Raised:
$40,720
101%Goal:
$40,000

St. Thomas

Hosted by Youth Unlimited/YFC Elgin County

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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

St. Thomas (Youth Unlimited/YFC Elgin County) is super grateful for our fantastic 2024 sponsors! View all sponsors >

2024 CNOY Photos

Here's an early collection of our fave CNOY 2024 pics from across North America - special thanks to our many volunteer photographers! If you've got CNOY Day photos or videos you'd like to share, contact photos@bluesea.org.

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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

14

4,580.00

2

Radically Redeemed

Winnie Gould

8

4,345.00

3

TD - St. Thomas

David Darosa

24

2,880.00

4

AEMC Youth

David Gould

9

2,740.00

5

Team Kyle

Kyle Rolph

2

2,725.00

6

Hikers for Hope

mary lynn mcpherson

5

2,345.00

7

Faith YouthTeam 1

Melissa Lockington

14

1,975.00

8

following The Way

Beth Gould

10

1,805.00

9

Kindred Credit Union-Aylmer

Linda Thiessen

7

1,500.00

10

Libro St. Thomas

Jacquie DeMoor

8

1,370.00

11

Redemption for life!

Jeremy Enright

8

1,265.00

12

Self Walkers

Dale Self

2

1,200.00

13

Faith Life Groups

Laurie Brescacin

1

960.00

14

Crosswalk

Damian (Shane) Gorman

5

789.00

15

Skyline_St. Thomas_Tillsonburg

Kyle McCann

2

690.00

16

Faith Youth Team 1

Lora Spence

9

555.75

17

Fighting Fentanyl - RJ

Rebecca May

8

505.00

18

Precision Taekwondo

Chris Chew

8

420.00

19

Masonite International

Brigitte Neale

3

300.00

20

St. Paul's Aylmer

Damian Gorman

2

270.00

21

Chaotic Crew

Tammy Bylsma

1

266.00

22

3121 Starbucks St Thomas

Starbucks St Thomas

13

155.00

23

Dynamic Duo

Trudy Kanellis

1

150.00

24

Walking in Faith

Loretta Giordano

1

140.00

25

The Happy Walkers

Alison Ragoobar

3

120.00

#

Name

Team Name

Donors

Raised

1

Sarah Van Pelt

Radically Redeemed

37

2,255.00

2

Kyle Rolph

Team Kyle

21

2,160.00

3

Sherry Lalonde

FeetzonFire

16

2,030.00

4

mary lynn mcpherson

Hikers for Hope

17

1,210.00

5

David Gould

AEMC Youth

8

1,020.00

6

Linda Thiessen

Kindred Credit Union-Aylmer

1

1,000.00

7

David Darosa

TD - St. Thomas

7

1,000.00

8

Laurie Brescacin

Faith Life Groups

10

910.00

9

David House

1

700.00

10

Melissa Lockington

Faith YouthTeam 1

4

680.00

11

Dale Self

Self Walkers

2

600.00

12

Nicole Van Pelt

Radically Redeemed

9

505.00

13

Damian (Shane) Gorman

Crosswalk

2

500.00

14

Tina Sikma

FeetzonFire

1

500.00

15

Monica Poole

Hikers for Hope

12

480.00

16

Emalyn House

following The Way

7

445.00

17

Julie Yako

Redemption for life!

9

430.00

18

Debbie Boersema

Hikers for Hope

10

405.00

19

Thayde Rutledge

AEMC Youth

8

400.00

20

Jeremy Flanagan

TD - St. Thomas

11

350.00

21

Winnie Gould

Radically Redeemed

3

340.00

22

Beth Gould

following The Way

6

340.00

23

Mya Klassen

AEMC Youth

6

340.00

24

Stephen Bodrug

Redemption for life!

2

325.00

25

Neta Bodrug

Redemption for life!

