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Wilmot

Wilmot & Wellesley Resource Centre

117 Walkers|24 Teams|29 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 Wilmot & Wellesley Resource Centre

For over 40 years, Wilmot & Wellesley Resource Centre has been a leading provider of social services to individuals and families in our rural Wilmot and Wellesley Townships.

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WWRC is a multi-service agency that sees and feels the needs of our community. We know the unique challenges of providing support services to residents in rural areas, and we strive to make it better.


CNOY helps to ensure that Wilmot & Wellesley Resource Centre can continue to provide important and sustaining supports for people in our community long into the future, because this is our home, and these are our neighbours.

Wilmot 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

warm and Cozy

Bonita Vanderpas -Todd

10

11,771.00

2

Kitchener - Conestoga Conservatives(CPC)

Susan Hammer

1

4,245.00

3

Just Working Construction Team

Jeff Van Gyssel

7

3,565.00

4

Morningside Walkers

Susan Cressman

4

3,350.00

5

Zion United Church

Jennifer Meyer

8

2,970.05

6

KindredNH

Andrew Koch

14

2,235.00

7

Walk Gently on the Earth

Trisha Robinson

1

2,125.00

8

The Erb Group

Briona Lahti

8

1,785.00

9

Aldaview Allstars!

Tammy Shantz

1

1,650.00

10

Wellesley and Linwood Home Hardware

Jamie Kuepfer

3

1,550.00

11

St Agatha Wayfarers

Donna Jantzi

6

1,500.00

12

Baden Public School

Valerie Huszarik

9

1,385.00

13

WWRC Strides

Lindsay Hoff

8

1,110.00

14

Interfaith Counselling Centre

Kristin Oliver

6

750.00

15

Purple carrots

Dylan Swartzentruber

5

700.00

16

NW Roofing/Foot Patrol

Tanja Hall

1

660.00

17

Kids in Motion

Tamara Robinson

1

525.00

18

WCC Walks4U

Leanne Domm

2

475.00

19

Pfenning's Farm

Jessica Wynne-Pfenning

6

470.00

20

RWeberWalkers

Rachel Weber

1

240.00

21

SWB Waterloo Oxford

Megan Bedell

4

225.00

22

New Hamburglar

DeDe McGuire

2

145.00

23

Wondering Wolf

Jessica Wolf

1

24

Robbins

Cali Robbins

1

#

Name

Team Name

Donors

Raised

1

Julie Jutzi

warm and Cozy

48

5,836.00

2

Susan Hammer

Kitchener - Conestoga Conservatives(CPC)

79

4,145.00

3

Jeff Van Gyssel

Just Working Construction Team

26

2,445.00

4

Trisha Robinson

Walk Gently on the Earth

4

2,125.00

5

Tammy Shantz

Aldaview Allstars!

