Wanted: Quebec community leaders

TELUS partners with the AFP and APGP for the "TELUS Community Excellence Awards, The Top 30"

MONTREAL, Aug. 21, 2012 /CNW/ -TELUS is searching for devoted community champions in Quebec; people who stand out because of their generosity, commitment to philanthropy and passion for innovation. As part of its 85th anniversary in Quebec, TELUS is launching the "TELUS Community Excellence Awards, The Top 30" in collaboration with La Presse and Le Soleil to publicly recognize volunteers and professionals from the philanthropic sector who make an important difference in their community.

"It's important to reward philanthropic leaders for their devotion and generosity. Many of them work behind the scenes to make a significant difference in their community, and these are the individuals who inspire us to support and recognize them by giving where we live," said François Gratton, Senior Vice-President, Business Markets, Eastern Canada, and Vice-President of TELUS' Community Board at TELUS. "We're inviting the whole community to help us find those who make a real difference by nominating them to be publicly recognized with a TELUS Community Excellence, The Top 30 award. It could be board members or important volunteers or professionals from local charities.''

Candidates for the "TELUS Community Excellence Awards, The Top 30" will be selected with the help of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) as well as the Association des professionnels en gestion philanthropique (APGP). Thirty nominees renowned for their philanthropic commitment will be selected across the province. The selection criteria are as follows:

• The candidate must be known for his/her community involvement with Quebec organizations over the last 10 years.
• The candidate must be referred by at least one person who can attest to the candidate's involvement.
• The candidate must have contributed to the development of his/her regional community, and have made a positive impact to the organizations in which the candidate is involved.
• The candidate must be recognized for his/her dedicated philanthropic leadership.

All applications will be accepted through September 21, 2012 at telusquebec.com/fr/ext/evenements/excellence. Please help TELUS give back to those who make a real difference in the communities where we live.

About TELUS in Quebec
A vibrant corporate presence in Quebec for nearly 85 years, TELUS currently employs over 5,500 team members in the province. Since 2000, the company has invested nearly $12.3 billion in the Quebec economy and its infrastructure development. A Canadian industry leader, TELUS offers Quebec communities access to state-of-the-art global communication technologies, at home and in the workplace. In support of our philosophy to give where we live, the company has contributed $30 million since 2005 to support local community organizations in Quebec such as Opération Enfant Soleil, Dr Julien Foundation, Les Oeuvres Jean Lafrance and l'Association du cancer de l'Est du Québec.

About TELUS
TELUS (TSX: T, T.A; NYSE: TU) is a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, with $10.6 billion of annual revenue and 12.8 million customer connections including 7.4 million wireless subscribers, 3.5 million wireline network access lines, 1.3 million Internet subscribers and 595,000 TELUS TV customers. Led since 2000 by President and CEO, Darren Entwistle, TELUS provides a wide range of communications products and services including wireless, data, Internet protocol (IP), voice, television, entertainment and video.

In support of our philosophy to give where we live, TELUS, our team members and retirees have contributed more than $260 million to charitable and not-for-profit organizations and volunteered 4.2 million hours of service to local communities since 2000. Fourteen TELUS Community Boards lead TELUS' local philanthropic initiatives. TELUS was honoured to be named the most outstanding philanthropic corporation globally for 2010 by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, becoming the first Canadian company to receive this prestigious international recognition.

For more information about TELUS, please visit telus.com.

SOURCE: TELUS Corporation

Jacinthe Beaulieu
TELUS Media relations
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