June 1 was Tim Hortons Camp Day, the coffee franchise’s annual fundraising event: along with donations, the proceeds from every coffee sold that day go towards funding Tim Hortons summer camps across Canada. Last year 18,000 underprivileged youth attended Tim Hortons summer camps, including three youth from Thompson (who attended the inaugural year of Tim Hortons newest summer camp, located in Whiteshell Provincial Park near Pinawa, Manitoba). With some luck and generosity, Thompson hopes to send closer to eight local youth off to camp this year.
Along with collecting donations, employees offered kids fun ways to win prizes, such as a sucker draw and a duck pond, while others collected donations in the drive-thru with quintessential squeegee service.
This year, Thompson’s Tim Hortons collected $4,219.34 in donations, a notable increase over a total of roughly $3,100 from last year. Combined with $2,940 in coffee sales, the franchise managed to raise $7,159.34 for camps this summer.
