MAPLE, Ontario, Canada -- Veteran Canadian Tour golfers joined NHL greats and TELUS business customers from across Ontario in support of children with disabilities today as TELUS announced a $100,000 donation to Bloorview MacMillan Children's Centre, Canada's largest and only teaching hospital for paediatric rehabilitation.
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.
Joe Natale, President of TELUS Business Solutions, said, "At TELUS, we know that the innovative use of technology can change lives. That belief comes alive in the EADL Program. The Bloorview MacMillan Children's Centre has a relentless dedication to making the world a better place for children and their families. TELUS is dedicated to supporting the communities in which we live, work and serve and we're honoured to make this contribution to a truly magical, inspired institution."
McMurtry added, "For more than 100 years, Bloorview MacMillan has been out in front of the charge to make Canada a more inclusive society with programs like Electronic Aids to Daily Living. We're building a new $101 million world class healthcare centre this year to reach more children with disabilities than ever before, and we're doing it thanks to the generosity of corporate leaders like TELUS."
TELUS is a proud supporter of our communities.
TELUS is committed to becoming Canada's premier corporate citizen. In 2004, TELUS contributed $10 million of financial and in-kind assistance to educational, health, arts and charitable organizations across Canada. In addition, TELUS and our team members have contributed more than $54 million through the last five years to a wide range of charitable organizations across Canada. To find out how TELUS is helping to create a friendlier future in your community, visit us online at telus.com/community.
For more information on Bloorview MacMillan, please visit www.BloorviewMacMillan.on.ca
For further information:
Allison Vale
TELUS
(416) 629-6425
Allison.Vale@telus.com
or
Kirk LeMessurier
Bloorview MacMillan Children's Foundation
T (416) 424-3812, C (416) 873-0042,
klemessurier@bloorviewmacmillan.on.ca
