Free coffee for Canadian Soldiers in Afgan

[mikeinie]

All Canadians,

There is an email petition going around which is like an email chain, (and I don’t really like those), so I am going to post it here.

It is a great idea, and the object is to get the famous and fantastic Tim Horton’s to provide free coffee to Canadian soldiers serving in Afghanistan.

Below is the note as it reads, but I say skip the list part and email Tim Horton’s directly.

customer_service@timhortons.com

Copy of email:

Why do our troops in Afghanistan have to buy a cup of coffee??? It should be on the house.

It's time to start a petition to the great Canadian Institution of Tim Horton's.

Now that they are located in Kandahar , our troops can introduce the coalition to a Double Double. I would like to be able to BUY a 'soldier' a well deserved Canadian Maple and an Ice Cap. Let's get it going Timmies, it's time to buy a soldier a coffee. So here it is...a petition for a Canada Wide 'Buy a Soldier A Coffee Day'. How 'bout making it Nov 12, the day after Remembrance Day?? Can you imagine how many people would drop the money for a 'Coffee for a Soldier' into a box at all the Horton's outlets? It would probably rival Horton's Summer Camp Fund!

When this petition gets to about 300 send it to the email address..

customer_service@timhortons.com



Click forward, add your name to the bottom of the list, and Bcc: your friends.

1. Sharon Wright , BC

2. Jerry Wright , BC

3. Ruth Riley Ont..

4. B.Goodwin Ontario

5. K. Kramer Ontario

6. J. Wright Ontario

7. Claire Paradis, Ontario

8. Lil Portelance , Ontario



9. Pam Stacey , Ontario

10. Julie Bissonnette, Cumberland , ON

11. S. Muir, Ottawa , On

12. A. Muir, Ottawa , On

13. C. Cameron, Orleans , On

14.. D. Camereon, Orleans , On

15. Sandra P. Ottawa , On

16. Chuck P. Ottawa , On

17. L. van Will Tweed ON

18 J. van Will Tweed ON

19. Marlene Langdon

20. Jack Langdon

21. Mary Tamaki

22. Alan Tamaki

23. Christina Meeuwsen, BC

24. Karen Genoway

25. Darcy Biever, Calgary , AB

26. Jessie Seigler Weyburn, SK

27.. Abby Kradovill, Weyburn , SK

28. Shannon Miller, Weyburn , SK

29. Lance Whitteron, Lumsden , SK

30. Lance Whitteorn, Lumsden SK

31. Brian Calder Lumsden SK

32.Chris Calder Lumsden Sk.

33. Janice Reslein Regina Sk

34. Tony Reslein Regina Sk.

35. Diane Edwards Regina . Sk

36. Elyse Edwards - Regina , Sk

37.. Melanie McIntyre - Regina SK

38. Tracy Wetterstrand - Regina SK

39. Leeah Matchett - Regina SK

41.Noreen Edwards Regina SK

42. Bill Edwards Regina SK..

43. Edith Anderson - Regina SK

44. Carol Mullaney Regina SK.

45. Marvin Mullaney Regina SK.

46. Rosario Carteri-Regna SK>

47. Shelley Carteri-Regina. SK.

48. Sherry Sitter - Lumsden , SK

49. C Weisbrod - Regina , SK

50. L. Doetzel - Strasbourg , SK

51. Art and Paulette Jurgens

52. R Jurgens Vitoria BC

53. Isaac Jurgens

54. Levi Jurgens

55. Danielle Mercier

56. Ashley Gillis

57. Kate Gullekson

58. Janice Twohey

59. Patti Case

60. Connie Boyachek

61. Paula Neill

62. Sheila Alcock

63. Janis Powell, Kenora , ON

64. Hugh Powell, Kenora , ON

65.Roger Turcotte,Kenora Ont.

