Milton Transitional Housing is encouraging Milton residents to bundle up and raise cold, hard cash for the Coldest Night of the Year Walk.
A family-friendly winter fundraising event for local people who are homeless or in a housing crisis, the walk will be held on Saturday, Feb. 21.
Taking part in the event will help participants understand the experience of surviving on the streets during a cold Canadian winter, while raising funds to aid the work of Milton Transitional Housing in providing much-needed support to members of the community, organizers say.
Coldest Night walks will be taking place the same night in some 80 cities across the country.
The Milton walk will begin and end at the Lions Club Hall at Memorial Arena, 77 Thompson Rd., where walkers will register, turn in the results of their fundraising efforts, and return at the end of the evening for a warm celebration meal. Donning blue-and-white toques, participants can walk a two-, five- or 10-km route, while warming up with toasty drinks at rest stops along the way.
This is Milton Transitional Housing's second year taking part in the Coldest Night of the Year, and the non-profit organization is aiming to raise $50,000 for its work with the homeless in Milton. Organizers expect 300 walkers and 30 teams, including staff and friends of Milton Transitional Housing and the Canadian Federation of University Women Milton branch, will brave the cold winter's night.
Milton Transitional Housing has been serving Milton for three years, and the boost in funds resulting from the Coldest Night of the Year will benefit their clients in a time of the year known historically for low levels of giving.
For more information, call Margot Johnson at (905) 878-5244 or Lorna Turner at (905) 691-4305 or email cnoymilton@gmail.com.
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