All smiles over cookie campaign

Dear Editor,

The results are in! This year, the participating Durham Region Tim Hortons restaurants raised $134,079 during the Smile Cookie campaign for Community Care Durham and our clients.

On behalf of Community Care Durham, I would like to extend our sincere and heartfelt thanks to everyone who contributed to this success. The overwhelming generosity from across the region will go towards assisting more than 12,000 individuals. Our services include support for activities of daily living, health, nutrition, transportation, personal safety and caregiver respite. We also provide mental health group support services throughout Durham, and assisted living.

The services Community Care Durham provide help people avoid hospital admissions and emergency department visits. We can also help people when they are discharged from hospital, assisting in their successful transition home.

Your generosity during the Smile Cookie campaign will make a difference in many peoples lives. Thank you to the participating Durham Region Tim Hortons for their support, and thank you to everyone who contributed to making this year’s Smile Cookie campaign such a great success!

Brent Farr

Executive director of Community Care Durham