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Vancouver DTES

FIRST UNITED

310 Walkers|35 Teams|39 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 FIRST UNITED

FIRST UNITED Church Community Ministry Society is a registered charity that has been serving low-income, underhoused and homeless individuals in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside for 140 years.

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On the frontlines every day, FIRST UNITED’s low-barrier essential services include shelter to 51 residents, legal advocacy, tax filing, spiritual care, mail and phone services, overdose response, provision of essential items like clothing and toiletries, and over 1,000 free meals each week to DTES community members.


FIRST UNITED also engages in systems change work to reduce homelessness, break the cycle of poverty, and address the racialization of poverty. FIRST UNITED's vision is a neighbourhood where every person’s worth is celebrated and all people can thrive.

Vancouver DTES 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

Universal Gospel Choir

Inge Siemens

35

48,662.00

2

Team Highlands

Dave Lovely

17

15,965.75

3

West Van United Walkers

ALF Filbert

23

11,390.00

4

FIRST Things First!

Amanda Burrows

9

11,140.00

5

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

Karen Vanderheyden

23

9,352.00

6

SHUCWalkers

Dave Moors

9

9,220.00

7

Pacific Spirit Walkers

Sabina Harpe

6

7,085.00

8

Crossroads United Church Delta BC

Joanna Cossey

4

6,695.00

9

Lynn Valley Amblers

Judith Clark

12

5,095.00

10

UHill United & Friends

Sandra Willing

16

5,070.00

11

Friends Forever

Bruce Frankard

1

4,850.00

12

West Point Grey United Church

Gabrielle Mew

7

4,000.00

13

Pacific Mountaineers

Alexandra Barr

11

3,525.00

14

Walk and Roll

Karen Furniss

4

3,460.00

15

Mt. Seymour United Walkers

Carla Wilks

4

3,275.00

16

Goldbeck and Launch Walkers

henry goldbeck

5

3,050.00

17

Pure Joy North Vancouver

Mandy Shintani

2

2,215.00

18

SAUCy Walkers (St. Andrew's United Church)

Eric Hamlyn

7

2,080.00

19

The Mittens

Lauren Telford

10

1,650.00

20

One Foot in Front of the Other

Amber Tugwood

9

1,555.00

21

Will of the People!

Will Goldbeck

1

1,355.00

22

OneCity Vancouver

Iona Bonamis

10

750.00

23

Starbucks Downtown Vancouver

Juan Villela

21

693.88

24

GVR gets Walking

Noe Escobar

2

655.00

25

Brentwood Presbyterian Church

Brian Fraser

1

570.00

26

Sutherland Chan School of Osteopathy

Bradley Cornwell

4

470.00

27

Vancouver Unitarians

Yvonne Marcus

4

445.00

28

Sunrise

Gwendolyn Schmidt

3

350.00

29

Team TCS - Vancouver

Harry Anwar

19

270.00

30

RBC BC Regional Office

Holly Webb

4

225.00

31

Stevens

Margaret Stevens

1

200.00

32

Lemonade Stand

Bryant Winters

1

160.00

33

Insight Global

Madison Delcourt

1

50.00

34

Comunale

Lucas Comunale

1

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Name

Team Name

Donors

Raised

1

Inge Siemens

Universal Gospel Choir

33

19,030.00

2

Dave Lovely

Team Highlands

12

5,805.00

3

Bruce Frankard

Friends Forever

43

4,850.00

4

Heather Clarke

SHUCWalkers

21

3,150.00

5

Susan Du Moulin

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

34

2,322.00

6

Joanna Cossey

Crossroads United Church Delta BC

33

2,200.00

7

Christine Gordon

Universal Gospel Choir

5

2,200.00

8

Patricia Alexis

Pacific Spirit Walkers

27

2,010.00

9

Brenda Belak

FIRST Things First!

12

2,000.00

10

Simone&Jon Carrodus

Team Highlands

23

1,720.00

11

Amanda Burrows

FIRST Things First!

