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Niagara Falls

Project SHARE

238 Walkers|39 Teams|47 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 Project SHARE

Located on Stanley Avenue in Niagara Falls, Project SHARE has been serving Niagara Falls residents for over 30 years by offering emergency support services to those who are living on or below the poverty line. Project SHARE currently offers 15 programs and services that help us meet our mission of improving the lives of Niagara Falls individuals and families in need and further realize our vision of ending the struggle against poverty and empowering those in need.

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As the housing crisis and rising cost of living continues, many Niagara Falls residents are living below the poverty line. An average of 120 families come into Project SHARE each day for emergency food and support services. During the 2023-2024 fiscal year, we saw a staggering 13,995 people come through our doors. Compared to the previous fiscal year where 11,670 people came to Project SHARE for support, it is clear there is an alarmingly high need for better social assistance in our community.


Currently 1 in every 7 residents of Niagara Falls relies on Project SHARE to feed their families, and more new families are accessing their emergency support services daily. We rely on fundraising events like the Coldest Night of the Year to help us keep our neighbours fed, housed and healthy.


Bundle up & walk with us on Saturday, February 22nd, 2025 in the Coldest Night of the Year and help us make a meaningful impact in the lives of those most vulnerable right here in our community.

Niagara Falls 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
Challenge Teams

#

Team Name

Captain

Members

Raised

1

Project SHARE

Jenelle Gummesen

18

9,195.00

2

Stamford Lane United Walkers

Alastair Davis

8

8,881.19

3

Niagara Casinos

Paul Colangelo

8

3,745.00

4

Evans Heating & Cooling

Jason Gautier

6

3,475.00

5

Redeemer Bible Church & Friends

Perry Wong

6

3,210.00

6

Rotary Club Niagara Falls Sunrise

Dennis Gilmore

7

3,054.00

7

JayLesPeg

Les Potapczyk

3

2,973.00

8

Great Wolf Lodge

Kristine Shoemaker

12

2,105.00

9

OLP

Janet Zylstra

10

2,000.00

10

Niagara Book Club

Ashley Gnys

6

1,775.00

11

Party At Portage

Jessica Terbraak

11

1,603.85

12

Bridgewater Yoga Studio

Alyson Clark

10

1,531.00

13

15th Niagara Girl Guides

Erin Lafford

10

1,305.00

14

Team Dymak

Michelle Lobsinger

4

1,120.00

15

Team Essentials

Krystal Riddell

4

1,110.00

16

The University of Niagara Falls Canada

Arrah Patel

28

1,092.00

17

NFCHC

Theresa Shaw

1

1,075.00

18

Olsen- Sottile Insurance Brokers

Jim Ferraro

1

1,020.00

19

Fairview 2.0

Chrissy Dunker

6

1,010.00

20

NRPS - 2 District

Jeff Bootsma

2

1,000.00

21

Niagara Orthopaedic Institute

Rachel Seguin

5

730.00

22

Library Squad

Beth Stephens

5

685.00

23

Smith

Laura Smith

1

650.00

24

Danceworks Dancers

Lyla Sharp

4

600.00

25

Home Depot Niagara Falls

Chris Chaperon

5

595.00

26

Team FirstOntario - Niagara Falls

Brock Lewis

6

550.00

27

Team Ruth-Ann

Ruth-Ann Nieuwesteeg

3

450.00

28

MYAC 2025

Bella Krick

11

410.00

29

Niagara Falls City Council

Mona Patel

1

300.00

30

NFSC - NIAGARA FC OPDL

Samantha Cronkwright

1

290.00

31

A.N. Myer Secondary

Andrea Wiggins

8

260.00

32

Meridian Credit Union - Kalar Rd.

