34%$43,514Goal: $125,000

Sault Ste. Marie

St. Vincent Place

189 Walkers|38 Teams|28 Volunteers|23 Days Left

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 St. Vincent Place

St. Vincent Place gives hope to the hungry and homeless of Sault Ste. Marie through operation of our men's transitional residence, soup kitchen, food bank (including our Lunches for Learning program), and thrift store.

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Join us on Saturday, February 28nd, 2026 for the Coldest Night of the Year and help us raise vital support for those most vulnerable right here in our community.

Sault Ste. Marie 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	Wishart Winter Wonder	Gina Cicchelli	1	5,275.00
2	Pat's CWL Pals	Pat Carter	8	3,630.00
3	PELLETIER FAMILY	Ron Pelletier Sr.	14	3,260.00
4	Cool Dudes	Joyce Nanni	8	2,759.25
5	The Summit Crew	Dave Thompson	14	2,185.00
6	Soo Sole Mates	Devon Clark	4	1,875.00
7	YNCU - Sault Ste. Marie	Sophie Labrecque	17	1,570.00
8	Wednesday Hikers	Donna Hakansson	7	1,545.00
9	Barkers Blessings	Mike Barker	1	1,445.00
10	YNCU Corporate North	Jonathon Fuselli	12	1,370.00
11	Sault Area Hospital iCcare Team	David Nanchin	4	1,175.00
12	Bethany’s Warm Hearts	Finnley Marshall	2	1,090.00
13	A Walk in Progress	Jack Freiburger	3	675.00
14	Equipment World Frost Fighters	Christina Robson	1	675.00
15	Emmanuel Wanderers	Joyce Biggs	4	670.00
16	Stepping Up	Dale Thomson	14	660.00
17	Overthinkers	Nancy Shuttleworth	8	625.00
18	No Family Left Behind	Gayle Yee	1	500.00
19	Vincent Place Blizzard	Jennifer Sarlo	2	400.00
20	Northern CU Sault	Jessie Wheten	7	320.00
21	Maitland Ford Account-Ants	Sherri Henderson	6	200.00
22	Coca Cola Sault Ste Marie	Jocelyn Adcock	2	200.00
23	Scotiabank Finance Walkers	SYLVIE LANGLOIS	6	190.00
24	Lilly and Linda's team	Linda Savory Gordon	1	100.00
25	Pinehill Walkers	Connie Bailey	2	75.00
26	SHANNIE	Shannon Perry	1	75.00
27	Starbucks Sault Ste. Marie	Alyssa Foley	10	50.00
28	ADSB Frost Biters	Christine MacKechnie	4	50.00
29	Dragon Slayers	Elizabeth Christie	1	50.00
30	SAH Health Records Crew	Kristine DeJong	1	50.00
31	Lifespring Church	Clinton Moody	1	40.00
32	Smart Recovery	Chris Steeves	1	5.00
33	LBMX Inc. - Sault Ste. Marie	Hailey Edge	1
34	SENIOR SINGERS	Gino Masotti	1
35	Soo Crew	Lisa Perry	3
36	Grand Gardens Downtown	Tess James	1
37	Skyline_Sault Ste Marie	Mariah Grasley	2

