Raised:
$67,657
67%Goal:
$100,000

Windsor Downtown

Hosted by Downtown Mission of Windsor

206Walkers32Teams24Volunteers5°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

Windsor Downtown (Downtown Mission of Windsor) 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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Windsor Downtown 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

HUCSTERS

Barry Mannell

13

10,640.00

2

Emmanuel United Church Striders

Michele McGregor

8

7,257.06

3

Roseland-Trinity Trotters

Larry Glassford

4

5,397.00

4

YNCU - Windsor

Brady White

15

5,250.00

5

Unifor 444 Efap Committee

Ken Szaucsek

17

4,875.00

6

Remarkable KIDS

Brooke Renaud

17

4,300.00

7

FBC - Kingsville

Heather Rumble Peterson

6

2,575.00

8

Striebes

Nicole Stronks

11

2,485.85

9

Mission Friends and Family

Rukshini Ponniah-Goulin

4

2,015.00

10

Glenwood United Church

Helen Rattray

2

2,000.00

11

MDR: Positive Voltage

Mike Dupuis

5

1,620.00

12

WRH Health Care Walkers - Team SRM

Nadia Heddad

4

1,617.25

13

WYC

Ashley Marchand

6

1,540.00

14

D267 Starbucks-Blue

Angel Boose

19

1,520.00

15

TD Bank Windsor Essex

Thamir Bashir

10

1,484.00

16

Hayl

Hayley Shannon

2

1,465.00

17

Rotary Club of LaSalle-Centennial

Christine Young

7

1,270.00

18

Team Archer

Brandon Benvenuto

2

1,180.00

19

Westminster United Walkers

Kathleen Paterson

1

1,060.00

20

M2M - FBC Kingsville

David Page

2

720.00

21

UofW MSW Students (Regular Track)

Jason Parete

8

540.00

22

WECIBA

Cassandra Backhouse

2

520.00

23

Skyline_Windsor_Tecumseh

Sherry Smith

3

460.00

24

Bobby’s warriors

Kate Fairbairn

7

410.00

25

Scotia Rise Windsor

Jennie Nenadovich

1

407.00

26

Team Hope

Becky Hope

5

245.00

27

greens4.

