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June 5, 2005
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Bruce Filipich, Bay area Tim Horton's franchise holder, points to picture of Tim Horton's Charitable Foundation camp in Campbellsville, Kentucky, where six local children will attend by virtue of Wednesday's Camp Day fundraiser. Wednesday is Camp Day at Tim Horton's: Stop In and Buy a Hot Drink for Kids
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Bruce Filipich, an Ontario native who came to Bay City a few years ago to open a Tim Horton's franchise, will have a big day on Wednesday. It's Camp Day at Tim Horton's!
That's the day, June 8, when his three shops, one on Euclid and Wilder, asecond in Shields, and the newest on Center at Scheurmann in Hampton Township, will have perhaps their biggest day in hot drink sales.
And Filipich won't make a dime on the drinks: the profits will all go to charity, the Tim Horton's Children's Foundation. Locally, the funds will send six needy kids, ages 9-12 selected by local charities, to camp.
The only U.S. camp,in Campbellsville, Kentucky, is really more of a resort where the local kids will enjoy and learn for 10 days. There are five other camps, all in Canada, and a total of 10,000 kids will be camping this summer under the Camp Day program that will raise about $6 million across the franchise in Canada and the U.S.
Off-site wilderness and outdoor adventure trips help the youngsters to discover their independence, leadership and teamwork skills.
The foundation's leadership program guidesprevious campers, ages 13-17, to develop through five levels of personal and educational-related goals. They are then eligible for college and university scholarships through the foundation.
Filipich is a continual donor to local charity causes, setting up his coffee and other drink stands at a variety of events free of charge. It's his way of supporting the local community.
This MyBayCity.com reporter encountered Filipich at the outdoor picnic for the Helen Nickless Volunteer Clinic of Bay Regional Medical Center. That's where we first learned of the Camp Day program.
So look for us at Tim Horton's on Wednesday, pouring coffee, hot chocolate or other hot drinks along with a host of other volunteers. And give Bruce Filipich a thumbs up for a job well done, eh.
THE TIM HORTON STORY
By the way, in case you don't know who Tim Horton was, here's the story: Tim Horton was born in Cochrane, Ontario on January 12, 1930. He was signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1949 and performed as one of the steadiest defencemen on the blueline throughout his 22 years in the National Hockey League. He played in 1,446 regular season games, scoring 115 goals, 403 assists for a total of 518 points.
He played 17 full seasons and 3 partial seasons for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He served a short stint with the New York Rangers before being traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins. His final years in hockey were with the Buffalo Sabres, where he played a major role in developing the team's younger players. He was travelling back to Buffalo from a game in Toronto when he was killed in an automobile accident on February 21, 1974. The Buffalo Sabres retired his Number 2 Sabres sweater as a tribute to his memory.
Tim Horton played on four Stanley Cup teams, was an All-Star player six times, and was honoured in 1969 with the J.P. Bickell Memorial Cup in recognition of his outstanding service to the Toronto Maple Leafs Hockey Club. George Armstrong says of Tim, "No finerperson, teammate or hockey player ever lived." In Bobby Hull's words, "Few players brought more dedication or honour to the game. He was my idea of a pro."
One of the most heartfelt tributes came from Punch Imlach, then of the Buffalo Sabres. Tim played for Imlach in Toronto during the glory years of the 1960s, and when Buffalo had a chance to pick him up, Imlach didn't hesitate. "I know he was the backbone of our team in Buffalo", said Imlach. "(His death) was a terrible loss, not only to his family and the team, but to the game of hockey."
Gordie Howe has called Tim Horton hockey's strongest man. In a fight, Hortonwas known to edge into the melee and "grab a couple" of players to help keep the peace. But despite his legendary strength, he was not a proponent of violence on the ice. Some claim Tim invented the slap shot, and he could always be counted on to get thepuck out of his own end of the ice with his "heads up" skating style.
Tim Horton always considered his hockey talent in the proper perspective. He was modestly confident about his abilities, and was widely considered approachable, generous andconsiderate.
Ron Joyce is co-founder of Tim Hortons/Chairman Emeritus, Tim Horton Children's Foundation.
Mr. Joyce was born in 1930 in Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia. In 1951, he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy where he specialized in the Communications field. His tour of duty took him around the world, serving off the coast of Korea and Japan in 1954-55.
In 1956, Mr. Joyce moved to Hamilton, Ontario and took up a full-time career with the Hamilton Police force. In 1965, his entrepreneurial spirit had come to the fore and he took over the fledgling Tim Horton Donut Shop on Ottawa Street in Hamilton. By 1967, after he had opened up two more stores, he and Tim Horton became full partners in the business.
Upon TimHorton's death in an automobile accident in February of 1974, Mr. Joyce purchased Tim's shares from Tim's wife and took over as sole owner of the chain, which then consisted of 40 stores.
Mr. Joyce set up the Tim Horton Children's Foundation, created in line with Tim Horton's love of children and desire to help those less fortunate. The Foundation, which is a non-profit, charitable organization, operates camps for economically disadvantaged children from communities in which Tim Hortons storesoperate.###
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