Raised:
$37,304
93%Goal:
$40,000

Grand Junction

Hosted by HomewardBound of the Grand Valley

178Walkers31Teams5Volunteers40°F

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

Grand Junction (HomewardBound of the Grand Valley) is super grateful for our fantastic 2024 sponsors! View all sponsors >

2024 CNOY Photos

Thanks to all of our amazing 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

2735 Riverside Parkway


Our race will start and end at Las Colonias Park-- southwest of the Butterfly Pond.

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

Grand Junction Maps

Check out this year's CNOY route maps below:

Grand Junction 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

FirstLight Home Care

Lori Henderson

14

3,325.00

2

Frozen Book Worms

Karen Harkin

6

3,000.00

3

We Walk by Faith

Doug Clayton

6

2,425.00

4

Stroll with Scott & Amy

Scott Aker

3

2,350.00

5

HomewardBound Home Team

HomewardBound Of The Grand Valley

3

1,884.00

6

Frozen Winesicles

Bill wade

2

1,450.00

7

Team Frozen Lips

Rick Smith

1

1,100.00

8

The Resource Center Runners

Philip Masters

6

945.00

9

Holy Walkamolies

Adrianna Steggall

10

815.00

10

We Walk for Hope

Brittany Bear

5

785.00

11

ANBrrrs

Sheryl Violett

6

675.00

12

Pomona Elementary

Taylor Breske

8

400.00

13

Brrrr Barbies

Mary Cornforth

2

350.00

14

Altitude Pediatrics

Andrea Voorhees

5

320.00

15

Freezing our AssetVal Off

Lara Seitz

5

275.00

16

Walk and roll

Kendall Haller

2

250.28

17

We Got This! Girls

Trisha Solberg

4

250.00

18

Alpine Bank Fruita

STEPHANIE HEIFNER

1

200.00

19

The Night Out Team

Isaac Ortega

2

200.00

20

Jukebox Jamboree Food trailer

Steve Heifner

1

150.00

21

Heifs Kenpo Karate & Kickboxing

Ryan Heifner

2

150.00

22

Team Ice Lips

Rick Smith

2

150.00

23

RL Life

Jennnifer Godwin

4

100.00

24

Little Miss Magic

Shannon Pitton

4

50.00

25

American Burgerhound Society

Jerry Otero

10

50.00

26

Frozen Sloths

Elisabeth Riley

5

45.00

27

If you can be anything,be kind

Amanda Cose

2

28

Clifton & Co. Walk with us to conquer homelessness, one step at a time.

