Raised:
$55,254
92%Goal:
$60,000

Carbondale

Hosted by Carbondale Warming Center

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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

Carbondale (Carbondale Warming Center) 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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Event Day Details

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

StartGoogle Map

1301 E. Walnut Street

Carbondale IL


Please park on the Giant City Road side of the high school, and use the Giant City entrance to the building.

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

Carbondale Maps

Check out this year's CNOY route maps below:

Carbondale 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

Presbyteamians

Sarah Merideth

7

11,270.00

2

Abraham's Children

Kara A Dunkel

2

4,125.00

3

Carbondale Lions Club

Jim Dooley

5

2,900.00

4

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

Gayle Pesavento

10

2,796.00

5

SIH

Angie Bailey

12

2,550.00

6

Brehm Prep Change-Makers

Marian Morris

10

1,910.00

7

Cold Feet, Warm Hearts

Sandra Schwartz

7

1,825.00

8

Walk Ness Monsters

Jeletta Brant

5

1,700.00

9

Carbondale Warming Center team

Carmalita Cahill

1

1,690.10

10

City of Carbondale

Dianah McGreehan

8

1,590.00

11

GACC Faithful Followers

Grand Avenue Christian Church

5

1,000.00

12

Walkers for Warm Beds

Brenda Brackett

6

780.00

13

SICH

Camille Dorris

7

750.00

14

City Girls

Debra Rabbani

2

705.00

15

Team Cardigan: Carbondale Public Library

Jennifer Robertson

4

625.00

16

Rotary

Aur Beck

3

612.00

17

Korean-American Friends

In-Sook Hwang

1

425.00

18

Gaitful Geezers

Barb Woolard

4

420.00

19

First Southern Bank Fundraising Fanatics

Darren Berger

1

420.00

20

Cascio-Hale 4SA

Marsha Cascio-Hale

11

375.00

21

SIU School of Law

Carly Holtkamp

8

341.00

22

Christmas Spirit Team

Vicki Snider

2

340.00

23

Rotary Club of Carbondale Breakfast

Fran Becque

3

335.00

24

Carbondale Police Department

Laterriea Martin

5

275.00

25

DallasCheerleaders

Amy Wilson-Dallas

9

250.00

26

TASC Deflection

Mariann Wright

3

210.00

27

Ottolini

Lura Ottolini

2

210.00

28

Warm Up Carbondale

JAMECAE SAUL

1

150.00

29

Team Little Brother (Brian Swain)

