Telus donates 14,000 backpacks to kids in need

OTTAWA – Telus announced today it is donating 14,000 backpacks filled with school supplies to kids in need through its annual Kits for Kids program. Since 2006, Kits for Kids has provided 180,000 free backpacks full of supplies to vulnerable kids around the country. This year’s backpacks include “a pencil case, colouring pencils, pencils, pens, erasers, a flexible ruler, exercise books, loose-leaf papers, and a TELUS Wise insert with tips and resources to help kids be safer online,” a press release says. “As families across the country begin a new school year, many find themselves struggling with the financial challenges...