The Tim Hortons smile cookie campaign is well underway and continues throughout the week.
Each restaurant owner chooses a charity, hospital, or program to benefit from cookie sales each year.
Melfort Tim’s owner Shannon Sigfusson told northeastNOW they have selected the North Centre Health Care Foundation (NCHCF) to benefit from cookies sales this year.
“With the year that our health care system has had, we felt it was important to donate to that very worthwhile foundation again this year,” Sigfusson said.
The NCHCF has benefited from the campaign for the past three years.
Last year 5,284 cookies were sold in Melfort and Sigfusson said she hopes to reach 6,000 for this campaign.
“We are very fortunate, with each year we tend to outdo the past year so we are hoping to do the same again this campaign,” Sigfusson said.
The foundation plans to dedicate the funds to a $15,000 surgical stretcher for the Melfort Hospital.
The Melfort Tim Hortons has participated in the campaign since the restaurant opened in 2010.
The first two days of the campaign have been going well and Sigfusson said it typically really ramps up as the weekend approaches.
Pre-orders for a larger number of cookies can be called in as well.
Whether it’s camp day or smile cookie campaign, Sigfusson said the local community seems to always come through.
“We have to say thanks to all of our costumers and guests in the Melfort area,” Sigfusson said.
In Humboldt, cookie proceeds are supporting the Humboldt District Hospital Foundation (HDHF). The HDHF is raising funds to replace all cardiac monitoring equipment which has a price tag of $350,000.
The Tisdale Tim Hortons is selling cookies in support of STARS Air Ambulance and the Nipawin location will donate to Handiworks in the community.
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