Buy a cookie and support a Food Security Program for seniors and elders.

Tim Horton’s Holiday Smile Cookie program is back November 18th to 24th and half of the funds raised will go to the Thompson Seniors Community Resource Council.

Penny Byer, Resource Co-ordinator for the organization says the money raised will go toward sustaining their weekly hamper program.

She talks about the program’s origins.

“Interestingly enough, it started as a simple hamper program during COVID. It morphed from that into what we do now which is supply weekly food hampers to people.”

Byer said there are currently 18 seniors receiving weekly food hampers, with around 18 more on a wait list.   

If seniors on the main list are away or indicate they don’t need help in any given week, the hamper is offered to those on the wait list on a rotating basis.   

Learn more on how to help the Thompson Seniors during Tim Horton’s Holiday Smile Cookie week.    Catch Thompson Today at 12:40 and 5:10 this afternoon.