giving, for today and tomorrow

At TELUS, we give where we live. Through a wide range of leading philanthropic programs, we are making a positive difference in the communities where we live and work. Our efforts focus on supporting arts and culture, education and sport, and health and well-being in our environment in ways that benefit youth or showcase the innovative use of technology.

giving, at the local level

Since 2005, TELUS Community Boards have donated $11.5 million to grassroots and local charities in Canada. With the launch of the TELUS Victoria Community Board in May 2007, we now have eight boards across Canada including Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Rimouski.

Our community boards are part of a national philanthropic program that strives to ensure money gets to the people who need it most. The boards consist of distinguished community leaders who provide local insight and inspiration to ensure our local funding creates the most impact. Charitable organizations can apply for funding at telus.com/community.

giving, to help kids with diabetes

In October, TELUS announced a $1.2 million, three-year partnership with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) to fund Canadian-based research seeking a cure for juvenile diabetes. This partnership enables TELUS to apply leading healthcare technology - remote patient monitoring solutions - to improve the quality of life for people with diabetes.

In addition, TELUS announced a three-year national title sponsorship of the TELUS Walk to Cure Diabetes, JDRF's primary fundraising event. The walk will be held in three cities and is expected to raise close to $7 million in 2008.

giving, on one special day

On Saturday, September 29, more than 6,000 team members, alumni, friends and family rallied together across Canada to volunteer on the second TELUS Day of Service. On this day, team members contributed their time, expertise and resources to more than 175 group activities in 25 communities across the country. Collectively, we volunteered more than 18,000 hours.

In November, we expanded the program to TELUS International Philippines, our overseas call centre operation, where 350 team members in Manila volunteered with Gawad Kalinga, an organization similar to Habitat for Humanity, to build new homes in an impoverished village.

Team members also got involved by:

• Donating, packing and sorting 100,000 pounds of food - the equivalent of feeding more than 3,500 people
• Preparing 750 meals for the hungry and homeless
• Teaching 275 underprivileged children soccer skills
• Planting 2,500 trees in more than 15 park locations
• Cleaning 6,500 toys.

giving, through our team's generosity

TELUS team members share a deep commitment to making a meaningful difference and building strong communities for today and tomorrow.

Through the TELUS Dollars for Dollars charitable giving program, team members and alumni donate funds to Canadian charities of their choice, which TELUS then matches dollar for dollar. As one of the most generous corporate charitable giving programs in Canada, based on the latest campaign, TELUS and team members will donate $5.3 million to more than 2,900 Canadian charities in 2008.

TELUS Dollars for Fundraisers matches up to $500 of personal pledges or $5,000 of team pledges when employees participate in a fundraising event such as a walk, run or relay race for a registered charitable organization. Through the fundraising efforts of team members plus the TELUS match, more than $835,000 was given to charity from this new program.

The annual TELUS Dollars for Doers program recognizes team members' volunteer efforts. In 2007, TELUS donated $507,000 to Canadian charities in recognition of the 3,100 team members and alumni who volunteered more than 50 hours of their time.

we give where we live

The spirit of generous giving has a long history at TELUS. Since 2000, TELUS, our team members and alumni have contributed $113 million to charitable and not-forprofit organizations across Canada. Collectively, our team members and alumni have volunteered more than 2.1 million hours of their time since 2000.

giving, through social responsibility

TELUS is dedicated to achieving long-term sustainable growth. Our triple bottom line approach to business balances economic growth with a diligent focus on environmental and social goals.

For the seventh consecutive year, the Dow Jones Sustainability Index ranked TELUS among the world's top economic, environmental and social leaders. Once again, TELUS is the only North American telecommunications company and one of just 10 Canadian businesses across all sectors included in the global index.

In July, TELUS was recognized as one of the best corporate citizens in Canada by Corporate Knights, a Canadian-based organization specializing in corporate social responsibility. In May, TELUS was also named one of Alberta's Most Respected Corporations by Alberta Venture magazine, as readers voted TELUS first in the Business Services category.

Visit telus.com/csr for more information on our commitment to being a good corporate citizen.