Laura Green

1

225.00

28

Belle River Beauties

Keri Lusk

4

120.00

29

Youth Advisory Council at HDGH

Nikola Kolobaric

5

30

Warmth of Windsor

Brenda Mercer

1

31

Knights of Windsor

Sir Peter J. Spanis

1

#

Name

Team Name

Donors

Raised

1

Larry Glassford

Roseland-Trinity Trotters

72

3,290.00

2

Brady White

YNCU - Windsor

7

3,195.00

3

Leslie Huffman

HUCSTERS

34

2,290.00

4

Annette Dufresne

Emmanuel United Church Striders

16

2,071.00

5

Glenn & Anita Gorick

HUCSTERS

7

1,900.00

6

Nicole Stronks

Striebes

15

1,890.00

7

Ken Szaucsek

Unifor 444 Efap Committee

7

1,650.00

8

Linda Parks

Emmanuel United Church Striders

30

1,630.00

9

Rukshini Ponniah-Goulin

Mission Friends and Family

7

1,540.00

10

Hayley Shannon

Hayl

23

1,465.00

11

Helen Rattray

Glenwood United Church

22

1,405.00

12

Laurene & Jeff Csikasz

HUCSTERS

17

1,365.00

13

Barry Mannell

HUCSTERS

12

1,330.00

14

Thamir Bashir

TD Bank Windsor Essex

17

1,304.00

15

Mary Vanstone

Emmanuel United Church Striders

17

1,230.00

16

Dennis & Beth Graham

HUCSTERS

16

1,200.00

17

Heather Rumble Peterson

FBC - Kingsville

17

1,140.00

18

Bruce Malcolm

Unifor 444 Efap Committee

12

1,085.00

19

Matthew Shanahan

19

1,070.00

20

Brooke Renaud

Remarkable KIDS

15

1,065.00

21

Christine Young

Rotary Club of LaSalle-Centennial

19

950.00

22

Beth K-I

HUCSTERS

3

775.00

23

Nadia Heddad

WRH Health Care Walkers - Team SRM

18

705.00

24

tim averill

Roseland-Trinity Trotters

21

700.00

25

Kathy Peterson

FBC - Kingsville

14

695.00

26

Sarah Glassford

Roseland-Trinity Trotters

16

677.00

27

Kim McKinley

10

660.00

28

Daniela Palmeri

Remarkable KIDS

2

655.00

29

Kathleen Paterson

Westminster United Walkers

8

630.00

30

Darrow Woods

HUCSTERS

11

585.00

31

Mike Dupuis

MDR: Positive Voltage

10

555.00

32

Mary-Jo Kovacs

WYC

4

550.00

33

Raven Bickford

WYC

3

550.00

34

Brandon Benvenuto

Team Archer

5

530.00

35

Rebecca Lawrence

D267 Starbucks-Blue

6

525.00

36

Addelyn & Matthew Kloosterman

Remarkable KIDS

9

525.00

37

MARILYN Hageniers

Glenwood United Church

10

520.00

38

Michele McGregor

Emmanuel United Church Striders

7

501.06

39

Punam Ghai

4

500.00

40

Esther Van Eek

Emmanuel United Church Striders

6

500.00

41

Simon du Toit

Emmanuel United Church Striders

9

500.00

42

Karen Morris

WRH Health Care Walkers - Team SRM

9

480.00

43

Nancy Carr

Emmanuel United Church Striders

6

475.00

44

Stefanie Wiebe

Striebes

12

470.85

45

Cathy Allan

Roseland-Trinity Trotters

19

460.00

46

Tanya Kelly

Unifor 444 Efap Committee

10

450.00

47

Ashley Marchand

WYC

7

400.00

48

Brenda Lyons

MDR: Positive Voltage

6

400.00

49

Jennie Nenadovich

Scotia Rise Windsor

3

387.00

50

Jonathan Loiselle

D267 Starbucks-Blue

7

370.00

51

Heather Skeates

FBC - Kingsville

6

365.00

52

Charlie Beer

Remarkable KIDS

7

360.00

53

Cristina Colussi

Unifor 444 Efap Committee

7

345.00

54

Wendy Seguin

Unifor 444 Efap Committee

8

335.00

55

Logan McAndrew

Remarkable KIDS

4

330.00

56

Colton Boros

YNCU - Windsor

10

300.00

57

John Woodbridge

HUCSTERS

2

300.00

58

David Page

M2M - FBC Kingsville

4

275.00

59

Jonas Amelotte

5

275.00

60

Doug Balsillie

HUCSTERS

5

275.00

61

Emma Latouf

Bobby’s warriors

6

260.00

62

Cassandra Backhouse

WECIBA

9

260.00

63

Olivia Wilson

YNCU - Windsor

12

260.00

64

Laila Heddad

WRH Health Care Walkers - Team SRM

14

257.25

65

Kimberly Talbot

8

250.00

66

Lauren Benvenuto

Team Archer

2

250.00

67

Laurie Green

Unifor 444 Efap Committee

3

235.00

68

Thomas Tedesco

Remarkable KIDS

4

235.00

69

Cristine Ellis

D267 Starbucks-Blue

1

235.00

70

Laura Green

greens4.

4

225.00

71

Avery DeLisle

Remarkable KIDS

7

225.00

72

Isabella Renaldo

Remarkable KIDS

5

200.00

73

Jaclynn Derbyshire

HUCSTERS

3

200.00

74

Angelo Lachapelle

MDR: Positive Voltage

4

190.00

75

Massimo Renaldo

Remarkable KIDS

4

180.00

76

Matteo Renaldo

Remarkable KIDS

4

180.00

77

Sue Froats

FBC - Kingsville

2

175.00

78

Jasmine Aden

YNCU - Windsor

5

175.00

79

Ryan Moser

MDR: Positive Voltage

4

175.00

80

Stephanie Dunphy

Unifor 444 Efap Committee

4

165.00

81

Claire Le Forestier

4

160.00

82

Angel Boose

D267 Starbucks-Blue

6

150.00

83

STAVRO ISHO

MDR: Positive Voltage

2

150.00

84

Marianne Brooks

UofW MSW Students (Regular Track)

