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It’s Smile Cookie week and funds raised will support Chilliwack General Hospital

Sweet annual fundraiser organized locally through the Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation
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Sept. 14 to Sept. 20 is the week to support Chilliwack General Hospital by purchasing Smile Cookies from Tim Hortons. (Submitted photo/ Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation)

This is the week to be indulging in cookies.

From September 14 to September 20, the entire $1 from every Smile Cookie sold in Chilliwack will support Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation.

Last year, Tim Hortons restaurant owners and guests across the country raised a record $9.8 million to support local charities through their annual Smile Cookie campaign. Back again for its 24th year, Tim Hortons Smile Cookie week will support charities in communities across the country, including the Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation (FVHCF) – one of 550 Canadian charities, hospitals and community programs supported through the annual campaign.

This year, Tim Hortons restaurants in Chilliwack are supporting the FVHCF which raises funds for vital equipment and programs funded or endorsed by Fraser Health. They serve the communities of Abbotsford, Mission, Chilliwack, Hope, Agassiz and Harrison Hot Springs. Funds from the Smile Cookie campaign will go to support the greatest need at Chilliwack General Hospital.

“We are absolutely thrilled to be part of this year’s Smile Cookie campaign,” says Liz Harris, executive director at Fraser Valley Heath Care Foundation “Tim Hortons has been a great supporter of frontline workers at Chilliwack General and Fraser Canyon hospitals and we are happy to be working with them to support the hospitals equipment needs.”

You can join in sharing the fundraiser online, by using the hashtag #SmileCookie and tagging @TimHortons & @fvhcf on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook.

Smile Cookie Campaign Facts

• In 2019, the Smile Cookie campaign raised a record $9.8 million across Canada

• For over 24 years, Tim Hortons restaurant owners and guests have been spreading smiles. The Smile Cookie campaign began in 1996 to help raise funds for the Hamilton Children’s Hospital in Ontario

• Nationally, Tim Hortons restaurant owners support over 550 local charities, hospitals and community programs through the Smile Cookie campaign

READ MORE: Tim Hortons moving to take-out, drive-thru and delivery only amid COVID-19 fears


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Jessica Peters

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I began my career in 1999, covering communities across the Fraser Valley ever since.
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