Literacy Program All Smiles After Tim Horton’s Donation

Duane Rolheiser

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8 years ago

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A program that helps young students has been given a major boost by the Tim Horton’s Smile Cookies Campaign.

Local Tim Horton’s owners have presented a cheque for $40,136 dollars to the Foundation for Red Deer Public Schools. That’s exactly how many “smile cookies” Central Albertans purchased during this year’s campaign.

The donation will support Reading College, a potentially life altering program which helps struggling young readers become confident young learners.

Click here to see some huge smiles at Tuesday’s cheque presentation.

Duane Rolheiser

After 15 years as a TV reporter with Global and CBC and as news director of RDTV in Red Deer, Duane set out on his own 2008 as a visual storyteller. During this period, he became fascinated with a burgeoning online world and how it could better serve local communities. This fascination led to Todayville, launched in 2016.

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