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111%$155,638Goal: $140,000

Vancouver DTES

FIRST UNITED

309 Walkers|35 Teams|40 Volunteers

The Coldest Night of the Year is a winterrific family-friendly fundraising walk in support of local charities serving people experiencing hurt, hunger, and homelessness... because it’s cold out there. Join us on February 28, 2026 - across the country, close to home!

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About FIRST UNITED

FIRST UNITED Church Community Ministry Society is a registered charity that has been serving low-income, underhoused and homeless individuals in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside for 140 years.

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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, provision of 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.

Vancouver DTES Scoreboard

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Teams
Walkers

#

Team Name

Captain

Members

Raised

1

Universal Gospel Choir

Inge Siemens

35

32,592.00

2

Team Highlands

Dave Lovely

17

15,915.75

3

West Van United Walkers

ALF Filbert

23

11,290.00

4

FIRST Things First!

Amanda Burrows

9

11,140.00

5

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

Karen Vanderheyden

23

9,252.00

6

SHUCWalkers

Dave Moors

9

9,220.00

7

Pacific Spirit Walkers

Sabina Harpe

6

7,085.00

8

Crossroads United Church Delta BC

Joanna Cossey

4

6,400.00

9

UHill United & Friends

Sandra Willing

16

5,070.00

10

Friends Forever

Bruce Frankard

1

4,800.00

11

Lynn Valley Amblers

Judith Clark

12

4,505.00

12

West Point Grey United Church

Gabrielle Mew

7

4,000.00

13

Pacific Mountaineers

Alexandra Barr

11

3,405.00

14

Walk and Roll

Karen Furniss

4

3,110.00

15

Mt. Seymour United Walkers

Carla Wilks

4

2,575.00

16

Goldbeck and Launch Walkers

henry goldbeck

5

2,450.00

17

Pure Joy North Vancouver

Mandy Shintani

2

2,215.00

18

SAUCy Walkers (St. Andrew's United Church)

Eric Hamlyn

7

1,865.00

19

The Mittens

Lauren Telford

10

1,650.00

20

One Foot in Front of the Other

Amber Tugwood

9

1,555.00

21

Will of the People!

Will Goldbeck

1

1,355.00

22

Starbucks Downtown Vancouver

Juan Villela

21

693.88

23

GVR gets Walking

Noe Escobar

2

655.00

24

OneCity Vancouver

Iona Bonamis

10

650.00

25

Sutherland Chan School of Osteopathy

Bradley Cornwell

4

470.00

26

Vancouver Unitarians

Yvonne Marcus

4

445.00

27

Brentwood Presbyterian Church

Brian Fraser

1

420.00

28

Sunrise

Gwendolyn Schmidt

3

350.00

29

Team TCS - Vancouver

Harry Anwar

19

270.00

30

RBC BC Regional Office

Holly Webb

4

225.00

31

Stevens

Margaret Stevens

1

200.00

32

Lemonade Stand

Bryant Winters

1

160.00

33

Insight Global

Madison Delcourt

1

50.00

34

Comunale

Lucas Comunale

1

#

Name

Team Name

Donors

Raised

1

Dave Lovely

Team Highlands

12

5,805.00

2

Bruce Frankard

Friends Forever

42

4,800.00

3

Heather Clarke

SHUCWalkers

21

3,150.00

4

Inge Siemens

Universal Gospel Choir

32

3,030.00

5

Susan Du Moulin

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

34

2,322.00

6

Joanna Cossey

Crossroads United Church Delta BC

33

2,200.00

7

Christine Gordon

Universal Gospel Choir

5

2,200.00

8

Patricia Alexis

Pacific Spirit Walkers

27

2,010.00

9

Brenda Belak

FIRST Things First!

12

2,000.00

10

Simone&Jon Carrodus

Team Highlands

23

1,720.00

11

Amanda Burrows

FIRST Things First!

