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TELUS giving $100 to Whistler Adaptive Sports Program for every new Optik TV customer
Whistler, B.C. – For the next year, TELUS will contribute $100* on behalf of every new customer signing up for Optik TV in Whistler to the Whistler Adaptive Sports Program, a not-for-profit society that provides year-around, recreational programs for people of all ages with disabilities.
The Whistler Adaptive Sports Program provides the opportunity for hundreds of people with a wide range of disabilities to take part in sports and recreation programs, with a sense of adventure and the feeling of well-being that comes from immersing oneself in Whistler's world class recreational opportunities. Participants enjoy skiing, snowboarding, alpine racing and Nordic sports in winter months, as well as kayaking, canoeing, hiking, hand cycling, rowing, and triathlon activities in the summer.
“TELUS has been a tremendous supporter of the Whistler Adaptive Sports Program through our substantial growth during the last few years,” said Chelsey Walker, executive director. “We are so pleased that TELUS has chosen our organization for this amazing community contribution. TELUS, through the Optik TV initiative, is actively breaking down the financial, social and economic barriers to world class sports, therapeutic and recreational opportunities for individuals with a disability.”
“Through sport, members of our community with disabilities have the opportunity to stay healthy, gain independence and indeed, excel in some pretty tough sports,” said Mike Black, TELUS general manager. “As members of the community, our TELUS team is proud to support the Whistler Adaptive Sports Program, along with every new customer who takes advantage of the most advanced suite of TV and High Speed Internet Services available. At TELUS, we are proud to give where we live.”
TELUS has contributed more than $5.1 million and 500 volunteer hours to community initiatives in Whistler since 2000.
TELUS offers Optik TV, powered by the award-winning Microsoft Mediaroom, in British Columbia and Alberta communities, including Whistler. TELUS invested $1.3 billion in infrastructure in these two provinces throughout 2010 to increase Internet speeds, introduce Optik TV to more communities, and expand its 4G wireless network. As part of the company’s $670 million infrastructure investment across British Columbia in 2011, TELUS will invest $4 million in the Sea-to-Sky communities, including Whistler.
The campaign is available to all Whistler residents who subscribe to Optik TV between August 3, 2011 and August 3, 2012. For more information, or to locate a TELUS store, please visit telus.com or call 310-MYTV.
* Up to a maximum of $75,000
About Optik TV
Optik TV provides never before seen functionality and features as well as more than 480 channels, including more than 100 in High Definition (HD). The internet-based service features PVR Anywhere, with one PVR acting as a server for the entire home so that Optik TV customers can watch and record shows on any TV, record up to three shows at once, and pause a program in one room and pick it up in another, right where they left off. TELUS also offers Remote Recording, an application that allows Optik TV subscribers to manage their PVR recordings from any Internet connection, iPhone or select BlackBerry device. Optik TV also offers: Picture-in-Picture browsing; onscreen Call Display; HD Video On Demand; HD Pay Per View; and an improved search capability that enables effortless searches for shows and movies by actor, director, show title or sporting event, for immediate viewing or recording in the future. With Optik TV, TELUS customers can even use their Xbox 360 as a digital television box. It’s easier and more flexible than ever.
About The Whistler Adaptive Sports Program
Whistler Adaptive Sports Program is a not-for-profit society that provides year-around, sports and recreational programs for people of all ages with disabilities. We are a centre for learning, therapeutic programs and sports excellence that has a local, regional, national and international clientele and we encourage independence, self-confidence and self-motivation for all of our athletes and participants through outdoor recreation.
About TELUS
TELUS (TSX: T, T.A; NYSE: TU) is a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, with $10.1 billion of annual revenue and 12.4 million customer connections including 7.1 million wireless subscribers, 3.7 million wireline network access lines and 1.2 million Internet subscribers and more than 400,000 TELUS TV customers. Led since 2000 by President and CEO, Darren Entwistle, TELUS provides a wide range of communications products and services including data, Internet protocol (IP), voice, entertainment and video.
In support of our philosophy to give where we live, TELUS, our team members and retirees will, by year-end 2011, have contributed $245 million to charitable and not-for-profit organizations and volunteered 4.1 million hours of service to local communities since 2000. Ten TELUS Community Boards across Canada 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.
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Catherine Peters
TELUS Media Relations