Quincey Turnbull

3

250.00

33

Last minute team

Avril Beaubien

1

50.00

34

Willoughby Manor Retirement

Jessica De Freitas

1

50.00

35

Los frizados

Jessica Gellibert

1

20.00

36

365 days of year

Jennifer Tait

1

37

Bee-Together

Bee Romanowska

1

38

Nikki Kostuk

Nikki Kostuk

1

39

365 days s year

Jennifer Tait

1

#

Name

Team Name

Donors

Raised

1

Alastair Davis

Stamford Lane United Walkers

36

3,795.00

2

Les Potapczyk

JayLesPeg

22

1,951.00

3

Paul Colangelo

Niagara Casinos

21

1,605.00

4

Kristine Shoemaker

Great Wolf Lodge

15

1,605.00

5

Jo Low

Project SHARE

19

1,600.00

6

Bruna Louden

Project SHARE

26

1,500.00

7

MARYANN RYAN

Evans Heating & Cooling

29

1,430.00

8

Ginny Paterson

Stamford Lane United Walkers

19

1,350.00

9

Sharon MacDonnell

Stamford Lane United Walkers

32

1,320.00

10

Diane Corkum

Project SHARE

16

1,270.00

11

Theresa Shaw

NFCHC

15

1,075.00

12

Jeff Bootsma

NRPS - 2 District

1

1,000.00

13

Mary Dempsey

Stamford Lane United Walkers

5

950.00

14

Jim Ferraro

Olsen- Sottile Insurance Brokers

9

920.00

15

Jason Gautier

Evans Heating & Cooling

5

800.00

16

Dennis Gilmore

Rotary Club Niagara Falls Sunrise

9

800.00

17

Donald E Cruikshank

Rotary Club Niagara Falls Sunrise

11

795.00

18

Susan Seiler

Redeemer Bible Church & Friends

13

785.00

19

Janet Zylstra

OLP

10

725.00

20

Trent Dark

Project SHARE

5

675.00

21

Laura Smith

Smith

8

650.00

22

Perry Wong

Redeemer Bible Church & Friends

9

625.00

23

Hannah Bench

Project SHARE

9

620.00

24

BEATRICE CAMPBELL

11

600.00

25

Carrie DeWitt

Project SHARE

5

595.00

26

Cari Allan

Project SHARE

17

550.00

27

Alyson Clark

Bridgewater Yoga Studio

6

524.00

28

Jessica Terbraak

Party At Portage

4

523.85

29

Tim Boychuk

Redeemer Bible Church & Friends

6

500.00

30

Ashley Gnys

Niagara Book Club

10

450.00

31

Dan Monteith

Stamford Lane United Walkers

11

450.00

32

Noreen Bradshaw

Stamford Lane United Walkers

6

441.19

33

Jennifer Ferguson

Niagara Casinos

7

440.00

34

Amy Litkowich

Evans Heating & Cooling

7

425.00

35

Jayashree Shanmugam

JayLesPeg

10

422.00

36

Brad Sharp

Party At Portage

7

400.00

37

Sue Morse

OLP

3

375.00

38

J. Mitchell

Project SHARE

7

370.00

39

Krystal Riddell

Team Essentials

4

350.00

40

Wendy Mason

Redeemer Bible Church & Friends

3

350.00

41

Maegan SMITH

Fairview 2.0

17

350.00

42

Ruth-Ann Nieuwesteeg

Team Ruth-Ann

2

350.00

43

Jenelle Gummesen

Project SHARE

6

350.00

44

David Berry

Rotary Club Niagara Falls Sunrise

6

350.00

45

Christopher Vocal

Evans Heating & Cooling

4

350.00

46

Claire Nowina

Party At Portage

5

350.00

47

Kayleigh Peterson

Team Essentials

4

325.00

48

Joann Ramier

Evans Heating & Cooling

12

320.00

49

Mona Patel

Niagara Falls City Council

3

300.00

50

Sue Wong

Redeemer Bible Church & Friends

3

300.00

51

Harry Ho

Niagara Casinos

1

300.00

52

Lisa Simone

Bridgewater Yoga Studio

3

300.00

53

Peggy Potapczyk

JayLesPeg

5

300.00

54

Robin Choffe

Team Essentials

4

285.00

55

Krysta Veilleux

Team Dymak

7

280.00

56

Jillian Richards

2

275.00

57

Jacki Hackett

Stamford Lane United Walkers

4

275.00

58

valerie gnys

Niagara Book Club

5

275.00

59

Pam Sharp

Project SHARE

4

275.00

60

Peter Zylstra

OLP

1

250.00

61

Amy Martin

Great Wolf Lodge

5

250.00

62

Chelsea Burnett

Meridian Credit Union - Kalar Rd.

