Cloverdale’s Coldest Night raises nearly $200K for charity
Published 9:30 pm Wednesday, March 4, 2026
About 500 people walked through the streets of Cloverdale Feb. 28 in support of the Coldest Night of the Year.
The annual fundraiser, also know by its acronym CNOY, was hosted by Storehouse Community Hub Society to raise funds to support those in need in Cloverdale, Surrey, Langley, and White Rock.
Lindsay Rempel, event director for Storehouse, told the Cloverdale Reporter the night went well and spirits were high, despite lower numbers than last year.
“We had feedback from people that said it felt like a celebration,” she noted. “That the community came together in celebration.”
She said the night went smoothly and Storehouse had a lot of community support to help make the event go off without a hitch.
The Cloverdale Chordsmen were also on hand, barbershop singers who belted out tunes before the walkers took to the street. And Lee’s Donuts from Willowbrook Mall came down to Storehouse and gave out free donuts to all the walkers.
Storehouse has raised more than $196,000 so far for Coldest Night, as of March 3—the seventh most for any location in Canada.
Donations from Cloverdalians and people from surrounding communities were down from previous year, but it was still a great total, said Rempel. Storehouse achieved 78 per cent of its $250,000 fundraising goal.
Rempel added no one’s disheartened they didn’t reach $250K. They are just thankful for the amount they did receive.
“Numbers are down all across the board,” she said. “I think it’s just a sign of the economic times we’re in, where everything’s at. So, we’re not disappointed at all. We’re still pretty happy, all things considered.”
Rempel said they can take donations to the end of March and they’re going to continue to campaign over the next four weeks. She said she’s hoping people will help them get over the $200,000 mark. As it stands they’re $3,000 and change short of that number right now.
The top three money-raising teams for the Clovy CNOY event were: Linda Wing’s 41-member “Hopeful Wanderers” with $26,339, Rempel’s six-member “Storehouse Champions” squad with $13,260, and Courtney van den Boogaard’s 17-member team “Walk with Purpose (Heart & Sole)” with $10,615.
Canada-wide, all locations broke the overall goal of $15 million, by more than $83,000. More than 40,000 people on more than 6,500 teams participated across the country.
The in-person Cloverdale walk began and ended at Storehouse. Walkers were able to register, turn in results of their fundraising efforts, and return at the end of the evening to celebrate their achievements.
Participants walked either a two kilometre or five kilometre route. There were also rest stops set up throughout the town where fundraisers could warm up with hot drinks.
Rempel added the need for the services they provide for the less fortunate continues to grow. She said right now they have a couple hundred people on their food bank waiting list.
“We’re always actively trying to work through our food bank waiting list,” she explained. “We continue to take new registrations monthly, but as soon as we work through some, we get just as many people back on the waiting list.”
Rempel said they have people showing up everyday to ask to be put on the waitlist.
“There’s so much need,” she added. “The numbers for a community meals have grown, but that’s something we can keep up on a nightly basis.”
Storehouse serves community meals at 6 p.m. Monday to Friday and they are open to all, with no need to pre-regsiter.
She also said they’re taking new registrants for their mobile meals program as well.
This was Storehouse’s 13th year participating in Coldest Night.
For more info on Coldest Night or Storehouse, visit storehousesociety.ca.