Telus picks up employees' charitable contributions for 2005

VANCOUVER - In lieu of Telus' Employee Charitable Giving Campaign (ECGC) for 2005, Telus Communications has decided to provide 100% of this year's funding, $2 million.Funding is normally provided through the annual campaign, which encourages employees and retirees to make charitable contributions that are matched by Telus dollar for dollar. For 2005, the company will provide all of the funding. Last year, as part of the 2004 ECGC, Telus employees and retirees donated $1 million, which was matched by the company for a total of $2 million that was disbursed to charities in communities across Canada. However, because of this...