SaskTel has announced that TelCare, the company鈥檚 employee-driven charitable donation program, contributed just over $259,000 to more than 75 locally-operated charities in Saskatchewan in 2018.
The funds were gathered via donations made directly by employees through a voluntary payroll deduction that saw them raise $172,000 over the course of 2018. The remaining $86,000 was raised as part of SaskTel鈥檚 annual pledge to support its employees鈥� acts of charity by donating an additional $0.50 for every $1 donated through TelCare.
鈥淚t never ceases to amaze me how giving the people in this province can be,鈥� said Don Morgan, minister responsible for SaskTel. 鈥淲ith the fantastic amount of money raised through TelCare each year, the employees over at SaskTel continue to show how a little generosity can make a big difference in our communities.鈥�
SaskTel and TelCare members in the Estevan area donated a total of $6,600 to six charities in 2018. The charitable organizations selected to receive support by the local TelCare membership are: the Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan, Child Find Saskatchewan, Choose Life Ministry, the Estevan Humane Society, the United Way Estevan, and the Pure Energy Early Learning Centre and Estevan Day Care Co-operative.
Just like SaskTel, the TelCare program is provincial in reach but with a truly local focus. The program is operated by employee volunteers in nine districts: Estevan, Weyburn, Moose Jaw, Yorkton, North Battleford, Prince Albert, Swift Current, Regina and Saskatoon.
At the end of each calendar year, employees from each district vote to determine the charitable organizations they would like to support as well as how they would like to distribute the funds raised within their district.
鈥淭he fantastic amount raised by our employees across the province speaks to the wonderful culture we have here at SaskTel,鈥� said Doug Burnett, SaskTel acting president and CEO. 鈥淲e strongly believe in supporting Saskatchewan communities in every way we can, and TelCare offers everyone working at SaskTel another way they can help us do just that.鈥�
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