MAPLE, Ont. – Telus announced today a $100,000 donation to the Bloorview MacMillan Children’s Centre, Canada’s largest and only teaching hospital for paediatric rehabilitation.
Veteran Canadian Tour golfers joined NHL greats and Telus business customers from across Ontario in support of children as the donation was made today at the 2005 TELUS President’s Invitational Golf Tournament, which brings the telecommunication company’s top-tier customers together to thank them for their loyalty and business.
The funds will go to Bloorview’s Electronic Aids to Daily Living (EADL) program, which teams up clinical therapists with specialized engineers who craft and adapt devices that enable young people with disabilities and special needs to turn on appliances, use the telephone, and move around their living area – all facets of daily living which are the keys to greater independence and quality of life.
"Every day, our EADL teams customize technology for children and adults alike with disabilities, helping them to speak, write, interact with their peers and set their own goals for enrichment and greater independence," said Valerie McMurtry, president & CEO of Bloorview MacMillan Children’s Foundation, in the press release.
