As Canada鈥檚 leading restaurant chain, Tim Hortons, returns with its annual Smile Cookie campaign, local franchise owners, too, have stepped up to help the community鈥檚 non-profits.

91原创鈥檚 Gregory McAuley is the owner of G-R3volution Enterprises, a 10-restaurant Tim Hortons franchise group in Fraser Valley. Eight of these restaurants are in 91原创 and two in Cloverdale.

All 10 facilities together will be supporting the 91原创 Memorial Hospital Foundation (LMHF), Surrey鈥檚 Options Community Services, and Cloverdale Community Kitchen.

Selling Tim Hortons鈥� $1 smile cookies at selected restaurants in 91原创, McAuley hopes to raise about $20,000 this year, with 100 per cent of the proceeds benefiting the local charities.

The fundraiser will LMHF run its program at Foundry 91原创, a mental health and wellness centre for youth. The week-long nationwide campaign starts on Monday, Sept. 19 and ends on Sept. 25. Locally, McAuley has planned a kick-off event on Monday, Sept. 19 at Tim Hortons鈥� Willowbrook Drive location 鈥� 20020 Willowbrook Dr. Kick-off celebrations at 9 a.m. will include a pop-up cookie shop and photo booth.

Some local politicians and sports personalities too will be present for the opening ceremony.

鈥淲e are excited to be able to raise money for local charities. The money will help those struggling with mental health and those who don鈥檛 have access to food鈥� things that are overlooked in many cases,鈥� said McAuley, who has been supporting local and national charities through the Smile Cookie campaign since 1996.

Last year, Tim Hortons restaurants across Canada raised a record-breaking $12.2 million for more than 600 local charities and community groups.

Those interested in supporting the local charities through the Smile Cookie campaign can visit the following locations:

1. 20300 Douglas Crescent

2. 20270 Logan Ave.

3. 20020 Willowbrook Dr.

4. 6036 Glover Rd.

5. 18682 Fraser Hwy. (Cloverdale)

6. 19705 Fraser Hwy 鈥� Willowbrook Shopping Centre

7. 19712 Fraser Hwy

8. 19171 Fraser Hwy (Cloverdale)

9. 7272 200th St

10. 19971 72nd Ave

LMHF is also offering the option to pre-order at.

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