11

325.00

26

Natalie Paterson

Radically Redeemed

2

300.00

27

Mindy Minka

following The Way

6

300.00

28

Don Low

TD - St. Thomas

5

300.00

29

Percy Thompson

AEMC Youth

2

300.00

30

Emma Van Pelt

Radically Redeemed

5

295.00

31

Sandy Yutzy

Kindred Credit Union-Aylmer

1

250.00

32

Nicole Nielsen

FeetzonFire

1

250.00

33

Robert Gould

Radically Redeemed

1

250.00

34

Noah Luyks

Radically Redeemed

4

250.00

35

Tracey Taylor

Libro St. Thomas

4

250.00

36

Geoff Sikma

FeetzonFire

1

250.00

37

Jenny Browne

Faith Youth Team 1

3

250.00

38

Steve & Monica Robinson

1

250.00

39

Kyle McCann

Skyline_St. Thomas_Tillsonburg

6

245.00

40

Ursula Russo

5

220.00

41

Paighton Simmons

Faith YouthTeam 1

3

200.00

42

Amy Arthur

FeetzonFire

2

200.00

43

Christy Hiemstra

following The Way

1

200.00

44

Jacquie DeMoor

Libro St. Thomas

4

200.00

45

Casey Breedon

AEMC Youth

2

200.00

46

Lora Spence

Faith Youth Team 1

3

185.00

47

Malerie Rollins

Libro St. Thomas

2

175.00

48

Hakan Berzinmehr

Fighting Fentanyl - RJ

4

175.00

49

Tammy Bylsma

Chaotic Crew

3

166.00

50

Danielle Kauenhofen

AEMC Youth

3

155.00

51

Jon Finch

Masonite International

1

150.00

52

Janice White

Libro St. Thomas

4

150.00

53

Terry MacNinch

TD - St. Thomas

3

150.00

54

Taylor Haskins

FeetzonFire

2

150.00

55

Sawyer Thibert

FeetzonFire

2

150.00

56

Barb Vandenbrink

following The Way

1

150.00

57

Sarah Card

following The Way

3

150.00

58

Jenie Fligg

Precision Taekwondo

1

150.00

59

Tammy Foley

FeetzonFire

3

150.00

60

Kari Aitken

Masonite International

1

150.00

61

Trish Raftis

Libro St. Thomas

6

150.00

62

Katie Gilbert

Libro St. Thomas

5

145.00

63

Loretta Giordano

Walking in Faith

6

140.00

64

Donny Moxley

Crosswalk

3

130.00

65

Jeremy Enright

Redemption for life!

2

125.00

66

Emma Rolph

3121 Starbucks St Thomas

2

125.00

67

Dan Fishback

Crosswalk

2

125.00

68

Damian Gorman

St. Paul's Aylmer

2

120.00

69

Jennifer May-Groves

Fighting Fentanyl - RJ

3

110.00

70

Brian Wilkie

St. Paul's Aylmer

1

100.00

71

Steve Foley

FeetzonFire

1

100.00

72

Michael Van Pelt

Radically Redeemed

1

100.00

73

Nancy Stead

Libro St. Thomas

1

100.00

74

Jessie Stock

Faith YouthTeam 1

2

100.00

75

Nicholas Thibert

FeetzonFire

1

100.00

76

Natalie Nielsen

FeetzonFire

1

100.00

77

Lucas Davies

Faith YouthTeam 1

1

100.00

78

Sandra Ritchie

TD - St. Thomas

1

100.00

79

Pedro Gavilanez

Faith YouthTeam 1

2

100.00

80

Julie Richardson-Murphy

Libro St. Thomas

1

100.00

81

Rebecca May

Fighting Fentanyl - RJ

4

80.00

82

Will Ong

following The Way

2

75.00

83

Chris Chew

Precision Taekwondo

2

70.00

84

Robyn Belanger

Faith YouthTeam 1

1

60.00

85

Tessa Belanger

Faith YouthTeam 1

1

60.00

86

Cathy Wiener

TD - St. Thomas

1

50.00

87

Dorothy Jean Smale

Hikers for Hope

1

50.00

88

Trudy Kanellis

Dynamic Duo

1

50.00

89

Surbhi Chaturvedi

TD - St. Thomas

1

50.00

90

Mackenzie Medeiros

following The Way

1

50.00

91

Jenaya Lockington

Faith YouthTeam 1

1

50.00

92

Ben Lockington

Faith YouthTeam 1

1

50.00

93

Justine Jewell

Fighting Fentanyl - RJ

1

50.00

94

Jeremy Groves

Fighting Fentanyl - RJ

1

50.00

95

Darryl Thiessen

Redemption for life!

