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13year in review

President Bill Moir

Vice-President Dave Newnham

Michele L. Allison

Cindy Anderson

Scott Cahill

Wendy Clark

Keith Conklin

Michael D. Harris

Paul House

Nick Javor

John Lederer

Allanna Kelly-Beaton

Richard A. Lan

Charles Marcotte

Miles Mattatall

Wayne E. Newson

Gary W. O’Neill

Tony Pigott

Donald B. Schroeder

Frank Slavik

Brian Williams

Board of Directors

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The Tim Horton Children’s Foundation is dedicated to fostering within our children the quest for a brighter future.

WE ARE CHILD CENTEREDWe do things for the right reasons, in support of our children and the quality of their experience.

WE MODEL EXCELLENCEWe pursue excellence in everything we do. We are continuously improving to better serve our mission.

WE INSPIREOur Children, Restaurant Owners, Staff and Supporters grow through their relationships and achievements with us.

OUR PURPOSE IS CLEARWe respect and carry on the strong legacy of our original supporters and founders.

WE USE OUR RESOURCES WISELYWe ensure our finances, our people, our facilities, our supplies and equipment are used to their best advantage.

Tim Horton Children’s Foundation Year In Review 2013

DAVE NEWNHAMVICE-PRESIDENT

BILL MOIRPRESIDENT

Making a Difference in Your Community

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On the afternoon of August 30th, an excited Summer Camp camper named Cameron wrote to us saying, “I think I am a better person now then I was 10 days ago...Thanks for making this possible.” Cameron had just returned home from the final session of Summer Camp at Camp des Voyageurs Tim Horton, and told us that he learned to trust people, how to be a leader, and finally, that it was the best experience of his life. Cameron’s experience is just one of the 16,000 experiences that occurred for children and youth across the Foundation’s three program formats in 2013.

A Tim Horton Children’s Foundation camp experience is more than a fun trip away from home. Our programs are designed to support our campers in becoming responsible, caring and motivated individuals. In recent years, the Foundation has found new ways to track and understand the outcomes of our programs. We know now, more than ever before, that we are providing experiences that change lives, and set young people on a path to success. We are excited to provide a more in-depth look at the positive impact you make on young people in our communities.

Throughout 2013 the Foundation has maintained positive momentum with our Mission 10 Million campaign. The successes and highlights of this initiative are shared within this report. We are closer than ever to meeting our campaign goal, and opening our camp in Manitoba for the summer of 2015.

A brand new camp and 16,000 life-changing experiences likes Cameron’s would not be possible without the tireless efforts of everyone in the Tim Hortons family, and the many dedicated individuals, organizations and companies that support the Foundation and our mission.

On behalf of the young people served this year, we would like to sincerely thank you for your unwavering commitment to the Foundation.


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Growing Up Economically Disadvantaged

“ I love that my child got to experience this camp. Being a single parent and having limited funds, I wouldn’t have got to send him to something like this. Thank you so much for giving my family this opportunity.”

- Parent of camper who attended the Tim Horton Children’s Ranch, Summer 2013

Young people growing up in economically disadvantaged homes face a number of social, physical and economic disadvantages that can have implications throughout our communities.

Children and Families

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Implications of Poverty Source

Children who grow up in poverty are:

• less likely to graduate from high school or go on to post-secondary education

• more likely to witness violence

• at higher risk of living in poverty and relying on social assistance when they are adults

• more likely to have children before they are able to support them

• three times more likely to have a mental health problem than a child from a family that is not living in poverty

Breaking the Cycle: Ontario’s Poverty Reduction Strategy

Lipman & Boyle (2008)

• Poverty costs Canada $72-86 billion each year.

• Child poverty equates to higher costs for healthcare and social support services, lost productivity and limited opportunities.

• Costs to the U.S. associated with childhood poverty total about $500 billion per year, or the equivalent of nearly 4 percent of GDP.

Campaign 2000: 2012 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty

Economic Costs of Poverty: Center for American Progress


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Measuring Our Impact

Short-term outcome

If, while at camp, campers learn to:

Support others

Take ownership

Identify interests, strengths and challenges

Intermediate outcome

Then, when they return to their homes and communities they will be more likely to:

Show empathy and reach out to others in need

Take accountability for actions and respect consequences

Try new things and take on challenges

Long-term outcome

And, through repeated demonstration of these behaviours, they will become:

Caring

Responsible

Motivated

Our programs are designed to address the cultural roots of poverty, to change the way that young people from economically disadvantaged homes think about themselves and the opportunities that exist for them.

Research tells us that young people who are responsible, caring and motivated are more likely to achieve academic success, demonstrate resiliency in the face of challenges, be positive contributors in their communities and ultimately break the cycle of poverty.

