Smile Cookie campaign smashes previous donations records towards the food bank

MERRITT – The Smile Cookie campagin, put on by Tim Hortons, has come to an end with a large cheque going towards the Nicola Valley Food Bank (NVFB).

During the Smile Cookie campaign, which ran between May 1-7, Tim Hortons was able to raise $7,095 for the NVFB. Derlanda Hewton with the food bank said this has smashed the old record for donations through this campaign.

“It feels amazing and knowing that we break the record of the last year, it feels so amazing and I’m happy to see more smiles by this charity,” said Vedang Dhakkli, Assistant Manager at Tim Hortons in Merritt.

More than 7000 cookies were sold during the week of fundraising.

Last year, the Food Bank raised $5,052.20 through the Smile Cookie Campaign