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Summary

The website content introduces the January Monthly Challenge "Hometown Pride" for the Six Word Photo Story Challenge, invites submissions, and provides insights into the Tim Hortons franchise's history and significance in Canada, along with highlighting the editor Mary Chang's new fitness series.

Abstract

The "Tim Hortons Best in Snow" article on the website focuses on the January Six Word Photo Story Challenge with the theme "Hometown Pride," encouraging participants to capture their local pride in a single photograph and accompany it with a six-word story. The challenge is led by Sandi Parsons and supported by co-editors. The piece also shares interesting trivia about Tim Hortons, a beloved Canadian coffee and donut chain, noting its widespread presence across 957 Canadian cities and its founding by hockey player Tim Horton. Additionally, the article introduces Mary Chang, the editor of the "Six Word Photo Story Challenge" publication, who is also launching a new series titled "The Fun & Funny Fitness Bitch," which will document her fitness journey and offer tips and insights.

Opinions

  • The article expresses admiration for Tim Hortons as a symbol of Canadian culture, emphasizing its extensive reach and historical significance.
  • The challenge itself is seen as a creative way to inspire community engagement and personal expression through photography and succinct storytelling.
  • Mary Chang's enthusiasm for fitness and her commitment to inspiring others is evident in her self-mantra "Try, Mary, Try!" and her initiative to share her experiences through her new series.
  • The co-editors, Sandi Parsons and Vidya Sury, are acknowledged with gratitude for their contributions to the challenge, indicating a collaborative and supportive editorial team.
  • The optional nature of the backstory in the Six Word Photo Story Challenge suggests a flexible approach to the creative process, allowing participants to focus on the essence of their stories.
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Photography, Hometown Pride| Sandi’s January Prompt

Tim Hortons Best in Snow

January Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Hometown Pride”

Love snow play with hot chocolate.

Fun Canadian Facts: Did you know that there is a Tim Hortons in 957 cities in Canada? Tim Horton, a Toronto Maple Leafs’ defenseman (1930–74) founded the business with Jim Charade, a Montreal businessman. Horton had four daughters — the girls were represented by the four donuts in their original logo.

We’re open for submissions and invite you to submit to the January Monthly Challenge “Hometown Pride” led by Sandi Parsons.

Sometimes you need a different perspective to see things in a new way. That’s the concept of Six Word Photo Story Challenge. Can you tell a story in six words inspired by a photo taken by yourself? Backstory, optional.

Visit the Submission Guidelines to request to be added as a writer and submit to the publication.

With gratitude to Sandi Parsons and Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles, my awesome co-editors, for helping with submissions this month.

About the writer

Mary Chang is the editor of the Six Word Photo Story Challenge publication. She’s also a writer, parent, and fitness enthusiast and loves creating monthly challenges. Her self-mantra is “Try, Mary, Try!” and she believes that if she can do it — it may inspire others to try too.

Check out Mary’s new series, “The Fun & Funny Fitness Bitch!” She’s putting together her fitness adventures and experiences over the past four years into a series for 2023. About once a week, she’ll publish an article that offers either a quick tip, advice, or insight into the various challenges she’s embraced and how she dealt with her self-doubt and fears, or she’ll chat about her current fitness escapades.

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