66 Sharon Turcotte,Kenora Ont.

67: Bill Corrigan, Red Deer , Ab

68: Jessie Corrigan, Red Deer , Ab

69. Dale McGee, Calgary AB

70. Gloria McGee, Calgary , AB

71. Jodie Rehaume, Calgary , AB

72. Jennifer Klewchuk

73. Barbara Rae Calgary, AB

74. David Rae Calgary, AB

75. John Rae Calgary, AB

76. Christine Samson, Red Deer

77. Scott Samson

78. Brittany Allport

79. Rossana Ulanday, Calgary , AB

80. Valerie Befus

81. Lena Fox, Didsbury , AB

82. Robert Parks, Calgary AB

83. Kari Horvath, Calgary AB

84. Laurie Olson, Calgary AB

85. Terry Nicholls, Calgary , Ab.

86. Cathy Witherspoon, Calgary , AB

87.Mary Angelo, Woodbridge , ON

88. [Michele Turner] LONDON , ON

89. Nicole Turner, London , ON

90. Sue Seymour, Angus Ontario

91. John Turner, Woodstock N.B.

92. Harold McLellan, Woodstock , N.B.

93. Greg Grant, Woodstock ,N.B.

94. Lynn Grant, Woodstock , NB

95. Gloria Lawrence, Woodstock , NB

96. Vaughn Graham, Woodstock . NB

97. Carol Graham, Woodstock , NB

98. Sylvia McGuire, Woodstock , NB

99. George McGuire, Woodstock , NB

100. Heather Taylor, Woodstock , NB

101. Bill Taylor, Woodstock , NB

102. Ryan Taylor, Bedell , NB

103. Katie Taylor, Bedell NB

104. Corey Taylor, Richmond Corner, NB

105. Amanda Tayor, Richomond Corner , NB

103. Ross Taylor, Richmond Corner, NB

104. Nicholas Taylor, Bedell , NB

105. Adrienne Taylor, Woodstock , NB

106. Todd Taylor, Woodstock , NB

107. Nathan Taylor , Nova Scotia

108. Daylon Stitt , Nova Scotia

109. Natalie Savage, Williamstown , NB

110. Katie Savage, Williamstown , NB

111. Hayley Connors, Williamstown , NB

112. Kim Forsythe, Williamstown , NB

113. Kirby Adair, Williamstown , NB

113. Keeghan Forsythe, Williamstown , NB

114. Jordan Forsythe, Williamstown , NB

115. Vicki Shaw, Carleton Place, ON

116.. Russell McDonald, Carleton Place, ON

117. Phillip Paterson, Metcalfe , ON

118. Kelley Paterson, Metcalfe , ON

119. Sandra Maggio, Hagersville , ON

120. Anita Shipway, Caledonia , ON

121 Betty Brown, Caledonia , Ont.

122 Vicki Lance Caledonia Ontario

123 Chris Elliott Caledonia Ontario

124 Carol Kuri Oakville , Ontario

125 Jo-Ann Cino Burlington , Ontario

126 J.R.W. (Rick) McLauchlan LCol (Ret) Burlington , Ontario

127 Carlo M. Osellame, Maple Ontario

128 Donna Colangelo-Boyer, Maple Ontario

129 Jacquie Taylor ,Maple, Ontario

130 Catherine Klinck, Toronto , Ontario

131 Brenda Frost, Orillia , Ont.

132 June Ellis, Napanee , Ontario

133 Maureen Walker, Bell eville , Ontario

134 Hazelcooper Northern Ont.

135 Rebecca Long, Freelton , ON

136 - Lingleha, Grimsby, Ontario - If you won't stand behind our soldiers then feel free to stand in front of them.

137 – Too Tall, Grimsby , Ontario .