22

1,705.00

12

Edwina Picon

West Point Grey United Church

5

1,650.00

13

Carlyn Yandle

Universal Gospel Choir

12

1,601.00

14

Dave Moors

SHUCWalkers

10

1,575.00

15

Ross White

Team Highlands

16

1,530.00

16

Mandy Shintani

Pure Joy North Vancouver

10

1,525.00

17

betty chapin

Team Highlands

13

1,500.00

18

Eileen Noullett

Crossroads United Church Delta BC

10

1,500.00

19

Jean McTavish

Pacific Spirit Walkers

14

1,470.00

20

Amber Tugwood

One Foot in Front of the Other

11

1,455.00

21

Laurie Prak

Walk and Roll

15

1,370.00

22

Sabina Harpe

Pacific Spirit Walkers

11

1,300.00

23

ALF Filbert

West Van United Walkers

10

1,250.00

24

Cathy Vassiliadis

Team Highlands

18

1,240.00

25

Judith Clark

Lynn Valley Amblers

17

1,230.00

26

Christine & Callum Louden/Clipperton

SHUCWalkers

17

1,200.00

27

Judy Currie

West Van United Walkers

13

1,175.00

28

Will Goldbeck

Will of the People!

8

1,105.00

29

henry goldbeck

Goldbeck and Launch Walkers

6

1,100.00

30

Gabrielle Mew

West Point Grey United Church

13

1,075.00

31

Susan Burns

Pacific Spirit Walkers

8

1,075.00

32

Deb Walker

SHUCWalkers

16

1,045.00

33

Cristina Ciccone

Universal Gospel Choir

5

1,000.00

34

Janet Denham

Crossroads United Church Delta BC

14

1,000.00

35

Tierney Ness

Mt. Seymour United Walkers

14

980.00

36

Elisabeth Tanner

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

12

950.00

37

Karen Vanderheyden

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

7

950.00

38

Rob Vandermey

FIRST Things First!

5

925.00

39

Cari Copeman-Haynes

Pacific Mountaineers

11

915.00

40

Karen Furniss

Walk and Roll

16

910.00

41

Julie Walsh

West Van United Walkers

13

890.00

42

Blair Galston

Pacific Mountaineers

12

875.00

43

Eleanor Acker

SAUCy Walkers (St. Andrew's United Church)

15

850.00

44

Anita McMahon

Goldbeck and Launch Walkers

7

825.00

45

Catherine Somerville

Universal Gospel Choir

15

820.00

46

Diana Crane

Team Highlands

3

800.00

47

Gwyn and Tony McNinos

UHill United & Friends

10

800.00

48

Claudia MacDonald

Universal Gospel Choir

15

780.00

49

Alan Lill

Team Highlands

6

775.00

50

Sandra Willing

UHill United & Friends

9

750.00

51

Amanda Degner

Crossroads United Church Delta BC

2

700.00

52

Ross Denny-Jiles

West Point Grey United Church

3

650.00

53

Cheryl leia Leia

Pure Joy North Vancouver

10

650.00

54

Carla Wilks

Mt. Seymour United Walkers

9

645.00

55

Danielle Tetrault

Lynn Valley Amblers

4

636.00

56

Carol-Anne Doucet

Universal Gospel Choir

8

605.00

57

Tara Twigg

Universal Gospel Choir

6

600.00

58

Margot Pritchard

SHUCWalkers

6

600.00

59

Janine Lovely

Team Highlands

10

580.00

60

Ally Murray

West Van United Walkers

9

575.00

61

Margaret McVey

Walk and Roll

3

530.00

62

Toni Pieroni

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

5

525.00

63

Erin Moroney

Universal Gospel Choir

8

510.00

64

Judy Toews

Team Highlands

9

505.75

65

Jeannie White

Team Highlands

6

500.00

66

Aaron Andersen

UHill United & Friends

7

500.00

67

Jeff Rock

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

4

450.00

68

Carol Villeneuve

Universal Gospel Choir

6

440.00

69

Paul Willing

UHill United & Friends

7

430.00

70

Janet Pritchard

SHUCWalkers

7

425.00

71

Casey Rock

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

6

425.00

72

Andrea Oliveri

SHUCWalkers

7

425.00

73

Rob Anderson

Pacific Mountaineers

37

415.00

74

Marina Lecian

Pacific Mountaineers

5

405.00

75

Michelle Morissette

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

2

400.00

76

Lauren Telford

The Mittens

3

400.00

77

Eric Hamlyn

SAUCy Walkers (St. Andrew's United Church)

