SaskTel and employees from Yorkton & District participating in TelCare, the Crown Corporation’s Employee Donation Benevolent Fund, are donating $7,800 to four organizations in 2014. The organizations are:
· Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan
· The Kidney Foundation of Canada
· Parkland Therapeutic Riding Association
· SPCA Yorkton Branch
“We make this announcement as we celebrate the coming of a new year, but SaskTel employees are giving year-round, donating a portion of their income to support non-profits in the communities where they live and work,” said Ron Styles, SaskTel President and CEO. “TelCare is a time honoured tradition for SaskTel and our employees, a chance for us to recognize the important work these organizations undertake as non-profits.”
SaskTel TelCare is a volunteer organization of SaskTel employees who contribute donations through an automatic payroll deduction. SaskTel donates 50 cents for every dollar employees contribute through TelCare. Across the province, the TelCare program will contribute $313,261 to Saskatchewan non-profit organizations in 2014. To find out more about TelCare visit www.sasktel.com.
About SaskTel
Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corporation (SaskTel) is the leading full service communications provider in Saskatchewan, with $1.2 billion in annual revenue and over 1.4 million customer connections including over 607,000 wireless accesses, 492,000 wireline network accesses, 250,000 internet accesses and 100,000 Max™ (TV) subscribers.