Brenda Henderson

1

120.00

30

Social Work Student Alliance

Mandy Thompson

3

105.00

31

WWWW Wednesday Walking Women of Williamson County

Cindy Walsh

2

75.00

32

Between a Walk and a Hard Place

Shelly Mangrum

2

33

SIU Fraternity and Sorority Life

Allison Allbritten

5

#

Name

Team Name

Donors

Raised

1

Kara A Dunkel

Abraham's Children

23

4,025.00

2

Jane Swanson FPC

Presbyteamians

34

3,830.00

3

Sarah Merideth

Presbyteamians

36

3,135.00

4

Jim Dooley

Carbondale Lions Club

33

1,775.00

5

Lisa Hollabaugh

Presbyteamians

19

1,235.00

6

Ann Warner

Presbyteamians

10

1,090.00

7

Sandra Schwartz

Cold Feet, Warm Hearts

9

875.00

8

Gayle Pesavento

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

13

605.00

9

Debra Rabbani

City Girls

10

555.00

10

Jesslyn Jobe

Walk Ness Monsters

6

550.00

11

Cindy Buys

Presbyteamians

8

520.00

12

John Antes

SIH

1

500.00

13

Jerry Molumby

Rotary

6

485.00

14

Obinna Oleru

Brehm Prep Change-Makers

6

475.00

15

Esther Hays

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

10

475.00

16

Gary Williams +3

City of Carbondale

8

465.00

17

Peter Hertzing

Presbyteamians

7

445.00

18

Darren Berger

First Southern Bank Fundraising Fanatics

8

420.00

19

Jamie Perryman

Carbondale Lions Club

4

400.00

20

Marci Moore-Connelley

SIH

4

400.00

21

In-Sook Hwang

Korean-American Friends

5

375.00

22

Roz Rice

SIH

8

375.00

23

Katie Carl

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

7

370.00

24

Alethea England

Walkers for Warm Beds

10

360.00

25

JAMES CARL

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

8

350.00

26

Brenda Brackett

Walkers for Warm Beds

5

325.00

27

IFE OKORO

Brehm Prep Change-Makers

2

310.00

28

Preston Cannon

Brehm Prep Change-Makers

3

310.00

29

Micah Levine

Brehm Prep Change-Makers

4

300.00

30

Mathew Heimbach

SICH

1

300.00

31

Jon Gobert

First United Methodist Church - Carbondale

2

300.00

32

Marsha Cascio-Hale

Cascio-Hale 4SA

4

275.00

33

Arthur Zaitz

Carbondale Lions Club

5

275.00

34

Pam Altman

3

275.00

35

Byleth Gluck

Brehm Prep Change-Makers

5

275.00

36

Eileen Troutt-Ervin

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

7

270.00

37

Lauren Becker

City of Carbondale

1

250.00

38

Dianah McGreehan

City of Carbondale

5

250.00

39

Amy Dinga

SIH

1

250.00

40

Kelli Webb

SIH

1

250.00

41

Lea Maue

Carbondale Lions Club

5

250.00

42

Eva Fisher

City of Carbondale

5

250.00

43

Matthew Wilson-Leigh

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

5

226.00

44

Barbara Rester

Carbondale Lions Club

2

200.00

45

Dorcy Prosser

Cold Feet, Warm Hearts

4

200.00

46

Sarah Richards

Walk Ness Monsters

2

200.00

47

Roger Webb

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

1

200.00

48

Tammy Gartner

Cold Feet, Warm Hearts

3

200.00

49

Camille Dorris

SICH

2

200.00

50

Vicki Snider

Christmas Spirit Team

5

190.00

51

Jeletta Brant

Walk Ness Monsters

6

185.00

52

Pamela Matthews

Team Cardigan: Carbondale Public Library

8

175.00

53

Fran Becque

Rotary Club of Carbondale Breakfast

3

170.00

54

Molly Maxwell

City of Carbondale

3

165.00

55

Mariann Wright

TASC Deflection

6

160.00

56

JAMECAE SAUL

Warm Up Carbondale

3

150.00

57

Jeff Williams

SICH

2

150.00

58

Marian Morris

Brehm Prep Change-Makers

4

150.00

59

Barb Woolard

Gaitful Geezers

2

150.00

60

Rose Hogan

Gaitful Geezers

4

150.00

61

angela pierce

City Girls

2

150.00

62

Margaret Elwell

Cold Feet, Warm Hearts

2

150.00

63

Angie Bailey

SIH

2

150.00

64

Beth Fisher

Cold Feet, Warm Hearts

2

150.00

65

Ronald Massey

SIH

2

150.00

66

Elizabeth Hamilton

Presbyteamians

4

140.00

67

Jason Snider

Christmas Spirit Team

2

120.00

68

Tracey Logeman

Gaitful Geezers

3

120.00

69

Lydia Thomas

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

4

110.00

70

Mandy Thompson

Social Work Student Alliance

5

105.00

71

Camille Davidson

SIU School of Law

1

100.00

72

Joni Bailey

Walk Ness Monsters

1

100.00

73

Valery Behan

Abraham's Children

1

100.00

74

Carmalita Cahill

Carbondale Warming Center team

1

100.00

75

Jennifer Robertson

Team Cardigan: Carbondale Public Library

2

100.00

76

Jeff Stewart

SIH

1

100.00

77

Lura Ottolini

Ottolini

1

98.00

78

Jennifer Sorrell

City of Carbondale

4

90.00

79

Aur Beck

Rotary

1

77.00

80

Cindy Walsh

WWWW Wednesday Walking Women of Williamson County

1

75.00

81

Jocelyn Popit

SIH

1

50.00

82

Brenda Henderson

Team Little Brother (Brian Swain)

