Put a pep in your step with a cookie and fund a good cause starting now until Sept. 19.

Tim Hortons鈥� Smile Cookies are once again available for the 25th year in all 琉璃神社 and West 琉璃神社 stores. Proceeds from the Smile Cookies fund the YMCA of Okanagan Healthy Snacks Program, which supplies nutritious snacks to children who participate in the YMCA鈥檚 child care program.

鈥淭his is critical, as one in five children rely on YMCA financial assistance to participate and many of them come to the YMCA programs hungry,鈥� YMCA of Okanagan said in a statement.

鈥淟ast year local Tim Hortons teams baked all day and night and donated an astounding $46,441 to support the YMCA of Okanagan鈥檚 charitable work.鈥�

Travis and Lori Olsvik are local store owners and they鈥檙e asking Okanagan residents to help them make a difference in children鈥檚 lives.

鈥淏y pre-ordering 12 or more cookies, you can put a smile on the face of your employees, clients, neighbours, your child鈥檚 classmates and so many more, plus help our charity, the YMCA,鈥� they said.

Smile Cookies are available at local Tim Hortons until Sept. 19.

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