Tim Hortons Camp Day Raises $6.5 million!; Over 11,000 deserving kids will go to camp this year.OAKVILLE, Ontario Oakville (2006 population 165,613[2]) is a town on Lake Ontario in southern Ontario, Canada, midway between Toronto (about 31 km or 19 mi away) on its eastern border and Hamilton (about 20 km or 12 mi away) from its western border. -- This past Wednesday, June 7, your purchase of a Tim Hortons This article is about the restaurant. For the ice hockey player and the chain's co-founder, see Tim Horton. Tim Hortons is a coffee-and-doughnut fast food restaurant chain largely based in Canada. coffee helped give the camping adventure of a lifetime to thousands of kids in communities across North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . Over 2,900 Tim Hortons stores in Canada and the United States The United States and Canada share a unique legal relationship. U.S. law looks northward with a mixture of optimism and cooperation, viewing Canada as an integral part of U.S. economic and environmental policy. donated their entire coffee sales, in addition to funds raised through other Camp Day events and activities, to the Tim Horton This article is about the hockey player. For the restaurant chain that he co-founded and is named after him, see Tim Hortons. Miles Gilbert "Tim" Horton (January 12, 1930, in Cochrane, Ontario, Canada–February 21, 1974 in St. Children's Foundation - raising an unbelievable, $6.5 million (US)! This amount exceeds last year's total of $5.1 million, and will allow even more deserving kids to go to camp this year. "Thank you to all of the Tim Hortons staff, store owners, media, special guests and - most of all - the customers for buying a cup of coffee and participating in the many festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. on Camp Day," said Don Schroeder, president of the Tim Horton Children's Foundation. "I am truly amazed at the outpouring of generosity from Tim Hortons customers each and every year. On behalf of the Foundation, and all of the kids who will attend a Tim Horton Children's Foundation camp this year, thank you very much." Thanks in large part to the funds raised on Camp Day, over 11,000 deserving children will attend one of six Tim Horton Children's Foundation camps this year - all expenses paid. Each camp offers a wide range of first- class programs and activities, and the supportive atmosphere encourages campers to embrace new and unfamiliar challenges. Designed to build self- confidence, self-esteem and leadership abilities, the environment gives campers an experience that can open their eyes to their own potential. About the Tim Horton Children's Foundation The Tim Horton Children's Foundation is a non-profit charitable organization This article is about charitable organizations. For other uses of the word charity, see Charity. A charitable organization (also known as a charity) is an organization with charitable purposes only. founded in 1974. Funding for the Foundation comes from Camp Day, year-round public donations collected through counter and drive thru coin boxes located at over 2,900 Tim Hortons stores, and other special events and donations. Since 1975, over 83,000 children and youth have attended a Foundation camp at no cost to them or their families. |
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