Raised:
$32,969
82%Goal:
$40,000

Baraboo

Hosted by Pathway Home

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The Coldest Night of the Year is a winterrific family-friendly walk in support of local charities serving people experiencing hurt, hunger, and homelessness. Join us on February 24, 2024 - team up, fundraise, walk, and take a moment to look closer... because it’s cold out there.

Community Sponsors

Baraboo (Pathway Home) is super grateful for our fantastic 2024 sponsors! View all sponsors >

2024 CNOY Photos

Here's an early collection of our fave CNOY 2024 pics from across North America - special thanks to our many volunteer photographers! If you've got CNOY Day photos or videos you'd like to share, contact photos@bluesea.org.

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Baraboo 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

Frosty Framily

Michele Feld

7

3,803.00

2

#lovesquad

Angela Witczak

14

3,509.00

3

Good Neighbors

Cathy Christman

20

2,955.00

4

Blessed pantry peeps!

Shannon Howley

8

1,715.00

5

Pathway Home Team

Wendy Schneider

2

1,375.00

6

Royale Services

Cordell Royer

2

1,325.00

7

Cold Hands, Warm Hearts (Baraboo UCC)

Gretchen Viney

11

1,195.00

8

St. Clare Hospital Baraboo

Carrie Jenks

7

775.00

9

Baraboo LE & First Responders Community

Ryan Werner

7

770.00

10

The Jewelers Edge

Sarah Fay

5

510.00

11

Team P4P

Kate Stough

4

436.87

12

Clumsy but Capable

Shauna Carlson

1

375.00

13

#CoolCats

Jessica Herrewig

3

300.00

14

Cutting Edge

Kristine Fischer

2

300.00

15

Soil+Soul

Megan Haag

2

211.00

16

Cheeringforchange

Eva Allard

5

170.00

17

Brunker Realty Group

Samanthia Brunker

3

150.00

18

Baraboo Starbucks

Mishela Frost

2

35.00

19

Light Workers

Tracy Buckner

1

25.00

20

Another Chance ??

Tara Spohnholtz

1

21

CrazyCatLady

Stacey Mrdutt

1

#

Name

Team Name

Donors

Raised

1

Anne Horjus

Frosty Framily

28

1,730.00

2

Teresa Romain

#lovesquad

28

1,400.00

3

Angela Witczak

#lovesquad

31

1,299.00

4

Michele Feld

Frosty Framily

15

833.00

5

Karen Disch

#lovesquad

12

555.00

6

Cordell Royer

Royale Services

4

550.00

7

Karen DeSanto

Frosty Framily

5

550.00

8

Sarah Fay

The Jewelers Edge

1

500.00

9

Shannon Howley

Blessed pantry peeps!

11

500.00

10

Ryan Werner

Baraboo LE & First Responders Community

7

500.00

11

Shauna Carlson

Clumsy but Capable

6

375.00

12

Shelley Mordini

Frosty Framily

9

370.00

13

Denee Becker

Blessed pantry peeps!

2

300.00

14

Bill Becker

Blessed pantry peeps!

2

300.00

15

Jessica Herrewig

#CoolCats

6

300.00

16

Amy Partyka

Royale Services

3

275.00

17

Gretchen Viney

Cold Hands, Warm Hearts (Baraboo UCC)

6

260.00

18

Jovanna Howley

Blessed pantry peeps!

9

250.00

19

Jenny Jahnke

Good Neighbors

4

250.00

20

Bob Holzem

Good Neighbors

1

250.00

21

Gayla Holzem

Good Neighbors

1

250.00

22

Thomas Rex Flygt

Good Neighbors

2

250.00

23

Gary Manning

Fr. Dave's Friends

3

250.00

24

Wendy Schneider

Pathway Home Team

2

225.00

25

Jeanette Zissell

Fr. Dave's Friends

4

225.00

26

Cathy Christman

Good Neighbors

5

220.00

27

Jim Greenwood

Good Neighbors

4

220.00

28

Desirae Howley

Blessed pantry peeps!

8

215.00

29

Lisa King

Good Neighbors

3

200.00

30

Nathan (and Evie and Elena) Mustain

Fr. Dave's Friends

2

200.00

31

Kate Stough

Team P4P

5

186.87

32

Laura Annis

Frosty Framily

5

175.00

33

Miriam Mowers

Fr. Dave's Friends

6

165.00

34

Megan Haag

Soil+Soul

2

161.00

35

Lori Kersten

St. Clare Hospital Baraboo

4

150.00

36

Carol Williams

Fr. Dave's Friends

1

150.00

37

Samanthia Brunker

Brunker Realty Group

1

150.00

38

Jessie Phalen

Team P4P

4

150.00

39

Elizabeth (and Theo & Harry) Mowers

Fr. Dave's Friends

1

125.00

40

Donna Taapken

Good Neighbors

3

125.00

41

John Lehan

Baraboo LE & First Responders Community

1

100.00

42

Charles Smith

Cold Hands, Warm Hearts (Baraboo UCC)

1

100.00

43

Beth Lownik

Fr. Dave's Friends

1

100.00

44

Mary F. Krszjzaniek

Good Neighbors

1

100.00

45

Jeremy Olson

Blessed pantry peeps!

2

100.00

46

Whitney Olson

#lovesquad

3

100.00

47

Kristine Fischer

Cutting Edge

2

80.00

48

Eli Witczak

#lovesquad

3

80.00

49

Dallas Siewert

Cutting Edge

2

80.00

50

Dani Leeson

Cheeringforchange

1

75.00

51

Lisa Meyer

1

75.00

52

Eva Allard

Cheeringforchange

1

75.00

53

Keri Olson

Good Neighbors

1

50.00

54

Larry McCoy

Good Neighbors

1

50.00

55

Julia Olson

Blessed pantry peeps!

