Choices for Youth is encouraging residents in the St. John’s metro region to brave the cold and participate in a walk as part of the annual Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser.

The event raises funds for Choices for Youth’s outreach and youth engagement programs which served about 1,000 young people last year.

More than 300 people on 45 teams are registered for this year’s walk, which will start and end at Atlantic Place in St. John’s.

For those who can’t make it out to the in-person event, donations can be made online.
This year’s goal of $55,000 has already been surpassed, with over $77,000 being raised so far.

VOCM and HOT 99.1 are among the sponsors of the event. It gets underway at 4 p.m.