1

250.00

63

Jason Toppari

Team FirstOntario - Niagara Falls

3

250.00

64

Gwen Nicol-Macdonald

Stamford Lane United Walkers

4

250.00

65

Ash Thompson

15th Niagara Girl Guides

5

245.00

66

Carol Sexton

Project SHARE

6

225.00

67

JODI SZOKE

Library Squad

3

225.00

68

Genny Thai

Niagara Casinos

7

210.00

69

Troy Perault

Rotary Club Niagara Falls Sunrise

4

210.00

70

John Long

5

210.00

71

David Redekop Redekop

Redeemer Bible Church & Friends

3

200.00

72

Elisa Broere

Niagara Casinos

5

200.00

73

Johanna Holm

15th Niagara Girl Guides

4

185.00

74

Jennifer Weitschat

Home Depot Niagara Falls

2

170.00

75

Amelia Duncan

15th Niagara Girl Guides

3

170.00

76

Rachel Seguin

Niagara Orthopaedic Institute

8

160.00

77

Michelle Rondeau

Fairview 2.0

3

160.00

78

Kaitlin Tiessen

Party At Portage

4

160.00

79

Chris Chaperon

Home Depot Niagara Falls

4

155.00

80

Kevin Smith

Niagara Book Club

1

150.00

81

Lucy Meger

Danceworks Dancers

1

150.00

82

Kelly Clark

Home Depot Niagara Falls

1

150.00

83

Kate Brzozowski

Team Dymak

3

150.00

84

Crystal Laurin

Team Essentials

1

150.00

85

Sarah Cukierski

OLP

3

150.00

86

Beth Stephens

Library Squad

3

150.00

87

Jason Cukierski

OLP

3

150.00

88

Shalik Murrell

Evans Heating & Cooling

3

150.00

89

Marian Lips

Niagara Book Club

1

150.00

90

Kerianne Wright

Fairview 2.0

1

150.00

91

Chrissy Dunker

Fairview 2.0

3

150.00

92

Michelle Lobsinger

Team Dymak

5

140.00

93

Sahil Verma

A.N. Myer Secondary

7

130.00

94

Jennifer Moore

Bridgewater Yoga Studio

1

125.00

95

Andrea Mocha

Niagara Casinos

4

125.00

96

Lyla Sharp

Danceworks Dancers

2

120.00

97

Drake Huard

MYAC 2025

6

120.00

98

Stephanie McLaughlin

Project SHARE

2

120.00

99

Michelle Unruh

Bridgewater Yoga Studio

2

114.00

100

Faye Alton

A.N. Myer Secondary

3

105.00

101

Kirsten Weber

Niagara Orthopaedic Institute

2

100.00

102

Lise Pietrangelo

Team Ruth-Ann

1

100.00

103

Robyn Learn

Great Wolf Lodge

2

100.00

104

COLLEEN McNarry-Wilson

Home Depot Niagara Falls

1

100.00

105

Julio Reyes

Great Wolf Lodge

1

100.00

106

Andrew Chechalk

Niagara Casinos

1

100.00

107

Jennifer Brisson

Bridgewater Yoga Studio

1

100.00

108

Jennifer Hay

Bridgewater Yoga Studio

1

100.00

109

Victoria Jamieson

15th Niagara Girl Guides

3

95.00

110

Erin Lafford

15th Niagara Girl Guides

2

90.00

111

Jenn Gale

Project SHARE

4

85.00

112

Alana Kapitanchuk

Danceworks Dancers

2

85.00

113

Scarlett Merritt

Rotary Club Niagara Falls Sunrise

1

80.00

114

Kairi Merritt

Rotary Club Niagara Falls Sunrise

