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Wednesday Is Tim Horton's Camp Day

June 3, 2019 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Brandon Wheat Kings News Release


Brandon, MB. - This Wednesday, June 5th, your coffee can make a difference in the lives of youth from disadvantaged circumstances across the country.

On Tim Hortons Camp Day, restaurant owners of participating restaurants, including those in Brandon, Virden and Moosomin, will be donating 100% from every brewed coffee purchased in Canada to Tim Hortons Foundation Camps.

A leader in youth development programming, Tim's Camps support youth from low income homes between the ages of 12 to 16. Through a multi-year, camp-based program, youth learn skills such as leadership, resilience and responsibility, which empower them to believe in their own potential and change their stories for the better.

A number of Wheat Kings, including veteran Connor Gutenberg will be on hand to assist Wednesday's activities.

A three year veteran of the hockey club, he will be joined by Lynden McCallum and Ty Thorpe. The two local products will be entering their second Western Hockey League seasons this fall.

Gutenberg, McCallum and Thorpe will be assisting staff between 4-5pm at the Tim Hortons (South) location, next to Canadian Tire.

"Camp Day is as much a part of Tim Hortons as our Double Double is," says Alex Macedo, President of Tim Hortons. "In 2018, our guests helped us donate more than $12.1 million on Camp Day and this year I hope we can exceed this to help even more youth change their stories."

With seven camps in North America that run year-round Summer and School Programs, youth are supported to thrive when they return home, to excel in post-secondary education, to succeed at work and to contribute positively to their communities. Entirely supported by restaurant owners, guests, and sponsors, Tim Hortons Foundation Camps invest in youth in every community Tim Hortons serves.

"Over the last 45 years we have helped give 275,000 youth a chance to change their future - but we can't do this alone," says Foundation Camps President Dave Newnman. "It's the generosity of Tim Hortons Restaurant Owners (including Brandon's Rhonda Pardy and Greg Cristanti), guests and supporters year round that allow us to continue to provide more kids with lifelong benefits of this very specialized Tim Hortons camp experience."

Tim Hortons Camp Day Facts

The Foundation was established in 1974 by Ron Joyce, co-founder of Tim Hortons, in honour of Tim Horton's love for children and his desire to help those less fortunate

Attending Tim Hortons Foundation Camps comes at absolutely no cost to youth or their families

One in five youth grow up in poverty and when they grow up in disadvantaged circumstances the chances of the cycle of poverty repeating increases and their ability to develop necessary skills to become successful adults decreases*

Youth from low-income homes face additional obstacles when it comes to academic performance, relationship building and physical and emotional well-being*

Youth from low-income homes are more likely to experience a wide variety of illnesses, hospital stays, accidents, mental health problems, lower school achievement and early drop-out, family violence and child abuse*

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