In 1967, Horton partnered with investor Ron Joyce, who assumed control over operations after Horton died in 1974. The company was founded in 1964 in Hamilton, Ontario, by Canadian hockey player Tim Horton (1930–1974) and Jim Charade (1934–2009), after an initial venture in hamburger restaurants. It is Canada's largest quick-service restaurant chain, with 4,949 restaurants in 15 countries as of March 2, 2022. Based in Toronto, Tim Hortons serves coffee, doughnuts, and other fast food items. Tim Hortons Inc., commonly nicknamed Tim's, or Timmie's is a Canadian multinational fast food restaurant chain. “It’s been an amazing adventure and we’ll continue to do it as long as I’m alive and see where it goes,” Thomas-Fuller said.Restaurant Brands International (2014–present) Now, with the continuation of the nonprofit’s work reaching its third decade, it looks like the Love Life Foundation remains poised for even more years of service to the local community. She explained that one of the store’s recent initiatives last year, McKinney Kind, benefitted the nonprofit Community Lifeline Center in the city by donating the sales of any items branded “McKinney Kind” to the center. The market sells Love Life Foundation merchandise as well as products like McKinney-branded items and puts most of the profits back into the Foundation itself, Thomas-Fuller said. She sees the market as a place where local individuals can go to directly explain needs that the foundation can help with.
“It’s an opportunity for us to all year ‘round be able to tell people about what we do,” Thomas-Fuller said of the market.
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The foundation is also planning a chili cookoff in October and its breakfast with Santa events designed to help give families a free way to make holiday memories in December as well as a continuation of events and initiatives through the Love Life Market, a physical touchpoint for the Foundation’s community outreach efforts. “I really believe in us working together,” Thomas-Fuller said of the Love Life Foundation’s partnerships with other local non-profits. The pantry, a nonprofit that provides food items and daily life essentials to those in need in Collin County, is one of the many nonprofits the Love Life Foundation has partnered with throughout the years. A “Foodstock” event providing non-perishable food items to the McKinney Little Free Pantry on September 16 and 17 is currently slated to follow this weekend’s back to school event. The celebration is just one of the highlights on the foundation’s schedule for the remainder of the year.
“Thirty years later, here we are with the Love Life Foundation having helped (provide) probably close to two-and-a-half million dollars in donations and in-kind services,” Thomas-Fuller said explaining that the foundation is also planning to bring together some of its original members to celebrate the milestone in November. Thomas-Fuller explained that the foundation began in 1992 when she and her husband, McKinney Mayor George Fuller, started an event to “help out a home for unwed mothers and to bring them supplies and needs” during the holiday season.
It’s just one of the community support events on the calendar during the Love Life Foundation’s 30th year of operation.
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