#	Name	Team Name	Donors	Raised
1	Gina Cicchelli	Wishart Winter Wonder	31	5,275.00
2	Joyce Nanni	Cool Dudes	27	1,855.00
3	Devon Clark	Soo Sole Mates	15	1,775.00
4	Gaetan Pelletier	PELLETIER FAMILY	6	1,575.00
5	Mike Barker	Barkers Blessings	17	1,445.00
6	Rose-Marie Valade	Pat's CWL Pals	25	1,230.00
7	Finnley Marshall	Bethany’s Warm Hearts	13	865.00
8	Pat Carter	Pat's CWL Pals	8	760.00
9	Linda Mizzi	Pat's CWL Pals	11	680.00
10	Joël Muto	Sault Area Hospital iCcare Team	6	600.00
11	Louise MacLean	PELLETIER FAMILY	9	595.00
12	Brooke Hiscoe	YNCU - Sault Ste. Marie	35	565.00
13	Nick Huffington	YNCU - Sault Ste. Marie	37	535.00
14	Melinda Smith	The Summit Crew	8	505.00
15	Donna Hakansson	Wednesday Hikers	7	500.00
16	Gayle Yee	No Family Left Behind	1	500.00
17	Dale Thomson	Stepping Up	8	460.00
18	Laura Tenhagen	Sault Area Hospital iCcare Team	6	425.00
19	Sam Thompson	The Summit Crew	5	425.00
20	Colleen Murphy	Pat's CWL Pals	8	410.00
21	Laureena Clement	YNCU Corporate North	3	400.00
22	Jennifer Sarlo	Vincent Place Blizzard	2	400.00
23	Dave Thompson	The Summit Crew	6	400.00
24	Nancy Shuttleworth	Overthinkers	7	375.00
25	Karen Mikoliew	Wednesday Hikers	10	355.00
26	Jack Freiburger	A Walk in Progress	4	350.00
27	Devyn Henson		2	350.00
28	Una Mhlanga	The Summit Crew	5	340.00
29	Jonathon Fuselli	YNCU Corporate North	4	310.00
30	Linda Symboluk	Pat's CWL Pals	3	300.00
31	Wilma Pelletier	PELLETIER FAMILY	2	275.00
32	Janice Black	Cool Dudes	7	269.25
33	Derek Smith	The Summit Crew	6	255.00
34	Ron Pelletier Sr.	PELLETIER FAMILY	1	250.00
35	Makayla Dodds		4	250.00
36	Elisa Turyk		4	250.00
37	Lisa Pauloff	Wednesday Hikers	3	240.00
38	Kristina Hazzard	Bethany’s Warm Hearts	3	225.00
39	Chris Faulkner	Cool Dudes	4	215.00
40	Lara Stilin	YNCU Corporate North	1	200.00
41	Lina Aceti		1	200.00
42	Jocelyn Adcock	Coca Cola Sault Ste Marie	2	200.00
43	Karen Fera Debruyne	Maitland Ford Account-Ants	3	200.00
44	Oliver McLean	Cool Dudes	2	200.00
45	Anthony Christie	Scotiabank Finance Walkers	4	190.00
46	Jessie Wheten	Northern CU Sault	4	180.00
47	Jennifer Freiburger	A Walk in Progress	3	175.00
48	Tanja Rosenfield	YNCU - Sault Ste. Marie	4	160.00
49	CARIANNE BILLINGSLEY		1	150.00
50	Carol Shamess	A Walk in Progress	1	150.00
51	Ian Laws	Wednesday Hikers	2	150.00
52	Kirstin Dias	YNCU Corporate North	1	150.00
53	Joyce Biggs	Emmanuel Wanderers	1	150.00
54	Alana Dawson	The Summit Crew	3	150.00
55	Tasia Gordon	Wednesday Hikers	4	125.00
56	Nicholas Irwin	YNCU - Sault Ste. Marie	10	120.00
57	Olivia McLean	Cool Dudes	2	120.00
58	Joely Maguire	YNCU Corporate North	2	120.00
59	Stacey Fuselli	YNCU Corporate North	3	100.00
60	Lindsay Strohm	YNCU - Sault Ste. Marie	7	100.00
61	Linda Savory Gordon	Lilly and Linda's team	1	100.00
62	Suzanne Lefebvre	Overthinkers	1	100.00
63	David Nanchin	Sault Area Hospital iCcare Team	1	100.00
64	Dana Hodgson	The Summit Crew	2	100.00
