125%$50,001Goal: $40,000

Hartford

Community Renewal Team (CRT) & Connecticut Coalition To End Homeless...

200 Walkers|35 Teams|17 Volunteers

The Coldest Night of the Year is a winterrific family-friendly fundraising walk in support of local charities. Let’s gather together for people experiencing hurt, hunger, and homelessness... because it’s cold out there.

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About Connecticut Coalition To End Homeless...

The Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness (CCEH) catalyzes transformative change to solve homelessness in Connecticut by ensuring equitable and effective responses to emergency situations and fostering long-term solutions through collaboration with providers, state agencies, and communities. CCEH also serves as the backbone agency of CT CAN End Homelessness, the statewide collective impact campaign to prevent and solve homelessness.

About Community Renewal Team (CRT)

Community Renewal Team (CRT) was founded in 1963 and is Central Connecticut’s Community Action Agency. CRT helps individuals, families and communities work towards a stable and successful future. CRT addresses challenges like hunger, homelessness, unemployment and poverty, and increases access to education, affordable housing, mental health services and much more for thousands of individuals and families.

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Teams
Walkers

#

Team Name

Captain

Members

Raised

1

FCCV Warmth Warriors

Leesa Schipani

21

7,860.00

2

Team CCEH

Ryan Beach

9

4,080.00

3

Xavier's Shelter Squad

Xavier Friedman

7

3,590.00

4

GRSM Hartford

Tony Interlandi

7

2,325.00

5

Compassionate Soles

Eleni Kavros DeGraw

4

1,770.85

6

Bethany Lutheran Church & Friends

Brittany LaMarr

1

1,270.00

7

Team Community Kind

Claudia Riley

5

1,235.00

8

Turnbridge Adolescent Extended Care

Carrie Tortorici

1

1,000.00

9

Team Alex

Alex Brown

14

905.00

10

Finance - Battle (2nd Year)

Doris M. Battle

1

865.00

11

Miss CT’s Teen

Haylee Patton

13

810.00

12

Team CRT

Ilana Bernstein

5

685.00

13

Team United Way of CT

Amy Casavina Hall

12

685.00

14

Giggy & Friends

Emma Giguere

8

640.00

15

Team Bigs

Steve Bigler

5

625.00

16

Empower

Kerri Shaughnessy

3

550.00

17

Redwood Fellows

Sarah Fox

3

550.00

18

Alpha Kappa Alpha

Yvette Highsmith

9

525.00

19

Accenture Hartford

Stephen Nocera

3

350.00

20

Stafford in Stride

Sarah Roman Greaves

2

330.45

21

for Neighbors in Need

Candice Rountree

7

290.00

22

AECH walks

Jacqueline Mann

1

250.00

23

Mom and G!

Brandi Mandato

2

250.00

24

Nicholas Tobin Ins Agency

Richard Herrington

3

200.00

25

Team Amber-rrr Alert

Amber Freeman

3

200.00

26

Team HHE Lab

Danya Keene

1

175.00

27

HR

Candy Fish

4

150.00

28

Journey Home

Alexa Kebalo

9

145.00

29

Mia Bryant

Tashmia Bryant

1

100.00

30

Team S&L

Zach Dendas

1

100.00

31

CrossFit Wallingford

Sarah Fox

1

50.00

32

Winter Walkers

Michele Conderino

1

33

Wings of Hope Recovery

Libby Protzman

1

#

Name

Team Name

Donors

Raised

1

Xavier Friedman

Xavier's Shelter Squad

19

2,575.00

2

Cindy Dubuque-Gallo

FCCV Warmth Warriors

18

1,925.00

3

Zachary Zabroski

27

1,864.99

4

Eleni Kavros DeGraw

Compassionate Soles

15

1,600.85

5

Tammy Fitch

FCCV Warmth Warriors

17

1,520.00

6

Claudia Riley

Team Community Kind

26

1,135.00

7

Carrie Tortorici

Turnbridge Adolescent Extended Care

1

1,000.00

8

FCCV Women’s Fellowship

FCCV Warmth Warriors

1

1,000.00

9

Katie Jennings

Team CCEH

11

655.00

10

Gary Adams

FCCV Warmth Warriors

3

600.00

11

Lindsey Dunlap

FCCV Warmth Warriors

6

525.00

12

Steve Bigler

Team Bigs

6

475.00

13

Haylee Patton

Miss CT’s Teen

10

460.00

14

Doris M. Battle

Finance - Battle (2nd Year)

