June 4 is Tim Hortons Camp Day! Camp Day is the one day each year when every penny from coffee sales at Tim Hortons stores across Canada - including in Yorkton - will be donated to the Tim Horton Children's Foundation.
On Camp Day, customers have the opportunity to buy a coffee and help send over 13,000 kids on the camping adventure of a lifetime. Campers aged nine to 12 years attend a 10 day summer camp session, or a seven day winter camp session, at one of the Foundation's six camps. All children who attend camp are selected by Tim Hortons store owners who work closely with local youth organizations and schools to identify kids who would most benefit from an experience at camp.
The outpouring of support that we receive from loyal Tim Hortons customers is what makes Camp Day an overwhelming success each year," says Dave Newnham Vice President, Tim Horton Children's Foundation. "Supporting Camp Day gives economically disadvantaged kids the opportunity to experience a camping adventure that will inspire them for years to come."
During their stay at camp, kids participate in a wide range of first-class programs and activities designed to build self-confidence, self esteem and leadership skills. The Foundation is committed to providing an enriched and memorable experience for campers, giving them confidence in their abilities, pride in their accomplishments and a more positive view of the world and their place in it.
Following a camp session, Kim from Ancaster, Ontario had this to say about her son's camping experience. "Camp was an awesome experience that my son will not soon forget! Thanks so much for providing for him what I could not right now. My heart has been touched by the kindness and generosity of others."
The Tim Horton Children's Foundation is a non-profit charitable organization founded in 1974. Funding for the Foundation comes from Camp Day, fundraising activities, special events, year-round public donations collected through counter and drive-thru coin boxes and other donations. Since 1975 over 108,000 children have attended a Foundation camp at no cost to them or their families.
Each year thousands of children from across Canada and parts of the United States, take part in a camping adventure they will never forget. As guests of the Tim Horton Children's Foundation, deserving children from the various communities in which Tim Hortons restaurants operate, participate in a 10-day summer session at one of the Children's Foundation's six camps. In addition to the simple fun and excitement of such an experience, this opportunity helps children build leadership skills, self-confidence and self-esteem - qualities that will benefit them in the future.
Local Tim Hortons Restaurant Owners work closely with schools, social service agencies, churches and other youth organizations, to select appropriate children aged nine to 12 who might otherwise not have the opportunity to take part in a camp experience. Campers are given the added thrill of being sent to a camp outside their immediate province, state or region, with the Children's Foundation covering all costs for each child, including transportation, food and lodging. Highly trained staff, excellent facilities and activity programs provide all the fun that goes with a first class children's camp.
