St. Marys Tim Hortons supports Special Olympics

Pictured, left to right, are St. Marys Special Olympics Athletes Sean Darling, Hannah Buckland, and Matthew Gratton, who are joined by Tim Hortons staff member Brooklyn DeVries and Store Manager Shari McHardy.

By Stewart Grant

Tim Hortons’ nationwide annual Special Olympics fundraising campaign wrapped up on Sunday, Feb. 1, with our local St. Marys location raising $516 thanks to the sale of 258 donuts.

Community support worker Tammy Lynch described this year’s Special Olympics donut as a chocolate base with white icing, pastel-coloured sprinkles, with a dollop of whipped cream in the centre. Or in short, “A tasty chocolate sweet treat of savoury deliciousness!”

Along with the three-day event itself raising awareness about Special Olympics and its mission of inclusion, 100 per cent of the funds collected during the Jan. 30 to Feb. 1 donut campaign are donated to Special Olympic programs across the country. Locally, this support goes to Special Olympics Ontario – Stratford & Area.

Tim Hortons has been a proud partner of Special Olympics Canada since 2016. This includes sponsoring youth programs ActiveStart and FUNdamentals, sending gift cards to Special Olympics activities across the country, supporting National Games and, of course, creating a Special Olympics donut to raise funds and awareness for the movement.