116%$23,333Goal: $20,000

Pella

Pella Community Food Shelf

174 Walkers|19 Teams|38 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 Pella Community Food Shelf

The Pella Community Food Shelf serves Pella and surrounding communities in Marion County, Iowa. 100% of donations are used to operate & provide services to our neighbors. Our mission is to alleviate hunger in our community through access, education and partnership. Currently, we have 500 registered families that utilize our location in Pella, 50% of these families have children. An additional 240 families utilize our mobile food pantry. Our current operations allow us to serve 16 zip codes!

Pella 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	Trinity Church	Lowell Ernst	14	1,350.00
2	Federated Small Group	Kathi Panknen	6	650.00
3	PEACEful Walkers	Lisa Fyfe	5	630.00
4	Prof. G.'s Awesome Sport & Society Class!	Russell Goodman	18	575.00
5	Pella Regional Health Center Staff & Families	Jenny Hesseltine	13	310.00
6	Christ the Redeemer Church	Michael Shover	18	260.00
7	St. Mary Church	Liz Vermeer	2	225.00
8	Chill Seekers	Kara Schulte	7	200.00
9	Prof Fyfe's Sport and Society Walking Fallout Ghouls	Stephen Fyfe	20	165.00
10	Prof. Beth's Citizenship Without Equity Class	Beth McMahon	9	123.00
11	The Spoelstra Crew	Karen Spoelstra	3	50.00
12	Pella Rotary	Landon Thiele	5	45.00
13	Central Kinesiology Club	Lauren Gano	4
14	Cyc Staters	Emilia Zula	4
15	Central InterVarsity	Julia Flaherty	5
16	Food Shelf Volunteers	Melissa Zula	5
17	T.N.T	Taylor Marie Venteicher	4
18	Pella Windows and Doors	Mariah Frisbie	1
19	PC Guys	Liam Zula	2

