{"id":3275,"date":"2014-12-27T07:40:14","date_gmt":"2014-12-27T15:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ittakesballstoknit.com\/?p=3275"},"modified":"2014-12-27T07:40:14","modified_gmt":"2014-12-27T15:40:14","slug":"close-knit-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ittakesballstoknit.com\/?p=3275","title":{"rendered":"Close Knit Community &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It seems the holiday spirit is alive and well at Tim Horton&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p>Tim Horton was a hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs (most notably) for 22 seasons in the NHL. Knowing his career wouldn&#8217;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&#8217;s is a national landmark and is growing in visibility in the United States.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ittakesballstoknit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/media-kit-tim-horton-3-162x106.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3276\" src=\"https:\/\/ittakesballstoknit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/media-kit-tim-horton-3-162x106.jpg\" alt=\"media-kit-tim-horton-3-162x106\" width=\"162\" height=\"106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ittakesballstoknit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/media-kit-tim-horton-3-162x106.jpg 162w, https:\/\/ittakesballstoknit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/media-kit-tim-horton-3-162x106-96x63.jpg 96w, https:\/\/ittakesballstoknit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/media-kit-tim-horton-3-162x106-38x25.jpg 38w, https:\/\/ittakesballstoknit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/media-kit-tim-horton-3-162x106-128x84.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 162px) 100vw, 162px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;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&#8217;s the video &#8230;<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BAHGtpeUZis\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The bombing went up overnight although I&#8217;m sure took months to plan and complete. It was a complete surprise to everyone, even the employees! I wonder if those &#8220;other&#8221; guys will do something like this. In Detroit perhaps? \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>Happy Holidays!<\/p>\n<p>Hugzzz \ud83d\ude0e<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It seems the holiday spirit is alive and well at Tim Horton&#8217;s here in Canada. 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