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Get smart, give smart: TELUS supports Atlantic Canada Boys and Girls Clubs with new Smartphone donation campaign

From April 1 to June 30, a portion of Smartphone sales supports Atlantic Canada kids

Halifax, N.S., – TELUS today announced its further commitment to helping at-risk youth across the Atlantic Canada provinces with a new campaign to raise money for the 31 Boys and Girls Clubs in Atlantic Canada.

From April 1 to June 30, TELUS will donate $25 from the sale of every Smartphone sold in Atlantic Canada to the local chapters of Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada.

“Each community faces different needs with regards to youth, so this channeled regional support from TELUS is really going to make a difference for our programs and the youth we serve in Atlantic Canada,” said Pam Jolliffe, President and CEO, Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada. “With the help of TELUS and their customers we can extend the reach of the hands we lend to youth dealing with issues like abuse, addiction, poverty, teen pregnancy. “

“Our ‘get smart, give smart' campaign is a wonderful opportunity for TELUS and our customers to give where we live by supporting an important cause in Atlantic Canada,” said Darren Entwistle, President and CEO, TELUS. “The Boys and Girls Clubs in Atlantic Canada are making tremendous strides in reaching out to at-risk children and youth through healthy physical, education and social development programs that are tailored to meet the specific needs of each community.”

Boys and Girls Clubs in Atlantic Canada offer children, from pre-school to young adulthood, a safe place to channel their energies into positive, challenging activities that encourage personal growth, learning, community involvement and healthy living. The Clubs provide services to young people and families in high-need communities where many children are considered to be at-risk.

Today's announcement follows on the heels of yesterday's inauguration of the TELUS Atlantic Canada Community Board which will donate $300,000 to local charitable organizations in Atlantic Canada this year.

TELUS expects to contribute more than $700,000 to Atlantic Canada communities this year, through various local community investment initiatives including the new community board.

The TELUS Atlantic Canada Community Board is part of a national philanthropic program that includes eight other TELUS community boards across Canada. Since their inception in 2005, the TELUS Community Boards have allocated $16.9 million to local charities, supporting 1,205 community projects.

About TELUS
TELUS (TSX: T, T.A; NYSE: TU) is a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, with $9.7 billion of annual revenue and 11.6 million customer connections including 6.1 million wireless subscribers, 4.2 million wireline network access lines and 1.2 million Internet subscribers. Led since 2000 by President and CEO, Darren Entwistle, TELUS provides a wide range of communications products and services including data, Internet protocol (IP), voice, entertainment and video. In support of our philosophy to give where we live, TELUS, our team members and retirees have contributed $135 million to charitable and not-for-profit organizations and volunteered more than 2.6 million hours of service to local communities since 2000. Nine TELUS Community Boards across Canada lead our local philanthropic initiatives. For more information about TELUS, please visit telus.com.

About Boys and Girls Clubs
Boys and Girls Clubs in Atlantic Canada exist to support the healthy physical, educational and social development of thousands of young people and their families each year. Clubs offer opportunities to gain healthy behaviours, academic success, technology learning, life and leadership skills, and more, after-school and at other times when children are not in school. Many Clubs also provide nutritious snacks and meals, emergency shelter, family support programs and other supports to children, youth and families at risk. The Atlantic Clubs are members of Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada, a national movement of Clubs with 700 community locations, currently serving 200,000 children and youth. Boys and Girls Clubs have been helping young Canadians to discover, develop and achieve their potential, for over 100 years. To learn more, visit www.bgccan.com.

For more information, please contact:
Chris Gerritsen
TELUS Media Relations
Tel: (403) 530-4919
chris.gerritsen@telus.com

Stephanie Simonsen
Regional Director
Boys and Girls Clubs of Nova Scotia
902-895-0358
sabs@tru.eastlink.ca