60%$90,893Goal: $150,000

Richmond Hill

Blue Door

173 Walkers|39 Teams|33 Volunteers|19 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	30	19,178.97
2	Blue Door Champs	Debbie Schatia	7	9,660.00
3	Holy Trinity Church	Miriam Irving	5	4,410.00
4	AORRH Women Liberals	Marta Ecsedi	8	3,310.00
5	RD Walk & Rollers	Jessica Auerbach	12	2,956.00
6	The Bridge Markham Community Church	Francesca Di Stefano	5	2,500.00
7	Walking With A Mission	Lorraine McBride	3	2,175.00
8	TEAM EG	Terry Foster	3	1,500.00
9	RBCDS Richmond Hill Frost Fighters	Claudine Finch	3	1,250.00
10	Ebenezer Rocks!	Jane Smyth	1	1,225.00
11	In Every Step	Tamara Haberman	1	1,212.00
12	Vaughan Community Church	Matthew Chung	2	1,150.00
13	David West Community Volunteers	Michelle Deaust	4	925.00
14	York Region Children's Aid Society	Blaze Fawns	12	727.00
15	Seneca Child and Youth Care	David Connolly	14	650.00
16	Shared.Abundance	Sheri-Anne Harrison	1	550.00
17	Team Sone	Jayson Sone	1	500.00
18	Construt That Stuff	Jarrod Armer	11	435.00
19	Toronto Marriott Markham	Ellen Jung	3	385.00
20	Hike on the Hill	Ralph & Janet Dunham	1	300.00
21	Liveable Richmond Hill	Priya Unnikrishnan	2	275.00
22	Team Loweth	Maile Reeves	1	200.00
23	Alectra Cityview	Gerry Reesor	6	200.00
24	Cool Kids	Ninah Lucila	3	125.00
25	Knights Of Columbus Council 14411 Our Lady Queen Of The World Church	Giovanni Lepri	4	100.00
26	The Lauremont TITANS	Valarie Eloise Yip	1	100.00
27	Community Legal Clinic of York Region	Cindy L	1	100.00
28	#FamilyRules	Sarah Lane Buck	2	50.00
29	11th Toronto Group	Preston Lui	5	50.00
30	YOLO education	Seonghyuk Noh	13
31	Walk United	Ralph Dunham	1
32	Koinonia	Nikki Jones	1
33	ALECTRA ADDISCOTT	Candy N	2
34	HeyHeyUU	Hazel Wu	1
35	JFC Hiking	Simon Cui	1
36	Richmond Hill Professional Fire Fighters	Brett Short	1
37	RHCCC	Nikki Jones	1
38	Krasman Centre	Andrew Cantrill	1

