An email being shared on social media claiming Tim Hortons Camps requires campers to be fully vaccinated to register is causing an uproar throughout Canada. .Mark Friesen posted a video to his 40.6 thousand Twitter followers on Friday calling out Tim Hortons for its vaccination policy at its camps. Friesen, from Saskatoon, SK, calls himself a "social media influencer" and a "Canadian Nationalist and Patriot" on his profile. ."Make this viral and let's force Tim's to change their policy," Friesen said in his tweet calling it "disgusting" that Tim Hortons is "discriminating" against unvaccinated children in his video..Friesen said he has supported Tim Hortons Camp Day for as long as he can remember, but said he "will never buy another item from Tim Hortons" unless it changes its policy. .Camp Day is an annual fundraiser held at Tim Hortons restaurants since its inaugural year in 1987. For 24 hours, proceeds from the purchase of coffee and other drinks goes to support Tim Hortons Camps. This year, Tim Hortons Camp Day lands on July 13. .The news was also shared by David Brown on Twitter with a screen shot of an email allegedly from a Tim Hortons Camps registrar with a highlighted section in a list of guidelines that must be met for a child to attend. ."The camper is COVID-19 fully vaccinated (or will be fully vaccinated 14 days prior to their camp visit)," the email said encouraging parents to contact the registration coordinator directly with any questions. .The email includes the contact information of Registration Coordinator Jon Kropf. .The Western Standard attempted to contact Kropf for comment, but was unable to reach him. .Since the weekend, parents have responded with outrage to the policy with calls for a boycott of Tim Hortons Camps creating a trend for the hashtag #BoycottTimHortons on Twitter.. Will you boycott Tim Hortons?With the news Tim Hortons is requiring children to be fully vaccinated to attend its camps, will you boycott the coffee chain? .Although some comments on the posts defend the policy saying many of the kids attending Tim Hortons Camps are "vulnerable," many have responded negatively saying they will no longer support the chain. .As of November 2021, Canada approved the vaccination of children ages five to 11 with the Pfizer vaccine, followed by approval of Moderna's vaccine in March. .According to the Tim Hortons Foundation Camps website, its mission is to "help youth from underserved communities achieve their full potential" and claims to "build hope and opportunity." ."Tim Hortons Foundation Camps is committed to helping youth from underserved communities achieve their full potential," said the website. .The Western Standard also contacted Tim Hortons Foundation Camps for comment but did not hear back in time for publishing.