22

1,705.00

12

Edwina Picon

West Point Grey United Church

5

1,650.00

13

Carlyn Yandle

Universal Gospel Choir

12

1,601.00

14

Tierney Ness

Mt. Seymour United Walkers

16

1,580.00

15

Dave Moors

SHUCWalkers

10

1,575.00

16

Ross White

Team Highlands

16

1,530.00

17

Mandy Shintani

Pure Joy North Vancouver

10

1,525.00

18

Judith Clark

Lynn Valley Amblers

21

1,520.00

19

betty chapin

Team Highlands

13

1,500.00

20

Eileen Noullett

Crossroads United Church Delta BC

10

1,500.00

21

Laurie Prak

Walk and Roll

17

1,470.00

22

Jean McTavish

Pacific Spirit Walkers

14

1,470.00

23

Amber Tugwood

One Foot in Front of the Other

11

1,455.00

24

Anita McMahon

Goldbeck and Launch Walkers

8

1,425.00

25

Sabina Harpe

Pacific Spirit Walkers

11

1,300.00

26

Judy Currie

West Van United Walkers

14

1,275.00

27

ALF Filbert

West Van United Walkers

10

1,250.00

28

Cathy Vassiliadis

Team Highlands

18

1,240.00

29

Christine & Callum Louden/Clipperton

SHUCWalkers

17

1,200.00

30

Karen Furniss

Walk and Roll

18

1,160.00

31

Will Goldbeck

Will of the People!

8

1,105.00

32

henry goldbeck

Goldbeck and Launch Walkers

6

1,100.00

33

Gabrielle Mew

West Point Grey United Church

13

1,075.00

34

Susan Burns

Pacific Spirit Walkers

8

1,075.00

35

Deb Walker

SHUCWalkers

16

1,045.00

36

Cristina Ciccone

Universal Gospel Choir

5

1,000.00

37

Janet Denham

Crossroads United Church Delta BC

14

1,000.00

38

Eleanor Acker

SAUCy Walkers (St. Andrew's United Church)

17

970.00

39

Elisabeth Tanner

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

12

950.00

40

Karen Vanderheyden

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

7

950.00

41

Rob Vandermey

FIRST Things First!

5

925.00

42

Cari Copeman-Haynes

Pacific Mountaineers

11

915.00

43

Julie Walsh

West Van United Walkers

13

890.00

44

Blair Galston

Pacific Mountaineers

12

875.00

45

Catherine Somerville

Universal Gospel Choir

15

820.00

46

Diana Crane

Team Highlands

3

800.00

47

Gwyn and Tony McNinos

UHill United & Friends

10

800.00

48

Claudia MacDonald

Universal Gospel Choir

15

780.00

49

Alan Lill

Team Highlands

6

775.00

50

Sandra Willing

UHill United & Friends

9

750.00

51

Carla Wilks

Mt. Seymour United Walkers

10

745.00

52

Amanda Degner

Crossroads United Church Delta BC

2

700.00

53

Ross Denny-Jiles

West Point Grey United Church

3

650.00

54

Cheryl leia Leia

Pure Joy North Vancouver

10

650.00

55

Danielle Tetrault

Lynn Valley Amblers

4

636.00

56

Carol-Anne Doucet

Universal Gospel Choir

8

605.00

57

Tara Twigg

Universal Gospel Choir

6

600.00

58

Margot Pritchard

SHUCWalkers

6

600.00

59

Janine Lovely

Team Highlands

10

580.00

60

Ally Murray

West Van United Walkers

9

575.00

61

Rob Anderson

Pacific Mountaineers

47

535.00

62

Margaret McVey

Walk and Roll

3

530.00

63

Toni Pieroni

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

5

525.00

64

Erin Moroney

Universal Gospel Choir

8

510.00

65

Judy Toews

Team Highlands

9

505.75

66

Jeannie White

Team Highlands

6

500.00

67

Aaron Andersen

UHill United & Friends

7

500.00

68

Jeff Rock

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

4

450.00

69

Eric Hamlyn

SAUCy Walkers (St. Andrew's United Church)