#	Name	Team Name	Donors	Raised
1	Emmy Kelly	YRP x Blue Door	18	7,600.00
2	Debbie Schatia	Blue Door Champs	37	5,850.00
3	Alex Cheng	YRP x Blue Door	4	2,175.00
4	antonio resendes	The Bridge Markham Community Church	16	2,150.00
5	Michael Scarano	Blue Door Champs	19	1,890.00
6	Anne Thomson	Holy Trinity Church	32	1,580.00
7	Karen Al Massaad	YRP x Blue Door	12	1,295.00
8	Jane Smyth	Ebenezer Rocks!	15	1,225.00
9	Tamara Haberman	In Every Step	13	1,212.00
10	Marilyn Olivares	Holy Trinity Church	10	1,205.00
11	TPC Sunday School	Walking With A Mission	4	1,200.00
12	Anika Mifsud	Blue Door Champs	9	1,120.00
13	Luis Flores	YRP x Blue Door	5	1,013.97
14	Leah Taylor Roy	AORRH Women Liberals	8	950.00
15	Amanda Palermo	YRP x Blue Door	13	775.00
16	Lorraine McBride	Walking With A Mission	3	775.00
17	Miriam Irving	Holy Trinity Church	8	675.00
18	Gayle Warnock	AORRH Women Liberals	6	565.00
19	Liat Goodman	RD Walk & Rollers	10	561.00
20	Sheri-Anne Harrison	Shared.Abundance	6	550.00
21	James Smith	Holy Trinity Church	5	550.00
22	Jessica Auerbach	RD Walk & Rollers	8	525.00
23	Olivia Scanga	RD Walk & Rollers	7	500.00
24	David West	David West Community Volunteers	1	500.00
25	Terry Foster	TEAM EG	1	500.00
26	Jayson Sone	Team Sone	7	500.00
27	Michele Bussieres	AORRH Women Liberals	4	450.00
28	Rachael Sedman	RD Walk & Rollers	6	430.00
29	Bri Flemmings	RD Walk & Rollers	6	360.00
30	Tom Muirhead	YRP x Blue Door	3	350.00
31	Emma Moorhouse	Toronto Marriott Markham	4	325.00
32	Colby Clarke	RD Walk & Rollers	4	310.00
33	Denise Le Bel	Blue Door Champs	2	300.00
34	Ralph & Janet Dunham	Hike on the Hill	2	300.00
35	Priya Unnikrishnan	Liveable Richmond Hill	5	275.00
36	Marta Ecsedi	AORRH Women Liberals	6	270.00
37	Monica Runstedler		6	270.00
38	Emma Wood	Construt That Stuff	1	250.00
39	Natalia Kasner	Seneca Child and Youth Care	4	250.00
40	Alyssa Gallant	York Region Children's Aid Society	3	250.00
41	Rebecca Jones	Holy Trinity Church	2	250.00
42	Jacob Finch	RBCDS Richmond Hill Frost Fighters	1	250.00
43	Claudine Finch	RBCDS Richmond Hill Frost Fighters	1	250.00
44	Lisa Purcell	RBCDS Richmond Hill Frost Fighters	1	250.00
45	Alison Moonsie-Mohan	York Region Children's Aid Society	6	220.00
46	Maryam Afshar		5	215.00
47	David Connolly	Seneca Child and Youth Care	3	175.00
48	Maile Reeves	Team Loweth	3	175.00
49	Nabil Shaukat	YRP x Blue Door	7	175.00
50	Julia Bee	Seneca Child and Youth Care	1	150.00
51	Gerry Reesor	Alectra Cityview	2	150.00
52	Michelle Deaust	David West Community Volunteers	3	150.00
53	Joanne Williams	The Bridge Markham Community Church	1	150.00
54	Mila Vega	YRP x Blue Door	5	125.00
55	Ninah Lucila	Cool Kids	3	125.00
56	Barb Latour	YRP x Blue Door	2	125.00
57	Aaraf Ahmed	RD Walk & Rollers	3	110.00
58	Mahdiehsadat Jazayeri	YRP x Blue Door	2	100.00
59	Francesca Di Stefano	The Bridge Markham Community Church	2	100.00
60	Chirag Bhatt	YRP x Blue Door	1	100.00
61	Blaze Fawns	York Region Children's Aid Society	1	100.00
62	Amanda Thomassian	YRP x Blue Door	1	100.00
63	Valarie Eloise Yip	The Lauremont TITANS	1	100.00
64	Joseph KJ Lee	Vaughan Community Church	1	100.00
65	Deborah Childs	The Bridge Markham Community Church	1	100.00
66	Anne Grydziuszko	RD Walk & Rollers	2	85.00
67	Paula Liness	David West Community Volunteers	2	75.00
68	Jenn Dyment	Seneca Child and Youth Care	1	75.00
69	Constance Lui	11th Toronto Group	1	50.00
70	Linda Yeh		1	50.00
71	Nargis Sahar	YRP x Blue Door	1	50.00
72	Hasan-Ali Abidi	RD Walk & Rollers	2	50.00
73	Dana R	YRP x Blue Door	1	50.00
74	Jen Dickens	#FamilyRules	1	50.00
75	Alison Coutinho	York Region Children's Aid Society	1	50.00
76	Frank Varao	Alectra Cityview	1	50.00
77	Dominique Mercier-Cox	YRP x Blue Door	1	40.00
78	Solomon Fadele	York Region Children's Aid Society	1	30.00
79	Mayowa Akindele	York Region Children's Aid Society	2	27.00
80	Nathaly Amezquita	YRP x Blue Door	1	25.00
81	Brianna Robinson	RD Walk & Rollers	1	25.00
82	Jacqueline Davis	York Region Children's Aid Society	1	25.00
83	Nathan Vaz	York Region Children's Aid Society	1	25.00
84	Derek Kelly	YRP x Blue Door	1	20.00
85	Carter McFarlane	YRP x Blue Door	1	20.00
