Media Release, BPHF
Restaurant owners from Hepworth & Wiarton are donating 100% of proceeds from sales of Smile Cookies to Bruce Peninsula Hospitals Foundation (BPHF) this fall.
Wiarton, October 24, 2022 – Tim Hortons restaurant owners and millions of generous Canadians across the country combined broke a new Smile Cookie record by raising $15 million for local charities across the country.
This year in Hepworth and Wiarton, local Tim Hortons restaurant owners Jim, Jordie & Michelle Preston and guests helped raise $12,916 to support Bruce Peninsula Hospitals Foundation. The Wiarton and Hepworth Tim Hortons Restaurants have made such a positive and lasting impact on local healthcare through this national fundraising campaign. To date $70,316 has been donated for priority hospital needs for Wiarton & Lion’s Head Hospitals through the Smile Cookie Campaign.
Kevin Walsh, Chair of Bruce Peninsula Hospitals Foundation shared “It’s wonderful that local charities benefit from the Tim Hortons national fundraising campaign, Smile Cookie. We are super blessed that the Preston family has once again chosen to support local healthcare which so greatly benefits the people of the Bruce Peninsula and neighbouring communities.”
“We were thrilled last year to set a new Smile Cookie record by raising more than $12 million during the week-long campaign, and thanks to the dedication and passion of the Tim Hortons community, we were able to raise over $15 million this year! With 100 per cent of all proceeds donated to local charities and community groups right in your neighbourhoods,” said Axel Schwan, President of Tim Hortons. “I could not be prouder of what we’ve accomplished together with Tim Hortons restaurant owners, their team members and volunteers, and Tims guests. Our Smile Cookie campaign has grown from its humble roots as a local fundraiser in Hamilton in 1996 into something incredibly special that touches so many lives.”
Wiarton & Hepworth Tim Hortons Owner, Jordie Preston expressed his appreciation for the local community in the success of this national campaign “Once again, we surpassed our target for the Smile Cookie campaign – raising almost $13,000 for Bruce Peninsula Hospitals Foundation. Thank you to everyone in our community who purchased cookies over the week long fundraising drive. We are truly humbled by your generosity. A special thanks goes out to our team members for their enthusiasm and all the extra work put in – you embody the spirit of giving and make such a big difference in this community.”