Our programs are designed with a specific logic in mind. If, while at camp, campers learn certain skills, knowledge, attitudes and values (short-term outcomes), they are more likely to take what they learned at camp and put it to use when they return to their homes and communities (intermediate outcomes). Continued demonstration of these behaviours over time leads to our young people becoming responsible, caring and motivated members of their communities (long-term outcomes).

Here is an example of how the logic behind our programs works:


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How We Know We Are Making a DifferenceNear the end of each camp session, some of our campers take part in one-to-one interviews. The campers are asked open-ended questions that give them an opportunity to reflect on their time at camp. The interviews allow us to see how well campers internalize the skills, knowledge, attitudes and values learned at camp (short-term outcomes).

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Examples of what we hear from our campers:

Make rules and set goals “I learned that if you set a goal, and you accomplish it, you always feel better.”

Do my part “I’ll be a better leader now - do my part to make a difference.”

Think before acting “I’ve learned quite a bit about responsibility here at camp - about how we make an impact on other campers.”

Help others “For a few nights I’ve been helping others get to sleep. I tell them a story to help them get nice and sleepy.”

Talk out problems “When we were having our ups and downs, our counsellors helped us and we were able to get back on track.”

Work together “It wasn’t only about rock climbing – it was about helping each other and setting goals.”

Think about what is good “Everything is shocking around me. It’s like I’ve started a new life.”

Know what you like, what you are good at and what you find hard

“I learned that I am more fit than I think I am. I can do more things than I ever thought.”

Try hard at things that are hard “Just because it looks hard, don’t stop trying. Keep on going.”


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A number of weeks after the end of the camp experience, the Foundation connects with parents to ask about their child’s behaviour since returning from camp. What we hear back from parents allows us to assess if campers are exhibiting behaviours that show continued use of skills they learned at camp (intermediate outcomes).

Here are the highlights of the parent survey:

As we gather more information about the camp experience and how it translates back at home and in the community, we are able to continuously improve our programs to maximize the impact we have on our campers.

“My daughter came home from camp with a much more positive attitude toward life! She has been a “glass half empty” kind of kid for a long time and is now seeing the potential for positive.” - Cathy, parent of Summer Camp participant

“I know that this experience changed Jacob for the better. It’s given him the choice to know that he can set goals and he can accomplish those goals, and that if at first you don’t succeed, try again. The Jacob before camp didn’t believe that.” - Elexadus, parent of Summer Camp participant

“Kayla has become more independent and more confident. She is taking more responsibility for her things and herself. I owe it all to the Tim Horton Children’s Foundation. They really changed her for the better.” - Deanne, parent of Summer Camp participant

Since returning from camp, my child is more likely to:

MAKE DECISIONS THATREFLECT POSITIVE VALUES

90% AGREE

TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY FORACTIONS AND RESPECT CONSEQUENCES

89% AGREE

BUILD AND MAINTAIN HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS

82% AGREE

DEMONSTRATE CONFIDENCE IN ABILITY TO SHAPE THEIR PERSONAL FUTURE

85% AGREE

TRY NEW THINGS AND TAKE ON CHALLENGES

83% AGREE


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Tim Hortons Restaurant Owners...Everywhere you see a Tim Hortons restaurant, there are Restaurant Owners positively impacting children and youth in that community!

Tracy Allard – Grande Prairie, AB

Restaurant Owner Tracy Allard believes that a healthy society invests in its youth, something she has demonstrated through her commitment to the Tim Horton Children’s Foundation. This summer Tracy spent six

days at the Tim Horton Memorial Camp in Parry Sound, Ontario, and fully immersed herself in the camp world.When asked what her favourite part of camp was, she said, “(being) able to see the transformation from the

children I met on day one – many of whom were so shy they wouldn’t meet my gaze – the kids I tearfully left on day six. Those kids were giggling, confident, trying hard at things that were hard, and cheering for one another.”

Tracy, on left, performing a skit for campers at the Tim Horton Memorial Camp this summer.

Paul, far right, and team members who came in to volunteer on Camp Day.

Paul & Charlotte Preuss – Orangeville, ON

If you walked into Paul and Charlotte Preuss’s Tim Hortons restaurant #462 on Camp Day you would have seen the walls plastered with the bright colours of thousands of rent-a-tents! This year during the Camp Day campaign the team sold over $4,400 worth of rent-a-tents and rent-a-cabins, demonstrating the commitment of the restaurant team and the community to support children and youth from economically disadvantaged homes. In addition to the incredible rent-a-tent sales, the local TD Bank branch donates $5,000 each year on Camp Day.

