220%$66,123Goal: $30,000

Picton

Picton United Church Food Bank

140 Walkers|26 Teams|33 Volunteers

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 Picton United Church Food Bank

Hunger in Prince Edward County is at an all time high with approximately 6,000 individuals challenged by food insecurity. Of the 6,000 food insecure, 1,500 will utilize the services of foodbanks while the other 4,500 presumably go without. This is not a new issue but it has become more prevalent.

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The Picton United Church Foodbank has been sharing food in Prince Edward County since 1984 when Beth Thompson and Della Mae Gray started a pantry at the United Church. Through the efforts of many volunteers, over many years, the foodbank has risen to the challenge of feeding the hungry in our community.

Over the past five years visits to our foodbank have more than doubled reaching 4,800+ in 2024; unfortunately, 1 in 3 recipients are children.

Together, we can make a real difference. On February 28, join us—and more than 200 communities across Canada—as we walk for those who are hurt, hungry, and homeless. Every step helps the Picton United Church Food Bank provide essential groceries like milk, eggs, pantry staples, and fresh food for neighbours in need!

Picton 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	County Huggers	Tara Wood	10	14,395.00
2	Picton United Church Foodbank	Seona Halsey	9	13,327.22
3	Mutual Hearts on the Move	Taryn Bondy	11	10,916.00
4	Milford Marchers	Rhonda Nemeth	5	3,395.00
5	PEC Staff are Freezin' for a Reason!	Tabitha Keast	9	2,950.00
6	Picton GT Prowl for warmth	Amie Frost-Lewis	5	2,150.00
7	County Trekkers	Sandy Bowser	4	2,095.00
8	U11 Otter Energy Prince Edward County Kings	Mark Runions	15	2,055.09
9	Prince Edward Learning Centre Prowlers	Kathleen Kennedy	7	1,775.00
10	Food to Share	Heather Ford	2	1,710.00
11	Prince Edward County Fire and Rescue	Patrick Howe	3	1,565.00
12	Cyclists Walking	Luc Gadbois	4	1,525.00
13	TEAM RBC	Stephanie Barnhardt	9	1,415.00
14	Heated Rivalry	Brent Zavitski	3	1,325.00
15	THE HUB	Stacey Stanford	4	1,210.00
16	Sunday Lunch	Jan Swaren	5	875.00
17	Many Happy Returns	Aynsley Emlaw	5	620.00
18	County Gardeners	Lise Bois	2	615.00
19	Queen’s Frosty Singers	Connor Houghton	3	420.00
20	Vicki’s Veggies	Vicki Emlaw	5	395.00
21	Trailer Trash	Judy Fraser Sanders	2	200.00
22	PECHeritageConservancy -Heritage Hammers	Debra Marshall	3	200.00
23	Delhi Dreamboats	Jessica Chase	2	100.00
24	PICTON BMO	KEVIN MCGALL	1
25	Fitness Powers Chill Chasers	Tracy Reid	1
26	Night Hawks	Janet Burns	4

