119%$119,985Goal: $100,000

Welland

Open Arms Mission of Welland

273 Walkers|31 Teams|42 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 Open Arms Mission of Welland

At Open Arms Mission, we want to ensure that no one goes hungry in our community. At our new low barrier food bank, we will be providing groceries and snacks and other items to people in need in our community.

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We are transforming our traditional food bank and drop in centre, to a place where people can:

1. Be free from anxiety over where their next meal will come from. No more being told to wait. If you need food today, come today.

2. Be free to choose what is best for their needs, instead of being told what they can have.

3. Have a dignified environment. Instead of being intimidated by unfamiliar processes, people can feel comfortable getting food in a beautiful, accessible grocery store

4. Feel free from shame. Instead of feeling like they are taking away from someone who "needs it more," by allowing people to donate, we are offering the opportunity to contribute.

Learn more at www.openarmsmissionwelland.com

Welland Scoreboard

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Teams

Walkers

Challenge Teams

#	Team Name	Captain	Members	Raised
1	Walking Warriors	Bert Marissen	9	20,882.50
2	Gordo's Team	Gord Brown	4	11,843.00
3	BeyondArms	Deanna Bishop	8	10,537.00
4	Grace Trotters	Pete Hogeterp	9	9,375.00
5	Marching Elephants	Nora Fousert	6	6,227.00
6	Niagara College Knight Walkers	Joe Abbruscato	37	5,880.00
7	Wainfleet BIC for Open Arms Mission!	Betsy VandeBeld	4	5,744.50
8	Frosty Foxes	Cheyenne Vahrmeyer	15	5,005.00
9	The Salon@Church Warm Hearts	Laurie O'Neill	2	3,585.00
10	Wiebe Squad	Broc Wiebe	4	3,050.00
11	Riverside Roamers	Charlene Oudman	7	2,920.00
12	Rose City Kids for OAM	Steven Nunes	57	2,570.00
13	Niagara South Trekkers	Dawsen Schutten	9	2,475.00
14	City of Welland	Theresa Ettorre	5	2,455.00
15	Wellspring Welland	Barb Baird	4	2,070.00
16	PenFinancial Warriors	Penny Smith	14	1,845.00
17	Welland Soccer Club	Rosh Gill	13	1,484.45
18	RATESDOTCA	LEANNE LEMIEUX	7	1,390.50
19	The Frozen Heat	Jody Vanderstelt	6	1,150.00
20	Zehrs Welland	Valerie Clark	6	1,090.00
21	Joy walkers	Jayne Berg	2	1,060.00
22	88s	Myles Calvert	6	1,000.00
23	Ice Queens	Stacey Baker	2	700.00
24	Dutchboy Team	Lori-Ann Kemper	1	680.00
25	CARESTREAM Mobile Naturopathic Office	Carrie Rongits	2	400.00
26	Niagara Nutrition Partners	Jessica Stephenson	3	200.00
27	Kuska Knights	Tina Fini	1	75.00
28	The Misfits	Elizabeth Chisholm	2	40.00
29	Cool Runnings	Jesse Thibert	2	25.00
30	Change makers	Ariel Porter	2	20.00
31	Galaxy	Hannah Balint	1

