It seems the holiday spirit is alive and well at Tim Horton’s here in Canada. The company did all it could to help warm up Fort Frances, Ontario, and knit an entire community together in the process.
Tim Horton was a hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs (most notably) for 22 seasons in the NHL. Knowing his career wouldn’t last forever, he opened up a coffee/doughnut shop in Hamilton in 1964. Unfortunately for Tim, he would never see the huge success of his chain, as he died in a car crash in 1974. At the time there were 40 stores, but now Tim Horton’s is a national landmark and is growing in visibility in the United States.
This year, the company decided to do a yarn bombing of its store in Fort Frances Ontario, where temperatures average about -15 C (5 F) for the winter. The bombing included trees, benches, fire hydrants and more. All of the bombed articles were connected with red yarn which lead to a Tim Horton’s store that had been completely bombed with yarn! The interior (even the floor) was covered and the roof was adorned with a hat and scarf. Here’s the video …
The bombing went up overnight although I’m sure took months to plan and complete. It was a complete surprise to everyone, even the employees! I wonder if those “other” guys will do something like this. In Detroit perhaps? 😉
Happy Holidays!
Hugzzz 😎
