Many from Medina helped decorate Smile Cookies for Children’s Hospital

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MEDINA – Medina firefighters spent part of Tuesday morning at Tim Hortons in Medina decorating Smile Cookies in a fundraiser for the Golisano Children’s Hospital in Rochester. From left include firefighter Dustin Pahura, Fire Chief Matt Jackson and Lt. Steve Cooley.

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(Left) Silas Filippelli, son of Tim Hortons co-owner Joey Filippelli, taste tested some of the cookies. The Filippelli family owns the two Tim Hortons in Orleans County and three in the Rochester area. All five of those stores are directing their Smile Cookie proceeds to Golisano Children’s Hospital.

(Right) Brandon Clouser, a Medina police officer, assists at the window. Firefighters and other volunteers helped decorate cookies and assist with sales from 7 to 1o a.m.

The cookies are available until May 4 at $2 each with all of the proceeds going to Children’s Hospital.

 The “Smile Cookie Bakery” Team included many Tim Hortons staff and volunteers from the community.

Mayor Marguerite Sherman, center, joined the cookie brigade. She is joined by Riezel Carino, Mary Jo Polick (Medina Tim Hortons manager) and Jeni Simpson (Albion Tim Hortons manager).

This group includes Medina Police Chef Todd Draper, Orleans County Undersheriff Don Draper, Sheriff’s Investigator Devon Pahuta, Sheriff Chris Bourke, and Medina officers Miles Erickson and Brandon Clouser.