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Walking in winter Yorkton Transitional Homes for Youth held a The Coldest Night of the Year (WALK) fundraiser Saturday in the city. The event was a family-friendly winter fundraising event for Yorkton’s homeless, hungry and hurting. The WALK takes place on the evening of Feb 20 each year in communities across Canada, 92 this year. Saturday’s event was the first in Yorkton. The idea of taking part in the Coldest Night of the Year allowed participants to understand the experience of surviving on the streets during a cold Canadian winter, while raising funds to aid the work of Yorkton Transitional Homes for Youth in providing much-needed support to members of our community. The Yorkton WALK began and ended at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, located at 73 Smith Street East, where walkers turned in the results of their fundraising efforts, returning at the end of the evening for a warm celebration meal. Donning iconic blue-and-white toques, participants walk a two, or five-kilometre route. Yorkton Transitional Homes for Youth has been serving our city’s youth for five-years, and the boost in funds resulting from the Coldest Night of the Year will benefit their clients.Calvin Daniels
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