#	Name	Team Name	Donors	Raised
1	Nancy & Charlie Bontje	Picton United Church Foodbank	34	4,755.00
2	James Lamont	County Huggers	36	2,660.00
3	Tara Wood	County Huggers	20	2,305.00
4	Mark Houghton	Picton United Church Foodbank	10	2,000.00
5	Ian brown	County Huggers	20	2,000.00
6	Heather Lamont	County Huggers	22	1,925.00
7	Susanne Lyons	Mutual Hearts on the Move	29	1,865.00
8	Faye Moxam	County Huggers	18	1,810.00
9	Sue Hyatt	Picton United Church Foodbank	26	1,615.00
10	Jessica Wisteard-McKnight	Mutual Hearts on the Move	16	1,456.00
11	Stacey Hatch	Milford Marchers	21	1,430.00
12	Sandy Bowser	County Trekkers	19	1,395.00
13	Rachel Middleton	County Huggers	6	1,325.00
14	Lily Zone	County Huggers	21	1,280.00
15	Cameron Bedford	Prince Edward Learning Centre Prowlers	12	1,250.00
16	Heather Ford	Food to Share	11	1,125.00
17	Luc Gadbois	Cyclists Walking	2	1,100.00
18	Debbie Rankin	Picton United Church Foodbank	9	1,000.00
19	Grace Nyman	PEC Staff are Freezin' for a Reason!	15	955.00
20	Jess, Brad & Alexis Smith	THE HUB	12	910.00
21	Tabitha Keast	PEC Staff are Freezin' for a Reason!	6	850.00
22	Kate Beckett	County Huggers	17	850.00
23	Rhonda Nemeth	Milford Marchers	9	770.00
24	Seona Halsey	Picton United Church Foodbank	12	715.00
25	Liane Kelly	County Trekkers	2	700.00
26	Shane Hanthorn	Prince Edward County Fire and Rescue	7	610.00
27	Alex Schultz	Food to Share	11	585.00
28	Marcia Thyme	Picton GT Prowl for warmth	5	563.80
29	Sam Benson	Milford Marchers	1	545.00
30	Jason Young	Prince Edward County Fire and Rescue	2	525.00
31	Nich Krotz		6	525.00
32	Margaret St. Pierre	Mutual Hearts on the Move	7	500.00
33	Amie Frost-Lewis	Picton GT Prowl for warmth	3	433.80
34	Laurie Walker	Picton United Church Foodbank	7	430.00
35	Peggy White	Sunday Lunch	4	425.00
36	Wendy Young	Picton GT Prowl for warmth	3	424.80
37	#4 Emmett Baldwin	U11 Otter Energy Prince Edward County Kings	4	420.00
38	Mike Nicholson	Picton GT Prowl for warmth	4	413.80
39	Sarah Viau	PEC Staff are Freezin' for a Reason!	2	400.00
40	Davis Beamish	TEAM RBC	3	400.00
41	Larry and Gail Richardson	Picton United Church Foodbank	3	400.00
42	Nancy Oczkowski	Picton United Church Foodbank	8	395.00
43	Patti Welsh	Mutual Hearts on the Move	7	320.00
44	Heather Warner	Picton GT Prowl for warmth	2	313.80
45	Brent Zavitski	Heated Rivalry	2	300.00
46	Jo-anne Tucker	Prince Edward Learning Centre Prowlers	3	300.00
47	Mk Fraser	Milford Marchers	7	300.00
48	Terra Korchuk	Mutual Hearts on the Move	7	290.00
49	Stephanie Barnhardt	TEAM RBC	2	275.00
50	Tyler Atkinson	Mutual Hearts on the Move	9	260.00
51	Jess Manlow	Heated Rivalry	5	250.00
52	michelle pothier	Cyclists Walking	2	250.00
53	Taryn Bondy	Mutual Hearts on the Move	5	250.00
54	Lise Bois	County Gardeners	4	250.00
55	Jennifer Lemieux	TEAM RBC	1	250.00
56	#9 Franklin McGinnis	U11 Otter Energy Prince Edward County Kings	7	245.00
57	Pam McRae		6	240.00
58	Patrick Howe	Prince Edward County Fire and Rescue	5	230.00
59	Tara Law	Heated Rivalry	3	225.00
60	#15 Emerson Geller	U11 Otter Energy Prince Edward County Kings	3	210.00
61	Marnie Williamson	Sunday Lunch	2	200.00
62	Peter Ostapchuk	Milford Marchers	1	200.00
63	Connor Houghton	Queen’s Frosty Singers	2	200.00
64	Mark Hindson	County Huggers	3	200.00
65	Angela Finlay	PEC Staff are Freezin' for a Reason!	2	200.00
66	Vicki Emlaw	Vicki’s Veggies	4	200.00
67	#16 Declan Lane	U11 Otter Energy Prince Edward County Kings	4	180.00
68	Heather Zantingh	Mutual Hearts on the Move	4	175.00
69	Dylan DiBerto	U11 Otter Energy Prince Edward County Kings	3	160.00
70	Jodi Bertrim	Mutual Hearts on the Move	4	150.00
71	Shelly Rees	Mutual Hearts on the Move	4	150.00
72	#21 Wyatt Robinson	U11 Otter Energy Prince Edward County Kings	5	150.00
73	Wendy McFaul	TEAM RBC	2	150.00
74	#12 Brooke Newman	U11 Otter Energy Prince Edward County Kings	4	125.00