7

415.00

15

Robin Clayton

Alpha Kappa Alpha

6

400.00

16

Alex Brown

Team Alex

5

360.00

17

Amy Casavina Hall

Team United Way of CT

2

350.00

18

Kathy Audette

FCCV Warmth Warriors

4

330.00

19

Lynn Sweet

FCCV Warmth Warriors

6

325.00

20

Nickie, Iain, & Ryan Friedman

Xavier's Shelter Squad

2

300.00

21

Jim Pestana

Team CRT

1

300.00

22

Teri Dixon

GRSM Hartford

3

275.00

23

richard herrington

1

250.00

24

Leesa Schipani

FCCV Warmth Warriors

3

250.00

25

Susan Campbell

Team CCEH

3

225.00

26

Angela Skornia

Nicholas Tobin Ins Agency

1

200.00

27

Ryan Beach

Team CCEH

2

200.00

28

Amber Freeman

Team Amber-rrr Alert

2

200.00

29

Jennifer Trimboli

Empower

1

200.00

30

Kris Tarchini

Empower

1

200.00

31

Richard Cho

Team CCEH

2

200.00

32

Sean Mcnamara

FCCV Warmth Warriors

5

185.00

33

Cindy Miller

Xavier's Shelter Squad

6

160.00

34

Kerstin Augur

Team CRT

2

160.00

35

Candy Fish

HR

2

150.00

36

Hannah Ramsdell

FCCV Warmth Warriors

4

150.00

37

Amber Beacham

3

150.00

38

Gary Lotreck

Giggy & Friends

1

150.00

39

Melanie Rossacci

Accenture Hartford

2

150.00

40

Giada Thomas

Miss CT’s Teen

1

150.00

41

Judy Ramsdell

FCCV Warmth Warriors

3

150.00

42

Kerri Shaughnessy

Empower

1

150.00

43

Anne Foley

Team Alex

1

150.00

44

Michelle Lipar

Journey Home

5

145.00

45

Ilana Bernstein

Team CRT

3

125.00

46

Domenic Domenic

FCCV Warmth Warriors

3

120.00

47

Emma Giguere

Giggy & Friends

3

105.00

48

Patrick Doyle

3

100.00

49

Christine Hamley

Team United Way of CT

2

100.00

50

Bruce Giguere

Giggy & Friends

1

100.00

51

Denisse Luciano

Team Alex

1

100.00

52

Amanda Doyle

3

100.00

53

Shelby Dattilo

GRSM Hartford

1

100.00

54

Kelly Toth

for Neighbors in Need

1

100.00

55

Tashmia Bryant

Mia Bryant

1

100.00

56

Bruce Raymond

GRSM Hartford

1

100.00

57

Amie Giguere

Giggy & Friends

1

100.00

58

Sarah Fox

Team CCEH

1

100.00

59

Jonathan Dunlap

FCCV Warmth Warriors

2

100.00

60

Alisa Dickhoff

FCCV Warmth Warriors

2

80.00

61

Yvette Highsmith

Alpha Kappa Alpha

1

75.00

62

Susan McDiarmid

for Neighbors in Need

1

75.00

63

Candice Rountree

for Neighbors in Need

4

65.00

64

Cindy Prizio

Team Alex

1

60.00

65

deb sorgman

Xavier's Shelter Squad

1

50.00

66

Angie Frias

Team CCEH

1

50.00

67

Christopher McCluskey

1

50.00

68

Danya Keene

Team HHE Lab

1

50.00

69

Tamara Gloster

1

50.00

70

Megan Howe

Team United Way of CT

1

50.00

71

Christina Ryan

Team Alex

1

50.00

72

Nick Menapace

Compassionate Soles

1

50.00

73

Laurie Sweet

Compassionate Soles

1

50.00

74

Alberto Borrero

2

45.00

75

Gretchen Federici

Team United Way of CT

1

40.00

76

Nakiya Troth

Miss CT’s Teen

1

25.00

77

Katherine Giguere

Giggy & Friends

1

25.00

78

Olivia Hains

Giggy & Friends

1

25.00

79

Adeline Fee

Miss CT’s Teen

1

25.00

80

Deb Nessing

FCCV Warmth Warriors

1

25.00

81

Kelly Plourde

Miss CT’s Teen

1

25.00

82

Cayla Kumar

Miss CT’s Teen

1

25.00

83

Chloe Spadafina

Miss CT’s Teen

1

25.00

84

Allison Cardona

Miss CT’s Teen

1

25.00

85

Sarah Roman Greaves

Stafford in Stride

1

10.45

86

shirley caro

Team United Way of CT

1

10.00

87

Prisely Martinez

Team United Way of CT

1

10.00

88

Hubert Delany

89

Yulonda Johnson-Smith

90

Sarah Fox

CrossFit Wallingford

91

Amanda Nocera

Accenture Hartford

92

DAVID Boyd

93

Jonathan Uldrikis

FCCV Warmth Warriors

94

Amy Chorew