86	Nicole Kelly	YRP x Blue Door	1	20.00
87	Michelle Kelly	YRP x Blue Door	1	20.00
88	Wesley Chee	Construt That Stuff	1	20.00
89	Jessica Rocha	Construt That Stuff	1	10.00
90	Sasha Wedderburn	Construt That Stuff	1	10.00
91	Jourdon Ormshaw	Construt That Stuff	1	10.00
92	Kate Kocjancic	Construt That Stuff	1	10.00
93	Jarrod Armer	Construt That Stuff	1	10.00
94	jeongwoo seok	YOLO education
95	jieun seok	YOLO education
96	Christopher Achkar	Blue Door Champs
97	seungbi ha	YOLO education
98	Brett Short	Richmond Hill Professional Fire Fighters
99	sangyun kim	YOLO education
100	yiso kim	YOLO education
101	Kasper Chu	11th Toronto Group
102	yejin park	YOLO education
103	yoojun lim	YOLO education
104	seungki lee	YOLO education
105	Kevin Cook	YRP x Blue Door
106	Giovanni Lepri	Knights Of Columbus Council 14411 Our Lady Queen Of The World Church
107	Samantha Varao	Alectra Cityview
108	Sarah Lane Buck	#FamilyRules
109	Grant Gonzales	Blue Door Champs
110	Laurie Amyot	YRP x Blue Door
111	Abel Pandy	Walking With A Mission
112	Amy Green	RD Walk & Rollers
113	Anna Epworth	YRP x Blue Door
114	Ian Lomas	RD Walk & Rollers
115	Derek Zhou	Alectra Cityview
116	Laura Andrews-Vieira	Seneca Child and Youth Care
117	Simon Cui	JFC Hiking
118	Jeremy Cao	11th Toronto Group
119	Preston Lui	11th Toronto Group
120	Cindy L	Community Legal Clinic of York Region
121	Hazel Wu	HeyHeyUU
122	Andrew Cantrill	Krasman Centre
123	Evalina Warrington	Alectra Cityview
124	Brad Weick	YRP x Blue Door
125	Mohi Izadpoor	AORRH Women Liberals
126	Candy N	ALECTRA ADDISCOTT
127	Dhanya Menon	Liveable Richmond Hill
128	Liam & Lisa Hanratty	David West Community Volunteers
129	Anthony Azzopardi	Knights Of Columbus Council 14411 Our Lady Queen Of The World Church
130	Julie Ralph	Blue Door Champs
131	Karla Gabriela Cadena Cruz	Seneca Child and Youth Care
132	Stephinie Eagles	YRP x Blue Door
133	Payal Bhardwaj	AORRH Women Liberals
134	Tanya Kaur	YRP x Blue Door
135	Lena Hering	Seneca Child and Youth Care
136	Maria Jose Herrarte Lopez	Seneca Child and Youth Care
137	Justin Boudreau	Seneca Child and Youth Care
138	Nikki Jones	Koinonia
139	Matthew Chung	Vaughan Community Church
140	Cierra Archibald	Seneca Child and Youth Care
141	David MacDonald	YRP x Blue Door
142	Elizabeth Lloyd	YRP x Blue Door
143	Cristina Ross	TEAM EG
144	Anthony&Laura's lifegroup	The Bridge Markham Community Church
145	Tanya Baldassarra	York Region Children's Aid Society
146	Ellen Jung	Toronto Marriott Markham
147	Sandra Sydor	TEAM EG
148	Vino Shao	Seneca Child and Youth Care
149	Jaclyn Beder	Cool Kids
150	Sherry Cheng	Alectra Cityview
151	Janelle Newbold	Toronto Marriott Markham
152	Laura Davidson	York Region Children's Aid Society
153	Logan Beder	Cool Kids
154	Kateryna Khokhlenko	YRP x Blue Door
155	Jane Beakbane	AORRH Women Liberals
156	Ralph Dunham	Walk United
157	Nikki Jones	RHCCC
158	Louie Mosca	Knights Of Columbus Council 14411 Our Lady Queen Of The World Church
159	Naizel Tushar Halsona	Seneca Child and Youth Care
160	Seonghyuk Noh	YOLO education
161	minseo kwon	YOLO education
162	haeun nam	YOLO education
163	Christine Aprile	ALECTRA ADDISCOTT
164	Laura Filipa Francisco	Seneca Child and Youth Care
165	jiyong lee	YOLO education
166	taeyul kim	YOLO education
167	Devan Wang	11th Toronto Group

Matching
Funds

Goal: Get 5 Donors

Community Sponsors

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

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$4,410.00Community > Churches

Holy Trinity Church$4,410

Liberal Party$3,310.00Community > Political

AORRH Women Liberals$3,310

RBC$1,250.00Corporate > Financial and Insurance

RBCDS Richmond Hill Frost Fighters$1,250

Marriott$385.00Corporate > Goods and Services

Toronto Marriott Markham$385

Alectra$200.00Corporate > Goods and Services

Alectra Cityview$200ALECTRA ADDISCOTT$0

Knights of Columbus$100.00Community > Social Services

Knights Of Columbus Council 14411 Our Lady Queen Of The World Church$100

Scouts Canada$50.00Community > Recreational

11th Toronto Group$50

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.