57%$11,410Goal: $20,000

Buffalo

Compass House

102 Walkers|17 Teams|22 Volunteers|1 Day Left

The Coldest Night of the Year is a winterrific family-friendly fundraising walk in support of local charities. Let’s change the tune for people experiencing hurt, hunger, and homelessness... because it’s cold out there. Join us on February 22, 2025 - team up, fundraise, and walk with us!

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Event Day Details

Save the date - CNOY Day is February 22, 2025!

Start/Finish Google Map

84 Parkside Avenue Buffalo, NY 14214


We will meet at Parkside Lodge in Delaware Park to kick off our walk!

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 2026!

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 22, 2025 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.
  • 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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Buffalo Maps

Check out this year's CNOY route maps below:

2/5kmView + print!

We will walk around Ring Road in Delaware Park with a starting point of the Parkside Lodge. Once around the ring will be the 2.5km option. Twice around the ring will be the 5km option.

About Compass House

For five decades, Compass House has stood as one of the nation's oldest shelter and service providers for youth, offering shelter, counseling, and so much more. Compass House is the ONLY shelter in Western New York that provides services for youth of all gender identities. From a warm bed and hot meals to caring words, Compass House is here when youth need us, 24-hours a day, and 365 days a year.

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Our mission is to provide runaway, homeless and street youth with safe shelter and services, through a voluntary and mutually agreed-upon process, in an environment that supports dignity, respect and self-reliance.


We serve approximately 300 youth at our shelter annually and an additional 300 youth at our Resource Center.

