September 12, 2008/- Tim Hortons customers will be putting on a smile for local health care September 22nd through the 29th. Tim Hortons Smile Cookies will be on sale for $1 (tax excluded) at 17 stores across Kingston area during that week. All the proceeds from the sales of the special, smiling chocolate chunk cookies will go towards the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation to support redevelopment at Kingston General Hospital.

“We are thrilled to support University Hospitals Kingston Foundation and its Together We Can campaign this year,” said Sherri Agnew, Chief Executive Officer, J.E. Agnew Food Services Ltd, the local operator of Tim Hortons in Kingston.  “The success of the Smile Cookie fundraiser is truly a combined community effort. On behalf of The Agnew Family and Tim Hortons Kingston staff, I would like to thank all of our customers for their continued support of this program.”

All the funds raised through the Smile Cookie program will be counted towards the Foundation’s $70 million Together We Can campaign – the largest and most important health care fundraising initiative in the history of Southeastern Ontario.

“We are very grateful for the continued support of J.E. Agnew Food Services Ltd. and Tim Hortons. They, their staff and their customers are all leaders in building the health care of tomorrow that we need in Southeastern Ontario.” said Denise Cumming, Executive Director, University Hospitals Kingston Foundation. 

Tim Hortons has been supporting local communities through the “Smile Cookie” program since 1996. The “Smile Cookie” program originally began in Hamilton, Ontario to help raise funds for the Hamilton Children’s Hospital. Since then, it has expanded across Canada helping a variety of children’s charities, hospitals and community programs. 

Tim Hortons is the fourth largest publicly-traded quick service restaurant chain in North America based on market capitalization, and the largest in Canada. Tim Hortons appeals to a broad range of consumer tastes, with a menu that includes premium coffee and donuts, flavored cappuccinos, specialty teas, home-style soups, fresh sandwiches and fresh baked goods. As of March 30, 2008, Tim Hortons had 3,238 system-wide restaurants, including 2,839 in Canada and 399 in the United States. More information about the Company is available at www.timhortons.com.

Left to right: Sherri Agnew, Chief Executive Officer, J.E. Agnew Food Services Ltd, the local operator of Tim Hortons in Kingston; Denise Cumming, Executive Director, University Hospitals Kingston Foundation; Dr. Robert Connelly, Medical Director, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Kingston General Hospital; and Richard Kizell, Vice-Chair, University Hospitals Kingston Foundation.