65	Marjorie Skorich	Emmanuel Wanderers	1	100.00
66	Mélyse Gagnon	PELLETIER FAMILY	2	100.00
67	Jonathan Norris	Soo Sole Mates	1	100.00
68	Mattias Gagnon	PELLETIER FAMILY	2	100.00
69	Lorri Stoneman	Emmanuel Wanderers	1	100.00
70	Carole Geroux	Cool Dudes	1	100.00
71	Kirsti Medaglia	YNCU Corporate North	3	90.00
72	Christina Robson	Equipment World Frost Fighters	1	75.00
73	Connie Bailey	Pinehill Walkers	1	75.00
74	Shannon Perry	SHANNIE	2	75.00
75	Cathy R Bell	Overthinkers	1	75.00
76	Brian Bell	Overthinkers	1	75.00
77	Felicia Busque	Northern CU Sault	3	70.00
78	Natasha Pringle	Northern CU Sault	2	70.00
79	Jenna Konieczny	Emmanuel Wanderers	2	70.00
80	Mirielle Gagnon	PELLETIER FAMILY	1	50.00
81	Harry Symboluk	Pat's CWL Pals	1	50.00
82	Karla Crozier	ADSB Frost Biters	1	50.00
83	Sarah Evans	YNCU - Sault Ste. Marie	7	50.00
84	Kristine DeJong	SAH Health Records Crew	1	50.00
85	Madelyn Fessl	Stepping Up	1	50.00
86	Macy Fessl	Stepping Up	1	50.00
87	Molly Fessl	Stepping Up	1	50.00
88	Alyssa Foley	Starbucks Sault Ste. Marie	1	50.00
89	Sarah Fessl	Stepping Up	1	50.00
90	Mark Blonda	Sault Area Hospital iCcare Team	1	50.00
91	Téah Pelletier	PELLETIER FAMILY	1	40.00
92	Clinton Moody	Lifespring Church	1	40.00
93	Courtney Doyle-Evans	YNCU - Sault Ste. Marie	2	40.00
94	Jude Pelletier	PELLETIER FAMILY	1	25.00
95	Melody Chislett-Morris		1	25.00
96	Chris Steeves	Smart Recovery	1	5.00
97	Kristy Rachkowski	YNCU Corporate North
98	Shaylan Spurway	YNCU Corporate North
99	Heather Mhlanga	The Summit Crew
100	Samuel Mhlanga	The Summit Crew
101	Elijah Kent	Stepping Up
102	Linda Walker	Cool Dudes
103	Gail Lane	Maitland Ford Account-Ants
104	Joshua Fessl	Stepping Up
105	Mike Pirillo	Maitland Ford Account-Ants
106	Ron Pelletier Jr.	PELLETIER FAMILY
107	Shaylan Spurway
108	Rosilynn Williams	YNCU - Sault Ste. Marie
109	Grayson Smith	The Summit Crew
110	Mary-Jo Capriata	Scotiabank Finance Walkers
111	Hannah Leask	Scotiabank Finance Walkers
112	Kaitlin Pelletier	PELLETIER FAMILY
113	Janette Longyear	Scotiabank Finance Walkers
114	Trevor Bailey	Pinehill Walkers
115	Betsy Currier	Pat's CWL Pals
116	Dana Ariss	ADSB Frost Biters
117	Nicole Pyykonen	Overthinkers
118	Emily Morrison	YNCU - Sault Ste. Marie
119	Aaron Robinson	YNCU Corporate North
120	Nicole Gulli	ADSB Frost Biters
121	Christine MacKechnie	ADSB Frost Biters
122	Nate Lawrence	The Summit Crew
123	Manuela Febbraro	YNCU - Sault Ste. Marie
124	Kieran Martin	Starbucks Sault Ste. Marie
125	Catherine Raddatz	Cool Dudes
126	Lily Telfer	Stepping Up
127	Emma Tackney	Starbucks Sault Ste. Marie
128	Hillery Edwards	YNCU Corporate North
129	Judy Howarth	Stepping Up
130	SYLVIE LANGLOIS	Scotiabank Finance Walkers
131	Jenna Brown	YNCU - Sault Ste. Marie
132	Kendra Levac	Northern CU Sault
133	Malorie Ramdass-Crichlow	Skyline_Sault Ste Marie
134	Kayden Cormier	Starbucks Sault Ste. Marie
135	Marlene Sawko
136	Pam Dalseg	Wednesday Hikers
