Roll Up the Rim - The Finale
In which a decision is finally made. I hope the winner's father keeps his promise to share some with the other girl's family, as it would truly be the high road.
Finders, keepers: Tim Hortons puts a lid on cup contest controversy
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Finders, keepers: Tim Hortons puts a lid on cup contest controversy
Last Updated Wed, 19 Apr 2006 11:37:41 EDT
CBC News
Tim Hortons says the case is closed.
The iconic Canadian coffee and doughnut chain has decided that a 10-year-old girl in Montreal who won a car last month in its "Roll up the Rim" contest is the rightful owner, even though she got help from a friend.
"All the rules and regulations were followed," said Diane Slopek-Weber, Tim Hortons director of corporate communications.
"The little girl's parents will get the car."
The trouble began brewing on March 6 when the 10-year-old girl found a Tim Hortons coffee cup in a garbage can in her school.
Asked for help
She enlisted the help of a 12-year-old girl to roll up the cup's rim.
They discovered the cup had earned a prize of a Toyota RAV 4.
The girls' families have been bickering ever since over who should get the vehicle and whether the second girl should be entitled to a half share of the prize.
* FROM MARCH 10: Lawyer wants DNA test on 'Roll up the Rim' cup
The case became even more complicated when a school custodian came forward saying he was the one who threw away the cup in the first place.
But, Tim Hortons says it has decided that the proper thing to do is to give the prize to the 10-year-old girl's family.
Copyright ©2006 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - All Rights Reserved
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2006/04/19/hortons-cup-060419.html
Finders, keepers: Tim Hortons puts a lid on cup contest controversy
C B C . C A N e w s - F u l l S t o r y :
Finders, keepers: Tim Hortons puts a lid on cup contest controversy
Last Updated Wed, 19 Apr 2006 11:37:41 EDT
CBC News
Tim Hortons says the case is closed.
The iconic Canadian coffee and doughnut chain has decided that a 10-year-old girl in Montreal who won a car last month in its "Roll up the Rim" contest is the rightful owner, even though she got help from a friend.
"All the rules and regulations were followed," said Diane Slopek-Weber, Tim Hortons director of corporate communications.
"The little girl's parents will get the car."
The trouble began brewing on March 6 when the 10-year-old girl found a Tim Hortons coffee cup in a garbage can in her school.
Asked for help
She enlisted the help of a 12-year-old girl to roll up the cup's rim.
They discovered the cup had earned a prize of a Toyota RAV 4.
The girls' families have been bickering ever since over who should get the vehicle and whether the second girl should be entitled to a half share of the prize.
* FROM MARCH 10: Lawyer wants DNA test on 'Roll up the Rim' cup
The case became even more complicated when a school custodian came forward saying he was the one who threw away the cup in the first place.
But, Tim Hortons says it has decided that the proper thing to do is to give the prize to the 10-year-old girl's family.
Copyright ©2006 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - All Rights Reserved
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2006/04/19/hortons-cup-060419.html