7

380.00

78

Judy Evgin

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

3

375.00

79

Pat Willing

UHill United & Friends

5

375.00

80

Rosine Dika

Universal Gospel Choir

2

350.00

81

Samantha Anderson

The Mittens

8

350.00

82

Ashley Burton

Universal Gospel Choir

3

350.00

83

Rosemary Burd

Universal Gospel Choir

2

350.00

84

Kathy Stubbs

Lynn Valley Amblers

7

335.00

85

Mahak Gambhir

Pacific Spirit Walkers

3

330.00

86

Stephen Tanner

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

4

330.00

87

Charles Friesen

Universal Gospel Choir

6

315.00

88

Aaron Miller

UHill United & Friends

2

300.00

89

Karen Truscott

UHill United & Friends

1

300.00

90

Ken Schneider

Universal Gospel Choir

5

300.00

91

Alex de Carlos Maurice

West Van United Walkers

4

300.00

92

Heather Swallow

Pacific Spirit Walkers

4

300.00

93

Nova Nofziger

West Van United Walkers

3

300.00

94

Chester Nofziger

West Van United Walkers

3

300.00

95

Jim Wilson

FIRST Things First!

3

300.00

96

Veronica Winchester

Lynn Valley Amblers

2

300.00

97

Chris Lok

Universal Gospel Choir

1

300.00

98

Esmeralda Cabral

UHill United & Friends

4

280.00

99

Karen Vanderheyden

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

4

275.00

100

Marylou Gibbs

Sutherland Chan School of Osteopathy

8

270.00

101

Donovan Wu

Lynn Valley Amblers

2

270.00

102

Denise Goldbeck

Goldbeck and Launch Walkers

1

250.00

103

Frances Roberts

Team Highlands

4

250.00

104

Andrea Smith

Universal Gospel Choir

1

250.00

105

Benedicte Schoepflin

1

250.00

106

Gordon MacKenzie

Universal Gospel Choir

1

250.00

107

Lonnie Delisle

Universal Gospel Choir

4

250.00

108

Kelly Jenner

Lynn Valley Amblers

1

250.00

109

Joseph Catlin

Lynn Valley Amblers

1

250.00

110

Joan E Wenham

Lynn Valley Amblers

4

250.00

111

Kathleen Nofziger

West Van United Walkers

3

250.00

112

Tom Little

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

1

250.00

113

Cathy Merchant

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

1

250.00

114

Ryan Taylor

UHill United & Friends

6

250.00

115

Charles DIKA

Universal Gospel Choir

5

245.00

116

Henrik Noesgaard

Team Highlands

4

235.00

117

Marjorie Ferguson

Goldbeck and Launch Walkers

3

225.00

118

Ellen Judd

SAUCy Walkers (St. Andrew's United Church)

3

205.00

119

Claudia G. Luna-Guarneros

Universal Gospel Choir

2

200.00

120

Fang Fang Chandra

West Van United Walkers

3

200.00

121

Harry Anwar

Team TCS - Vancouver

4

200.00

122

Jen Maurice

West Van United Walkers

3

200.00

123

Matilda Hall

West Van United Walkers

5

200.00

124

Sheila Cook

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

2

200.00

125

Mary Irvine

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

2

200.00

126

Grace Park

Pacific Mountaineers

5

200.00

127

Cathy Cryder

Pacific Mountaineers

4

185.00

128

Alexandra Barr

Pacific Mountaineers

3

180.00

129

Jeanne Vallance

Lynn Valley Amblers

3

176.00

130

Erick Flores Salomon

West Point Grey United Church

3

175.00

131

Marianne Gareau

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

2

175.00

132

Ven Virah

Universal Gospel Choir

1

150.00

133

Dylon Nofziger

West Van United Walkers

2

150.00

134

Meghan LeSieur

West Van United Walkers

2

150.00

135

Trenor Tilley

UHill United & Friends

1

150.00

136

Josh Andallo

Universal Gospel Choir

1

150.00

137

Simon LeSieur

West Van United Walkers

2

150.00

138

Evangeline LeSieur

West Van United Walkers

3

150.00

139

Laurier LeSieur

West Van United Walkers

3

150.00

140

Kendra Steinbring

The Mittens

1

150.00

141

Oskar Hall

West Van United Walkers

4

150.00

142

Otto Hall

West Van United Walkers

4

150.00

143

Alex Tychsen

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

2

150.00

144

Duncan Furniss

Walk and Roll

2

150.00

145

Robert Kraljii

Universal Gospel Choir

1

150.00

146

Richard Day

FIRST Things First!

