VANCOUVER – Telus’ 13th annual Days of Giving kicked off this week.
More than 34,000 Telus team members, retirees, family and friends will volunteer at 2,000 activities this year “to help create healthier, stronger and more sustainable communities across Canada and around the world,” says the company’s release.
Volunteer activities include shoreline cleanups, sorting food at food banks, reading to young students, donating blood, refurbishing shelters and planting trees. Through Telus Days of Giving, the company hopes to inspire Canadians to give back and share their acts of kindness on social media with the hashtag #GiveWhereWeLive.
Telus International team members in nine countries also volunteer, including building homes in Romania, constructing a health clinic in Guatemala, developing a youth centre in El Salvador, planting gardens in Bulgaria and renovating schools in the Philippines.
“Telus Days of Giving is an authentic representation of our team members’ devotion to giving back,” said Jill Schnarr, vice-president of corporate citizenship. “Our team members and retirees are making positive social impacts in our local communities year round. We are proud of their compassionate efforts to give where they live.”
Telus and its team members and retirees have contributed more than $525 million and volunteered 8.7 million hours in support of Canadian charities and grassroots organizations since 2000. In 2017 alone, the Telus team volunteered one million hours in celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday.