1

80.00

115

Tawnya Hartford

Rotary Club Niagara Falls Sunrise

2

75.00

116

Rochana Senavirathna

Team FirstOntario - Niagara Falls

1

75.00

117

Brock Lewis

Team FirstOntario - Niagara Falls

1

75.00

118

Violet Zylstra

OLP

1

75.00

119

Noah Spadafora

Team FirstOntario - Niagara Falls

1

75.00

120

Shivani Patel

MYAC 2025

1

75.00

121

Claudia Parm

OLP

1

75.00

122

KWESI BREW-HAMMOND

Team FirstOntario - Niagara Falls

1

75.00

123

Ayla Keskin

Bridgewater Yoga Studio

1

75.00

124

Liam Sharp

Party At Portage

2

70.00

125

Julia Glasser Kniggendorf

The University of Niagara Falls Canada

6

55.00

126

Kevin Smith

Niagara Book Club

1

50.00

127

Cassandra Rattle

Party At Portage

1

50.00

128

Maggie Hulett

Library Squad

1

50.00

129

Bella Krick

MYAC 2025

1

50.00

130

Maryam Garshasbi

Library Squad

1

50.00

131

Andrea Hunt

Fairview 2.0

1

50.00

132

Avril Beaubien

Last minute team

1

50.00

133

Melissa Aubertin-Coutu

Niagara Casinos

1

50.00

134

Hannah TAYLOR

15th Niagara Girl Guides

1

50.00

135

Jada Holiko

Niagara Orthopaedic Institute

1

50.00

136

Mandy Dimaline

15th Niagara Girl Guides

1

50.00

137

Leslie McCann

Party At Portage

1

50.00

138

Nathan Smith

MYAC 2025

1

50.00

139

Claire Sharp

Danceworks Dancers

2

45.00

140

Sheea Halani

MYAC 2025

1

40.00

141

Alice Jeong

MYAC 2025

2

40.00

142

Sammati Devi

The University of Niagara Falls Canada

3

27.00

143

Brooke Bechkos

A.N. Myer Secondary

1

25.00

144

Shawn George

Great Wolf Lodge

1

25.00

145

Remy Pietrangelo

MYAC 2025

1

25.00

146

Joanne Apat

The University of Niagara Falls Canada

1

25.00

147

Debbie Wellman

Team Dymak

1

25.00

148

Michael Marcantonio

Home Depot Niagara Falls

1

20.00

149

Adam Wilcox

Project SHARE

1

20.00

150

Felicia Weems

Fairview 2.0

1

20.00

151

Jessica Gellibert

Los frizados

1

20.00

152

Tegan Fleming

15th Niagara Girl Guides

1

20.00

153

Arrah Patel

The University of Niagara Falls Canada

1

20.00

154

Angelica Cienfuegos Contreras

The University of Niagara Falls Canada

1

10.00

155

Manpreet Kaur

The University of Niagara Falls Canada

1

5.00

156

Maria Mudassir

Party At Portage

157

SHERREL THOMAS

Project SHARE

158

Atreyu Stapleton

159

Harjeet Singh

Great Wolf Lodge

160

Klari Brickenden-brown

Great Wolf Lodge

161

Silia Stapleton

162

GUY GRAVELINE

Niagara Book Club

163

Chris Simone

Bridgewater Yoga Studio

164

Rachel Powell

165

Joshua Stapleton

166

Jenn Gale

Project SHARE

167

Sherwin Corpuz

The University of Niagara Falls Canada

168

Quincey Turnbull

Meridian Credit Union - Kalar Rd.