#	Name	Team Name	Donors	Raised
1	Ann Kiers		12	11,000.00
2	Twila Wiebe	Walking Warriors	38	8,020.00
3	Gord Brown	Gordo's Team	90	6,667.00
4	Kaitlin Taylor	BeyondArms	21	5,567.00
5	Bert Marissen	Walking Warriors	21	5,265.00
6	Ryan Fousert	Marching Elephants	7	3,802.00
7	Pete Hogeterp	Grace Trotters	38	3,070.00
8	Betsy VandeBeld	Wainfleet BIC for Open Arms Mission!	28	2,994.50
9	Laurie O'Neill	The Salon@Church Warm Hearts	9	2,955.00
10	Rudy Wiebe	Walking Warriors	4	2,800.00
11	Madison Chatwin	BeyondArms	13	2,675.00
12	Ger and Shirley van Baalen	Walking Warriors	16	2,347.50
13	Carolyn Tebrake	Grace Trotters	24	2,100.00
14	Josh Walsh	Gordo's Team	13	1,913.00
15	Bryan Green	City of Welland	19	1,665.00
16	dwayne tebrake	Grace Trotters	10	1,620.00
17	Barb Baird	Wellspring Welland	20	1,445.00
18	Charlotte Scace	Wainfleet BIC for Open Arms Mission!	2	1,250.00
19	Deanna Bishop	BeyondArms	8	1,175.00
20	Braidy Butcher	Gordo's Team	11	1,030.00
21	Charmaine McNeil	Niagara College Knight Walkers	26	1,025.00
22	Janet Marissen	Walking Warriors	11	1,000.00
23	Ryley Vahrmeyer	Frosty Foxes	5	890.00
24	Broc Wiebe	Wiebe Squad	3	850.00
25	Ashley Wiebe	Wiebe Squad	2	850.00
26	Joe Abbruscato	Niagara College Knight Walkers	7	820.00
27	Bryan Stoner	Grace Trotters	9	810.00
28	Ben Lunshof	Riverside Roamers	11	750.00
29	Delphine Pagotto	Walking Warriors	8	750.00
30	Leah Vahrmeyer	Frosty Foxes	5	750.00
31	Charlene Oudman	Riverside Roamers	6	725.00
32	Lori-Ann Kemper	Dutchboy Team	9	680.00
33	Penny Smith	PenFinancial Warriors	5	675.00
34	Rebecca (with Natasha and Terry Szabo) Dykstra	Grace Trotters	12	675.00
35	Bill VanGeest	Frosty Foxes	8	665.00
36	Eric Edwards	Rose City Kids for OAM	2	650.00
37	Nora Fousert	Marching Elephants	5	645.00
38	Cynthia Adams	Niagara College Knight Walkers	7	625.00
39	Rogan Fousert	Marching Elephants	2	575.00
40	Jayne Berg	Joy walkers	8	575.00
41	Sherrylyn Carey	Frosty Foxes	7	570.00
42	Becca Wiebe	Wiebe Squad	2	550.00
43	Abby Wiebe	Wiebe Squad	2	550.00
44	Joe and Bonnie VanGeytenbeek	Riverside Roamers	7	520.00
45	Jennifer Schirru	Zehrs Welland	9	510.00
46	Elena Fousert	Marching Elephants	7	505.00
47	Hannah Carey	Frosty Foxes	5	500.00
48	NICOLE HENDERSON	88s	1	500.00
49	Cheyenne Vahrmeyer	Frosty Foxes	6	490.00
50	Colleen Theriault	Joy walkers	11	485.00
51	Jeff Collee	Niagara College Knight Walkers	14	455.00
52	Hezekiah Fousert	Marching Elephants	7	450.00
53	Sean & Kerry Kennedy	Niagara College Knight Walkers	4	450.00
54	Clint Betts	BeyondArms	6	450.00
55	Valerie Clark	Zehrs Welland	9	435.00
56	Micaela Hollowell-Miller	RATESDOTCA	7	410.00
57	Jody Vanderstelt	The Frozen Heat	2	400.00
58	Julie Everett	Ice Queens	8	400.00
59	Julie Greco	Niagara College Knight Walkers	5	375.00
60	Bert Nauta	Walking Warriors	3	350.00
61	Liesel Hoskin	Niagara College Knight Walkers	6	340.00
62	Tanya Bendzar	Niagara College Knight Walkers	9	325.00
63	Rosh Gill	Welland Soccer Club	4	319.45
64	Bobby Vahrmeyer	Frosty Foxes	2	300.00
65	Shawna, Emerson and Abby Marr	Wainfleet BIC for Open Arms Mission!	2	300.00
66	Michael Rose	Gordo's Team	2	300.00
67	Deanna Bartels	Niagara South Trekkers	3	300.00
68	BREA GRIFFITHS	Wellspring Welland	4	300.00
69	Brittany Richer	BeyondArms	4	300.00
70	Alison Kirk	RATESDOTCA	4	280.00
71	LEANNE LEMIEUX	RATESDOTCA	6	275.50
72	Nick & Janet VandenOever	Niagara South Trekkers	2	250.00
73	Paul Wiebe		1	250.00
74	Carrie Rongits	CARESTREAM Mobile Naturopathic Office	1	250.00
75	Cynthia Nauta	Walking Warriors	1	250.00
76	Michael Wales	Niagara College Knight Walkers	4	250.00