75	Josh McGill	Queen’s Frosty Singers	2	120.00
76	Jan Swaren	Sunday Lunch	4	115.00
77	#11 Henry Lavender	U11 Otter Energy Prince Edward County Kings	3	110.00
78	Adam Goheen	PEC Staff are Freezin' for a Reason!	1	100.00
79	Zora Jajic	Queen’s Frosty Singers	1	100.00
80	Stacey Stanford	THE HUB	2	100.00
81	Sher Tait	Trailer Trash	1	100.00
82	Kat Burns	Prince Edward Learning Centre Prowlers	1	100.00
83	Hope Dyer	Mutual Hearts on the Move	1	100.00
84	Jessica Chase	Delhi Dreamboats	1	100.00
85	Judy Fraser Sanders	Trailer Trash	1	100.00
86	Helen Hawketts	Many Happy Returns	1	100.00
87	#17 Max Wellman	U11 Otter Energy Prince Edward County Kings	3	90.09
88	Elis Ziegler	PEC Staff are Freezin' for a Reason!	2	90.00
89	Bella Farrell-Sonnenburg	TEAM RBC	2	90.00
90	#30 Declan Coates	U11 Otter Energy Prince Edward County Kings	5	90.00
91	Anne Munro	Sunday Lunch	2	85.00
92	#14 Alex Runions	U11 Otter Energy Prince Edward County Kings	2	85.00
93	Simone Pero	Vicki’s Veggies	2	70.00
94	Eli Cronk	U11 Otter Energy Prince Edward County Kings	2	60.00
95	Jason Young	PEC Staff are Freezin' for a Reason!	2	55.00
96	Amanda Bedwell	PEC Staff are Freezin' for a Reason!	1	50.00
97	Liz Driver	PECHeritageConservancy -Heritage Hammers	1	50.00
98	Akhil Chittumalla	TEAM RBC	1	50.00
99	Victoria Cox	U11 Otter Energy Prince Edward County Kings	1	50.00
100	Kreg Theakston	Vicki’s Veggies	1	50.00
101	EDWIN ROWSE	PECHeritageConservancy -Heritage Hammers	1	50.00
102	Mike Fraser	PEC Staff are Freezin' for a Reason!	1	50.00
103	#22 Leo Vader	U11 Otter Energy Prince Edward County Kings	2	30.00
104	Jennifer Hunter	Prince Edward Learning Centre Prowlers	1	25.00
105	Ivy Quigley	TEAM RBC	1	25.00
106	Leslie Michener		1	25.00
107	Alex Medeiros	TEAM RBC	1	25.00
108	Max Mee	Many Happy Returns	1	20.00
109	Valerie Howes	Sunday Lunch
110	Kathleen Kennedy	Prince Edward Learning Centre Prowlers
111	Debra Marshall	PECHeritageConservancy -Heritage Hammers
112	Anthoni scardino	TEAM RBC
113	Elizabeth Fennell	Delhi Dreamboats
114	Tracy Reid	Fitness Powers Chill Chasers
115	Christine Renaud	Prince Edward Learning Centre Prowlers
116	Sadie Snell	Vicki’s Veggies
117	Kelsey King	THE HUB
118	Randall Nickson	County Trekkers
119	Jackie Purchase
120	Jackie Soorsma
121	Aynsley Emlaw	Many Happy Returns
122	Angela Algar	Picton United Church Foodbank
123	Mark Runions	U11 Otter Energy Prince Edward County Kings
124	Darlene Johnston	County Gardeners
125	Gregor Stuart	Cyclists Walking
126	Christine Durant	Prince Edward Learning Centre Prowlers
127	Steve Mee	Many Happy Returns
128	Janet Burns	Night Hawks
129	Carrie Davis	THE HUB
130	Doug Bowser	County Trekkers
131	KEVIN MCGALL	PICTON BMO

Matching
Funds

Goal: Get 5 Donors

Community Sponsors

Picton (Picton United Church Food Bank) is super grateful for our fantastic 2026 sponsors! View all sponsors >

PEC Food Collective

Premium Goods + Service

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!

IAFF$1,565.00Community > Firefighters

Prince Edward County Fire and Rescue$1,565

RBC$1,415.00Corporate > Financial and Insurance

TEAM RBC$1,415

BMOCorporate > Financial and Insurance

PICTON BMO$0

Event Day Details

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

Start/Finish Google Map

Prince Edward Community Centre

375 Picton Main Street

Picton, ON, K0K2T0

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.

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.

You may also bring a filled-out printed waiver.

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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Picton Maps

Check out this year's CNOY route maps below:

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5kmView + print!

Contact Us

CNOY Picton 2026

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