharlene Cosgrave	First Things First
190	Anna McMahon	Will of the People!
191	Sally Marcantonio	First Things First
192	Mari Kasiri	SPGC Vancouver
193	Sepideh Abedi	SPGC Vancouver
194	Andrew Ascui	One Downtown Vancouver Starbucks Team
195	Gaurav Gajewar	SPGC Vancouver
196	Antonio Jacobo	One Downtown Vancouver Starbucks Team
197	Alex Chen	One Downtown Vancouver Starbucks Team
198	Yu Heng Richard Tai	One Downtown Vancouver Starbucks Team
199	Erica Takamura	Richmond Steel Recycling
200	David Marcantonio	First Things First
201	Ray Alava	Stepping Up and Stepping Out
202	Judy Juan	One Downtown Vancouver Starbucks Team
203	Hannelore Pinder
204	Maddy Marchildon	Launch Walkers
205	Benedicte Schoepflin
206	Mikhaila Tobin	Universal Gospel Choir
207	Yvonne Hodge	One Downtown Vancouver Starbucks Team
208	Russ Fox	West Van United Walkers
209	Schanty Dieora	One Downtown Vancouver Starbucks Team
210	Sheila Baxter	West Van United Walkers
211	Parham Ajripour	One Downtown Vancouver Starbucks Team
212	Sameer Merchant	Canadian Memorial Walkers
213	Yuiko Tabata	One Downtown Vancouver Starbucks Team
214	Jong Yoon Joo	One Downtown Vancouver Starbucks Team
215	Adrian Cruz	One Downtown Vancouver Starbucks Team
216	Hong Van Vu	One Downtown Vancouver Starbucks Team
217	Alex Kennedy	One Downtown Vancouver Starbucks Team
218	Pete Fry	First Things First
219	Jackie Li	One Downtown Vancouver Starbucks Team
220	Edwin Gunda	One Downtown Vancouver Starbucks Team
221	Ralph Razel Cesa	One Downtown Vancouver Starbucks Team
222	Penny Irvine	Canadian Memorial Walkers
223	Jane Mcbride
224	Talia Schieber
225	Michael Christie	One Downtown Vancouver Starbucks Team
226	Paarull JS Bakshi	Robert Allan Ltd.
227	Ed Abing	One Downtown Vancouver Starbucks Team
228	Koinonia Bentayen	Crossroads United Church - Delta
229	Izabella Choi	One Downtown Vancouver Starbucks Team
230	Reiniell Gan	Goldbeck Cold Walkers
231	Charles Friesen	Universal Gospel Choir
232	Michelle Seria	One Downtown Vancouver Starbucks Team
233	Vanessa Cox	Goldbeck Cold Walkers
234	Juan Villela	One Downtown Vancouver Starbucks Team
235	Conroy Paul	One Downtown Vancouver Starbucks Team
236	Steven Johnson
237	Vivian Guan	Beanfield - Vancouver
238	Katie Koncan	First Things First
239	Nancy Mann	Canadian Memorial Walkers
240	Sandra Dionicio	One Downtown Vancouver Starbucks Team
241	Karen Sohal	One Downtown Vancouver Starbucks Team

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!

Canadian Memorial United Church$13,854.70Faith > Churches

West Van United Church$9,815.00Faith > Churches

DTES - First United$9,485.00Faith > Churches

Shaughnessy Heights$5,195.00Faith > Churches

University Hill United Church$4,790.00Faith > Churches

Goldbeck Recruiting$4,504.69Business > Goods and Services

Crossroads United Delta$3,780.00Faith > Churches

Robert Allan Ltd.$2,450.00Business > Goods and Services

Starbucks$1,160.00Business > Retail

One Downtown Vancouver Starbucks Team$1,160

Trinity United Church, Port Coquitlam$835.00Faith > Churches

SPGC$750.00Business > Financial and Insurance

SPGC Vancouver$750

Jubilee United Church, BBY$700.00Faith > Churches

All Stages Education Foundation$650.00Clubs > Social Services

Beanfield Metroconnect$100.00Business > Goods and Services

Beanfield - Vancouver$100

Accenture$20.00Business > Technology

Accenture Vancouver$20

About FIRST UNITED

FIRST UNITED is a registered charity that has been serving low-income, underhoused and homeless individuals in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside for nearly 140 years. On the frontlines every day, FIRST UNITED’s low-barrier essential services include shelter to 51 residents, legal advocacy, tax filing, spiritual care, mail and phone services, overdose response, essential items like clothing and toiletries, and over 1,000 free meals each week to DTES community members. FIRST UNITED also engages in systems change work to reduce homelessness, break the cycle of poverty, and address the racialization of poverty. FIRST UNITED's vision is a neighbourhood where every person’s worth is celebrated and all people can thrive.

Contact Us

CNOY Vancouver DTES 2024

Will Goldbeck Assistant Development Manager
Phone 604.335.8995
Email wgoldbeck@firstunited.ca

Vancouver DTES

Hosted by FIRST UNITED

Community Sponsors

Vancouver DTES (FIRST UNITED) is super grateful for our fantastic 2024 sponsors! View all sponsors >

2024 CNOY Photos

Thanks to all of our amazing volunteer photographers! If you've got CNOY Day photos or videos you'd like to share, contact photos@bluesea.org.

Event Day Details

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

StartGoogle Map

312 Main

312 Main St

Vancouver

BC V6A 2T2

Schedule

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

Check-In

Have questions? Visit the FAQ section!

Handling Money

Waivers

All participants must register online and accept the electronic waiver.

What to Bring

A few common sense suggestions:

Vancouver DTES Maps

Check out this year's CNOY route maps below:

Vancouver DTES 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 >

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 FIRST UNITED

Contact Us

CNOY Vancouver DTES 2024

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