77	Stacey Baker	Ice Queens	3	250.00
78	Darren Fousert	Marching Elephants	2	250.00
79	Xavier Cassibo	Rose City Kids for OAM	5	250.00
80	Darren DiMarco	PenFinancial Warriors	2	250.00
81	Suzanne Wielink	Niagara South Trekkers	2	250.00
82	Tristan Cassibo	Rose City Kids for OAM	4	250.00
83	Vicky Janitz	Niagara College Knight Walkers	9	235.00
84	Hunter Walton	Rose City Kids for OAM	4	225.00
85	Alexander Fleming	Niagara College Knight Walkers	5	225.00
86	Amanda, Davin, Jenna, Kayleen Lilley	Rose City Kids for OAM	5	220.00
87	Myles Calvert	88s	1	200.00
88	Denis Fortis	RATESDOTCA	1	200.00
89	Mike Ramsay	BeyondArms	1	200.00
90	Deanna Gill	Welland Soccer Club	2	190.00
91	Amelia Ieraci	Wellspring Welland	2	175.00
92	Heather Lorking	PenFinancial Warriors	3	170.00
93	Nina Gill	Welland Soccer Club	4	165.00
94	grace Cunningham		3	150.00
95	Helen Wiebe		1	150.00
96	Tammy Mastrella	CARESTREAM Mobile Naturopathic Office	1	150.00
97	Courtney Booth	Niagara College Knight Walkers	3	150.00
98	Fran Gagnon	PenFinancial Warriors	3	150.00
99	Andy Van Driel	Grace Trotters	3	150.00
100	Evan Van Vliet	Frosty Foxes	2	150.00
101	Ann-Marie Sjaarda	Niagara South Trekkers	3	150.00
102	Rebekah Witteveen	Riverside Roamers	1	150.00
103	Sierra Kiers-VanderVeen	Rose City Kids for OAM	1	150.00
104	Nicole Gill	Welland Soccer Club	2	140.00
105	Naomi Gill	Welland Soccer Club	2	140.00
106	Alexandra Howarth	Niagara College Knight Walkers	5	115.00
107	Destiny Learning	BeyondArms	2	110.00
108	Linda Calvert	88s	1	100.00
109	Jessica Stephenson	Niagara Nutrition Partners	2	100.00
110	Bianca Tomassetti	Welland Soccer Club	2	100.00
111	Theresa Baker	RATESDOTCA	2	100.00
112	Catherine Chivers	PenFinancial Warriors	1	100.00
113	April Downey	PenFinancial Warriors	1	100.00
114	Tom Muir	Welland Soccer Club	1	100.00
115	Michael/Jamie/Cody/Ethan/Austin Hogeterp	Grace Trotters	1	100.00
116	Gloria Gallagher	Frosty Foxes	2	100.00
117	Cynthia Nauta	Walking Warriors	2	100.00
118	Frank Campion	City of Welland	1	100.00
119	Jenn Kiers	Rose City Kids for OAM	1	100.00
120	Deryk Lisicky	Grace Trotters	1	100.00
121	Theresa Ettorre	City of Welland	1	100.00
122	Orel Ruiz	Niagara College Knight Walkers	2	100.00
123	Lena Witteveen	Riverside Roamers	2	100.00
124	Amber Hughes	Niagara Nutrition Partners	1	100.00
125	Nicole Therrien	PenFinancial Warriors	1	100.00
126	Tiffany Barbas	Welland Soccer Club	2	80.00
127	Marnie Morningstar	88s	2	80.00
128	Jaymee Van Sydenborgh	Niagara South Trekkers	1	75.00
129	Nikita Nixon	Rose City Kids for OAM	2	75.00
130	Bert Boverhof	Riverside Roamers	1	75.00
131	Jennie Veley	Niagara College Knight Walkers	2	75.00
132	Emma Barbas	Welland Soccer Club	1	75.00
133	Cienna Tomassetti	Welland Soccer Club	1	75.00
134	Elyse Howarth	Niagara College Knight Walkers	3	70.00
135	Charlene Walsh	Niagara College Knight Walkers	2	70.00
136	Mike Learning	BeyondArms	1	60.00
137	Dana Brown	PenFinancial Warriors	1	50.00
138	Taheala Conner	Niagara College Knight Walkers	1	50.00
139	Ryan Campbell	PenFinancial Warriors	1	50.00
140	Ali Rypstra	Frosty Foxes	1	50.00
141	Tessa Nagy	Grace Trotters	1	50.00
142	Candice Jones	Rose City Kids for OAM	2	50.00
143	Elizabeth Chisholm	The Misfits	2	40.00
144	Julie Peltier	Rose City Kids for OAM	1	25.00
145	Lindsey Hendriks	Niagara College Knight Walkers	1	25.00
146	Tammy Morden	Cool Runnings	1	25.00
147	Michelle Benard	The Salon@Church Warm Hearts	1	25.00
148	Ariel Porter	Change makers	1	20.00
149	Tara Stephens	City of Welland	1	20.00
150	abby wright	Niagara College Knight Walkers
151	REVA HANNA	Niagara College Knight Walkers