11

1,650.00

6

Susan Cressman

Morningside Walkers

14

1,050.00

7

Casey Bender

warm and Cozy

9

920.00

8

Brian Reid

warm and Cozy

5

775.00

9

Judy Brown

Morningside Walkers

21

755.00

10

Lynn Zehr

warm and Cozy

8

745.00

11

Valerie Huszarik

Baden Public School

8

725.00

12

Katherine Bender

warm and Cozy

10

720.00

13

Tanja Hall

NW Roofing/Foot Patrol

12

660.00

14

Dorothy Wilson

Zion United Church

8

650.00

15

Steve Todd

warm and Cozy

3

600.00

16

Linda Reid

warm and Cozy

5

560.00

17

Karen Partridge

Zion United Church

12

525.00

18

Tamara Robinson

Kids in Motion

4

525.00

19

Bonita Vanderpas -Todd

warm and Cozy

7

500.00

20

Steven Martin

Zion United Church

5

475.05

21

Dakota Christie

The Erb Group

4

450.00

22

Dylan Swartzentruber

Purple carrots

4

400.00

23

Adam Vandersleen

Just Working Construction Team

7

375.00

24

Brittany Buhlman

Just Working Construction Team

9

370.00

25

Linda Miller

KindredNH

5

335.00

26

Katie Fisher

WWRC Strides

7

325.00

27

Robert Reid

warm and Cozy

4

325.00

28

Paul Mackie

8

300.00

29

Arlene Erb Hoke

Morningside Walkers

1

300.00

30

Jeff Miller

KindredNH

2

300.00

31

Jennifer Meyer

Zion United Church

4

275.00

32

Jamie Kuepfer

Wellesley and Linwood Home Hardware

2

270.00

33

Don Mayer

4

250.00

34

Debb Hoffman

WCC Walks4U

4

250.00

35

Jon Franchetto

WWRC Strides

4

250.00

36

Linda Lackey

Zion United Church

5

250.00

37

Sheryl Kinch

KindredNH

3

250.00

38

Jacob Bretz

Baden Public School

1

250.00

39

Rachel Weber

RWeberWalkers

7

240.00

40

Michelle Swartzentruber

Purple carrots

2

225.00

41

Julia Duiker

The Erb Group

4

215.00

42

Andrew Wilson

Zion United Church

3

200.00

43

Caterina Lindman

Morningside Walkers

3

200.00

44

Amanda Kuepfer

SWB Waterloo Oxford

3

175.00

45

Danielle Seibel

Pfenning's Farm

4

170.00

46

Maggie Greenacre

St Agatha Wayfarers

1

167.00

47

Diane Heyer

St Agatha Wayfarers

1

167.00

48

Gary Becker

St Agatha Wayfarers

1

167.00

49

Rudy Sawatzky

St Agatha Wayfarers

1

167.00

50

Donna Jantzi

St Agatha Wayfarers

1

166.00

51

Yvonne Sawatzky

St Agatha Wayfarers

1

166.00

52

Jonathan Kidder

2

150.00

53

Elaine Gross

1

150.00

54

Merry Beth Denney

warm and Cozy

2

150.00

55

Heather Doerbecker

WWRC Strides

4

140.00

56

DeDe McGuire

New Hamburglar

2

125.00

57

Pat McGlynn

Zion United Church

2

125.00

58

Lynn Giles

Wellesley and Linwood Home Hardware

3

125.00

59

Mike McRae

KindredNH

2

125.00

60

Jeff Van Gyssel

Just Working Construction Team

2

125.00

61

Rita Wilson

Zion United Church

2

120.00

62

Hilda Van Gyssel

Just Working Construction Team

1

100.00

63

John Van Gyssel

Just Working Construction Team

1

100.00

64

Leslie Allaby

Interfaith Counselling Centre

3

100.00

65

Ed Janzen

Interfaith Counselling Centre

2

100.00

66

Paisley Eckert

Baden Public School

4

100.00

67

Chris Holland

1

100.00

68

Kristin Oliver

Interfaith Counselling Centre

3

75.00

69

Jakob Huszarik

Baden Public School

3

60.00

70

Alex Huszarik

Baden Public School

2

60.00

71

Theon Huszarik

Baden Public School

2

60.00

72

Stephanie Fuller

Baden Public School

1

50.00

73

Emma Silcock

Interfaith Counselling Centre

1

50.00

74

Daniele Alves

Just Working Construction Team

1

50.00

75

Jenn Pfenning

Pfenning's Farm

1

50.00

76

Kathy Janzen

Interfaith Counselling Centre

1

50.00

77

Aaron Lambert

Wellesley and Linwood Home Hardware

1

50.00

78

Katie Bowman

SWB Waterloo Oxford

1

50.00

79

Bonnie Zehr

WWRC Strides

1

50.00

80

Jessica Wynne-Pfenning

Pfenning's Farm

1

50.00

81

Tristan Pfenning

Pfenning's Farm

1

50.00

82

Leanne Domm

WCC Walks4U

1

25.00

83

Matthew Bender

Interfaith Counselling Centre

1

25.00

84

Mark Eckert

Baden Public School

1

25.00

85

Tim Swartzentruber

Purple carrots

1

25.00

86

Joy Swartzentruber

Purple carrots

1

25.00

87

Nathan Nathan

Purple carrots

1

25.00

88

Mary Holland

Baden Public School

1

25.00

89

Aiden Morelli

New Hamburglar

1

20.00

90

Sierra Giles

1

20.00

91

Briona Lahti

The Erb Group

1

20.00

92

Sonia Nadeau

WWRC Strides

1

20.00

93

John Klassen

KindredNH

94

Megan Bedell

SWB Waterloo Oxford

95

Simone Kinch

KindredNH

96

Cali Robbins

Robbins

97

Riley Purdie

SWB Waterloo Oxford

98

Fetaui Knight

Pfenning's Farm

99

Amanda Lemke

KindredNH

100

Terry Zehr

KindredNH

101

Safina Jennah

The Erb Group

102

Allison Hehn

WWRC Strides

103

Erik Stager

KindredNH

104

Erica Stager

KindredNH

105

Josue Chavarria

Pfenning's Farm

106

Kristi Koch

KindredNH

107

Andrew Koch

KindredNH

108

Lindsay Hoff

WWRC Strides

109

Kristen Ward

The Erb Group

110

Pauline Klassen

KindredNH

111

Jessica Wolf

Wondering Wolf

112

Akayla Bowlyn

113

Emma Shoults-Roy

WWRC Strides

114

Melissa Dietrich

The Erb Group

115

kim finn

The Erb Group

Event Day Details

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

Start/Finish Google Map

New Hamburg Community Centre

251 Jacob St, New Hamburg, ON N3A 1C6

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.
  • 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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Wilmot Maps

Check out this year's CNOY route maps below:

2/5kmView + print!

Starts and ends at NHCC-New Hamburg Community Centre

2025 CNOY Photos

Special thanks to our many amazing volunteer photographers!

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Contact Us


CNOY Wilmot 2026

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

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