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Tim Hortons Holiday Smile Cookie Campaign Raises Over $33,000 For Kawartha Food Share
/The Tim Hortons Holiday Smile Cookie Campaign raised $33,645.48 for Kawartha Food Share (KFS) in a cheque presentation at the latter’s facility on Tuesday morning.
The campaign ran from Nov. 13 to 19, when KFS was announced as the fundraiser recipient in early November.
“In the past, we have donated at Christmas to Kawartha Food Share,” said Erika Rowe-Gallagher, Tim Hortons owner and operator. “It becomes a little more special and a little more meaningful at Christmas when we think of family.”
The proceeds were split 50/50 between the Tim Hortons Foundation Camps for youth aged 12-16 with disadvantaged circumstances. The other half was for KFS to help them fill their food bank.
“Hopefully this will stretch us a couple months into the new year. We're busy right now filling up our Christmas orders and getting things out before the year's end,” said Ashlee Aitken, KFS general manager. “Come January, the need is just as high so this will help us ensure that we can purchase food items for that time of year as well.”
The money came in time to help meet KFS's increasing demand over the holiday season.
“In the last couple of years, we have our numbers have significantly risen,” said Aitken. “Pre-pandemic, we were feeding anywhere from 7,500 to 9,000 people a month. Now we're feeding close to 12,000 people a month at food banks. Sometimes that number increased as high as 15,000.”
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Kawartha Food Share Named Recipient of Tim Hortons Holiday Smile Cookie Campaign
/Tim Hortons famed Holiday Smile Cookies have given Kawartha Food Share (KFS) a big reason to be happy as the latter is the recipient of this year’s campaign running from Nov. 13 to 19, announced on Monday.
The announcement was made by KFS on social media posted Monday morning.
Purchasing a Holiday Smile Cookie during the designated week will have half the proceeds benefit KFS while the other half goes to Tim Horton’s Foundation Camps.
Cookies purchased at Tim Hortons in Peterborough, Lakefield, Curve Lake, Havelock and Bridgenorth will contribute to KFS.
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Community Care Peterborough Recipient of 2023 Smile Cookie Campaign Beginning In May
/Community Care Peterborough (CCP) is the beneficiary of this year’s Tim Hortons Smile Cookie Campaign proceeds as they were selected by the café owners of Peterborough, Lakefield, Bridgenorth and Curve Lake stores this May announced on Wednesday.
Typically held in September, Tim Hortons across the County is now running the annual campaign in May. It begins on May 1 and runs until May 7. All proceeds from chocolate chunk Smile Cookie for $1.50 (plus applicable taxes) go towards CCP’s Give a Meal, Give a Drive initiative and its other community support programs.
“Although we have many clients who do not struggle, we have an increasing number who do,” said Alicia Vandine, donor relations and communications lead. “Many more seniors and adults with disabilities are making difficult choices about cutting food costs or missing medical appointments to reduce travel costs in order to remain in their home.’
Last year, Tim Hortons locally raised a record-breaking $92,608.26 while $15 million was sold over Canada.
“We are so honoured to be selected again this year and our staff and volunteers teams will be working alongside the Tim Hortons teams to help with production again this year, icing cookies and answering questions in restaurants about Community Care,” said Vandine. “We encourage the public to visit their local Tim Hortons during the new campaign week of May 1st to May 7th to purchase a Smile Cookie and maybe, we can even break last year’s record and sell 100,000 cookies.”
Members of the public can also pre-order a box of 12 cookies by visiting CCP’s website to download a pre-order form that you can drop off at your local Tim Hortons restaurant.
Participating locations:
In Peterborough
721 Ashburnham Dr.
1527 Water St.
1200 Lansdowne St. W.
336 Lansdowne St. E.
871 - 875 Chemong Rd.
157 George St. N.
645 Lansdowne St.W.
55 Park St. N.
81 Hunter St. E.
898 Monaghan Rd.
1781 Lansdowne St.
1420 Crawford Dr.
1901 Lansdowne St. W.
949 Highway 7 E.
110 Chandler Cres.
In Lakefield
139 Queen St.
In Bridgenorth
758 Ward St. N.
In Curve Lake
1420 Mississauga St.