GM Canada employees, dealers, friends and family members are gathering this Saturday 28 February to boost the annual Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY) campaign.* This charitable event raises funds. The GM people will be taking part in the traditional two- and five-kilometers walks in Oshawa, Ingersoll and St. Catharines to raise awareness of homelessness and hunger in communities across Canada.
“The generosity of our people and showing up for our communities are core to our culture at GM Canada,” said Jack Uppal, president and managing director of GM Canada. “Our plant teams are often at the heart of these efforts, with employees working alongside dealers and local partners to support the places they call home.”
This year, GM Canada raised more than C$80,000 to support local charities, including Start Me Up Niagara, United Way Oxford’s Ingersoll Transition House, and The Refuge Youth Outreach Centre in Oshawa, helping deliver warm meals, housing support, social work services, and emergency assistance to individuals and families facing immediate need during the coldest time of the year.
Because of hundreds of employees and dealers, GM Canada has become a significant supporter of the Coldest Night of the Year, helping raise hundreds of thousands of dollars over the years to fund critical services for individuals facing hardship across the country.
“CNOY began as a small winter walk 16 years ago and GM Canada was there early and often. It’s been incredible and substantial support, year after year,” said Brian Carney, CEO, Blue Sea Foundation. “What we’re seeing in Oshawa, Ingersoll and St. Catharines is exactly what this campaign is about. So, we’re deeply grateful for their leadership, their big hearts and the generous example they set across the country.”
*About Coldest Night of the Year
The Coldest Night of the Year is a nationwide, community-driven initiative organized by the Blue Sea Foundation that brings tens of thousands of Canadians together to step outside the warmth and comfort of home in a powerful show of solidarity with people in need. The initiative raises donations in support of local charity partners, funding critical programs and services that provide care, dignity and support to vulnerable individuals and families within their communities.
“CNOY began as a small winter walk 16 years ago and GM Canada was there early and often. It’s been incredible and substantial support, year after year,” said Brian Carney, CEO, Blue Sea Foundation. “What we’re seeing in Oshawa, Ingersoll and St. Catharines is exactly what this campaign is about. So, we’re deeply grateful for their leadership, their big hearts and the generous example they set across the country.”
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
GM Canada Walks Together on Coldest Night of the Year
GM Canada employees, dealers, friends and family members are gathering this Saturday 28 February to boost the annual Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY) campaign.* This charitable event raises funds. The GM people will be taking part in the traditional two- and five-kilometers walks in Oshawa, Ingersoll and St. Catharines to raise awareness of homelessness and hunger in communities across Canada.
“The generosity of our people and showing up for our communities are core to our culture at GM Canada,” said Jack Uppal, president and managing director of GM Canada. “Our plant teams are often at the heart of these efforts, with employees working alongside dealers and local partners to support the places they call home.”
This year, GM Canada raised more than C$80,000 to support local charities, including Start Me Up Niagara, United Way Oxford’s Ingersoll Transition House, and The Refuge Youth Outreach Centre in Oshawa, helping deliver warm meals, housing support, social work services, and emergency assistance to individuals and families facing immediate need during the coldest time of the year.
Because of hundreds of employees and dealers, GM Canada has become a significant supporter of the Coldest Night of the Year, helping raise hundreds of thousands of dollars over the years to fund critical services for individuals facing hardship across the country.
“CNOY began as a small winter walk 16 years ago and GM Canada was there early and often. It’s been incredible and substantial support, year after year,” said Brian Carney, CEO, Blue Sea Foundation. “What we’re seeing in Oshawa, Ingersoll and St. Catharines is exactly what this campaign is about. So, we’re deeply grateful for their leadership, their big hearts and the generous example they set across the country.”
*About Coldest Night of the Year
The Coldest Night of the Year is a nationwide, community-driven initiative organized by the Blue Sea Foundation that brings tens of thousands of Canadians together to step outside the warmth and comfort of home in a powerful show of solidarity with people in need. The initiative raises donations in support of local charity partners, funding critical programs and services that provide care, dignity and support to vulnerable individuals and families within their communities.
“CNOY began as a small winter walk 16 years ago and GM Canada was there early and often. It’s been incredible and substantial support, year after year,” said Brian Carney, CEO, Blue Sea Foundation. “What we’re seeing in Oshawa, Ingersoll and St. Catharines is exactly what this campaign is about. So, we’re deeply grateful for their leadership, their big hearts and the generous example they set across the country.”
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.