A group of walkers embrace the cold after leaving Save-on-Foods for the YWCA's fifth annual Coldest Night of the Year walk on Feb. 25, 2023. (Logan Lehmann/paNOW staff)

By Logan Lehmann

Record setting total

Late donation helps CNOY smash fundraising goal in fifth annual walk

Feb 26, 2023 | 1:40 PM

About 200 people filled the entrance of Save-on-Foods in Prince Albert on Saturday evening where they were set to embark on the fifth annual YWCA’s Coldest Night of the Year walk.

Participants registered at the store where they had the option to walk either a set 2km or 5km path through the city with both the start/finish line being at the store.

Organizer of the event David Hambleton told paNOW how appreciative he is to see the community come out and support a great cause.

“We wouldn’t be able to exist and do the things we do without the community support we have,” he said. “We look to help out our community’s most vulnerable people so to see the whole community get behind such a worthy cause, it warms our hearts for sure.”

This year, the Coldest Night of the Year had a fundraising goal of $70,000. On the morning of the walk, the total amount raised was just shy of its goal as they were sitting less than $2,000 away.

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However, a last-minute $25,000 donation by Malcom Jenkins pushed the total way past its goal by nearly $15,000, setting a new fundraising record for Coldest Night of the Year.

“We had a fantastic backing from the community,” Hambleton continued. “Malcom Jenkins, Canadian Tire said on event day that he was going to match, and he decided that he was going to match $25,000 so he pushed us up over the top and we have set a new fundraising record for our YWCA Coldest Night of the Year, so we are just absolutely thrilled.”

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logan.lehmann@pattisonmedia.com

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