Coldest Night of the Year 2025!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for CNOY 2025! Our Executive Director Cate Trudeau spoke prior to the event. Other speakers included Sonya Heyen (CNOY Event Director), Mayor Martin Ritsma, John Nater MP, Terri Sparling (one of Shelterlink’s founders), and more. With your incredible support, we raised $222,592 to help those in our community who are hurt, hungry, and homeless. Plus, Stratford placed 5th in Canada for the highest amount raised, what an amazing achievement! It was truly heartwarming to see our community come together, with over 500 people showing up in support to walk around the Avon River. Everyone enjoyed delicious soup from Soup Surreal and warmed up with hot chocolate and coffee from Features of Stratford. Our fantastic board and staff. For more photos, visit cnoy.org/stratford A message from our Executive Director, Cate Trudeau: “Thank you, Stratford, for another incredible Coldest Night of the Year! Over the past 10 years, we’ve watched this event grow in ways we never could have imagined. In 2015, we raised $14,334 with 7 teams and 62 walkers. This year, thanks to your support, we’ve raised $220,000 (and counting!), with an incredible 82 teams and 499 walkers. Since the event began in 2015, our community has come together to raise an amazing grand total of $1,061,804 (so far)! We are so grateful that year after year, you continue to show up for Shelterlink, the Stratford Connection Centre, and the youth in our community who need a safe, warm, and caring place to stay during difficult times.” L-R: Laurel (Assigned Housing Support Worker), Ann (Community Outreach Manager), Catherine (Shelter Services Manager), and Natasha (Post-Shelter Support Worker) If you’d like to read more about CNOY 2025, check out this article from StratfordToday: Coldest Night event raises over $220K for local organizations One of our lead sponsors, Core Fuels! We’d also like to express our thanks to our fantastic sponsors who make CNOY possible: Lead Sponsor: McDonald’s Stratford, Core Fuels Gold Sponsors: Stratford Orthodontics & Mark’s Stratford Silver Sponsor: Home Depot, Tri-Tech Pinnacle Group Bronze Sponsors: Black Creek Physiotherapy, Coventry & Mitchell Veterinary Services, Gotech, Home & Company Real Estate, Ideal Supply, Libro Credit Union, Malt Staging and Design, McDonald’s Mitchell, Peter Maranger & Associates, Romeo Optometry, Sinclair Pharmacy, Westlandyn Farms. Goods and Services Sponsors: Soup Surreal, Features of Stratford