1

50.00

56

Lisa Jansen

Baraboo LE & First Responders Community

1

50.00

57

Kaitlyn Cole

Soil+Soul

1

50.00

58

Wendy Collins

Good Neighbors

2

50.00

59

Christie Ziegler

Good Neighbors

1

50.00

60

Ken Ziegler

Good Neighbors

1

50.00

61

Carrie Jenks

St. Clare Hospital Baraboo

1

50.00

62

Jesse Hulleman

Baraboo Starbucks

1

35.00

63

Steve Argo

Cold Hands, Warm Hearts (Baraboo UCC)

1

35.00

64

Brian Broughman

#lovesquad

1

30.00

65

Elizabeth McCaulley

Good Neighbors

1

25.00

66

Terri Neuman

St. Clare Hospital Baraboo

1

25.00

67

Tracy Buckner

Light Workers

1

25.00

68

Clayton McCaulley

Good Neighbors

1

25.00

69

Sarah Welsh

#lovesquad

1

25.00

70

CaSandra May

Cold Hands, Warm Hearts (Baraboo UCC)

1

25.00

71

Deanna Horjus-Lang

Frosty Framily

1

25.00

72

BRENDA BROUGHMAN

#lovesquad

1

20.00

73

Mikinzy Allard

Cheeringforchange

1

20.00

74

John Peruzzi

Frosty Framily

1

20.00

75

Sue Eldred-Kujawa

Cold Hands, Warm Hearts (Baraboo UCC)

1

10.00

76

DJ Doudna

Baraboo LE & First Responders Community

1

10.00

77

jordyn ubinger

The Jewelers Edge

1

10.00

78

Rachel Hilgers

Baraboo LE & First Responders Community

1

10.00

79

John McCaulley

Good Neighbors

1

10.00

80

Davey McCaulley

Good Neighbors

1

10.00

81

Joey McCaulley

Good Neighbors

1

10.00

82

Jamie Smith

St. Clare Hospital Baraboo

83

Cassandra Canady

#lovesquad

84

Stacey Mrdutt

CrazyCatLady

85

Phil Kingcade

St. Clare Hospital Baraboo

86

Max Smith

St. Clare Hospital Baraboo

87

Donald Keller

88

John Ehlke

The Jewelers Edge

89

Mike Spicer

The Jewelers Edge

90

Mishela Frost

Baraboo Starbucks

91

Tiffany Hartman

#lovesquad

92

Chelsea Randolph

#lovesquad

93

Kaitlyn Casper

Cheeringforchange

94

Kati Fry

#CoolCats

95

Beth Haftoglou

Baraboo LE & First Responders Community

96

Lori Sanders

Pathway Home Team

97

Ben Miller

Team P4P

98

Tut Gramling

Cold Hands, Warm Hearts (Baraboo UCC)

99

Eve Pomrening

Cold Hands, Warm Hearts (Baraboo UCC)

100

Sara Roltgen

Cold Hands, Warm Hearts (Baraboo UCC)

101

Elizabeth Brewer

102

Greg Wise

Cold Hands, Warm Hearts (Baraboo UCC)

103

Brittany Therriault

104

Tara Spohnholtz

Another Chance ??

105

Moses Akanbi

106

Judith Reith

107

Geri Schoenoff

Cold Hands, Warm Hearts (Baraboo UCC)

108

Bruce Verhaagh

Cold Hands, Warm Hearts (Baraboo UCC)

109

Maxton Allard

Cheeringforchange

110

Sara Jesse

Team P4P

111

Jennifer Hoff

#lovesquad

112

Emily Brickl

Baraboo LE & First Responders Community

113

Sabel Zaffiro-Klemm

Brunker Realty Group

114

Sarah Lemke

Brunker Realty Group

115

Tom Caflisch

Fr. Dave's Friends

116

Sheila Goethel

Blessed pantry peeps!

117

William Kemp II

#lovesquad

The Challenge

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!

About Pathway Home

Pathway Home is the only shelter in Sauk County, Wi providing services for the unhoused population. We offer an individualized client driven approach, offering comprehensive case management focusing on the whole person. We strive to empower, educate, and enrich the lives of our clients, while helping them to secure housing, employment and other necessary needs.

Event Day Details

Save the date - CNOY Day is February 24, 2024!

StartGoogle Map

124 2nd St

Baraboo, Wi 53913

Schedule

  • 4:00 pm: Meet Check-in + Welcome
  • 5:00 pm: Move Send-off
  • 6:00 pm: Munch Light meal served
  • 7:00 pm: Mosey Goodbye + see you in 2025!

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: All 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.
  • 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 24, 2024 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.
  • (Psst... a toque is what CNOYers call that trademark winter hat. Read more here: CNOY toque)
  • 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 CNOY Head Office.
  • Checks: The Old Faithful - made payable to Blue Sea Philanthropy USA with the name of the walker or team on the memo line. Mail them to CNOY Head Office along with your completed pledge sheet. (Scroll down to find the address)
  • 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 "Blue Sea Philanthropy USA”) 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 this year and accept the electronic waiver.

  • Adults accept the waiver automatically when they register online.
  • Youth/Children under 18 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

Baraboo Maps

Check out this year's CNOY route maps below:

Contact Us


CNOY Baraboo 2024

Angela Witczak Event Director
Phone 16084342489
Email angela@angelawitczak.com

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