Put a pep in your step with a cookie and fund a good cause starting now until Sept. 19.

Tim Hortons含羞草研究社� Smile Cookies are once again available for the 25th year in all Kelowna and West Kelowna stores. Proceeds from the Smile Cookies fund the YMCA of Okanagan Healthy Snacks Program, which supplies nutritious snacks to children who participate in the YMCA含羞草研究社檚 child care program.

含羞草研究社淭his is critical, as one in five children rely on YMCA financial assistance to participate and many of them come to the YMCA programs hungry,含羞草研究社� YMCA of Okanagan said in a statement.

含羞草研究社淟ast year local Tim Hortons teams baked all day and night and donated an astounding $46,441 to support the YMCA of Okanagan含羞草研究社檚 charitable work.含羞草研究社�

Travis and Lori Olsvik are local store owners and they含羞草研究社檙e asking Okanagan residents to help them make a difference in children含羞草研究社檚 lives.

含羞草研究社淏y pre-ordering 12 or more cookies, you can put a smile on the face of your employees, clients, neighbours, your child含羞草研究社檚 classmates and so many more, plus help our charity, the YMCA,含羞草研究社� they said.

Smile Cookies are available at local Tim Hortons until Sept. 19.

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