1

150.00

147

Juan Villela

Starbucks Downtown Vancouver

3

150.00

148

Eric Hall

UHill United & Friends

1

150.00

149

Nichole Ma

RBC BC Regional Office

2

150.00

150

Yvonne Marcus

Vancouver Unitarians

2

145.00

151

Kelly Hager

Universal Gospel Choir

2

125.00

152

Kelsey Savage

Sunrise

3

120.00

153

Kathy Anderson

Universal Gospel Choir

2

105.00

154

Ashley Fehr

OneCity Vancouver

1

100.00

155

Caitlin Stockwell

OneCity Vancouver

1

100.00

156

Nicholas Godbout

SHUCWalkers

1

100.00

157

Jarrett Hagglund

OneCity Vancouver

1

100.00

158

Nam Ok Yoo

West Point Grey United Church

1

100.00

159

Sandy Streifel

2

100.00

160

Hannes van der Merwe

Universal Gospel Choir

1

100.00

161

Gwendolyn Schmidt

Sunrise

2

100.00

162

Forrest Mortifee

Universal Gospel Choir

2

100.00

163

Jennie deFoy

GVR gets Walking

1

100.00

164

Taylor Sowery

Starbucks Downtown Vancouver

1

100.00

165

Bryant Winters

Lemonade Stand

1

100.00

166

Iona Bonamis

OneCity Vancouver

1

100.00

167

Christina Zaenker

UHill United & Friends

1

100.00

168

Bradley Cornwell

Sutherland Chan School of Osteopathy

1

100.00

169

Janice Spencer

Universal Gospel Choir

1

100.00

170

Drew James

SAUCy Walkers (St. Andrew's United Church)

1

100.00

171

Igo Mascarenhas

The Mittens

1

100.00

172

Vy Luu

One Foot in Front of the Other

1

100.00

173

Jim Drake

Sunrise

1

100.00

174

Sally Samler

Team Highlands

1

100.00

175

Laura Staude

Mt. Seymour United Walkers

1

100.00

176

David Macvey

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

1

100.00

177

Ally Murray

West Van United Walkers

2

100.00

178

Alison Rogers

SAUCy Walkers (St. Andrew's United Church)

3

80.00

179

Inara Merchant

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

1

75.00

180

Phirada Sinthuwanichsaid

Starbucks Downtown Vancouver

5

73.88

181

Marnie Wu

Lynn Valley Amblers

2

58.00

182

Andrea McLaren

Pacific Mountaineers

2

55.00

183

Judy Juan

Starbucks Downtown Vancouver

1

50.00

184

Carol Beattie

Team Highlands

1

50.00

185

judi sommer

Team Highlands

1

50.00

186

Crescencia Goana

Universal Gospel Choir

1

50.00

187

Léral Smith

Universal Gospel Choir

1

50.00

188

Madison Delcourt

Insight Global

1

50.00

189

Nicholas Candaele

The Mittens

1

50.00

190

Laura Englar

Sutherland Chan School of Osteopathy

1

50.00

191

Riley Askew

Starbucks Downtown Vancouver

1

50.00

192

Brian Marcus

Vancouver Unitarians

1

50.00

193

Dylan Cornwell

Sutherland Chan School of Osteopathy

1

50.00

194

Angel Agudelo

Starbucks Downtown Vancouver

1

50.00

195

Kaia Kyeong

Starbucks Downtown Vancouver

1

30.00

196

Julia Craig

Goldbeck and Launch Walkers

1

25.00

197

Karen Gable

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

1

25.00

198

Maya Lappin

RBC BC Regional Office

1

25.00

199

Elizabeth Tilley

UHill United & Friends

1

25.00

200

Holly Webb

RBC BC Regional Office

1

25.00

201

Ammar Merchant

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

1

25.00

202

Bobby MacDonald

FIRST Things First!

1

5.00

203

Cassidy Brock

FIRST Things First!

1

5.00

204

Josh Vandermey

FIRST Things First!