152	Lisa Allain
153	Jeff winship
154	Arlene Librando
155	Christine Nadeau	PenFinancial Warriors
156	Ashlee Beicke
157	Chad Thibeault	Change makers
158	Caitlyn-Marie Audette	Rose City Kids for OAM
159	Logan Dubourdieu	Rose City Kids for OAM
160	Preston Hitchcock	Rose City Kids for OAM
161	Tyler Scholman	Rose City Kids for OAM
162	Tamara Nobel	Niagara South Trekkers
163	Steven Nunes	Rose City Kids for OAM
164	Emily Patterson	Rose City Kids for OAM
165	Normand Lessard
166	Kristina Hoad	Frosty Foxes
167	Marco Tomassetti	Welland Soccer Club
168	Miranda Langendoen	Frosty Foxes
169	Sonya Wierenga	Rose City Kids for OAM
170	John Wierenga	Rose City Kids for OAM
171	Linda Calvert	88s
172	Nancy Lessard
173	Maryam Maryam	Niagara College Knight Walkers
174	Jeffrey Bell	Rose City Kids for OAM
175	Mika Hendricks	Wellspring Welland
176	Chantal Thibault
177	Alexandra Edwards	Rose City Kids for OAM
178	Zachary Patterson	Rose City Kids for OAM
179	Wolfgang Guembel	Niagara Nutrition Partners
180	Dawsen Schutten	Niagara South Trekkers
181	Olivia Green	Zehrs Welland
182	Nicole-Marie Chmielecki	Niagara College Knight Walkers
183	Meghan Casciano	PenFinancial Warriors
184	Mya Bergeron	Rose City Kids for OAM
185	Arielle Chmielecki	Niagara College Knight Walkers
186	Izaya-Logan Leger	Rose City Kids for OAM
187	Jesse Thibert	Cool Runnings
188	Gabriel Brooks	Rose City Kids for OAM
189	Elizabeth Edwards	Rose City Kids for OAM
190	Josh Barbas	Welland Soccer Club
191	Sandra Dukic	Zehrs Welland
192	Britany Duguay
193	Aroosa Moin
194	Tanya Tomassetti	Welland Soccer Club
195	Linh L	Niagara College Knight Walkers
196	Jack Jones	Rose City Kids for OAM
197	Felicia Vandervelde	Niagara South Trekkers
198	Lindsay Orme
199	Remi Jones	Rose City Kids for OAM
200	Elora Jones	Rose City Kids for OAM
201	Riley Hays	Rose City Kids for OAM
202	Lillian Jones	Rose City Kids for OAM
203	Andrea Devries	Rose City Kids for OAM
204	Amanda Brown	Rose City Kids for OAM
205	Haven Bergeron
206	Ariana Skye	Zehrs Welland
207	Evangeline Edwards	Rose City Kids for OAM
208	Matthew Pettay	The Misfits
209	Dezirae Peltier	Rose City Kids for OAM
210	Benric Lanzar	Rose City Kids for OAM
211	Tina Fini	Kuska Knights
212	Carson Peltier	Rose City Kids for OAM
213	Hailey Pokrywa	Rose City Kids for OAM
214	Emmeleah Edwards	Rose City Kids for OAM
215	jasmine pereira	Niagara College Knight Walkers
216	Cadence Hooiveld	Rose City Kids for OAM
217	Haley Koyanagi	RATESDOTCA
218	Katy Czychun	Rose City Kids for OAM
219	Emma Ryckman	Rose City Kids for OAM
220	Yorly Makombo Balu	Rose City Kids for OAM
221	Noah Edwards	Rose City Kids for OAM
222	Naomie Ambunga	Rose City Kids for OAM
223	Mariah Oneill	City of Welland
224	Wanyi Zhou
225	eric poulin	Niagara College Knight Walkers
226	Rachel Rypstra	Frosty Foxes
227	Kaitlin Ives	Rose City Kids for OAM
228	Ella Schneider	Niagara College Knight Walkers
229	Sabrina Spooner	PenFinancial Warriors
230	Bridgette McIntosh
231	Rabina Shamzadin	Niagara College Knight Walkers
232	Mya Hoekstra	Rose City Kids for OAM
233	Sylis Jonathan-Elliott	Rose City Kids for OAM
234	Charlene Walsh	Niagara College Knight Walkers
235	Breanne Dreyer	Niagara College Knight Walkers
236	Vicki Weaver
237	Holly Galinec	Niagara College Knight Walkers
238	Joce Hunter	88s
239	Hannah Scholman	Rose City Kids for OAM
240	Hannah Balint	Galaxy
241	Jerry Kiers	Rose City Kids for OAM
242	Nyomi Springer	Rose City Kids for OAM
243	Addison Davis	Rose City Kids for OAM
244	Adesina Sosanwo	RATESDOTCA
245	Kevin Light Meda Konlack	Niagara College Knight Walkers

