Tim Hortons Smile Cookie campaign raises $7.2 million for local charities

Guests and Restaurant owners wrap up annual fundraiser in support of local charities across Canada. Image: Tim Hortons Twitter

OAKVILLE - Tim Hortons is spreading brighter smiles with a total of $7.2 million raised in this year's Smile Cookie campaign. During the week-long initiative, Guests who purchased a freshly baked chocolate chunk Smile Cookie for $1 had the full amount donated by the Tim Hortons Restaurant Owner to support more than 460 local charities, hospitals and community programs across the country.

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For the first time, Tim Hortons gave Guests two new opportunities to show their support. A Smile Cookie car decal was available for purchase at the same cost as the traditional Smile Cookie, and socially savvy Guests could share their Smile Cookie Selfies using a special Snapchat Geofilter available in Canadian restaurants. 

The Smile Cookie campaign began in 1996 as a way to help raise funds for the Hamilton Children's Hospital in Ontario, and has grown to become a major fundraising event at Tim Hortons Restaurants. As a result of the continued generosity of Guests and Restaurant Owners, the campaign provides much needed support to charities and community programs from coast to coast.

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