Tim Hortons in Vernon (Vernon Matters file photo)

By Pete McIntyre

Tim Hortons

Local wins car in Roll Up the Rim

May 24, 2023 | 4:45 PM

An Armstrong resident’s loyalty to Tim Hortons has paid off in a big way.

Marty Eckert has won a new car in the restaurant’s Roll Up The Rim contest.

“I was just sitting on the couch, looking on my [Tim Hortons] app. I had 16 Roll-ups to do, so I started doing them. I won a few coffee, and on the very last roll, I won the car,” Eckert told Vernon Matters.

Eckert, a sheet metal worker, won a 2023 Volkswagon Taos, which will be supplied by Vernon Volkswagen.

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“I couldn’t believe it,” he laughed. I thought it was a joke. I had to ask my wife if it was real.”

Eckert, who says he goes to Tim Hortons at least two times a day, will be presented with the car at the Armstrong Tim Hortons on May 31.

Volkswagen Taos from Vernon Volkswagen that will be presented to Marty Eckert May 31 for winning Roll Up The Rim. (Vernon Volkswagen photo)