39%$59,603Goal: $150,000

Richmond Hill

Blue Door

128 Walkers|29 Teams|11 Volunteers|35 Days Left

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 Blue Door

The largest emergency housing provider in York Region, Blue Door supports people at risk of or experiencing homelessness to attain/retain affordable housing.

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People facing homelessness come from a variety of backgrounds and face challenging life circumstances including job loss, eviction, mental illnesses, and much more.

To meet the unique needs of those most vulnerable, Blue Door offers emergency housing, supportive housing, job training with Construct, and winter refuge through Mosaic Interfaith Out of the Cold.

Your support is vital in saving the lives of youth, adults, and families in your community. We invite you to join us on Saturday, February 28th, 2026 for the Coldest Night of the Year fundraising walk to help us raise vital support for those most vulnerable right here in our community. Register Today!

Richmond Hill 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	YRP x Blue Door	Emmy Kelly	21	12,168.97
2	Blue Door Champs	Debbie Schatia	6	5,100.00
3	RD Walk & Rollers	Jessica Auerbach	12	2,486.00
4	The Bridge Markham Community Church	Francesca Di Stefano	4	2,100.00
5	AORRH Women Liberals	Marta Ecsedi	8	1,700.00
6	TEAM EG	Terry Foster	3	1,500.00
7	In Every Step	Tamara Haberman	1	1,212.00
8	Holy Trinity Church	Miriam Irving	2	1,035.00
9	RBCDS Richmond Hill Frost Fighters	Claudine Finch	3	750.00
10	Shared.Abundance	Sheri-Anne Harrison	1	500.00
11	Construt That Stuff	Jarrod Armer	11	435.00
12	Seneca Child and Youth Care	David Connolly	14	425.00
13	Team Sone	Jayson Sone	1	400.00
14	Walking With A Mission	Lorraine McBride	2	350.00
15	David West Community Volunteers	Michelle Deaust	4	275.00
16	York Region Children's Aid Society	Blaze Fawns	10	257.00
17	Cool Kids	Ninah Lucila	3	125.00
18	The Lauremont TITANS	Valarie Eloise Yip	1	100.00
19	Community Legal Clinic of York Region	Cindy L	1	100.00
20	YOLO education	Seonghyuk Noh	13
21	Koinonia	Nikki Jones	1
22	Vaughan Community Church	Matthew Chung	1
23	Liveable Richmond Hill	Priya Unnikrishnan	1
24	JFC Hiking	Simon Cui	1
25	Richmond Hill Professional Fire Fighters	Brett Short	1
26	Toronto Marriott Markham	Ellen Jung	2
27	11th Toronto Group	Preston Lui	1
28	RHCCC	Nikki Jones	1