#	Name	Team Name	Donors	Raised
1	Lisa Fyfe	PEACEful Walkers	6	280.00
2	Kathi Panknen	Federated Small Group	1	250.00
3	Heidi Ernst	Trinity Church	2	250.00
4	Liz Vermeer	St. Mary Church	2	200.00
5	BeLinda Thomas	Federated Small Group	1	150.00
6	Dennis Thomas	Federated Small Group	1	150.00
7	Paige McCoy	Prof. G.'s Awesome Sport & Society Class!	3	150.00
8	Austin Crase	Trinity Church	1	150.00
9	Wendy Crase	Trinity Church	1	150.00
10	Beth McMahon	Prof. Beth's Citizenship Without Equity Class	1	123.00
11	Gavin Pennington	Prof. G.'s Awesome Sport & Society Class!	1	100.00
12	Ro Westra	Federated Small Group	1	100.00
13	Morgan Ernst	Trinity Church	1	100.00
14	Mckenna Crase	Trinity Church	1	100.00
15	Witten Crase	Trinity Church	1	100.00
16	Cherie Westerkamp		1	100.00
17	Kara Schulte	Chill Seekers	1	100.00
18	Emily Van Gent	Trinity Church	1	100.00
19	Stephen Fyfe	Prof Fyfe's Sport and Society Walking Fallout Ghouls	4	90.00
20	Dane Geetings	Prof Fyfe's Sport and Society Walking Fallout Ghouls	1	75.00
21	Nathan Smith	Pella Regional Health Center Staff & Families	1	50.00
22	Brooklyn Schulte	Chill Seekers	1	50.00
23	Diana DeMoss	Pella Regional Health Center Staff & Families	1	50.00
24	Claire Smock	Prof. G.'s Awesome Sport & Society Class!	1	50.00
25	Mark Howard	Pella Regional Health Center Staff & Families	1	50.00
26	Emily Boone	PEACEful Walkers	1	50.00
27	Nikki Cowman	Pella Regional Health Center Staff & Families	1	30.00
28	Jenny Hesseltine	Pella Regional Health Center Staff & Families	1	30.00
29	Patricia Carter Anderson	St. Mary Church	1	25.00
30	Kim Mulch	Pella Rotary	1	20.00
31	Brittany Tromp	PEACEful Walkers
32	Mark Schussler
33	Rich Schulte	Chill Seekers
34	Mollie Stanage	Christ the Redeemer Church
35	Gracie Rozenboom	Christ the Redeemer Church
36	Zoe Hope	Prof Fyfe's Sport and Society Walking Fallout Ghouls
37	Teddy Apostolopoulos	Prof. G.'s Awesome Sport & Society Class!
38	Ellen Mulder	PEACEful Walkers
39	Jack Noel	Christ the Redeemer Church
40	Hilary Boner	Chill Seekers
41	Linda Van Wyngarden	Christ the Redeemer Church
42	Kennedy Paul	Cyc Staters
43	Randy Van Wyngarden	Christ the Redeemer Church
44	Renae Hamann	PEACEful Walkers
45	Aniya Coleman
46	Myia Rosecrans	Prof Fyfe's Sport and Society Walking Fallout Ghouls
47	Ryan Cloke	Prof. G.'s Awesome Sport & Society Class!
48	Devon Van De Kieft	Christ the Redeemer Church
49	Sietje Beukelman	Prof Fyfe's Sport and Society Walking Fallout Ghouls
50	Kim Van De Kieft	Christ the Redeemer Church
51	Brianna VanGroll	Prof. Beth's Citizenship Without Equity Class
52	Kristy Huston	Food Shelf Volunteers
53	Isabella Van De Kieft	Christ the Redeemer Church
54	Lilly Lehr
55	Jordan Martino	Prof. G.'s Awesome Sport & Society Class!
56	Grant Morgan
57	Joe Flaherty	Central InterVarsity
58	Taylor Marie Venteicher	T.N.T
59	Taylor Ryan Venteicher	T.N.T
60	Sloane Venteicher	T.N.T
61	Megan Vankooten	Pella Rotary
62	Grace Burroughs	Prof Fyfe's Sport and Society Walking Fallout Ghouls
63	Rod Van Genderen	Trinity Church
64	Landon Destival	Prof. G.'s Awesome Sport & Society Class!
65	Cameron Halbur	Prof. Beth's Citizenship Without Equity Class
66	Emma Whitaker	Cyc Staters
67	Brooks Venteicher	T.N.T
68	Jeff Panknen	Federated Small Group
69	Cassie Elliott
70	Elizabeth Jorgenson	Pella Regional Health Center Staff & Families
71	Julia Flaherty	Central InterVarsity
72	Miranda Rieken	Prof Fyfe's Sport and Society Walking Fallout Ghouls
73	Julia Kanne
74	Micah Vermeer
75	Sheila Edwardsvanmuyen
76	Landon Thiele	Pella Rotary
77	Valerie Mulch	Pella Rotary
78	Will Van Wyngarden	PC Guys
79	Dylan Kipp	Prof Fyfe's Sport and Society Walking Fallout Ghouls
80	Brad Hesseltine	Pella Regional Health Center Staff & Families
81	Zach De Vries	Food Shelf Volunteers
82	Libby Bainbridge	Prof. G.'s Awesome Sport & Society Class!
83	John Hill	Chill Seekers
84	Cooper Cooke	Prof Fyfe's Sport and Society Walking Fallout Ghouls
85	Hannah Higgins
86	Alex McNab
87	Rylie Van Wyk
88	Makenna Anderson	Prof Fyfe's Sport and Society Walking Fallout Ghouls
89	Liam Zula	PC Guys
90	Marcena Schwab	Food Shelf Volunteers
91	Joshua Nieuwsma	Prof. G.'s Awesome Sport & Society Class!
92	Jeff Jorgenson	Pella Regional Health Center Staff & Families
93	Jonah Baldwin	Pella Regional Health Center Staff & Families
94	Olivia Jorgenson	Pella Regional Health Center Staff & Families
95	Melissa Zula	Food Shelf Volunteers
96	Jordan Kunz	Prof Fyfe's Sport and Society Walking Fallout Ghouls
97	Isaac Jorgenson	Pella Regional Health Center Staff & Families
98	Peyton Curley	Prof. Beth's Citizenship Without Equity Class
99	Mariah Frisbie	Pella Windows and Doors
100	Cam Schulte	Chill Seekers
101	Drew Schulte	Chill Seekers
102	Lejla Kandzic	Prof. Beth's Citizenship Without Equity Class
103	Tatum Holtkamp	Cyc Staters
104	Staci Jansen	Pella Regional Health Center Staff & Families
105	Hayden Tewers	Prof. G.'s Awesome Sport & Society Class!
106	Liam Mistlebauer	Prof. G.'s Awesome Sport & Society Class!
107	Colin Kerndt	Prof Fyfe's Sport and Society Walking Fallout Ghouls
108	Allie Pfantz	Prof. G.'s Awesome Sport & Society Class!
109	Susan Shaffer	Pella Regional Health Center Staff & Families
110	Georgiana Anderson	Christ the Redeemer Church
111	Jackie Sledden	Prof Fyfe's Sport and Society Walking Fallout Ghouls
112	Grace Corey	Prof. Beth's Citizenship Without Equity Class
113	Roger Zula
114	Lowell Ernst	Trinity Church
115	Shane Anderson	Christ the Redeemer Church
116	Carma Nicholson
117	Ashli Harn	Central Kinesiology Club
118	Lillian Lantz	Christ the Redeemer Church
119	Brayden Alger	Prof. G.'s Awesome Sport & Society Class!
120	Michael Shover	Christ the Redeemer Church
121	Paige McMurray	Prof Fyfe's Sport and Society Walking Fallout Ghouls
122	Lauren Gano	Central Kinesiology Club
123	Jackie Kilby
124	Jack Zula
125	Karen Spoelstra	The Spoelstra Crew
126	Abbie Erickson	Central Kinesiology Club
127	Grant Morgan
128	drew sabatino	Prof. G.'s Awesome Sport & Society Class!
129	Taytum Bates	Prof Fyfe's Sport and Society Walking Fallout Ghouls
130	Chris Huston	Pella Rotary
131	Elyse Lange	Prof. Beth's Citizenship Without Equity Class
132	Deb DeBoef
133	Madilyn Rowson	Prof. G.'s Awesome Sport & Society Class!
134	Nathan Carey	Prof Fyfe's Sport and Society Walking Fallout Ghouls
135	Mac Payne	Prof. Beth's Citizenship Without Equity Class
136	Faith Nelson	Prof. G.'s Awesome Sport & Society Class!
137	Kendall Medinger	Prof. G.'s Awesome Sport & Society Class!
138	Hannah Dunkin	Prof Fyfe's Sport and Society Walking Fallout Ghouls
139	Lucy Stanage	Christ the Redeemer Church
140	Russell Goodman	Prof. G.'s Awesome Sport & Society Class!
141	Addie Clark	Prof Fyfe's Sport and Society Walking Fallout Ghouls
142	Anna Marie
143	Emilia Zula	Cyc Staters

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Funds

Goal: Get 5 Donors

Community Sponsors

Pella (Pella Community Food Shelf) is super grateful for our fantastic 2026 sponsors! View all sponsors >

Vermeer

Lead Sponsor

Pella Windows and Doors

Pella Real Estate Services

Route Sponsor

CenterPoint Electric, Inc.

Event Day Details

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

Start/Finish Google Map

407 Franklin St, Pella, IA 50219, United States

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.