More than 1860 TELUS team members, alumni, family and friends volunteered over 6,250 hours in Toronto region. As a result:
- more than 1050 saplings were planted, 16 bags of garbage were collected and 26 yards of multch was laid in Ajax
- 300 team captain kits, 250 luminaries were assembled and filed and 50 residential canvass kits were sorted for the Canadian Cancer Society in Oshawa
- over 1150 trees and shrubs were planted at te Bramptom Mimico Creek in Brampton and at Bob Hunter Memorial Park in Markham
- 200 comfort kits for the needy were assembled
Team Journal
The triathlon for Scarborough Boys and Girls Club was such a great event for children in our community! Our Toronto TELUS team demonstrated strong spirited teamwork throughout the day and felt honoured to be invited to help run the event. We were extremely lucky to have both Rob Durham, SVP of Client Operations and Rita Burak, Chair of the TELUS Toronto Community Board in attendance. We’re now thinking of how we can help make it bigger and better next year!” (Scarbourgh Boys and Girls Club)
Carley Brandon, TELUS team member
Everybody was working hard and they all had smiles on their faces. This must be the effect of giving back to our community. (Humber Flats EcoPark)
Alejandro Goncalves, TELUS team member
A big thank you goes out to all the enthusiastic team members and their friends and families who came out to help clean up E.T. Seton park. The event was a great success as over 300 trees were planted and countless bags of garbage were removed from the walking and biking trails of the park helping restore the park’s natural beauty. (Seton Park)
Emily Tombs, TELUS team member
The activity was very successful. We all had a great time and the site coordinators were very pleased with everything we accomplished.
It’s such a wonderful feeling that we’re able to give back to our community and make a difference through participating in these type of events.
I’m looking forward to TELUS Day of Service in 2009. (Coledale YMCA)
Anonymous, TELUS team member
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Charity Journal
Hopefully you and your families found the event fun and rewarding --- your attendance sets a great example for others.
Thanks again for your participation and remember to 'give where we live' through out the year through any of the TELUS Team Cares programs like the Dollars for Dollars, Dollars for Doers and Dollars for Fundraisers.
Ed Bilewicz, TELUS Team Cares Ambassador
Councillor John Parker and the Natural Environment and Community Programs section of the City of Toronto would like to sincerely thank all the TELUS staff who attended our event at E.T. Seton Park on Saturday May 31. The event was a great success! Telus volunteers, along with other community members planted 250 trees and picked up an 6100 lbs of garbage from the ravine.
We were impressed by the enthusiastic turn out and the hard work put in by the Telus volunteers. You made a big difference to the park and to the community that it serves. Your demonstration of commitment is very much appreciated.
Claire Robinson, Naturalization Specialist, Don Valley Brick Works
I would like to thank the very kind staff of TELUS for all their help on Saturday, May 31st, 2008 for the Telus Day of Service.
We at Coledale YMCA Child Care Centre had a fantastic time. We met new people and together we managed to beautify the grounds at the YMCA as well as Coledale Public School.
Your volunteers weeded, washed, oiled, dug, planted, cleaned windows, and laid grass in a way that we would never have been able to do by ourselves.
We are so grateful. What teamwork! Please feel free to visit or volunteer again.
Jennie Artinian, Director, Coledale YMCA
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