Smile Cookie campaign raises $9,632

There are nearly 10,000 reasons to smile in Madawaska Valley today.  

The numbers are in from the recent Barry’s Bay Tim Hortons Smile Cookie campaign. $9,632.53 was raised through the sale of $1.50 cookies and, new this year, Smile Cookie pins.  

The money will go to St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation for local healthcare needs. The Foundation raises funds for St. Francis Memorial Hospital, Valley Manor and Madawaska Valley Hospice Palliative Care. 

This was the ninth year the Barry’s Bay Tim Hortons held Smile Cookie week and since 2015, a total of $55,111.53 has been raised.