By St. Marys Independent Staff
Help bring change to our community one wintry step at a time!
United Way Perth-Huron (UWPH) invites everyone in St. Marys to register for the fourth-annual Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY) walk, a family-friendly fundraising event in support of local people experiencing hurt, hunger and homelessness.
St. Marys CNOY happens on Saturday, Feb. 22, or walk any time during February. Event check-in begins at 4 p.m. at the Pyramid Recreation Centre (PRC) with opening ceremonies scheduled for 4:45 p.m. A light meal will be served at 6 p.m.
Walkers can choose a two- or five-kilometre route ending up back at the PRC. Participants raising over $150 ($75 for youth under 18) receive CNOY toques. To help UWPH achieve the event goal of $68,000, visit cnoy.org and register to walk or donate. For updates, join the St. Marys Coldest Night of the Year group on Facebook and keep an eye out for the CNOY penguin popping up around St. Marys.
St. Marys CNOY participants help support the St. Marys community outreach worker and the Nourish Equal Access Food Market. The community outreach worker helps support residents in need, particularly those living in and around social housing, understands their challenges and connects people with services.
Nourish runs bi-weekly, offering fresh, nutritious, locally sourced produce and meats to residents facing food insecurity every day.
In a press release the local United Way thanked current event sponsors Ideal Supply and McDonald’s St. Marys. For sponsorship opportunities, contact Chris at cshroer@perthhuron.unitedway.ca or call 519-271-7730.
United Way Perth-Huron helps build a better tomorrow by working to reduce poverty, housing people, and supporting mental health and wellbeing. UWPH works with its partners and donors to ensure vulnerable people across Perth-Huron get the help they need when they need it. To volunteer or donate, call 519-271-7730 or 1-877-818-8867, mail to 32 Erie Street, Stratford, ON N5A 2M4 or visit perthhuron.unitedway.ca.
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