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56%$45,415Goal: $80,000

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Ottawa Innercity Ministries

121 Walkers|20 Teams|37 Volunteers

The Coldest Night of the Year is a winterrific family-friendly fundraising walk in support of local charities. Let’s change the tune for people experiencing hurt, hunger, and homelessness... because it’s cold out there. Join us on February 22, 2025 - team up, fundraise, and walk with us!

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About Ottawa Innercity Ministries

Ottawa Intercity Ministries (OIM) walks alongside people experiencing poverty and homelessness in downtown Ottawa. For the past 35 years, OIM staff and front-line volunteers have made sure our cold, hungry, hurting, and isolated street friends receive not only warm clothing and food, but companionship and care without judgement.

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In 2023, we made over 23,000 street connections (approximately 2,500 of whom are youth), giving out more than 25,000 sandwiches, 17,000 granola bars, 3,500 fresh fruits, 9,000 bottles of water, and 15,000 juice boxes. We also gave out more than 15,000 essential items, such as sleeping bags, blankets, backpacks, socks, toiletries, and hygiene products. In total, we sent more than 400 outreach teams to help meet the needs of our street friends.


Today, we have made over 25,000 connections and are on pace to make over 30,000 connections this year, the highest we’ve made to date.


Join us on Saturday, February 22nd, 2025, to walk and fundraise with us on the Coldest Night of the Year. By supporting OIM, you help our city’s most vulnerable people. It doesn’t take a lot to make a difference. Every dollar donated is equal to 2 dollars in value.


For more information visit www.ottawainnercityministries.ca

Nepean Scoreboard

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Teams
Walkers
Challenge Teams