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...The Key to Change

Bonita & Peter Dam – Midland, MI

On the second last day of camp, the ten children sponsored by Restaurant Owners Bonita and Peter Dam to attend Camp des Voyageurs Tim Horton in Quyon, Quebec, had one last surprise

in store for them. Bonita and Peter had driven all the way from their home in Michigan to attend the camper banquet with the children they had sponsored. The banquet was full of

touching speeches about the children’s time at camp. When asked what the best part of the banquet was, Bonita said, “They had two of my campers read their letters, and yes there

were tears. Then all ten campers brought their letters to me and they all thanked me. It was emotional. I saw changes in them since I had met them before camp – all for the good.”

The Dupuy Family - L’Épiphanie, QC

When organizing her father’s 60th birthday, Restaurant Owner Patricia Dupuy wanted to do something special for her father, Richard Dupuy. In lieu of a gift for Richard, Patricia requested that guests make a donation to the Tim Horton Children’s Foundation. As the donations added up, the Dupuy family was able to purchase a high-powered microscope for Camp des Voyageurs Tim Horton to use in their Nature Classroom. This special gift allows campers to discover creatures up close and personal during their time at camp!

Mike & Marlene Van De Wiel – St. John’s, NL

A new fundraiser was initiated by owners Mike and Marlene Van De Wiel this year for the Newfoundland Golf Tournament. Mike is a committee member of the tournament, and Marlene is an avid quilter who created a

beautiful quilt featuring the Camp Day t-shirt from 2012. The quilt was auctioned at the tournament, and will have a one-year stay at the camp in Tatamagouche before going to the home of this year’s highest bidders,

Lynn Pike and David Bruce. Marlene has committed to making a quilt each year for five years to be auctioned at the tournament, with the fifth quilt having a permanent home at the camp in Tatamagouche.

Bonita and Peter with their campers at Camp des Voyageurs Tim Horton this summer.

A camper enjoying the new microscope in the Nature Classroom at Camp des Voyageurs Tim Horton.

The first of five quilts to be made by Marlene and auctioned at the Tatamagouche golf tournament each year.


Mission 10 Million – Campaign UpdateThe Foundation’s Mission 10 Million campaign had continued success throughout 2013. We are on track to meet our fundraising goals in each pillar of the campaign, and more importantly to serve more children and youth with the opening of our camp in Manitoba in 2015.

THI & Tim Hortons Advertising and Promotions Fund Target: $2.5 Million | Total to date: $3.3 MillionTim Hortons and the Ad Fund have pledged an incredible $3.3 million to the campaign, which exceeds the original target by $800,000.

Builder’s Club Target: $2.5 Million and 250 members | Total to date: $2.7 Million and 231 membersThe Builder’s Club has exceeded its financial target with over $2.7 million being pledged by 231 members. This pillar of the campaign is still growing, and we are excited to be closing in on our goal of 250 members in the Builder’s Club by the end of the campaign. Builder’s Club recognition trails have been completed at all six camps, and the interactive online recognition trail will be launched this fall on the Foundation’s website.

Corporate Partners Target: $4 Million | Total to date: $1.9 Million The Corporate Partners campaign has been kicked into high gear, and we already have 18 corporate partners committed to the campaign, with pledges approaching our half-way point! Throughout the year the Foundation has been thanking our Partners in various ways, including “Dedication Days” where Partners are invited to camp to see first-hand the impact of their company’s donations.

Community Target: $500,000 | Total to date: $189,000 The Community pillar of the campaign invites community organizations and local ambassadors to get involved and support the Foundation in communities across Canada and the United States. This year THCF Ambassador Phil Manore reached out to The Winnipeg Foundation to request funding, from which we received a large donation that kick-started the Community campaign. The Community campaign is currently at over $189,000 of a target of $500,000, and will continue to build on the success of a handful of gifts made early in the campaign.

THCF & Tim Hortons Corporate Employees Target: $500,000 | Total to date: $28,069 The Employee Campaign is set to launch this fall, with a fun and engaging program to encourage Tim Hortons corporate and THCF team members to show their support through payroll-deduction donations. The campaign has yet to be launched, but we already have many employees supporting the Foundation, totalling over $28,000 already committed.