#	Organization	Team Name	Members	Raised
1	Grace Trotters	Grace Trotters	9	9,375.00
2	Niagara College	Niagara College Knight Walkers	37	5,880.00
3	Wainfleet BIC for Open Arms Mission!	Wainfleet BIC for Open Arms Mission!	4	5,744.50
4	The Salon@Church Warm Hearts	The Salon@Church Warm Hearts	2	3,585.00
5	City of Welland	City of Welland	5	2,455.00
6	Wellspring Welland	Wellspring Welland	4	2,070.00
7	PenFinancial Credit Union	PenFinancial Warriors	14	1,845.00
8	Welland Soccer Club	Welland Soccer Club	13	1,484.45
9	RATESDOTCA	RATESDOTCA	7	1,390.50
10	Zehrs	Zehrs Welland	6	1,090.00
11	CARESTREAM Mobile Naturopathic Office	CARESTREAM Mobile Naturopathic Office	2	400.00
12	Kuska Knights	Kuska Knights	1	75.00

Matching
Funds

2025 Challenge:
Get 5 Donors

Community Sponsors

Welland (Open Arms Mission of Welland) is super grateful for our fantastic 2025 sponsors! View all sponsors >

Rotary Club of Welland

Rest Stop Sponsor

PenFinancial

Route Sponsor

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!

Grace Trotters$9,375.00

Niagara College$5,880.00

Wainfleet BIC for Open Arms Mission!$5,744.50

The Salon@Church Warm Hearts$3,585.00

City of Welland$2,455.00

Wellspring Welland$2,070.00

PenFinancial Credit Union$1,845.00

Welland Soccer Club$1,484.45

RATESDOTCA$1,390.50

Zehrs$1,090.00Corporate > Goods and Services

Zehrs Welland$1,090

CARESTREAM Mobile Naturopathic Office$400.00

Kuska Knights$75.00

Event Day Details

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

Start/Finish Google Map

Niagara College

100 Niagara College Blvd

Welland, Ontario

L3C 7L3

The start location will be by "The Core" Student Centre, right beside the Athletic Centre.

Schedule

3:00 pm: Meet Check-in

3:45 pm: Muster Gather for Opening Remarks

4:00 pm: Move Send-off

5:00 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.

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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Welland Maps

Check out this year's CNOY route maps below:

2/5kmView + print!

Contact Us

CNOY Welland 2025

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