#

Team Name

Captain

Members

Raised

1

Ottawa Valley Represent

Andrew Bailey

1

7,230.00

2

Trinity Bible Church

Matt Rice

26

4,765.00

3

Rideauview Youth

Abby Johnson

15

4,395.00

4

Ottawa Innercity Ministries

Andrew Murphy

10

4,235.00

5

Met Mens Fellowship

Mike Pearce

9

3,735.63

6

Walking mats

Elizabeth Sim

1

3,015.00

7

Team Cooper

Doug Cooper

6

2,155.00

8

Frost Fighters

Stephen Prendergast

2

2,100.00

9

CFPP

Jordan Levesque

5

1,515.00

10

Redeemer Crew

Stefanie McNeil

5

1,095.00

11

Neil Douglas

Rhonda Draper

1

1,025.00

12

DnM Kirk

Doug and Marge Kirk

2

450.00

13

Starlights

Abidemi Akande

5

440.00

14

Fire Starters

Sandy & Dalius Poskus

1

365.00

15

The walkie talkies

Stephanie Carter

4

250.00

16

LeBlanc

Marc LeBlanc

4

180.00

17

Starbucks District 1960 Brrristas

Kirsten Hansen-Trip

22

25.00

18

Starbucks D244

Meghan Killingsworth

2

20.00

19

Still We Rise

Paul Moore

1

20

In memory of Ray

Carol Norton

1

#

Name

Team Name

Donors

Raised

1

Andrew Bailey

Ottawa Valley Represent

51

5,850.00

2

Elizabeth Sim

Walking mats

16

3,015.00

3

Mike Pearce

Met Mens Fellowship

9

1,555.00

4

Justus Corrente

Trinity Bible Church

8

1,150.00

5

Derek Hayes

Team Cooper

8

830.00

6

Stephen Prendergast

Frost Fighters

4

750.00

7

Doug Cooper

Team Cooper

8

740.00

8

Andrew Murphy

Ottawa Innercity Ministries

7

675.00

9

Warren Fishwick

Trinity Bible Church

5

600.00

10

venice ayer

Rideauview Youth

5

525.00

11

Jon Fish

Met Mens Fellowship

11

520.00

12

Rhonda Draper

Neil Douglas

6

400.00

13

Maureen Levesque

CFPP

8

385.00

14

Jordan Levesque

CFPP

6

375.00

15

Nehemiah Willard

Rideauview Youth

8

335.00

16

Sachin Ramaniah

Ottawa Innercity Ministries

6

330.00

17

Jael Willard

Rideauview Youth

10

325.00

18

Matt Rice

Trinity Bible Church

2

300.00

19

Geoffrey Grimwood

Trinity Bible Church

6

300.00

20

Rachael Witzke-Prendergast

Frost Fighters

3

300.00

21

Micaila Kruszelnicki

Rideauview Youth

7

276.00

22

Christopher Kruszelnicki

Rideauview Youth

7

276.00

23

Émilie Beauchamp

Rideauview Youth

6

275.00

24

Phoebe Willard

Rideauview Youth

6

275.00

25

Heather Finn

Trinity Bible Church

5

275.00

26

Stefanie McNeil

Redeemer Crew

4

250.00

27

Sarah Thomas

Redeemer Crew

3

250.00

28

Mike Yorke

Met Mens Fellowship

1

250.00

29

Garrett Finn

Trinity Bible Church

4

250.00

30

Taffy Nahas

Team Cooper

1

250.00

31

Tiju Thomas

Redeemer Crew

1

250.00

32

barb juett

Team Cooper

7

240.00

33

sonya schmidt

Trinity Bible Church

3

230.00

34

Simon McNeil

Redeemer Crew

5

220.00

35

Caleb Bennett

CFPP

1

200.00

36

Jaden Young

Rideauview Youth

3

200.00

37

Lucas Lang

Trinity Bible Church

1

200.00

38

Kaylee Young

Rideauview Youth

3

200.00

39

William Foubert Sr

The walkie talkies

1

200.00

40

Robert Walker

Met Mens Fellowship

1

200.00

41

Becky Grimwood

Trinity Bible Church

2

200.00

42

Trevor Seay

5

190.00

43

Clark Johnson

Rideauview Youth

5

177.00

44

Brittany Levesque

CFPP

3

175.00

45

Sarah Johnson

Rideauview Youth

4

150.00

46

Tucker Johnson

Rideauview Youth

4

150.00

47

Kennedy Johnson

Rideauview Youth

5

150.00

48

Abby Johnson

Rideauview Youth

3

150.00

49

Doug and Marge Kirk

DnM Kirk

1

150.00

50

Bill and Marnie Kirk

DnM Kirk

2

150.00

51

Karen Fishwick

Trinity Bible Church

2

150.00

52

Matthew Manouchehri-Penner

Trinity Bible Church

1

150.00

53

Robert and Alma Meech

2

150.00

54

Abidemi Akande

Starlights

2

120.00

55

Sandy & Dalius Poskus

Fire Starters

3

115.00

56

Cara Gileno

Trinity Bible Church

3

110.00

57

Eliane LeBlanc

LeBlanc

4

105.00

58

Roland Langlois

CFPP

1

100.00

59

Christopher Coupe

Met Mens Fellowship

1

100.00

60

Naomi Grimwood

Trinity Bible Church

1

100.00

61

Evie Grimwood

Trinity Bible Church

1

100.00

62

Amber Montgomery

Redeemer Crew

2

75.00

63

Liz Schwabe

Trinity Bible Church

2

50.00

64

Walter Schwabe

Trinity Bible Church

1

50.00

65

Stephanie Carter

The walkie talkies

1

50.00

66

Jessica Young

Rideauview Youth

2

50.00

67

Elizabeth Sutherland-Beaven

Ottawa Innercity Ministries

1

50.00

68

Tammy Cooper

Team Cooper

1

50.00

69

Fred Juett

Team Cooper

1

45.00

70

Isabella Lima

LeBlanc

1

30.00

71

Stefane Trudel

Starbucks District 1960 Brrristas

1

25.00

72

Marc LeBlanc

LeBlanc

1

20.00

73

Kat E. (Starbucks Pinecrest)

Starbucks D244

1

20.00

74

Josh Espinosa

Starbucks District 1960 Brrristas

75

Brian Pham

Starbucks District 1960 Brrristas

76

Danylo Artemenko

Trinity Bible Church

77

Kayla Chung

Starbucks District 1960 Brrristas

78

Nathan Haid

Starbucks District 1960 Brrristas

79

Chloe Zierl

The walkie talkies

80

Alex Macvarish

Starbucks District 1960 Brrristas

81

William Foubert

The walkie talkies

82

Kevin Ferguson

Met Mens Fellowship

83

Frances Wilson

Ottawa Innercity Ministries

84

Meghan Killingsworth

Starbucks D244

85

Christopher Thompson-Lopez

Starbucks District 1960 Brrristas

86

Judy Mezaber

Ottawa Innercity Ministries

87

Harold Mantel

Met Mens Fellowship

88

Angie Steadman

Starbucks District 1960 Brrristas

89

Carol Norton

In memory of Ray

90

Kirsten Hansen-Trip

Starbucks District 1960 Brrristas

91

Owen Rice

Trinity Bible Church

92

Richard MacCallum

Ottawa Innercity Ministries

93

Rachel Rice

Trinity Bible Church

94

Hannah Rice

Trinity Bible Church

95

Ellen Niekoop

Ottawa Innercity Ministries

96

Dylan Rice

Trinity Bible Church

97

Mariah Rice

Trinity Bible Church

98

Turner Dudzinski

Starbucks District 1960 Brrristas

99

Carter Steadman

Starbucks District 1960 Brrristas

100

Polina Gaga

Starbucks District 1960 Brrristas

101

Sophia Seaver

Trinity Bible Church

102

Reed Puskas

Starbucks District 1960 Brrristas

103

Mélodie Tremblay

Starbucks District 1960 Brrristas

104

Josh Seaver

Trinity Bible Church

105

Sep Himawan

Starbucks District 1960 Brrristas

106

Paul Moore

Still We Rise

107

Charles Williams

Met Mens Fellowship

108

Jo Ball

Starbucks District 1960 Brrristas

109

Ngoc Quan Ngo

Starbucks District 1960 Brrristas

110

Brian Griffin

Ottawa Innercity Ministries

#

Organization

Team Name

Members

Raised

1

Trinity Bible Church

Trinity Bible Church

26

4,765.00

2

Rideauview Youth

Rideauview Youth

15

4,395.00

3

Met Mens Fellowship

Met Mens Fellowship

9

3,735.63

4

Starbucks

Starbucks District 1960 Brrristas

22

25.00

5

Starbucks

Starbucks D244

2

20.00

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!

Event Day Details

Save the date - CNOY Day is February 22, 2025!

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2176 Prince of Wales Dr.


The MET Church has been a gracious host to OIM helping to put on this great event.


Thank you!

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 Goodbye + see you in 2026!

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 22, 2025 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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Nepean Maps

Check out this year's CNOY route maps below:

Contact Us


CNOY Nepean 2025

The CNOY Team Participant & Donor Services
Toll Free 1.877.743.3413 / Phone 519.603.2250
Email nepean@cnoy.org

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