Smile Cookie sales in Kelowna raise nearly $60K for YMCA
The week-long Smile Cookie campaign sold more than 29,000 cookies, with every dollar staying local for children’s nutritious snacks.
- Kelowna Tim Hortons restaurants raised $59,390 for the YMCA Healthy Snacks Program through this year's Smile Cookie campaign, marking a significant community achievement.
- More than 29,000 cookies were sold throughout the week, as staff and volunteers decorated each with the iconic pink and blue Smile Cookie design to drive support.
- Every dollar raised stays local, directly providing nutritious food to children participating in YMCA childcare and after-school programs to help them thrive.
- Tim Hortons franchise owner Kimberly Lockwood said the community showed up in a "meaningful way", while YMCA vice president of marketing and philanthropy Tammie Watson noted the "lasting impact".
- The contribution ensures expansion of the Healthy Snacks Program, allowing more children access to the essential nutrition needed to stay focused and eager to learn.
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Tim Hortons Smile Cookie campaign raises nearly $60K for the YMCA in Kelowna
Youth at YMCA Southern Interior BC will be all smiles thanks to donations raised by the Tim Hortons Smile Cookie campaign. By selling more than 29,000 cookies in Kelowna, Tim Hortons helped raise over $59,000 for the YMCA’s Healthy Snacks program, an initiative that ensures children across the region have access to nutritious snacks at the YMCA. These snacks will be available to any child or youth participating in YMCA child care, after-school p…
Smile Cookie sales in Kelowna raise nearly $60K for YMCA
Kelowna stepped up big time to help the YMCA of Southern Interior BC. Local Tim Hortons restaurants raised $59,390 during this year's Smile Cookie campaign, selling more than 29,000 cookies in support of the YMCA's Healthy Snacks Program. 'We are incredibly grateful to the Kelowna community for show...
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