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Coldest Night walk was held on Saturday, Feb. 23 afternoon.
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Coldest Night hits $28,000
Published 3:47 PST, Wed February 27, 2019
Last Updated: 2:12 PDT, Wed May 12, 2021
Late Saturday afternoon’s Coldest
Night of the Year Walk was a major success by all measures.
The third annual fundraiser, on
Feb. 23 benefiting Chimo Community Services, drew more than 150 walkers and
raised more than $28,000, which were two of the event’s goals, said event
director Kathy Nakhleh.
“We are grateful to all our
participants, volunteers, sponsors and donors,” she said.
This is the 45th anniversary of
Chimo, which provides diverse services including housing support, crisis lines,
violence prevention, counselling programs, legal advocacy, newcomer assistance,
and community engagement. Chimo has more than 200 trained volunteers.
Among Chimo’s accomplishments in
2017/2018:
• 15,000 clients served by Crisis
Line
• 900 clients have been supported
in 12 languages
• 358 clients served and 72
workshops by settlement program
• 134 women and 90 children used
Nova House
• 132 workshops delivered by
community engagement
• 100 per cent of clients
reported counselling made a difference
Chimo’s three-prong approach to
affecting social change includes crisis programs for those in immediate need,
transition programs for lasting changes, and education which encourages
prevention and influences views and behaviours.
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