1

5.00

205

Reshma Tirupathi

Team TCS - Vancouver

206

Alex Kennedy

Starbucks Downtown Vancouver

207

Judy Young

Starbucks Downtown Vancouver

208

Kim King

The Mittens

209

Patrick Giesbrecht

Universal Gospel Choir

210

Jonathan Atkinson

211

kkalaivani Krishnamurthy

Team TCS - Vancouver

212

Sunmoon Na

Starbucks Downtown Vancouver

213

Ackash ganessin

Team TCS - Vancouver

214

Sumarme Goble

UHill United & Friends

215

Ganessin Virappin

Team TCS - Vancouver

216

Poomalar Ganessin

Team TCS - Vancouver

217

Brian Fraser

Brentwood Presbyterian Church

218

Michelle Seria

Starbucks Downtown Vancouver

219

Lynne Mackay

Team Highlands

220

Jake David Baroja

Starbucks Downtown Vancouver

221

Carole SURIN

Universal Gospel Choir

222

Fabian Contreras

OneCity Vancouver

223

Hazel Bay-asen

224

shahla salavati

Team Highlands

225

Dillon Adams

226

Connor Payne

The Mittens

227

Lia Watson

SAUCy Walkers (St. Andrew's United Church)

228

Swamynathan Hariharan

Team TCS - Vancouver

229

Christopher Lee

OneCity Vancouver

230

Tyler Petersen

OneCity Vancouver

231

Yasmine Fahmy

RBC BC Regional Office

232

Krishna Kavi Dwibhashyam

Team TCS - Vancouver

233

Diadem Alcala

Vancouver Unitarians

234

Olivia Mendes

West Van United Walkers

235

Heather Neidig

One Foot in Front of the Other

236

Sean King

The Mittens

237

Lucie Kuzelakova

238

Yvonne Hodge

Starbucks Downtown Vancouver

239

Lucas Comunale

Comunale

240

Shweta Gupta

Team TCS - Vancouver

241

satyanarayana bandi

Team TCS - Vancouver

242

Callie Summers

One Foot in Front of the Other

243

Chun Yen Chow

Starbucks Downtown Vancouver

244

Barbara Fraser Tilley

UHill United & Friends

245

Steven Johnson

One Foot in Front of the Other

246

Maren Grace

Starbucks Downtown Vancouver

247

Gagan Maan

Starbucks Downtown Vancouver

248

Roshini Mahaveer Chand Jain

Team TCS - Vancouver

249

Mady Boniface

West Van United Walkers

250

Noe Escobar

GVR gets Walking

251

Chloe Martin-Cabanne

OneCity Vancouver

252

Ragini Gurram

Team TCS - Vancouver

253

Margaret Stevens

Stevens

254

Arvind Giri

Team TCS - Vancouver

255

Anusha Bevinahalli Nagendra Swamy

Team TCS - Vancouver

256

Vidhi sharma

Team TCS - Vancouver

257

Brooklyn Blakeney

Vancouver Unitarians

258

Hilary Kitson

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

259

Balaji Chivakula

Team TCS - Vancouver

260

Kanika Sethi

Team TCS - Vancouver

261

Robert Martin

SHUCWalkers

262

Sameer Merchant

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

263

Ajay Toshniwal

Team TCS - Vancouver

264

Diana Matrick

265

Sylvia Mearns

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

266

Jenny Kwan

267

Kareem Hassib

OneCity Vancouver

268

Frances Tugwood

One Foot in Front of the Other

269

Ashish Srivastava

Team TCS - Vancouver

270

Viridiana Cacacho

Event Day Details

Save the date - CNOY Day is February 28, 2026!

Start/Finish Google Map

312 Main St, Vancouver, BC V6A 2T2


The start/finish of FIRST UNITED's 2026 Coldest Night of the Year event will be at 312 Main St. The main door access is via the entrance on the E Cordova side of the building.

Schedule

  • 4:00 pm: Meet Check-in
  • 4:45 pm: Muster Gather for Opening Remarks
  • 5:00 pm: Move Send-off
  • 6:00 pm: Munch Light meal served
  • 7:00 pm: Mosey Thank You! See you in 2027!

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 28, 2026 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 the age of majority 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!

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Vancouver DTES Maps

Check out this year's CNOY route maps below:

Contact Us


CNOY Vancouver DTES 2026

Will Goldbeck Event Director
Phone 6043358995
Email wgoldbeck@firstunited.ca

Got questions about the Coldest Night of the Year?
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