One of the more visible fundraisers in the community is set to take place on Saturday night when Samaritan House’s Coldest Night of the Year sends more than one hundred local folks to the streets to walk in the name of hungry, homeless and hurting people in the community.
To participate, walkers either donate in the form of paying a registration fee or by fundraising a pre-determined minimum amount. A page setup specifically for the local version of the event shows an impressive leaderboard that features many teams of walkers with over $100 in total donations including eight over $500 and one that is approaching $3000. As of the time of this post, over $26,500 had already been raised in total in support of Food Bank and Safe and Warm Shelter which bests last year’s total of approximately $25,000.
Depending on the walk one signs up for, one of two routes will be setup… one that is 2km in length and one thats 5km in length that would be walked twice to add up to a walk as much as 10km should that distance be chosen.
The Brandon walk is part of a wider national event which maintains a national leaderboard of teams and individuals. In addition to being a key fundraiser to support the efforts of Samaritan House in the community, the event also has an important role in generating awareness for the challenges faced by the homeless and hurting in the community that Samaritan House supports.
I gather that one can register either online or in person to take part all the way up until walk time at 5pm on Saturday evening. You can also make a donation to a team of our walker of your choice online. More details are on the local page for the walk at https://cnoy.org/location/brandon
Photo credit: Cody Van As (Murray Chrysler)