138. Cathy B, Jordan , Ontario

139.. M. Reid, Thorold , Ontario

140. Kim Browning --> St. Catharines , Ontario

150. Krista Snelgrove - Burlington , Ontario

151. T. Dienesch, St. Catharines , ON

152. K. Cutting, Windsor , ON

153. D Cormier, Mississauga , Ontario

154. D. Lewis Milton , Ontario

155. P. Donaldson, Thornhill , Ontario

156 J. Donaldson, Mississauga , Ont.

157 J. Cosby, Hamilton, Ont.

158 S.Singh, Brampton, Ont.

159. A. Phirtieraj, Markham Ont.

160. A. Moses, Mississauga, Ont.

161. J.Puskas, Orangeville, Ont.

162. Linda Frazao, Cambridge, ON

163. Kyla Meathrel, Cambridge ON

164. Barry Meathrel, London ON

165. Jill Bischop, London Ontario

166. Heather Fisher, London Ontario

167 Linda Rowe, Huntsville, Ontario

168 Fulton Martin Meaford On.

169 Heather Balon, Singhampton Ontario

170 Chris Lawton, Stayner, Ontario

171 Louise Wilson, Maple, Ontario

172 Gloria Ferri, Maple, Ontario

173. Maureen Colbran, Kemptville, ON

174. J. Deavy, Ottawa, ON

175. Lisa Chambers, Edmonton, AB

176. Eric Pellerin, St Albert AB

177. Renee Pellerin, St Albert AB

178. Keith Rans

179. Darlene Rans

180 Donna Dahlen Turtle Lake, Sk.

181 Dennis Dahlen Turtle Lake, SK.

182 Dave Denholm, Edmonton,AB

183 Grace Denholm, Edmonton, AB

184. Sandi Price, Edmonton,AB

185.Liz Phelan, Gabriola, BC

186. Ron Cunningham, Gabriola, BC

187. Maureen Morris, Ottawa, ON

188. Earle Morris, Ottawa, ON

189. Denis Brule, Orleans, ON

190. Alexandre Seguin, Orleans, ON

191. Melanie Seguin, Vars, ON

192. Ryan Gaucher, Vars, ON

193. Suzanne Brule, Orleans, ON

194. Judy Letourneau, Orleans, ON

195. Tracie Taylor Labonté, Lunenburg, ON

196. Douglas Taylor Magog Que

197. Russ Hulme, Newcastle, ON

198. Helen Hulme, Newcastle. ON

199. Gavin Ross, Knowlton, QC

200. Merilyn Crombie, AB

201. Michael Crombie, AB

202. Tom Rogers, Toronto. ON

203. Mike Lansdown, Oakville, ON

204. Brian Miller, Oakville, ON

205. Terry Hubacheck, Mississauga, Ont.

206. Maggie Schindler, Mississauga, Ont.



207. Larry Cross, Rockwood, Ont.

208. Mary Eileen Bugden, Toronto, ON

209-Maili Ambre Oakville, on

210-Marilyn Liard

211-Kathryn LoPresti Toronto, Ontario, Canada

212 -Odiana Knight Toronto On

213- Diane Leber, Toronto, ON

214 John Turnbull, Toronto, On

215 Cheryl FitzGerald, Toronto, ON

216 Dave O'Sullivan, Scarborough, ON

[Odie]

great letter Mike and so true, they should be providing them with coffee.

[Richard Bell]

meh... the whole production smells like a viral marketing scheme.

Tim Horton's coffee is awful. People profess to like it, but dumping two creams (or more) and two sugars (or more) makes it palatable to much of the masses.

In truth, it's akin to battery acid. I drink it black... completely unadorned. You can taste the cheap beans when they cannot hide behind lactose and sucrose.

Instead of popping loonies and toonies into a collection box at one of the many bland and ugly Tim Horton outlets, I'll give my money to the Canadian Legion's Poppy Fund, where it will help our veterans and their families, rather than filling the coffers of a multinational megacorporation that trades on empty calories and phony nationalism.

[mikeinie]

Richard Bell;1257193 wrote: meh... the whole production smells like a viral marketing scheme.

Tim Horton's coffee is awful. People profess to like it, but dumping two creams (or more) and two sugars (or more) makes it palatable to much of the masses.

In truth, it's akin to battery acid. I drink it black... completely unadorned. You can taste the cheap beans when they cannot hide behind lactose and sucrose.

Instead of popping loonies and toonies into a collection box at one of the many bland and ugly Tim Horton outlets, I'll give my money to the Canadian Legion's Poppy Fund, where it will help our veterans and their families, rather than filling the coffers of a multinational megacorporation that trades on empty calories and phony nationalism.


Anti-Christ!!!! He is the Anti-Christ

Blasphemy : he who speaks out against the great Tim Horton and their double double coffee.... behold ye shall spend eternity in a Dunk’n Doughnut have Tim Bits shoved up your @ss. :yh_devil

[Odie]

mikeinie;1257200 wrote: Anti-Christ!!!! He is the Anti-Christ

Blasphemy : he who speaks out against the great Tim Horton and their double double coffee.... behold ye shall spend eternity in a Dunk’n Doughnut have Tim Bits shoved up your @ss. :yh_devil


:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Coffee Time is even worse.:-5:-5

[mikeinie]

Dedicated to Tim Horton's:

(slowly, with feeding)

Far across the ocean,

Far across the sea,

A faithful jelly doughnut

Is waiting just for me.

Its sugar shines with longing,

Its jelly glows with tears;

My doughnut has been waiting there

For twenty-seven years.

O faithful jelly doughnut,

I beg you don't despair!

My teeth are here in Dublin, but

My heart is with you there.

And I will cross the ocean,

And I will cross the sea,

And I will crush you to my lips.

And make you one with me.



-Dennis Lee

[Brian613]

Unfortunately, most web petitions don't work because they are impossible to control once released and continue to circulate long after their purpose is no longer valid.

However, GOOD NEWS ...

... there has been a program in place for almost two years through THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION that tries to provide a free coffee and donut to every Canadian serving on the Kandahar base every week. The Timmie's on the base in Kandahar is actually franchised to the Canadian Forces and profits are used for the benefit of the troops stationed there. Tim Horton's has already been very generous through this program. Details of the program and how you can help out are available on the Legion's national website (legion.ca) as Bulletin Board item 09-006 - ( /BB_09/09-006.htm ) - Sorry, I am not allowed to post proper URLs on this forum yet.

If you really feel passionate about this subject, check out the link and make your contribution.

- Brian

[Brian613]

By the way, in case you were suspicious, I am not associated with Tim Hortons, but I am a Legion member.

- Brian

[mikeinie]

Brian613;1257372 wrote: Unfortunately, most web petitions don't work because they are impossible to control once released and continue to circulate long after their purpose is no longer valid.

However, GOOD NEWS ...

... there has been a program in place for almost two years through THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION that tries to provide a free coffee and donut to every Canadian serving on the Kandahar base every week. The Timmie's on the base in Kandahar is actually franchised to the Canadian Forces and profits are used for the benefit of the troops stationed there. Tim Horton's has already been very generous through this program. Details of the program and how you can help out are available on the Legion's national website (legion.ca) as Bulletin Board item 09-006 - ( /BB_09/09-006.htm ) - Sorry, I am not allowed to post proper URLs on this forum yet.

If you really feel passionate about this subject, check out the link and make your contribution.

- Brian


Very Cool, thanks for letting us know. great information.