1

50.00

96

Emma Springer

AEMC Youth

1

50.00

97

Laurie Holditch

TD - St. Thomas

2

50.00

98

Alison Ragoobar

The Happy Walkers

3

50.00

99

Katie Jane Ong

following The Way

2

50.00

100

Matthew Lockington

Faith YouthTeam 1

1

50.00

101

Darren Goble

Precision Taekwondo

1

50.00

102

Amanda Small

Precision Taekwondo

1

50.00

103

Becky Ong

following The Way

2

45.00

104

Lisa Lapain

Fighting Fentanyl - RJ

1

40.00

105

Kate Montgomery

TD - St. Thomas

1

30.00

106

Quinn Ryerse

AEMC Youth

1

25.00

107

Todd Holditch

TD - St. Thomas

1

25.00

108

Rebecca Rolph

Team Kyle

1

25.00

109

Judah Trojek

Faith Youth Team 1

1

25.00

110

Lori Calvert

TD - St. Thomas

1

25.00

111

Carolyn Broughton

TD - St. Thomas

1

25.00

112

Berea Copeland

Faith YouthTeam 1

1

25.00

113

Christopher Blackbird

3121 Starbucks St Thomas

1

20.00

114

Mike Peters

Redemption for life!

1

10.00

115

Starbucks St Thomas

3121 Starbucks St Thomas

1

10.00

116

Nora Mohan

TD - St. Thomas

117

Jeremie McClean

FeetzonFire

118

Stephen Self

Self Walkers

119

Aditya Kanchibhotla

TD - St. Thomas

120

Lauren Miller

Precision Taekwondo

121

Sherry Lalonde

FeetzonFire

122

Fiona Flanagan

TD - St. Thomas

123

Tony Yako

Redemption for life!

124

Blair MacInnis

Kindred Credit Union-Aylmer

125

Brianna Loewen

AEMC Youth

126

Ruth Dekwaadsteniet-knowlton

Precision Taekwondo

127

Anna Mary Yoder

FeetzonFire

128

Rajat Mohan

TD - St. Thomas

129

Martha Enright

Redemption for life!

130

Silas Trojek

Faith Youth Team 1

131

Katie Mohan

TD - St. Thomas

132

Leo Mohan

TD - St. Thomas

133

Matthew Abell

Faith Youth Team 1

134

Josh Browne

Faith Youth Team 1

135

Charishma Ponneri

TD - St. Thomas

136

Taylor Cambridge

Fighting Fentanyl - RJ

137

Holly Bueckert

3121 Starbucks St Thomas

138

Emma Orbinski

TD - St. Thomas

139

Abella Burnett

3121 Starbucks St Thomas

140

Sophia Eisele

3121 Starbucks St Thomas

141

Carina Bilton

3121 Starbucks St Thomas

142

Jill Trojek

Faith YouthTeam 1

143

Bonnie Munro

Fighting Fentanyl - RJ

144

Chelsey Hansen

145

Martha Calvank

Kindred Credit Union-Aylmer

146

Wendy Speziali

147

Crystal Awalt

Skyline_St. Thomas_Tillsonburg

148

Emily Dimmel

3121 Starbucks St Thomas

149

Bleron Xhigolli

TD - St. Thomas

150

Autumn Swick

3121 Starbucks St Thomas

151

Jessalyn Browne

Faith Youth Team 1

152

Jenna Browne

Faith Youth Team 1

153

Hudson Templeton

Faith YouthTeam 1

154

Elias Trojek

Faith Youth Team 1

155

Paighton Simmons

Faith YouthTeam 1

156

Matthew Greenwood

TD - St. Thomas

157

Jeff Ramirez

3121 Starbucks St Thomas

158

Nieve Ragoobar

The Happy Walkers

159

Chase Ragoobar

The Happy Walkers

160

Brigitte Neale

Masonite International

161

Dion Edwards

TD - St. Thomas

162

Lena Klassen

Kindred Credit Union-Aylmer

163

Taylor Stewart

3121 Starbucks St Thomas

164

sky parenteau

3121 Starbucks St Thomas

165

Emily Platt

3121 Starbucks St Thomas

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 24, 2024!

StartGoogle Map

21 Edward Street

St. Thomas ON

N5P 1Y3


We will be starting and finishing at the Youth Unlimited/YFC Elgin County youth centre located at 21 Edward St. in St. Thomas ON between Balaclava and Alm streets.

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.
  • 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 2024

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