Successful Camp Day at Tim Hortons in Strathmore

Manny Everett

Times Contributor

 

Each year, Tim Horton’s owners partner with local youth organizations to select economically disadvantaged kids to attend one of six foundation camps.

Since 1975 the foundation has served more than 150,000 kids through its variety of camp programs, designed to help each camper discover their best.

Lindsay Rohl, general manager and partner of the Tim Horton’s Restaurant in Strathmore, was pleased with the turnout on June 1. Rohl had a number of volunteers from the community come to help out with this worthy cause, including those from the Chamber of Commerce and local firefighters.

The restaurant in Strathmore sends four children to the Tim’s Camp in Kananaskis. Camp Day is the one day each year when the owner/operators donate 100% of their proceeds from coffee sales made on that day to the Tim Horton’s Children’s Foundation. In 2010 Camp Day raised more than 9.7 million dollars.

Rohl said the “heart of the community sure comes into focus on days like this” and is never surprised at the generosity of local sponsors and donors for their contributions to the silent auction that they have in conjunction with the coffee sales that day.