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Tim’s Camp Day popular with local patrons
The annual Tim Hortons Camp Day was well attended at all three Leamington locations on Wednesday, July 19 with lots of activities for patrons, visitors and their children.
The Leamington Fire Department split their time between all locations and a classic car show was held at Tim Hortons South.
Tims South also em- ployed a bouncy castle and dunk tank, selling hotdogs as well to help with Camp Day fundraising.
Camp Day Captain Fatima Remeloso-Vieira was the first to be dunked in the dunk tank, hitting the water before noon after someone offered a $50 donation. She repeated her swim a couple of more times throughout the day.
Tim Hortons North Camp Day Captain Gina Geauvreau said they had a brisk business at their location as well. She stopped in briefly after her shift to visit with Remeloso-Vieira, who is a close friend.
Face painting and a memory wall were highlights inside the store and 100 per cent of the proceeds from all iced or hot coffee purchased on Wednesday went to Tims Camps.
Tents for the occasion were donated by Nelson Carvalho and the dunk tank came from Dave Wiebe — both supporters of Camp Day.
Since 1974, Tim Hor- tons Foundation Camps has supported over 315,000 youth through its multi-year development programs at its seven Tims Camps – at no cost to the youth or their families – along with providing school-based and community-based programming.
Tim Hortons, its restaurant owners and guests collectively raised over $12 million on Camp Day last year and a total of over $236 million has been raised since 1991.
