Tim Hortons Smile Cookie campaign benefits Calgary Health Trust in support of Calgary's neonatal intensive care units.
CALGARY, AB – Tim Hortons is bringing more smiles to Calgary with the launch of the annual Smile Cookie fundraiser. For one week starting today, Tim Hortons restaurant owners in Calgary and surrounding communities will generously donate all proceeds from sales of a special smiling chocolate chunk cookie to Calgary Health Trust in support of neonatal intensive care units. The $1 treat helps charities, hospitals and community programs across Canada in the cities where they are sold.
“On behalf of all restaurant owners and team members in the Calgary area, I would like to thank our loyal guests for their generosity and support of the Smile Cookie campaign,” said Mark Smaal, Tim Hortons Restaurant Owner in SE Calgary. “Tim Hortons is thrilled to support Calgary Health Trust with the funds raised and bring smiles to so many people’s faces. We welcome everyone to come in this week to buy a delicious freshly-baked Smile Cookie in support of a great cause.”
During the last three years, Calgary and area Tim Hortons restaurant owners and their patrons have helped raise more than $240,000 for the neonatal intensive care units at Rockyview General Hospital, Peter Lougheed Centre and the Foothills Medical Centre.
“We are delighted to be partnering once again with Tim Hortons for the Smile cookie campaign and we cannot thank the participating stores enough for their generosity and dedication to helping newborns who spend time in Neonatal Intensive Care Units at Foothills, Peter Lougheed and Rockyview,” says Sally Flintoft, CEO, Calgary Health Trust. “We are also grateful to all of the Calgarians who support this great cause by purchasing smile cookies during the campaign.”
For more information on how the Smile Cookie campaign supports communities across Canada, please visit http://www.timhortons.com/smilecookie ‘Like’ Tim Hortons on Facebook at facebook.com/timhortons and follow @TimHortons on Twitter to join the #SmileCookie conversation.
ABOUT TIM HORTONS INC.
Tim Hortons is one of the largest publicly-traded restaurant chains in North America based on market capitalization, and the largest in Canada. Operating in the quick service segment of the restaurant industry. As of July 1st, 2012, Tim Hortons had 4,071 systemwide restaurants, including 3,326 in Canada, 734 in the United States and 11 in the Gulf Cooperation Council. More information about the Company is available at www.timhortons.com.
ABOUT CALGARY HEALTH TRUST
Calgary Health Trust, a catalyst in health care philanthropy, connects donor passion with treatment, education and research priorities in the Calgary community. The incredible generosity of our donors has helped to raise more than $330 million for health care since 1996. These funds help advance technologies, programs and services at Foothills Medical Centre, Peter Lougheed Centre, Rockyview General Hospital, Women’s Health, Carewest continuing care centres, community health programs, the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Medicine and other health care organizations in our community. For information on Calgary Health Trust, please go to www.calgaryhealthtrust.ca.
For further information or to arrange an interview, please contact:
Tim Hortons
Trina Rathgeber
Regional Marketing Manger
Rathgeber_trina@timhortons.com
403-203-7409
Calgary Health Trust
Nanica Brown
Communication Coordinator
nanica.brown@calgaryhealthtrust.ca
403-943-0900