Raised: $8.15 Million To DateTHI & Tim Hortons Advertising and Promotions Fund - $3.3 Million

Builder’s Club - $2.7 Million

Corporate Partners - $1.9 Million

Community - $189,324

THCF & Tim Hortons Corporate Employees - $28,069


Thanks to the support of the Province of Manitoba the road to camp is complete, and now we’re ready for construction. As our newest camp in Manitoba moves into the construction phase we are sincerely thankful for our donors who are supporting the Foundation through the Mission 10 Million campaign, and making this dream of serving more children and youth a possibility. With a new camp in Manitoba we’re able to double the size of our Youth Leadership Program to 1,800 participants, and serve an additional 2,000 participants through our Year Round Group Program annually. We will also free up over 500 more spaces at our camps in Ontario for more children in the Summer Camp Program.

Manitoba 2015

Future site of Manitoba Camp.

View of Sylvia Lake, in the Whiteshell Provincial Park, from the new camp in Manitoba.

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Applauding Our Corporate PartnersThe Foundation would like to recognize the significant contributions of our corporate partners throughout 2013. Your financial support as well as donations of food, equipment and supplies allows over 16,000 economically disadvantaged children to discover their true potential while at camp.

A very special thanks goes to Tim Hortons Inc., the Tim Hortons Advertising and Promotion Fund and Tim Hortons Restaurant Owners across the chain for their extraordinary dedication to the Foundation each year.

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Georgia-Pacific ProfessionalH.J. Heinz Company of CanadaJ.H. McNairn PackagingMother Parkers Tea & Coffee Inc.Nestle Professional

ParmalatPepsiCo FoodserviceSaputo Dairy Products Canada G.P.The Winnipeg Foundation

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Boston Consulting GroupDe Luxe Paper Products Inc.EK3 Technologies Inc.Grand River FoodsHorizon Milling G.P.

KAN-PAK LLCKnotty Pine CabinsMcTavish TravelMitchell & Abbott Group Ins. Brokers Ltd.

Neumann Kaffee GruppePiller’s Fine Foods, a Division of PBOLPRadiant CommunicationsRich Products of Canada Ltd.

SAP CanadaSolis Mexican FoodsVolcafe USA LLC

To view a complete list of our2013 donors, please visit

www.thcfreport.com.

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Volunteer Recognition - 2013Kevin Albert Camp des Voyageurs Tim Horton – Quyon, QC• organized a Comedy Show fundraising event that raised awareness and funding for Camp des Voyageurs and the Foundation• organized a day of filming at Camp, including camper testimonials and a famous Quebec comedian• will use footage to help raise awareness about the Foundation

Joanne Smith Tim Horton Memorial Camp – Parry Sound, ON• supports and attends Work Weekends at camp and recruits many people to come help as well• is very involved in both the Camp Day Rally and Media Day that happens annually at the Tim Horton Memorial Camp• educates people in her community about the Foundation and how they can support it

Steve Osborne Tim Horton Onondaga Farms – St. George, ON• is the Fleet Supervisor at the Guelph Distribution Centre and volunteers at the Farm on his days off• has contributed significantly to maintenance and property projects with his carpentry and mechanical experience • has helped construct the overnight site, shoe racks for the bunkhouses and the new bike shed

POWER Group Tim Horton Children’s Ranch – Kananaskis, AB• dedicated and energetic TransAlta retirees and their partners who strive to improve the quality of life in communities through volunteerism• have been volunteering at the Ranch for many years helping to prepare the camp for the Summer Camp Program • 30 – 40 volunteers come for a two day project blitz including landscaping, deep cleaning of buildings, and wood splitting

TDL Dublin Ohio Office Tim Horton Camp Kentahten – Campbellsville, KY• actively involved with the Central Ohio Golf Tournament and year-round activities at Tim Horton Camp Kentahten• employees attend the camp’s Work Weekend each year and help with gardening, painting and construction projects • employees gather prizes for the silent auction and other donations for the Central Ohio Golf Tournament

Paul Comeau Tim Horton Children’s Camp – Tatamagouche, NS• Project Manager at the Debert regional office who has been involved with construction projects at the Foundation since our inception• has been supporting the camp in Tatamagouche since its very first Work Weekend where he and a team of Restaurant Owners shingled the dorm• his friends and family continue to volunteer at camp due to Paul’s passion for supporting the camp

For a complete list of our 2013 volunteers, please visit www.thcfreport.com.

Each year we receive tremendous support from hundreds of volunteers. Here are some special examples.


Community ConnectionAt the Foundation we know that donations can come in many forms and sizes, but they are all integral to shaping the experience a camper has with us in our programs. We would like to highlight a few special stories from this past year.

