It’s just such a wonderful week and I hope we get a lot of support from the Windsor-Essex community.” I think it’s such a great way to get the whole community involved.” Care for Kids board member Angela Maggio won the friendly contest and said, “I think it’s wonderful. In our market last year $200,000 was raised,” Smith noted.ĪM800 CKLW’s Mike Kakuk, was on hand to emcee the event and act as referee between the two charities who faced off in a Cookie Decorating Contest. “Last year nationwide, $15 million was raised. Care for Kids Board Members along with representatives from OSNP and Tim Hortons were at the Tim Hortons on Wyandotte Street West to kick off the week-long campaign. “We're going to sell a ton of cookies and we're going to raise a ton of money for both.” “This year, we're raising money for the VON Ontario Student Nutrition Program and we're raising money for WE CARE for Kids. This is the first time the week long fundraiser is being held in the spring. So go get your cookies, support local organizations and we're going to raise a ton of money for both.”Įvery year, the week-long campaign sees Tim’s guests purchase millions of hand-decorated Smile Cookies and 100 per cent of the proceeds from each cookie are donated to support over 600 local charities and community groups that are handpicked by Tim Horton’s restaurant owners. “They’re flying out the window right now, they’re flying out the door,” exclaimed Windsor franchisee Vicky Smith. Care for Kids) is one of the co recipients, along with Ontario Student Nutrition Program (OSNP) for this year’s Tim Hortons Smile Cookie Week. The Windsor-Essex Care for Kids Foundation (W.E.

Iconic Smile Cookies are back at Windsor-Essex Tim Hortons locations this week.

Love Means... Renewal by Andrew Grey