‘Coldest Night’ in Cloverdale raises more than $235K for charity

They may not have achieved their goal, but they raised more cash than last year.

The Cloverdale Community Kitchen (CCK) raised just over $235,000 during its Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY) fundraising event Feb. 22.

The donations put Cloverdale in second place for amount raised for any location in Canada. After a two-month fundraising campaign, the Kitchen raised 84 per cent of its $280,000 fundraising goal. The White Rock / South Surrey location came in third in Canada after raising more than $221,000. Surrey CNOY locations together raised more than $500,000 as the Surrey-Newton event raised $14, 538, the Surrey-Whalley North event raised $27,365, and the Surrey-Whalley South event raised $5,690.

Donations from Cloverdalians and from those in surrounding communities in 2025 raised $3K more than last year, but didn’t quite hit 2023’s high water mark of $274,000.

“We are deeply grateful to the Cloverdale community for your generous support which landed us in 2nd place in the country for fundraising (out of over 200 locations),” CCK organizers noted in a post on their Facebook page. “Thank you for believing in what we do, and joining with us to make a difference in so many lives.”

The Kitchen thanked all who “braved” the weather to walk thought Cloverdale on Saturday night and the many volunteers who helped make the night run smoothly.

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