137	John Howarth	Stepping Up
138	Andrew Macnaughton	The Summit Crew
139	Carlo Volpe	Northern CU Sault
140	lindsay everitt	Scotiabank Finance Walkers
141	Kipp Cairns	PELLETIER FAMILY
142	Sophie Labrecque	YNCU - Sault Ste. Marie
143	Claudia Hargin	The Summit Crew
144	Donna Thomson	Stepping Up
145	Kathy Bronson	Stepping Up
146	Shannon Perry
147	Jessica Mills	The Summit Crew
148	Rhett Cairns	PELLETIER FAMILY
149	Gabi Sarlo	Vincent Place Blizzard
150	Kristen Senecal	YNCU - Sault Ste. Marie
151	Bryson Petingola	Overthinkers
152	Emily Wilkinson	Overthinkers
153	Helen l Horseman
154	Jennifer Petingola	Overthinkers
155	Justin Robinson	Starbucks Sault Ste. Marie
156	Sherri Henderson	Maitland Ford Account-Ants
157	Audrey Heart Cordero	Starbucks Sault Ste. Marie
158	Aiden Boland	Starbucks Sault Ste. Marie
159	Hailey Edge	LBMX Inc. - Sault Ste. Marie
160	Anthony Gagnon	PELLETIER FAMILY
161	courtney shaver	YNCU - Sault Ste. Marie
162	Monica Bothwell	Maitland Ford Account-Ants
163	Arian Wells
164	Paige Simon	Maitland Ford Account-Ants
165	Gino Masotti	SENIOR SINGERS
166	Colleen Testing	Pat's CWL Pals
167	Lisa Perry	Soo Crew
168	Elise Norris	Soo Sole Mates
169	Julie Battisti	YNCU - Sault Ste. Marie
170	Elizabeth Christie	Dragon Slayers
171	Jessica Bokhout	Soo Crew
172	Matt Solomon	Soo Crew
173	Mariah Grasley	Skyline_Sault Ste Marie
174	Sam Pronovost	Starbucks Sault Ste. Marie
175	Sachin Kumar	Starbucks Sault Ste. Marie
176	Talia Babcock	Coca Cola Sault Ste Marie
177	Alannah Tomberg	Northern CU Sault
178	Wendy de Groot	Wednesday Hikers
179	Gwen Steffani Alguno	Starbucks Sault Ste. Marie
180	Kaitlyn Wood	YNCU Corporate North
181	Wendy Andress	Stepping Up
182	Nathan Keranen	Soo Sole Mates
183	Hudson Mondor	YNCU - Sault Ste. Marie
184	Tammy Buchanan	Northern CU Sault
185	Nathan Mondor	YNCU - Sault Ste. Marie
186	Tess James	Grand Gardens Downtown
187	Arlene Di Pietro	Stepping Up

Matching
Funds

Goal: Get 5 Donors

Top Challengers

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!

Catholic Women's League$3,630.00Community > Churches

Pat's CWL Pals$3,630

YNCU$2,940.00Corporate > Financial and Insurance

YNCU - Sault Ste. Marie$1,570YNCU Corporate North$1,370

Sault Area Hospital$1,225.00Community > Medical

Sault Area Hospital iCcare Team$1,175SAH Health Records Crew$50(Anonymous)$0

Northern Credit Union$320.00Corporate > Financial and Insurance

Northern CU Sault$320

Scotiabank$190.00Corporate > Financial and Insurance

Scotiabank Finance Walkers$190

Starbucks$50.00Corporate > Goods and Services

Starbucks Sault Ste. Marie$50

SkylineCorporate > Real Estate

Skyline_Sault Ste Marie$0

Event Day Details

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

Start/Finish Google Map

222 Albert St. E.

Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 2J4

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.