2

150.00

85

Becky Hope

Team Hope

3

150.00

86

Lauren Markovic

1

150.00

87

Barb Bost

Unifor 444 Efap Committee

1

150.00

88

Cheryl Donlon

YNCU - Windsor

5

150.00

89

Deanna Batroukh

WRH Health Care Walkers - Team SRM

2

150.00

90

Jessica Monteith

YNCU - Windsor

3

140.00

91

Charline Katabazi

YNCU - Windsor

6

140.00

92

Bill Williams

Skyline_Windsor_Tecumseh

3

130.00

93

Crystal Thompson

Unifor 444 Efap Committee

2

130.00

94

Laura D'Alessandro

HUCSTERS

2

125.00

95

Sienna & Landon Batson

Remarkable KIDS

1

125.00

96

Jason Parete

UofW MSW Students (Regular Track)

3

125.00

97

Derek McCracken

M2M - FBC Kingsville

4

125.00

98

Maureen Wall

YNCU - Windsor

4

105.00

99

Myriam Wilson

YNCU - Windsor

5

100.00

100

Brian Lauren and Ben Wood

HUCSTERS

2

100.00

101

Sherry Smith

Skyline_Windsor_Tecumseh

1

100.00

102

Gillian Matthewman

Rotary Club of LaSalle-Centennial

1

100.00

103

Keri Lusk

Belle River Beauties

1

100.00

104

Vivienne Wood

HUCSTERS

3

95.00

105

Acquaye Kids

Remarkable KIDS

3

90.00

106

Casey Kelly

Unifor 444 Efap Committee

3

80.00

107

Jacqueline Pizzimenti

UofW MSW Students (Regular Track)

1

75.00

108

Rebecca McTavish

Bobby’s warriors

2

75.00

109

Allie Cheverie

D267 Starbucks-Blue

2

75.00

110

Eric Griggs

TD Bank Windsor Essex

1

75.00

111

Pamela Wilson

FBC - Kingsville

2

75.00

112

Joe Matos

YNCU - Windsor

2

75.00

113

Megan Boutette

D267 Starbucks-Blue

3

75.00

114

Dakota Theoret

YNCU - Windsor

2

70.00

115

Nikhil Periyasamy

Remarkable KIDS

3

70.00

116

Justus Hope

Team Hope

1

50.00

117

Abigayle Fairbairn

Bobby’s warriors

1

50.00

118

Nicholas Irvine

Unifor 444 Efap Committee

1

50.00

119

Nicole Evans

1

50.00

120

Mary-Lou Amlin

Rotary Club of LaSalle-Centennial

1

50.00

121

Cheryl Ziter

Rotary Club of LaSalle-Centennial

1

50.00

122

Meagan (Mack) Park

UofW MSW Students (Regular Track)

1

50.00

123

Charlotte Stronks

Striebes

1

50.00

124

Cherrie Baltzer

Emmanuel United Church Striders

2

50.00

125

Tania and Stephen Muscedere

Rotary Club of LaSalle-Centennial

1

50.00

126

Shawn Donlon

YNCU - Windsor

4

40.00

127

Fatime Hamade

UofW MSW Students (Regular Track)

1

40.00

128

jacob zojac

D267 Starbucks-Blue

2

35.00

129

Angelique Martin

D267 Starbucks-Blue

1

30.00

130

Kate Fairbairn

Bobby’s warriors

1

25.00

131

Sara Bertoldi

TD Bank Windsor Essex

1

25.00

132

Marlee Page

FBC - Kingsville

1

25.00

133

Sadie Hope

Team Hope

1

20.00

134

Andrew Neil

Remarkable KIDS

1

10.00

135

Shawn Irvine

Unifor 444 Efap Committee

136

anthony aquino

D267 Starbucks-Blue

137

Bryce Hope

Team Hope

138

Ahmed AlNeser

TD Bank Windsor Essex

139

dima jamal

TD Bank Windsor Essex

140

Alexandrea Munro

Hayl

141

Sydney Markle

Bobby’s warriors

142

Desmond Verro

Mission Friends and Family

143

Lincoln Hope

Team Hope

144

Rebecca (Bec) Park

UofW MSW Students (Regular Track)

