This is day three of Smile Cookie Week at Tim Hortons.
All proceeds raised in Dauphin are going towards the Dauphin Friendship Centre, and the Parkland Humane Society.
Stacey Penner who’s the Campaign Organizer for both charities says Dauphin’s currently in the lead provincially.
Stacey says that every year there’s a greater need for the Friendship Centre’s Food For Thought Program.
“This is my 13th year with Mountain View School Division, so the 13th year that I’ve got to observe the need for it. Every year there’s a growing need for it, and with the cuts from the government I just know the program has been struggling to support the baseline costs for the program to operate.”
Stacey thinks Smile Cookie Week is a unique campaign.
“So many other fundraisers that corporations hold are often single-day events, where this is a week-long campaign where seven times the income is going to local charities.”
Another way people can help these charities is by donating their time, or items to the garage sale coming up on Saturday.
“If you’re not super into cookies and you still want to help the campaign please call the restaurant and you can offer to volunteer even just an hour of your time, or just bring any garage sale items to the back of the restaurant and they are collecting items right there.”
Stacey says that Johnston and CO Law Firm will be matching cookie sales on Friday.
