First responders help decorate Smile cookies at Tim Hortons to benefit Children’s Hospital

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 28 April 2025 at 2:50 pm

Photos by Tom Rivers

ALBION – A group of first responders was at Tim Hortons in Albion this morning decorating “Smile” cookies with frosting.

Personnel from Mercy Flight EMS, the Albion Police Department, Orleans County Sheriff’s Office and the State Police added the frosting on the chocolate chip cookies. Volunteers from Key Bank also helped this morning.

The are $2 and will be for sale today through May 4 with all of the proceeds going to Golisano Children’s Hospital in Rochester.

Will Francis, a sergeant with the Albion Police Department, gets ready to frost a cookie. Francis worked at the Tim Hortons back in 2012 before he joined the Albion PD.

Albion police officer Chris Glogowski bought some of the Smile cookies and passed them out from the drive-through window.

Eileen Banker, chief of staff for Assemblyman Steve Hawley and the former Albion mayor, joined her grandson Landon Williams in decorating cookies this morning. Landon, 13, spent 11 days at Golisano Children’s Hospital about a year ago after having a tumor removed from his spine. He has recovered and is back to playing hockey, and even scored a goal in his first game back about two weeks ago.

Joey Filippelli, co-owner of the two Tim Hortons in Orleans County, set up three games where people could win Tim Hortons gift cards. Here, Sheriff Chris Bourke guesses the number of Timbits in the container.

Filippelli appreciates the first responders coming in to help boost the sales of the cookies to benefit Children’s Hospital.

Albion Village Trustee Tim McMurray tries to toss a Timbit in one of the cups to win a prize. The games were available in the morning today, and will be set up in medina tomorrow from 7 to 10 a.m.

These Mercy Flight staff members include, from left: Kara Bentley, Megan Amacher, John McCarthy, Matthew Reed, Ron Kingsbury, Kari Hagglund and Pam Cherry.

This group paused for a quick photo. First responders will be at the Tim Hortons in Medina on Tuesday from 7 to 10 a.m., helping to decorate the cookies. Will Francis of the Albion PD is at front left and Devon Pahuta, an investigator with the Sheriff’s Office, is at front right.