Robert Clifton

2

29

Khaotic Kulture

Jason Horzempa

1

30

Power Rangers

Preston Lee

2

#

Name

Team Name

Donors

Raised

1

Lori Henderson

FirstLight Home Care

15

3,000.00

2

Karen Harkin

Frozen Book Worms

11

2,755.00

3

Doug Clayton

We Walk by Faith

13

1,425.00

4

Scott Aker

Stroll with Scott & Amy

14

1,250.00

5

Bill wade

Frozen Winesicles

2

1,200.00

6

HomewardBound Of The Grand Valley

HomewardBound Home Team

2

759.00

7

Brittany Bear

We Walk for Hope

2

550.00

8

Mary Cornforth

Brrrr Barbies

4

350.00

9

Adrianna Steggall

Holy Walkamolies

2

300.00

10

Shania Schilder

The Resource Center Runners

2

300.00

11

Sara Tourney

We Walk by Faith

3

300.00

12

Philip Masters

The Resource Center Runners

4

295.00

13

Andrea Wilson

ANBrrrs

6

275.00

14

Kendall Haller

Walk and roll

5

250.28

15

Anna Stout

Frozen Winesicles

2

250.00

16

Sheryl Violett

ANBrrrs

1

250.00

17

Jenn Plinski

The Resource Center Runners

3

250.00

18

Carol Mays

3

230.00

19

Nicole Pace

We Walk for Hope

4

200.00

20

Jackie Rudiger

Frozen Book Worms

2

175.00

21

Susan Mahoney

FirstLight Home Care

1

150.00

22

Charles Mahoney

FirstLight Home Care

1

150.00

23

Michelle Ellington

2

150.00

24

Steve Heifner

Jukebox Jamboree Food trailer

1

150.00

25

Heather Blakeman

Holy Walkamolies

1

150.00

26

Angelica Thibodeau

Freezing our AssetVal Off

3

150.00

27

Elyse Parker

Holy Walkamolies

1

150.00

28

Deb Kennard

2

150.00

29

Rick Smith

Team Ice Lips

2

150.00

30

Tessa Wick

Altitude Pediatrics

4

150.00

31

Michael Whistler

2

125.00

32

Brodrick Henning

HomewardBound Home Team

4

100.00

33

Danielle White

Pomona Elementary

3

100.00

34

Angela Stack

ANBrrrs

3

100.00

35

Patrice Whistler

1

100.00

36

Jen Moos

Pomona Elementary

1

100.00

37

Trisha Solberg

We Got This! Girls

3

100.00

38

Ryan Heifner

Heifs Kenpo Karate & Kickboxing

1

100.00

39

Taylor Breske

Pomona Elementary

2

100.00

40

Jennnifer Godwin

RL Life

1

100.00

41

Rick Smith

Team Frozen Lips

1

100.00

42

Grayson Blakeman

Holy Walkamolies

1

75.00

43

Pat Quan

Pomona Elementary

2

75.00

44

Morgan Barnes

Freezing our AssetVal Off

1

50.00

45

Roman Villarreal

American Burgerhound Society

1

50.00

46

Nicki Johnson

ANBrrrs

1

50.00

47

Shannon Pitton

Little Miss Magic

1

50.00

48

STEPHANIE HEIFNER

Alpine Bank Fruita

1

50.00

49

Elisabeth Riley

Frozen Sloths

2

45.00

50

Kristy Allen

Holy Walkamolies

2

40.00

51

Jessica Jerome

Freezing our AssetVal Off

1

25.00

52

Katrina Akers

Pomona Elementary

1

25.00

53

Alicia Pedroza Mannes

We Got This! Girls

1

25.00

54

Kirk Mahoney

FirstLight Home Care

1

25.00

55

Jen Fuller

1

25.00

56

Lucy Carlson

1

20.00

57

Andrea Voorhees

Altitude Pediatrics

1

20.00

58

Jennifer Mangan

Frozen Book Worms

1

20.00

59

Preston Weaver

We Walk for Hope

60

Karen Rosen

61

Amy Behr

62

Rashad Jensen

63

Tiera Miracle

Holy Walkamolies

64

Azia Jensen

65

Theresa Otero

American Burgerhound Society

66

Amber Henning

HomewardBound Home Team

67

Jason Horzempa

Khaotic Kulture

68

Paula Lopez

Altitude Pediatrics

69

Courtney Barella

Pomona Elementary

70

Sarah Trout

Stroll with Scott & Amy

71

Stephania Vasconez

Team Ice Lips

72

Max Otero

American Burgerhound Society

73

Abigail Croasdell

74

Brittany GOSS

75

Marcellus McCoy

76

Nicki Johnson

ANBrrrs

77

Heather Fink

78

Isiah Otero

American Burgerhound Society

79

Rachel Davis

Altitude Pediatrics

80

Emily Elliott

81

Brandy Ortiz

82

Heather Dunkin

Brrrr Barbies

83

Miles Kochevar

American Burgerhound Society

84

Harley Henderson

FirstLight Home Care

85

Malachi Yeager

86

Krista Kochevar

American Burgerhound Society

87

Angel Davis

Holy Walkamolies

88

Angela Blackman

89

Amanda Cose

If you can be anything,be kind

90

Angela Giacoman

The Resource Center Runners

91

Jacqueline Perea

92

Andrew Cox

Frozen Sloths

93

Marybeth Kavanagh

94

Rosemary Hoops

The Resource Center Runners

95

Michael Hurd

Frozen Book Worms

96

Jessie Bonilla

97

Kimberly Mahoney

FirstLight Home Care

98

Courtney Buckley

99

Steven Barbee

We Walk by Faith

100

Sandi Fairbanks

Frozen Sloths

101

Kevin Mahoney

FirstLight Home Care

102

Selene Avellaneda

FirstLight Home Care

103

Sarena Avellaneda

FirstLight Home Care

104

Ashleigh Zamarripa

Frozen Sloths

105

John Garza

106

Kiara Mahoney

FirstLight Home Care

107

Michele VanLondersele-Green

ANBrrrs

108

Joannie Barbee

We Walk by Faith

109

Lara Seitz

Freezing our AssetVal Off

110

John Mcmillan

Holy Walkamolies

111

Louise Thornburg Thornburg

112

Valdemar Villarreal

American Burgerhound Society

113

Amanda Markley

Holy Walkamolies

114

Danielle Geary

If you can be anything,be kind

115

Isaac Ortega

The Night Out Team

116

Alesia Wrich

We Walk for Hope

117

Emme Pitton

Little Miss Magic

118

Mariah Maestas

119

Jerry Otero

American Burgerhound Society

120

Stephen Pitton

Little Miss Magic

121

Kris Duncan

We Got This! Girls

122

Audrey Riner

Altitude Pediatrics

123

Lisa Westhoff

American Burgerhound Society

124

Alice Markley

Holy Walkamolies

125

Alison Douglas

126

Joy Anderson

FirstLight Home Care

127

Karen Manuell

Frozen Book Worms

128

Preston Lee

Power Rangers

129

Robbin Farley

FirstLight Home Care

130

Natalie Floyd

We Walk by Faith

131

Addison Arnett

The Resource Center Runners

132

Gary Hauschulz

Clifton & Co. Walk with us to conquer homelessness, one step at a time.

133

Tyler Barneski

RL Life

134

Brooke Congdon

135

Alexander Munson

RL Life

136

Chris Squires

Walk and roll

137

Kristy Swartwood

Pomona Elementary

138

Cassie Bennett

139

Shone Otero

American Burgerhound Society

140

Sadie Pitton

Power Rangers

141

Robert Clifton

Clifton & Co. Walk with us to conquer homelessness, one step at a time.

142

Elizabeth Bailey

143

Kristi Ayers

144

Megan Bondi

FirstLight Home Care

145

Cassidy Earley

FirstLight Home Care

The Challenge

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About HomewardBound of the Grand Valley

HomewardBound of the Grand Valley is dedicated to our mission to end the unwanted condition of homelessness in our community and we can’t stop until every unhoused person has a path home.

Each year, our two shelter locations serve approximately 1,200 individuals of all ages who are experiencing homelessness in Mesa County. As the only year-round homeless shelter within a 200-mile radius, we provide emergency shelter and nutritious meals for up to 270 individuals per night. Beyond caring for basic needs, healthcare, and shelter, HomewardBound provides programming to encourage and enrich the lives of guests staying at our facilities. From case management and navigation services that help guests access community resources to our Recovery Living and Purposeful Work programs that provide tools for guests to rebuild their lives, HomewardBound is doing more than just providing emergency shelter.

Contact Us


CNOY Grand Junction 2024

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

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