9

450.00

70

Carol Villeneuve

Universal Gospel Choir

6

440.00

71

Kathy Stubbs

Lynn Valley Amblers

8

435.00

72

Paul Willing

UHill United & Friends

7

430.00

73

Stephen Tanner

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

5

430.00

74

Janet Pritchard

SHUCWalkers

7

425.00

75

Casey Rock

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

6

425.00

76

Andrea Oliveri

SHUCWalkers

7

425.00

77

Marina Lecian

Pacific Mountaineers

5

405.00

78

Michelle Morissette

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

2

400.00

79

Lauren Telford

The Mittens

3

400.00

80

Judy Evgin

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

3

375.00

81

Pat Willing

UHill United & Friends

5

375.00

82

Rosine Dika

Universal Gospel Choir

2

350.00

83

Samantha Anderson

The Mittens

8

350.00

84

Ashley Burton

Universal Gospel Choir

3

350.00

85

Rosemary Burd

Universal Gospel Choir

2

350.00

86

Charles Friesen

Universal Gospel Choir

7

335.00

87

Mahak Gambhir

Pacific Spirit Walkers

3

330.00

88

Aaron Miller

UHill United & Friends

2

300.00

89

Karen Truscott

UHill United & Friends

1

300.00

90

Ken Schneider

Universal Gospel Choir

5

300.00

91

Alex de Carlos Maurice

West Van United Walkers

4

300.00

92

Heather Swallow

Pacific Spirit Walkers

4

300.00

93

Nova Nofziger

West Van United Walkers

3

300.00

94

Chester Nofziger

West Van United Walkers

3

300.00

95

Jim Wilson

FIRST Things First!

3

300.00

96

Veronica Winchester

Lynn Valley Amblers

2

300.00

97

Chris Lok

Universal Gospel Choir

1

300.00

98

Esmeralda Cabral

UHill United & Friends

4

280.00

99

Karen Vanderheyden

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

4

275.00

100

Marylou Gibbs

Sutherland Chan School of Osteopathy

8

270.00

101

Donovan Wu

Lynn Valley Amblers

2

270.00

102

Denise Goldbeck

Goldbeck and Launch Walkers

1

250.00

103

Frances Roberts

Team Highlands

4

250.00

104

Andrea Smith

Universal Gospel Choir

1

250.00

105

Benedicte Schoepflin

1

250.00

106

Gordon MacKenzie

Universal Gospel Choir

1

250.00

107

Lonnie Delisle

Universal Gospel Choir

4

250.00

108

Kelly Jenner

Lynn Valley Amblers

1

250.00

109

Joseph Catlin

Lynn Valley Amblers

1

250.00

110

Joan E Wenham

Lynn Valley Amblers

4

250.00

111

Kathleen Nofziger

West Van United Walkers

3

250.00

112

Tom Little

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

1

250.00

113

Cathy Merchant

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

1

250.00

114

Ryan Taylor

UHill United & Friends

6

250.00

115

Charles DIKA

Universal Gospel Choir

5

245.00

116

Henrik Noesgaard

Team Highlands

4

235.00

117

Marjorie Ferguson

Goldbeck and Launch Walkers

3

225.00

118

Ellen Judd

SAUCy Walkers (St. Andrew's United Church)

3

205.00

119

Claudia G. Luna-Guarneros

Universal Gospel Choir

2

200.00

120

Fang Fang Chandra

West Van United Walkers

3

200.00

121

Jarrett Hagglund

OneCity Vancouver

2

200.00

122

Harry Anwar

Team TCS - Vancouver

4

200.00

123

Jen Maurice

West Van United Walkers

3

200.00

124

Matilda Hall

West Van United Walkers

5

200.00

125

Sheila Cook

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

2

200.00

126

Mary Irvine

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

2

200.00

127

Grace Park

Pacific Mountaineers

5

200.00

128

Cathy Cryder

Pacific Mountaineers

4

185.00

129

Alexandra Barr

Pacific Mountaineers

3

180.00

130

Jeanne Vallance

Lynn Valley Amblers

3

176.00

131

Erick Flores Salomon

West Point Grey United Church

3

175.00

132

Marianne Gareau

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

2

175.00

133

Ven Virah

Universal Gospel Choir

1

150.00

134

Dylon Nofziger

West Van United Walkers

2

150.00

135

Meghan LeSieur

West Van United Walkers

2

150.00

136

Trenor Tilley

UHill United & Friends

1

150.00

137

Josh Andallo

Universal Gospel Choir

1

150.00

138

Simon LeSieur

West Van United Walkers

2

150.00

139

Evangeline LeSieur

West Van United Walkers

3

150.00

140

Laurier LeSieur

West Van United Walkers

3

150.00

141

Kendra Steinbring

The Mittens

1

150.00

142

Oskar Hall

West Van United Walkers

4

150.00

143

Otto Hall

West Van United Walkers

4

150.00

144

Alex Tychsen

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

2

150.00

145

Duncan Furniss

Walk and Roll

2

150.00

146

Robert Kraljii

Universal Gospel Choir

1

150.00

147

Richard Day

FIRST Things First!