Tenille – “Dare to Be”After spending three weeks volunteering at our camp in Kananaskis in 2012, Canadian Country Music Award nominee, and 2012 Slaight Humanitarian Award recipient, Tenille was inspired to write a song about the impact of a Foundation camp experience, entitled “Dare to Be”. During this past summer Tenille spent an entire session of camp volunteering with our campers at the Tim Horton Memorial Camp in Parry Sound, ON. While at camp Tenille was able to shoot a music video for “Dare to Be”, providing a unique opportunity for the camp and all our campers in attendance. Tenille is also donating the proceeds from the iTunes digital download of the single “Dare to Be” to the Foundation. To view the new “Dare to Be” video, please visit www.thcfdaretobe.com.

Kids Helping KidsInspired by seeing how their local Tim Hortons restaurant supports children in the community through the THCF coin boxes,

two young boys, Jakob and Simon, decided to host a lemonade and goodies sale outside of their Vancouver, BC home, benefitting the Tim Horton Children’s Foundation. With the help of their mom Melanie and Grandfather, Jakob, 6, and

Simon, 3, posted notices all over the neighbourhood and sold homemade lemonade, iced tea, muffins and cookies. All proceeds were donated to the Foundation, and they were able to raise $129.96. We are happy to see that a new generation

of children and youth are being inspired to give back and contribute to their communities – thank you Jakob and Simon!

Oprah Comes to Town

In April, “An Evening with Oprah” took place in Hamilton, ON. Thanks to the hard work of Foundation Ambassadors, Tom Miszuk and Wayne Abbott, Sleep Country Canada’s President Christine Magee was inspired to sponsor the event, and make a $100,000 donation to the Tim Horton Children’s Foundation. As part of the evening, a participant in our Summer Camp Program, Taliqua, and a graduate of our Youth Leadership Program, Angie, were asked to be on stage during the cheque presentation from Sleep Country, and later met Oprah backstage. The night was inspirational for all who attended, and provided a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for two of our participants!

Jakob, left, and Simon, right, mailing their donation to the Foundation after hosting a lemonade stand this summer.

Tenille, at bottom, with campers, during the filming of the “Dare to Be” video this summer.

Christine Magee, on left, with THCF President Bill Moir, second from left, and THCF participants, Taliqua and Angie at the cheque presentation from Sleep Country Canada during “An Evening with Oprah”.

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2013 FORECAST REVENUE BY SOURCE TOTAL $29,414 (CAD 000’s)

STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES(CAD 000’s) UNAUDITED

YEAR ENDED

OCTOBER 31, 2013(FORECAST)

OCTOBER 31, 2012(ACTUAL)

RECEIPTS 29,414 28,662

OPERATING EXPENDITURES 15,064 15,623

TRANSPORTATION COSTS 3,185 3,077

FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,665 2,564

ADMINISTRATIVE OVERHEAD 2,127 2,132

AMORTIZATION 2,715 2,822

INTEREST (INCOME)/EXPENSES, NET (14) (15)

TOTAL EXPENDITURES 25,742 26,203

NET SURPLUS/(DEFICIENCY) FOR THE PERIOD

3,672 2,459

RESTRICTED MISSION 10 MILLION FUNDS 1,593 1,292

ADDED TO GENERAL FUND 2,079 1,167

The accompanying forecast financial information, including the statement of receipts and expenditures as of October 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012, is unaudited. Our audited financial statements, including all required disclosures, and the report of our independent auditors are not presented herein. The accompanying financial information does not constitute our complete financial statements in that it omits the balance sheet, statement of net assets, statement of cash flows and notes to the financial statements.

To view our full audited financial statements, please visit www.thcfreport.com or contact us at 519-448-1248.

MISSION 10 MILLION

SPECIAL EVENTS

SUPPLIER DONATIONS

TDL & AD FUND

COIN PROGRAM

CAMP DAY

FEE FOR SERVICE

OTHER DONATIONS

7591,0191,593

2,801

2,308

7,210

1,966

11,758


$Financial Highlights

DID YOU KNOW:

• that when guests in Tim Hortons Restaurants donate to our coin boxes, they are contributing to the Foundation’s second largest fundraiser, totaling over $7.2 million a year.

• the Foundation provides coin boxes at the counter and drive-thru of every single Tim Hortons Restaurant.

• that we receive all types of coins - Canadian, American and international currency – and all of it is critical to our fundraising efforts.

• that even subway tokens, coupons, and old Tim Cards with a balance that are deposited into the coin boxes are counted and used to help us run our programs.

• that up until February 2013, the Canadian penny represented the largest type of coin deposited, totaling over $900,000 each year; with its elimination your coin donations are more important than ever!

THCF COIN BOXES

Charitable No. Canada: 11926 4885 RR0001 USA: (501(c)) 31-1681446

Tim Horton Children's FoundationR.R. #2, 264 Glen Morris Rd. E. St. George, ON N0E 1N0

Tel: 519-448-1248 Fax: 519-448-1415

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