169

Tiana D’Onofrio

Niagara Orthopaedic Institute

170

Lilian Karina Arosemena Santivanez

The University of Niagara Falls Canada

171

Bee Romanowska

Bee-Together

172

Helen Woldeamanuel

173

Kiley Cowan

Bridgewater Yoga Studio

174

Jennifer Tait

365 days of year

175

Cemile Senem Arabaci

176

Julie Conn

OLP

177

Olivia Harlan

MYAC 2025

178

Jessica De Freitas

Willoughby Manor Retirement

179

Angela Valvo

OLP

180

Giovanni Viotto

The University of Niagara Falls Canada

181

Andrea Wiggins

A.N. Myer Secondary

182

Remy Pietrangelo

MYAC 2025

183

Brycen De Roos

Party At Portage

184

Melika Masihi

The University of Niagara Falls Canada

185

Ahmed Jawad

A.N. Myer Secondary

186

Andrea Richardson

Library Squad

187

Jennifer Tait

365 days s year

188

marlies lagace

Bridgewater Yoga Studio

189

Ana Carolina Quiroz

The University of Niagara Falls Canada

190

Camilo Rivera

The University of Niagara Falls Canada

191

Thomas Berube

A.N. Myer Secondary

192

Hannah Cukierski

OLP

193

MariAle Galarza

194

Serena Laramie

Great Wolf Lodge

195

Mary-lyn Hopper

Project SHARE

196

Susan Uzelac

Project SHARE

197

Simon Tamang

The University of Niagara Falls Canada

198

Phil Lynett

Niagara Orthopaedic Institute

199

SHASHIKALA MANIKKUGE

The University of Niagara Falls Canada

200

Ekaterina Dementeva

201

Nikki Kostuk

Nikki Kostuk

202

Farzad Mehrpour

Team FirstOntario - Niagara Falls

203

Doly KumariSt. law

The University of Niagara Falls Canada

204

Rajwant Kaur

The University of Niagara Falls Canada

205

deseria camarao

The University of Niagara Falls Canada

206

Michelle George

A.N. Myer Secondary

207

Miko Tan

The University of Niagara Falls Canada

208

lisa strickland

Great Wolf Lodge

209

Bukola Kolawole

The University of Niagara Falls Canada

210

Adeola Bello-Jombadi

The University of Niagara Falls Canada

211

Tianna Mahamuni

MYAC 2025

212

Malcolm Glennie

NRPS - 2 District

213

SAHIB PREET SINGH

The University of Niagara Falls Canada

214

Kim Vibar

Party At Portage

215

Stellah Nabisaso

Great Wolf Lodge

216

Oluwabukola Kolawole

The University of Niagara Falls Canada

217

Christina Nunes

Rose City Kids for OAM

218

Mark Guanizo

The University of Niagara Falls Canada

219

Preksha Tamang

The University of Niagara Falls Canada

220

Nibha Kumari Sah

The University of Niagara Falls Canada

221

AMNIKA AMBIKA

The University of Niagara Falls Canada

222

Paige Royston

MYAC 2025

223

Samantha Cronkwright

NFSC - NIAGARA FC OPDL

224

Aeron Maxwell

Party At Portage

225

Aiden Stapleton

A.N. Myer Secondary

226

Rhonda St.Onge

Meridian Credit Union - Kalar Rd.

227

Chloe Martin

Great Wolf Lodge

#

Organization

Team Name

Members

Raised

1

Stamford Lane United Walkers

Stamford Lane United Walkers

8

8,881.19

2

Evans Heating & Cooling

Evans Heating & Cooling

6

3,475.00

3

Redeemer Bible Church & Friends

Redeemer Bible Church & Friends

6

3,210.00

4

Rotary International

Rotary Club Niagara Falls Sunrise

7

3,054.00

5

OLOP

OLP

10

2,000.00

6

Niagara Book Club

Niagara Book Club

6

1,775.00

7

Meridian Credit Union

Party At Portage

11

1,603.85

8

Bridgewater Yoga Studio

Bridgewater Yoga Studio

10

1,531.00

9

15th Niagara Girl Guides

15th Niagara Girl Guides

10

1,305.00

10

Dymak

Team Dymak

4

1,120.00

11

Team Essentials

Team Essentials

4

1,110.00

12

University of Niagara Falls

The University of Niagara Falls Canada

28

1,092.00

13

NFCHC

NFCHC

1

1,075.00

14

Olsen- Sottile Insurance Brokers

Olsen- Sottile Insurance Brokers

1

1,020.00

15

NRPS - 2 District

NRPS - 2 District

2

1,000.00

16

Niagara Orthopaedic Institute

Niagara Orthopaedic Institute

5

730.00

17

Library

Library Squad

5

685.00

18

Danceworks Dancers

Danceworks Dancers

4

600.00

19

Home Depot

Home Depot Niagara Falls

5

595.00

20

FirstOntario Credit Union

Team FirstOntario - Niagara Falls

6

550.00

21

Team Ruth-Ann

Team Ruth-Ann

3

450.00

22

Niagara Falls City Council

Niagara Falls City Council

1

300.00

23

Niagara Falls Soccer Club

NFSC - NIAGARA FC OPDL

1

290.00

24

A.N. Myer Secondary

A.N. Myer Secondary

8

260.00

25

Meridian Credit Union

Meridian Credit Union - Kalar Rd.

3

250.00

26

Willoughby Manor Retirement

Willoughby Manor Retirement

1

50.00

Event Day Details

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

Start/Finish Google Map

3834 Windermere Rd, Niagara Falls, ON L2J 2Y5

Local Details

Parking

Please park in the large parking lot to the left of the school. We will have parking attendants guiding you to the event entrance.


Rest Stop

There will be water and light snacks at the rest stop, as well as goodies along the way ;)


Post-Event Meal

After you return from your 2k walk we will have warm drinks, snacks and a light meal. The light meal of 3 varieties of soup has been graciously donated by Willoughby Manor Retirement Residence.

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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Niagara Falls Maps

Check out this year's CNOY route maps below:

2/5kmView + print!

Alternate map for 2025 Option to walk 1, 2 or 3 laps

Contact Us


CNOY Niagara Falls 2025

Jenelle Gummesen Fundraising Events Coordinator
Phone 905.357.5121ext233
Email events@projectshare.ca

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