1

150.00

148

Juan Villela

Starbucks Downtown Vancouver

3

150.00

149

Eric Hall

UHill United & Friends

1

150.00

150

Nichole Ma

RBC BC Regional Office

2

150.00

151

Yvonne Marcus

Vancouver Unitarians

2

145.00

152

Kelly Hager

Universal Gospel Choir

2

125.00

153

Kelsey Savage

Sunrise

3

120.00

154

Kathy Anderson

Universal Gospel Choir

2

105.00

155

Alison Rogers

SAUCy Walkers (St. Andrew's United Church)

4

105.00

156

Ashley Fehr

OneCity Vancouver

1

100.00

157

Crescencia Goana

Universal Gospel Choir

2

100.00

158

Caitlin Stockwell

OneCity Vancouver

1

100.00

159

Nicholas Godbout

SHUCWalkers

1

100.00

160

Nam Ok Yoo

West Point Grey United Church

1

100.00

161

Sandy Streifel

2

100.00

162

Hannes van der Merwe

Universal Gospel Choir

1

100.00

163

Gwendolyn Schmidt

Sunrise

2

100.00

164

Forrest Mortifee

Universal Gospel Choir

2

100.00

165

Jennie deFoy

GVR gets Walking

1

100.00

166

Taylor Sowery

Starbucks Downtown Vancouver

1

100.00

167

Bryant Winters

Lemonade Stand

1

100.00

168

Iona Bonamis

OneCity Vancouver

1

100.00

169

Christina Zaenker

UHill United & Friends

1

100.00

170

Bradley Cornwell

Sutherland Chan School of Osteopathy

1

100.00

171

Janice Spencer

Universal Gospel Choir

1

100.00

172

Drew James

SAUCy Walkers (St. Andrew's United Church)

1

100.00

173

Igo Mascarenhas

The Mittens

1

100.00

174

Vy Luu

One Foot in Front of the Other

1

100.00

175

Jim Drake

Sunrise

1

100.00

176

Sally Samler

Team Highlands

1

100.00

177

Diana Matrick

1

100.00

178

Laura Staude

Mt. Seymour United Walkers

1

100.00

179

David Macvey

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

1

100.00

180

Ally Murray

West Van United Walkers

2

100.00

181

Inara Merchant

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

1

75.00

182

Phirada Sinthuwanichsaid

Starbucks Downtown Vancouver

5

73.88

183

Marnie Wu

Lynn Valley Amblers

2

58.00

184

Andrea McLaren

Pacific Mountaineers

2

55.00

185

Judy Juan

Starbucks Downtown Vancouver

1

50.00

186

Carol Beattie

Team Highlands

1

50.00

187

judi sommer

Team Highlands

1

50.00

188

Lynne Mackay

Team Highlands

1

50.00

189

Léral Smith

Universal Gospel Choir

1

50.00

190

Madison Delcourt

Insight Global

1

50.00

191

Nicholas Candaele

The Mittens

1

50.00

192

Laura Englar

Sutherland Chan School of Osteopathy

1

50.00

193

Riley Askew

Starbucks Downtown Vancouver

1

50.00

194

Brian Marcus

Vancouver Unitarians

1

50.00

195

Dylan Cornwell

Sutherland Chan School of Osteopathy

1

50.00

196

Angel Agudelo

Starbucks Downtown Vancouver

1

50.00

197

Kaia Kyeong

Starbucks Downtown Vancouver

1

30.00

198

Julia Craig

Goldbeck and Launch Walkers

1

25.00

199

Karen Gable

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

1

25.00

200

Maya Lappin

RBC BC Regional Office

1

25.00

201

Elizabeth Tilley

UHill United & Friends

1

25.00

202

Holly Webb

RBC BC Regional Office

1

25.00

203

Ammar Merchant

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

1

25.00

204

Bobby MacDonald

FIRST Things First!

