VANCOUVER – More than 15,000 Telus employees, retirees, friends and family members across Canada will participate in some 700 activities in 36 communities across Canada on May 31, during the ninth annual Telus Day of Giving.
Participants will volunteer more than 45,000 hours with local community organizations from Victoria, BC to St. John's, NL. By embracing it’s ‘Give Where We Live’ philosophy, Telus employees and retirees have contributed more than $350 million to charitable and not-for-profit organizations and volunteered 5.4 million hours of service to local communities since 2000.
Activities planned for this year include clean, paint and garden at Canuck Place Children's Hospice in Vancouver; serve food and refreshments to the clients of The Ottawa Mission during a community BBQ; support the Salvation Army's spring cleaning efforts in Fredericton; and help build and landscape a park outside the Northwest Territories SPCA facility where families can walk, play and get to know their new puppy.
“At Telus, we believe it is our responsibility to help build strong, healthy, sustainable communities, and aid our fellow citizens in need”, said executive chair Darren Entwistle, in the news release. “Telus Day of Giving is just one way Telus team members, retirees and our families continue to embody our deeply rooted community giving philosophy: We give where we live."