145

Andre'a Gray

Mission Friends and Family

146

Brenda Mercer

Warmth of Windsor

147

Adelina Irvine

Unifor 444 Efap Committee

148

Kristen Aseltine

WECIBA

149

Madisson Hodgson

D267 Starbucks-Blue

150

Raneisha Higgs-Brice

TD Bank Windsor Essex

151

Rashad Brice

TD Bank Windsor Essex

152

Brenda Aden

YNCU - Windsor

153

Alexis Bergeron

YNCU - Windsor

154

Brittany Phillips

Unifor 444 Efap Committee

155

Angelique Martin

D267 Starbucks-Blue

156

Sir Peter J. Spanis

Knights of Windsor

157

Kim Clifford

Belle River Beauties

158

Milica Paunic

Youth Advisory Council at HDGH

159

Nikola Kolobaric

Youth Advisory Council at HDGH

160

Nevaeh Gray

Remarkable KIDS

161

Sami Ali

UofW MSW Students (Regular Track)

162

Eli Wiebe

Striebes

163

Izzy Wiebe

Striebes

164

Nik Wiebe

Striebes

165

John Wiebe

Striebes

166

Kar-Leigh Kelso

D267 Starbucks-Blue

167

Chris Stronks

Striebes

168

julia renaud

WYC

169

Sara Betersh

D267 Starbucks-Blue

170

Cynthia Wilson

YNCU - Windsor

171

Bill Williams

Skyline_Windsor_Tecumseh

172

Rydan Wilson

Remarkable KIDS

173

Lorina Gurgis

D267 Starbucks-Blue

174

Sydney Shepherd

Youth Advisory Council at HDGH

175

Avery Ng

Youth Advisory Council at HDGH

176

Tena Szaucsek

Unifor 444 Efap Committee

177

Jacob Fairbairn

Bobby’s warriors

178

Demara Poupard

Belle River Beauties

179

Heather Hill

Belle River Beauties

180

Charlotte Dehaan

Bobby’s warriors

181

Kara Boyes

Unifor 444 Efap Committee

182

Emma Kapteyn

UofW MSW Students (Regular Track)

183

Vernadette Ilao

TD Bank Windsor Essex

184

Hawthorne Armstrong

WYC

185

Taylor Pinard

WYC

186

Waseem Abunnadi

TD Bank Windsor Essex

187

Bianca Demian

Mission Friends and Family

188

Gage Neil

Remarkable KIDS

189

Jenna Tageddine

Youth Advisory Council at HDGH

190

Robert Pudlak

D267 Starbucks-Blue

191

Megan Vloet

D267 Starbucks-Blue

192

Aashna Dayal

D267 Starbucks-Blue

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 Downtown Mission of Windsor

The purpose of The Downtown Mission is to be a place of sanctuary. We provide food for the body, nurture for the spirit, shelter for the homeless and opportunity for human growth and development.


The Coldest Night of the Year 2k and 5k walk-a-thon is an opportunity for our friends and family to raise much-needed financial support to continue the provision of food, shelter and comfort to our hurting neighbours.


Walk with us Saturday, February 25th - you know, it's cold out there.

Event Day Details

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

StartGoogle Map

875 Ouellette Ave

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!

Windsor Downtown Maps

Check out this year's CNOY route maps below:

2kmView + print!

DTM's CNOY 2 Km Route (all main streets): - Begins at 875 Ouellette - Go North to Wyandotte - Go East to McDougall - Go South to Erie - Go West to Ouellette - Go North to 875 Ouellette to End

5kmView + print!

DTM's CNOY 5 Km Route (all main streets): - Begins at 875 Ouellette - Go North to Wyandotte - Go East to Hall - Go South to Erie St E - Go West to Ouellette - Go North to 875 Ouellette to End

Contact Us


CNOY Windsor Downtown 2023

Ally Dietrich Development Assistant - Social Media and Events
Phone 519.973.5573
Email events@downtownmission.com

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