Lloydminster residents braved a cold night to walk in support of a good cause.
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Coldest Night of the Year drew a crowd of nearly 100 people walking in support of the Lloydminster Men’s Shelter.
“We’ve had lots of walkers and lots of new teams pop up,” said Kim Hurley, operations manager, Lloydminster Men’s Shelter. “We get good support from the community as well.”
According to Hurley, most donations and registrations happen ahead of time but they still accept both on the day of the event.
Money raised stays in the community, helping the men’s shelter.
“It is all across Canada and we are happy to be part of it, but what we raise here, stays here,” said Hurley.
The shelter is currently raising money to help deal with capacity issues they’ve been facing.
“We’ve been at capacity all winter,” said Michael Davison, president of the Lloydminster Men’s Shelter board.
“This year, we’re putting aside money to support some of our future goals towards increasing our capacity. The biggest issue we’re running into right now is, demand is greater than the supply for people who need help and support.”
Hurley says they’ve had to turn people away when they come to the shelter.
“One night, we turned away nine individuals, which is hard,” she said. “When it gets cold, we’re the only place.”
In total, this year’s Coldest Night of the Year raised $34,016 for the Lloydminster Men’s Shelter with 13 teams walking.
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