NEWS RELEASE
INNISFIL IDEALAB & LIBRARY
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The Smile Cookie campaign raised $15,608 this year for Innisfil ideaLAB & Library and Essa Public Library.
Thank you to local Tim Hortons restaurant owners and many guests who bought Smile Cookies in support of our local libraries.
Owner of the Tim Hortons, David Blackmore, located in Cookstown and Thornton along with the Seth family, owners of the Tim Hortons located at the Tanger Outlets, supported the local communities by distributing the funds equally to both libraries.
“We are absolutely thrilled to partake in the Smile Cookie fundraising event each year. The Thornton community benefits from upgrades to our branch to make the space a safe and inviting destination for all ages,” said Laura Wark, Essa Public Library CEO.
“We would like to send a big thank you to the owners and staff of our local Tim Hortons locations, who decorated thousands of Smile Cookies, and generously promoted the Smile Cookie campaign in support of our local libraries,” said CEO Erin Scuccimarri of Innisfil ideaLAB & Library.
All of the proceeds will go directly to programs, upgrades, and services at the Innisfil ideaLAB & Library and the Essa Public Library.
Smile Cookie campaign facts
- Canadians helped set a new record this year, raising $18.8 million for local charities and groups.
- Nationally, Tim Hortons restaurant owners support over 600 local charities, hospitals and community programs through the Smile Cookie campaign.
- The first-ever Smile Cookie campaign in 1996 raised funds to support Hamilton Children’s Hospital. Since then, the annual charitable campaign has raised a total of more than $111 million for charities and organizations that are selected every year by Tim Hortons restaurant owners.
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