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SaskTel employees support local non-profits

SaskTel employees support local non-profits

December 21, 2016

SaskTel TelCare is made up of volunteer SaskTel employees who contribute funds through an automatic payroll deduction. SaskTel then matches those yearly totals, donating an additional 50 cents for every dollar employees raise through TelCare. Across the province, the TelCare program will contribute $291,425 to 69 Saskatchewan non-profit organizations in 2016.  To find out more please visit SaskTel TelCare.

“TelCare has become a special tradition championed by our employees for over 65 years,” said Ron Styles, SaskTel President and CEO.  “This completely voluntary program is an excellent reflection of SaskTel’s corporate culture and values, and has been embraced by our employees all over the Province.”

Estevan and district

SaskTel and employees from Estevan and district participating in TelCare, the Crown Corporation’s Employee Donation Benevolent Fund, are donating $6,750 to six organizations in 2016. The local organizations to receive support include:

  • The Arthritis Society
  • Child Find Saskatchewan
  • Choose Life Ministry
  • Estevan Day Care Co-Operative
  • Estevan Humane Society
  • United Way Estevan

Moose Jaw and district

SaskTel and employees from Moose Jaw and district participating in TelCare, the Crown Corporation’s Employee Donation Benevolent Fund, are donating $4,500 to Hunger in Moose Jaw.

North Battleford and district

SaskTel and employees from North Battleford and district participating in TelCare, the Crown Corporation’s Employee Donation Benevolent Fund, are donating $13,650 to eight organizations in 2016. The local organizations to receive support include:

  • Battlefords Humane Society
  • Battlefords United Way
  • Canadian Diabetes Association
  • Lloydminster & District SPCA
  • Lloydminster & District United Way
  • Meadow Lake & Area Early Childhood Services
  • Meadow Lake Outreach Ministries
  • Prairie Branches Enterprises

Prince Albert and district

SaskTel and employees from Prince Albert and district participating in TelCare, the Crown Corporation’s Employee Donation Benevolent Fund, are donating $17,286 to 17 organizations in 2016. The local organizations to receive support include:

  • Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan
  • Give a Little Life
  • Hope’s Home
  • Jubilation Residential Centre
  • Kidney Foundation of Canada
  • Lac La Ronge Food Bank
  • Lupus SK Society
  • Maude Burke Elementary School
  • Nipawin & District Donors Choice Combined Appeal
  • Prince Albert & District Community Service Centre
  • Prince Albert Children’s Haven
  • Prince Albert Literacy Network
  • Reynolds Central School
  • Royal Canadian Legion
  • Scleroderma Association of Saskatchewan
  • Shellbrook Kinsmen Club
  • Star City School

Regina and district

SaskTel and employees from Regina and district participating in TelCare, the Crown Corporation’s Employee Donation Benevolent Fund, are donating $143,714 to 24 organizations in 2016. The local organizations to receive support include:

  • Allan Blair Cancer Centre
  • Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan
  • The Arthritis Society
  • Autism Resource Centre
  • Canadian Diabetes Association
  • Canadian Mental Health Association
  • Child Find Saskatchewan
  • Chris Knox Foundation
  • Crohn’s & Colitis Canada
  • Cystic Fibrosis Canada
  • Hospitals of Regina Foundation
  • Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
  • Kidney Foundation of Canada
  • Lung Association of Saskatchewan
  • Mothers Against Drunk Driving
  • Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
  • North Central Family Center
  • Oxford House Society of Regina
  • Regina Humane Society
  • Royal Canadian Legion
  • Saskatchewan Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services
  • Saskatchewan Down Syndrome Society
  • Teddy Bears Anonymous
  • United Way Regina

Saskatoon and district

SaskTel and employees from Saskatoon and district participating in TelCare, the Crown Corporation’s Employee Donation Benevolent Fund, are donating $83,400 to 18 organizations in 2016. The local organizations to receive support include:

  • Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan
  • Breakfast for Learning
  • Canadian Diabetes Association
  • Care & Share Saskatoon
  • Child Find Saskatchewan
  • Crohn’s & Colitis Canada
  • Cystic Fibrosis Canada
  • Dystonia North Sask
  • Hemophilia Saskatchewan
  • Humboldt District Hospital Foundation
  • Kidney Foundation of Canada
  • Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
  • Muscular Dystrophy Canada
  • Royal Canadian Legion
  • Saskatchewan Cerebral Palsy Association
  • Saskatoon Salvation Army Community Services
  • Teddy Bears Anonymous
  • United Way Saskatoon & Area

Swift Current and district

SaskTel and employees from Swift Current and district participating in TelCare, the Crown Corporation’s Employee Donation Benevolent Fund, are donating $9,450 to nine organizations in 2016. The local organizations to receive support include:

  • Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan
  • The Arthritis Society
  • Canadian Diabetes Association
  • Canadian Mental Health Association
  • Kidney Foundation of Canada
  • Salvation Army – Swift Current
  • The Saskatchewan Abilities Council
  • Southwest Crisis Services
  • Swift Current SPCA

Weyburn and district

SaskTel and employees from Weyburn and district participating in TelCare, the Crown Corporation’s Employee Donation Benevolent Fund, are donating $4,125 to five organizations in 2016. The local organizations to receive support include:

  • Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan
  • Canadian Diabetes Association
  • Kidney Foundation of Canada
  • Weyburn & District United Way
  • Weyburn Humane Society

Yorkton and district

SaskTel and employees from Yorkton and district participating in TelCare, the Crown Corporation’s Employee Donation Benevolent Fund, are donating $8,550 to two organizations in 2016. The local organizations to receive support include:

  • Parkland Therapeutic Riding Association
  • Yorkton SPCA


About SaskTel

SaskTel is the leading Information and Communications Technology (ICT) provider in Saskatchewan, with over $1.2 billion in annual revenue and approximately 1.4 million customer connections including 617,000 wireless accesses, 395,000 wireline network accesses, 272,000 Internet accesses and over 110,000 maxTV™ subscribers. SaskTel and its wholly-owned subsidiaries offer a wide range of ICT products and services including competitive voice, data and Internet services, wireless data services, maxTV services, data centre services, cloud-based services, security monitoring services, advertising services, and international software and consulting services. SaskTel and its wholly-owned subsidiaries have a workforce of approximately 4,000 full-time equivalent employees (FTEs). Visit SaskTel at sasktel.com.

For media inquiries, please contact:

Emily McNair, SaskTel External Communications Manager
Phone: 306-777-4548
Email: emily.mcnair@sasktel.com