Buffalo 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
Challenge Teams

#

Team Name

Captain

Members

Raised

1

Team Trinity

Missy Stolfi

6

2,195.00

2

FreeBirds

Lisa Freeman

5

1,870.00

3

Compass House Board of Directors

Sarah Omicioli

4

1,040.00

4

Compass House General Team

Compass House

2

990.00

5

Team LINDE

Melody Von Smith

10

765.00

6

Starbucks

Mindy Walsh

12

550.00

7

Spencer-Mercado

Thalia Spencer

2

550.00

8

Snow & Steady

Susan Mailman

16

515.00

9

Team Kosmowski

Terry Kosmowski

2

370.00

10

The Southtowners

Alexis SeGuin

5

350.00

11

Noonstars

Lisa Noonan

1

300.00

12

Omicioli Pals

Sarah Omicioli

10

295.00

13

Team Brick

Katherine Brick

1

240.00

14

The Virtual Voyagers

Alexis Book

1

150.00

15

CHS Black Student Union

Anaya Morrell

2

5.00

16

Alpha Phi Omega - Epsilon Sigma Chapter

Sujay Patel

11

17

Team Narwhal

Chelsea Blasch

1

#

Name

Team Name

Donors

Raised

1

Theresa Totaro

FreeBirds

17

1,250.00

2

Christian Eshelman

Team Trinity

10

640.00

3

Danielle Larrabee

Compass House Board of Directors

4

530.00

4

Davis Bradley

Team Trinity

1

500.00

5

Marissa Coheley

Compass House Board of Directors

8

385.00

6

Lisa Freeman

FreeBirds

9

320.00

7

Lynda Ebling

FreeBirds

6

300.00

8

Terry Kosmowski

Team Kosmowski

5

300.00

9

Lisa Noonan

Noonstars

1

300.00

10

Katherine Brick

Team Brick

5

240.00

11

Alexis SeGuin

The Southtowners

5

225.00

12

Missy Stolfi

Team Trinity

5

220.00

13

Melody Von Smith

Team LINDE

7

210.00

14

Susan Mailman

Snow & Steady

6

200.00

15

Sebastian Garcia

Starbucks

1

190.00

16

Amanda Kennedy

Starbucks

3

175.00

17

TJ Masterson

Team LINDE

4

155.00

18

Erin Collins

Team LINDE

5

150.00

19

Alexis Book

The Virtual Voyagers

1

150.00

20

Amanda Porebski

Team Trinity

3

125.00

21

Cindy Nostro

Snow & Steady

1

100.00

22

Brian Powell

Team LINDE

1

100.00

23

Carolyn Leed

Snow & Steady

1

100.00

24

Jennifer Powell

Team LINDE

1

100.00

25

Elizabeth Hagerty

1

100.00

26

Desirae Ubiles

Starbucks

1

100.00

27

Nina Ballou

Omicioli Pals

1

75.00

28

Alyssa Fiutko

The Southtowners

2

75.00

29

Sarah Omicioli

Omicioli Pals

2

65.00

30

Christopher Fecio

1

50.00

31

Michele M Bradley

Starbucks

1

50.00

32

Fawne Carver

Snow & Steady

2

50.00

33

Maria Chudy

Omicioli Pals

1

50.00

34

Alex Kosmowski

Team Kosmowski

1

50.00

35

Cassondra Pellino

Team LINDE

2

50.00

36

Austin SeGuin

The Southtowners

1

50.00

37

Sarah Omicioli

Compass House Board of Directors

1

50.00

38

Abram LaStrand

Omicioli Pals

1

30.00

39

Collin Fiutko

1

25.00

40

Stacey Stiglmeier

Snow & Steady

1

25.00

41

Rachele Moran

Compass House Board of Directors

1

25.00

42

Simon Husted

Omicioli Pals

1

25.00

43

Brendan Omicioli

Omicioli Pals

1

20.00

44

Mindy Walsh

Starbucks

1

20.00

45

John LaFarnara

Snow & Steady

1

20.00

46

Dimitri Malliaris

Snow & Steady

1

20.00

47

Joshua Bradley

Starbucks

1

15.00

48

Anaya Morrell

CHS Black Student Union

1

5.00

49

Rassel Alam

Starbucks

50

Stefanie Tomasello

51

Lauren Nostro

Snow & Steady

52

Disha Disha

Starbucks

53

Kerry Burkhardt

54

Luke Radke

Alpha Phi Omega - Epsilon Sigma Chapter

55

Franky Miranda

Spencer-Mercado

56

Isabel Yu

Alpha Phi Omega - Epsilon Sigma Chapter

57

Chelsea Blasch

Team Narwhal

58

Ashley Lapiana

Snow & Steady

59

Thalia Spencer

Spencer-Mercado

60

Randy Pekarski

Team LINDE

61

Joy Lee

Alpha Phi Omega - Epsilon Sigma Chapter

62

Erin Ballou

Omicioli Pals

63

Ninpwioo Lay

Alpha Phi Omega - Epsilon Sigma Chapter

64

Taneya Earl

CHS Black Student Union

65

Debbie Wells

Snow & Steady

66

Cole Norman

Alpha Phi Omega - Epsilon Sigma Chapter

67

Velma Cotton

68

Alex Huang

Alpha Phi Omega - Epsilon Sigma Chapter

69

Dahlia Stiglmeier

Snow & Steady

70

Tamica Hughes

Starbucks

71

Nicole Hauser

Snow & Steady

72

Lillianna Hauser

Snow & Steady

73

Suzi Pekarski

Team LINDE

74

Jack Fox

Starbucks

75

Wendy Paterson

Omicioli Pals

76

Brandon Fortuna

The Southtowners

77

Danelle Addison

78

Kenneth Guidie

Omicioli Pals

79

Tyler Ling

Alpha Phi Omega - Epsilon Sigma Chapter

80

Compass House

Compass House General Team

81

Heather Engbretson

Team Trinity

82

Jack Pekarski

Team LINDE

83

Brittany Buchholz

Starbucks

84

Nora Pekarski

Team LINDE

85

Tim Gleason

86

Ann Johnson

FreeBirds

87

velma Cotton

88

Ashley West

Starbucks

89

Jeffrey Clemo

Omicioli Pals

90

Jacey Addison

The Southtowners

91

Lygat Liang

Alpha Phi Omega - Epsilon Sigma Chapter

92

Rebecca McGowan

93

Michelle McLeod

Snow & Steady

94

Madison Nelson

Snow & Steady

95

Ava Nelson

Snow & Steady

96

Sujay Patel

Alpha Phi Omega - Epsilon Sigma Chapter

#

Organization

Team Name

Members

Raised

1

Episcopal Church

Team Trinity

6

2,195.00

2

Team LINDE

Team LINDE

10

765.00

3

Starbucks

Starbucks

12

550.00

4

University at Buffalo

Alpha Phi Omega - Epsilon Sigma Chapter

11

Community Sponsors

Buffalo (Compass House) is super grateful for our fantastic 2025 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!

2024 CNOY Photos

Here's a collection of our favorite photos from CNOY 2024 nationwide. Special thanks to our many amazing volunteer photographers!

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CNOY Buffalo 2025

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Email buffalo@cnoy.com

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