Journey Home

95

Lydia Gambacini

Giggy & Friends

96

Terrie Thomas

Alpha Kappa Alpha

97

Meagan Perez

Team United Way of CT

98

Hillary Clark

99

Richard Herrington

Nicholas Tobin Ins Agency

100

Ethan Bigler

Team Bigs

101

Christina Mozzicato

Team United Way of CT

102

Adriana Negron

Journey Home

103

David Lipar

Journey Home

104

Misty Simmons

Miss CT’s Teen

105

Izaiah Clark-bennett

Team Amber-rrr Alert

106

Jacqueline Bengtson

for Neighbors in Need

107

Haley Streeter

for Neighbors in Need

108

Andrew Ferguson

Redwood Fellows

109

Carin Buckman

Team United Way of CT

110

Brittany LaMarr

Bethany Lutheran Church & Friends

111

Jennifer Pacheco

Team United Way of CT

112

Alexa Kebalo

Journey Home

113

Mia Becton

Alpha Kappa Alpha

114

Keishla Rodriguez Rodriguez

115

Kate Hickie

Team Alex

116

Andrew Greaves

Stafford in Stride

117

Shawana Jenkins

Journey Home

118

Tony Interlandi

GRSM Hartford

119

Lisa Tepper Bates

Team United Way of CT

120

Patrick Zabroski

121

Lindie Gibbs

GRSM Hartford

122

Malia Hunt

Team Alex

123

Crystal Hamer

Alpha Kappa Alpha

124

Greg Mias

FCCV Warmth Warriors

125

Stephen Nocera

Accenture Hartford

126

Roxanne Chukwurah

Alpha Kappa Alpha

127

Nancy Peters

Team Alex

128

Libby Protzman

Wings of Hope Recovery

129

Michaela Childs

Miss CT’s Teen

130

Lori LeDonne

Team Alex

131

Veronica Morelli

Team Community Kind

132

Eboni Clark

Team Amber-rrr Alert

133

Sabiha Parveen

134

Fiona Crowley

Team Alex

135

Rashia Schand

Team Community Kind

136

Katherine Guliani

Team Community Kind

137

Julie Ackerman

Team CRT

138

Angelica Sharma

139

KAYLEIGH GRAHAM

140

Kathleen Dubuque-Gallo

FCCV Warmth Warriors

141

Charise FloydPickering

Miss CT’s Teen

142

David Wasch

Team Alex

143

Allyson Rodriguez

Team CCEH

144

Zach Dendas

Team S&L

145

Kelley Ellsworth

Team CCEH

146

Gus Marks-Hamilton

147

Andrew May

148

Jim Bartlett

FCCV Warmth Warriors

149

tahira bruff

Team CCEH

150

Shannon Coulter

Team Alex

151

Michele Conderino

Winter Walkers

152

MARISA WALLS

HR

153

Kelvin McCullough

Team Alex

154

aleika bosker

Xavier's Shelter Squad

155

Julissa Guzman

Team CRT

156

Sarah Fox

Redwood Fellows

157

Monica Herrington

Nicholas Tobin Ins Agency

158

Dante Galvez

Team Community Kind

159

Elizabeth Bismack

160

Brandi Mandato

Mom and G!

161

Alex Walls

HR

162

Amber Gugliotti

Journey Home

163

Erin Powers-Bigler

Team Bigs

164

Jacqueline Mann

AECH walks

Event Day Details

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

Start/Finish Google Map

555 Windsor Street, Hartford, CT 06120

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 Goodbye + 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.
  • Beanies! Fundraising walkers who raise $150+ (or $75+ for those under 18) will receive a CNOY Beanie 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.
  • Checks: 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 Checks,” create pledges for your cash donations, pay them off with your personal credit card, and keep the cash. OR...
  • 2. Write a check (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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Hartford Maps

Check out this year's CNOY route maps below:

Contact Us


CNOY Hartford 2026

The CNOYUSA Team Participant & Donor Services
Toll Free 1.877.743.3413 / Phone 519.603.2250
Email hartford@cnoy.com

Got questions about the Coldest Night of the Year?
help@cnoy.com | 1.877.743.3413