The local Smile Cookie Campaign will benefit three charities that support children and families in the Peterborough region.
The Smile Cookie Campaign benefitted from the work of our BGC Kawarthas Foundation, the Canadian Mental Health Association Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (CMHA HKPR), and Five Counties Children’s Centre through the participation of nineteen Tim Horton locations in Peterborough, Bridgenorth, Lakefield, Curve Lake and Havelock. Thanks to the support of the community, $125,022.48 was raised for the local organizations.
Of the funds raised, $62,511.24 will go to Five Counties’ Building Abilities for Life Campaign, with us, and CMHA HKPR, each receiving $31,255.62 to support their respective services.
“Our community truly came together to make this all possible. We are grateful to everyone who donated their time, helped spread the word, bought cookies and supported this initiative,” says Scott Pepin, CEO of Five Counties Children’s Centre. “We are very appreciative of Tims and its staff who welcomed and assisted our Smile Cookie volunteers. The generosity of Tim Hortons and its ongoing support for many different organizations is amazing, and it was a pleasure to work alongside them as we all work to better health and wellness for youth in our communities.”
“On behalf of all the staff and volunteers from BGC Kawarthas, thank you to the hard-working staff and owners of the Tim Hortons,,” says Amy Terrill, executive director of BGC Kawarthas. “It was a distinct pleasure to be involved in the Smile Cookie campaign with our amazing partners at Five Counties Children’s Centre and CMHA HKPR. With the support of our community, many children and their families will benefit as a result.”
“We appreciate the opportunity to work alongside Five Counties and BGC Kawarthas through the Smile Cookie Campaign,” adds Ellen Watkins, Chief Executive Officer of CMHA HKPR. “It was a delight to see our teams work together and to meet the community as we decorated cookies. Many thanks to the Tim Hortons staff who made us feel at home and part of the team.”
A record-breaking $22.6 million was raised through the sales of Smile Cookies this year, supporting over 600 charities and community groups across Canada and in the United States. “We’re so grateful for the outpouring of support for this year’s Smile Cookie campaign from Tims’ guests across Canada. Thanks to your incredible generosity we topped our previous Smile Cookie record,” says Axel Schwan, president of Tim Hortons.
Since the first-ever Smile Cookie campaign in 1996, the annual charitable campaign has raised a total of more than $151 million for charities and community groups, which are selected every year by Tim Hortons restaurant owners. Recipients include local hospitals, community care organizations, food banks and schools.