1

5.00

205

Cassidy Brock

FIRST Things First!

1

5.00

206

Josh Vandermey

FIRST Things First!

1

5.00

207

Reshma Tirupathi

Team TCS - Vancouver

208

Alex Kennedy

Starbucks Downtown Vancouver

209

Judy Young

Starbucks Downtown Vancouver

210

Kim King

The Mittens

211

Patrick Giesbrecht

Universal Gospel Choir

212

Jonathan Atkinson

213

kkalaivani Krishnamurthy

Team TCS - Vancouver

214

Sunmoon Na

Starbucks Downtown Vancouver

215

Ackash ganessin

Team TCS - Vancouver

216

Sumarme Goble

UHill United & Friends

217

Ganessin Virappin

Team TCS - Vancouver

218

Poomalar Ganessin

Team TCS - Vancouver

219

Brian Fraser

Brentwood Presbyterian Church

220

Michelle Seria

Starbucks Downtown Vancouver

221

Jake David Baroja

Starbucks Downtown Vancouver

222

Carole SURIN

Universal Gospel Choir

223

Fabian Contreras

OneCity Vancouver

224

Hazel Bay-asen

225

shahla salavati

Team Highlands

226

Dillon Adams

227

Connor Payne

The Mittens

228

Lia Watson

SAUCy Walkers (St. Andrew's United Church)

229

Swamynathan Hariharan

Team TCS - Vancouver

230

Christopher Lee

OneCity Vancouver

231

Tyler Petersen

OneCity Vancouver

232

Yasmine Fahmy

RBC BC Regional Office

233

Krishna Kavi Dwibhashyam

Team TCS - Vancouver

234

Diadem Alcala

Vancouver Unitarians

235

Olivia Mendes

West Van United Walkers

236

Heather Neidig

One Foot in Front of the Other

237

Sean King

The Mittens

238

Lucie Kuzelakova

239

Yvonne Hodge

Starbucks Downtown Vancouver

240

Lucas Comunale

Comunale

241

Shweta Gupta

Team TCS - Vancouver

242

satyanarayana bandi

Team TCS - Vancouver

243

Callie Summers

One Foot in Front of the Other

244

Chun Yen Chow

Starbucks Downtown Vancouver

245

Barbara Fraser Tilley

UHill United & Friends

246

Steven Johnson

One Foot in Front of the Other

247

Maren Grace

Starbucks Downtown Vancouver

248

Gagan Maan

Starbucks Downtown Vancouver

249

Roshini Mahaveer Chand Jain

Team TCS - Vancouver

250

Mady Boniface

West Van United Walkers

251

Noe Escobar

GVR gets Walking

252

Chloe Martin-Cabanne

OneCity Vancouver

253

Ragini Gurram

Team TCS - Vancouver

254

Margaret Stevens

Stevens

255

Arvind Giri

Team TCS - Vancouver

256

Anusha Bevinahalli Nagendra Swamy

Team TCS - Vancouver

257

Vidhi sharma

Team TCS - Vancouver

258

Brooklyn Blakeney

Vancouver Unitarians

259

Hilary Kitson

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

260

Balaji Chivakula

Team TCS - Vancouver

261

Kanika Sethi

Team TCS - Vancouver

262

Robert Martin

SHUCWalkers

263

Sameer Merchant

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

264

Ajay Toshniwal

Team TCS - Vancouver

265

Sylvia Mearns

Canadian Memorial United Walkers

266

Jenny Kwan

267

Kareem Hassib

OneCity Vancouver

268

Frances Tugwood

One Foot in Front of the Other

269

Ashish Srivastava

Team TCS - Vancouver

270

Viridiana Cacacho

Event Day Details

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

Start/Finish Google Map

312 Main St, Vancouver, BC V6A 2T2


The start/finish of FIRST UNITED's 2026 Coldest Night of the Year event will be at 312 Main St. The main door access is via the entrance on the E Cordova side of the building.

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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Vancouver DTES Maps

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Contact Us


CNOY Vancouver DTES 2026

Will Goldbeck Event Director
Phone 6043358995
Email wgoldbeck@firstunited.ca

Got questions about the Coldest Night of the Year?
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