1

50.00

83

Elizabeth Hunter

Rotary Club of Carbondale Breakfast

1

50.00

84

Marcia Toliver

Carbondale Police Department

1

50.00

85

Vicki Harger

Cascio-Hale 4SA

1

50.00

86

Heather Pierce

Carbondale Police Department

1

50.00

87

Linda Bunselmeyer

Cold Feet, Warm Hearts

1

50.00

88

Lori Kubes

SICH

1

50.00

89

Maya Toliver

Carbondale Police Department

1

50.00

90

Bethany Cluster

TASC Deflection

1

50.00

91

Francine Wien-Frankowski

Team Cardigan: Carbondale Public Library

1

50.00

92

Amy Wilson-Dallas

DallasCheerleaders

1

50.00

93

Emily Howell

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

2

40.00

94

Laterriea Martin

Carbondale Police Department

1

30.00

95

Tracey Graff

Carbondale Police Department

1

20.00

96

Brad Siemer

Brehm Prep Change-Makers

1

10.00

97

Wyatt Behm

Brehm Prep Change-Makers

1

10.00

98

Kaden Jones

Brehm Prep Change-Makers

1

10.00

99

Carly Holtkamp

SIU School of Law

1

10.00

100

Gabbi Harju

Brehm Prep Change-Makers

1

10.00

101

Alexandra Hamilton

SICH

102

Vince snyder

103

Joyce Addison

GACC Faithful Followers

104

Katheryn Cluster

TASC Deflection

105

Justin Narusis

SICH

106

Carla Hovis

Cascio-Hale 4SA

107

Melissa Norman

DallasCheerleaders

108

Shatata Travis

SICH

109

Heleena Norman

DallasCheerleaders

110

Maddie Banks

SIU Fraternity and Sorority Life

111

Zaraly Frasquillo

SIU School of Law

112

Alexis Durr

SIU Fraternity and Sorority Life

113

Retha Daugherty

Walkers for Warm Beds

114

Allison Allbritten

SIU Fraternity and Sorority Life

115

Emaleigh Arroyo

SIH

116

Heather Pierce

117

Shelly Mangrum

Between a Walk and a Hard Place

118

Angela Kazakevicius

Walkers for Warm Beds

119

Lance Loos

Social Work Student Alliance

120

Linda Mangrum

Between a Walk and a Hard Place

121

Kathryn Wilson

DallasCheerleaders

122

Dan Becque

Rotary Club of Carbondale Breakfast

123

Ileana Nelson

SIH

124

Elena Schauwecker

125

Steven Mitchell

First United Methodist Church - Carbondale

126

Lucas Bailie

127

Gwen Hall

Team Cardigan: Carbondale Public Library

128

Christian Hale

Cascio-Hale 4SA

129

Grand Avenue Christian Church

GACC Faithful Followers

130

Patricia Barone

DallasCheerleaders

131

Michael Barone

DallasCheerleaders

132

Sydney McWard

SIU School of Law

133

Niccole Cornaghie

WWWW Wednesday Walking Women of Williamson County

134

Clarisa Blakemore

Cascio-Hale 4SA

135

Paul Logeman

Gaitful Geezers

136

Susan Jones

GACC Faithful Followers

137

Clint Montgomery

Cascio-Hale 4SA

138

Trish Odom

Cascio-Hale 4SA

139

Brian BECK

Cascio-Hale 4SA

140

Crystal Stultz

Ottolini

141

Dennis Berry

Cascio-Hale 4SA

142

Tom Odom

Cascio-Hale 4SA

143

NICK Sauer

Cascio-Hale 4SA

144

Teresa Bastien

DallasCheerleaders

145

Ava Collins

SIU Fraternity and Sorority Life

146

Maggie Ratcliff

Social Work Student Alliance

147

Meredith Hunt

SIU Fraternity and Sorority Life

148

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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 Carbondale Warming Center

The Carbondale Warming Center serves the southern Illinois region as an emergency shelter for individuals who are unhoused and face challenges such as addiction and mental health. We provide a warm bed, showers, meals, and hope rooted in dignity, empathy, and humanity. Since we opened in 2019, we have provided over 300,000 meals and served over 800 guests; 40% have moved on to a permanent housing situation. Our goal is to continue to serve individuals in our community who need shelter and support.

Contact Us


CNOY Carbondale 2024

The CNOY USA Team Participant & Donor Services
Toll Free 1.877.743.3413 / Phone 519.603.2250
Email carbondale@cnoy.com

Got questions about the Coldest Night of the Year USA?
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