#	Name	Team Name	Donors	Raised
1	Emmy Kelly	YRP x Blue Door	17	7,550.00
2	Debbie Schatia	Blue Door Champs	28	4,100.00
3	Alex Cheng	YRP x Blue Door	3	2,100.00
4	antonio resendes	The Bridge Markham Community Church	14	2,050.00
5	Tamara Haberman	In Every Step	13	1,212.00
6	Anne Thomson	Holy Trinity Church	21	1,035.00
7	Luis Flores	YRP x Blue Door	5	1,013.97
8	Leah Taylor Roy	AORRH Women Liberals	7	750.00
9	Amanda Palermo	YRP x Blue Door	12	750.00
10	Liat Goodman	RD Walk & Rollers	10	561.00
11	Karen Al Massaad	YRP x Blue Door	8	545.00
12	Gayle Warnock	AORRH Women Liberals	5	525.00
13	Jessica Auerbach	RD Walk & Rollers	8	525.00
14	Olivia Scanga	RD Walk & Rollers	7	500.00
15	Sheri-Anne Harrison	Shared.Abundance	5	500.00
16	Michael Scarano	Blue Door Champs	1	500.00
17	Terry Foster	TEAM EG	1	500.00
18	Jayson Sone	Team Sone	6	400.00
19	Bri Flemmings	RD Walk & Rollers	6	360.00
20	Emma Wood	Construt That Stuff	1	250.00
21	Marta Ecsedi	AORRH Women Liberals	5	250.00
22	Lorraine McBride	Walking With A Mission	1	250.00
23	Jacob Finch	RBCDS Richmond Hill Frost Fighters	1	250.00
24	Claudine Finch	RBCDS Richmond Hill Frost Fighters	1	250.00
25	Lisa Purcell	RBCDS Richmond Hill Frost Fighters	1	250.00
26	Colby Clarke	RD Walk & Rollers	3	210.00
27	Natalia Kasner	Seneca Child and Youth Care	3	200.00
28	Maryam Afshar		4	175.00
29	Rachael Sedman	RD Walk & Rollers	2	160.00
30	Julia Bee	Seneca Child and Youth Care	1	150.00
31	Ninah Lucila	Cool Kids	3	125.00
32	Chirag Bhatt	YRP x Blue Door	1	100.00
33	Blaze Fawns	York Region Children's Aid Society	1	100.00
34	Valarie Eloise Yip	The Lauremont TITANS	1	100.00
35	Michele Bussieres	AORRH Women Liberals	1	100.00
36	TPC Sunday School	Walking With A Mission	1	100.00
37	Anne Grydziuszko	RD Walk & Rollers	2	85.00
38	Paula Liness	David West Community Volunteers	2	75.00
39	Jenn Dyment	Seneca Child and Youth Care	1	75.00
40	Francesca Di Stefano	The Bridge Markham Community Church	1	50.00
41	Hasan-Ali Abidi	RD Walk & Rollers	2	50.00
42	Alison Coutinho	York Region Children's Aid Society	1	50.00
43	Nabil Shaukat	YRP x Blue Door	1	50.00
44	Solomon Fadele	York Region Children's Aid Society	1	30.00
45	Mayowa Akindele	York Region Children's Aid Society	2	27.00
46	Brianna Robinson	RD Walk & Rollers	1	25.00
47	Jacqueline Davis	York Region Children's Aid Society	1	25.00
48	Nathan Vaz	York Region Children's Aid Society	1	25.00
49	Carter McFarlane	YRP x Blue Door	1	20.00
50	Nicole Kelly	YRP x Blue Door	1	20.00
51	Michelle Kelly	YRP x Blue Door	1	20.00
52	Wesley Chee	Construt That Stuff	1	20.00
53	Jessica Rocha	Construt That Stuff	1	10.00
54	Sasha Wedderburn	Construt That Stuff	1	10.00
55	Jourdon Ormshaw	Construt That Stuff	1	10.00
56	Aaraf Ahmed	RD Walk & Rollers	1	10.00
57	Kate Kocjancic	Construt That Stuff	1	10.00
58	Jarrod Armer	Construt That Stuff	1	10.00
59	jeongwoo seok	YOLO education
60	jieun seok	YOLO education
61	Christopher Achkar	Blue Door Champs
62	seungbi ha	YOLO education
63	David Connolly	Seneca Child and Youth Care
64	Brett Short	Richmond Hill Professional Fire Fighters
65	sangyun kim	YOLO education
66	yiso kim	YOLO education
67	yejin park	YOLO education
68	yoojun lim	YOLO education
69	seungki lee	YOLO education
70	Kevin Cook	YRP x Blue Door
71	Amanda Thomassian	YRP x Blue Door
72	Laurie Amyot	YRP x Blue Door
73	Dominique Mercier-Cox	YRP x Blue Door
74	Amy Green	RD Walk & Rollers
75	Ian Lomas	RD Walk & Rollers
76	Nathaly Amezquita	YRP x Blue Door
77	Bruce Rhodes	AORRH Women Liberals
78	Priya Unnikrishnan	Liveable Richmond Hill
79	Laura Andrews-Vieira	Seneca Child and Youth Care
80	Michelle Deaust	David West Community Volunteers
81	Simon Cui	JFC Hiking
82	David West	David West Community Volunteers
83	Preston Lui	11th Toronto Group
84	Cindy L	Community Legal Clinic of York Region
85	Joanne Williams	The Bridge Markham Community Church
86	Mohi Izadpoor	AORRH Women Liberals
87	Anika Mifsud	Blue Door Champs
88	Liam & Lisa Hanratty	David West Community Volunteers
89	Julie Ralph	Blue Door Champs
90	Dana R	YRP x Blue Door
91	Karla Gabriela Cadena Cruz	Seneca Child and Youth Care
92	Stephinie Eagles	YRP x Blue Door
93	Payal Bhardwaj	AORRH Women Liberals
94	Tanya Kaur	YRP x Blue Door
95	Lena Hering	Seneca Child and Youth Care
96	Maria Jose Herrarte Lopez	Seneca Child and Youth Care
97	Justin Boudreau	Seneca Child and Youth Care
98	Nikki Jones	Koinonia
99	Denise Le Bel	Blue Door Champs
100	Matthew Chung	Vaughan Community Church
101	Cierra Archibald	Seneca Child and Youth Care
102	David MacDonald	YRP x Blue Door
103	Elizabeth Lloyd	YRP x Blue Door
104	Cristina Ross	TEAM EG
105	Emma Moorhouse	Toronto Marriott Markham
106	Deborah Childs	The Bridge Markham Community Church
107	Tanya Baldassarra	York Region Children's Aid Society
108	Ellen Jung	Toronto Marriott Markham
109	Sandra Sydor	TEAM EG
110	Vino Shao	Seneca Child and Youth Care
111	Miriam Irving	Holy Trinity Church
112	Jaclyn Beder	Cool Kids
113	Laura Davidson	York Region Children's Aid Society
114	Logan Beder	Cool Kids
115	Kateryna Khokhlenko	YRP x Blue Door
116	Jane Beakbane	AORRH Women Liberals
117	Nikki Jones	RHCCC
118	Naizel Tushar Halsona	Seneca Child and Youth Care
119	Seonghyuk Noh	YOLO education
120	minseo kwon	YOLO education
121	haeun nam	YOLO education
122	Laura Filipa Francisco	Seneca Child and Youth Care
123	jiyong lee	YOLO education
124	taeyul kim	YOLO education

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Funds

Goal: Get 5 Donors

Community Sponsors

Richmond Hill (Blue Door) is super grateful for our fantastic 2026 sponsors! View all sponsors >

Staybridge Suites Toronto Vaughan South

City of Richmond Hill

Edmunds Home Improvements

Route Sponsor

Compu-SOLVE Technologies Inc.

Route Sponsor

Homeward Public Affairs

Route Sponsor

Legacy Protection Services

EllisDon Community Builders

Route Sponsor

ELM Developments

Community Sponsor

Taylor Newberry Consulting

Community Sponsor

Mr. Janitorial Supplies

Community Sponsor

RC Design

Community 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!

Anglican Churches$1,035.00Community > Churches

Holy Trinity Church$1,035

RBC$750.00Corporate > Financial and Insurance

RBCDS Richmond Hill Frost Fighters$750

MarriottCorporate > Goods and Services

Toronto Marriott Markham$0

Event Day Details

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

Start/Finish Google Map

8569 Bayview Ave, Richmond Hill, ON L4B 3M7

Blue Door's Coldest Night of the Year - Richmond Hill Fundraising Walk starts and finishes at Lauremont School - Lower School loated at 8569 Bayview Avenue.

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.