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Ottawa community board

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The TELUS Ottawa Community Board was officially launched in September 2005 by TELUS President and CEO Darren Entwistle.  This enthusiastic board, led by Janet Yale, allocates funding to innovative programs which involve youth and/or technology in Ottawa.  In 2008, its annual donation budget is $600,000.  Charitable organizations whose focus is in the areas of arts and culture, education and sport, or health and well-being in our environment are invited to apply using our online application form.

The following are examples of programs that the Ottawa board has funded in our focus areas:

• DanceONTour School Outreach Program is an interactive dance education program, recognized as an integration of Ontario's dance, theatre, visual arts and physical education curricula. It has three components. First, there is a visit by The School of Dance to a host school. Second, the host school visits The School of Dance for a more in-depth look into the world of an artist. And third, training is made available for Ontario teachers with workshops in ballet, modern dance, jazz dance and/or the creative process.
• Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa is home to one of the world's largest and finest natural history collections. In June 2006, TELUS funded a pilot project to develop interactive teaching modules that will be teleconferenced into Ottawa schools. These lessons will be connected to a new permanent exhibit at the museum and allow participating classes to interact live with experts from the museum's research labs and collection facilities.
• Ottawa Community Immigration Services Organization - through this organization, TELUS is funding the Youth Leadership Development program offered by Jaku Konbit, a community group for new African and Caribbean immigrants. Jaku Konbit has brought in experts from various fields to provide culturally relevant programming and training for youth aged five to 18. Areas of activity include reading and literacy, a science and computer club, creative writing, arts, health and fitness, and youth leadership. Community leaders also work with the youth as volunteer mentors.