Tim Horton's Brings Smiles to George Jeffrey! / George Jeffrey Children's Foundation / Thunder Bay, Ontario

Tim Horton's Brings Smiles to George Jeffrey!

November 16, 2022

Once again, local Tim Hortons restaurant owners broke records and shared smiles throughout the city to help raise $80,760 in support of George Jeffrey Children's Foundation and Toys for Tots Thunder Bay through the annual Tim Hortons Smile Cookie Campaign. This is the fifth year both charities have been supported through this campaign. The funds raised will support specialized children's care at George Jeffrey and work to ensure children in need receive gifts over the holiday season through Toys for Tots.

"On behalf of our kids and families, the staff and Board of the George Jeffrey Children's Centre and the George Jeffrey Children's Foundation, thank you Tim Hortons and our local store owners for this incredibly generous gift, and for all of the hard work they put into this campaign every year! Thank you to all the volunteers that make this Smile Cookie Campaign happen and to those that volunteered their time to put all those smiles on the cookies. It is truly an impressive show of community support, and we couldn't be more grateful!" said Cindy Levanto, Executive Director of George Jeffrey Children's Foundation.

"Tim Hortons has been supporting Thunder Bay Professional Firefighter's Toys for Tots for more than ten years," says Paul Penna, Chair of Thunder Bay Professional Firefighters Toys for Tots. "With the effects of Covid-19 hitting our community hard over the past couple of years, more families than ever are now in need. Tim Hortons Smile Cookie Campaign has made a huge impact on filling that gap, and we feel very fortunate to be partners with them once again."

Tim Horton's has been raising funds for local charities for 26 years. Last year, Tim Hortons restaurants raised a record-breaking $12.2 million for over 600 Canadian charities and community groups – an incredible accomplishment contributing to the Smile Cookie legacy of over $75 million raised since the program's inception!

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L-R Back Row: Blaine Carlson (Board Member), Stephen Margarit (Board President), Richard Martin (Volunteer), Brent Prepp (Restaurant Owner)

L-R Front Row: Bob Speer (Volunteer), Tina Bennett (Centre CEO), Cindy Levanto (Foundation Executive Director), Melanie Williamson (Restaurant Manager), Jennie Prepp (Restaurant Owner), Aldo Fata (Board Member)