The SaskTel TelCare fund has once again made its annual donations to a handful of charity organizations here in Moose Jaw, thanks to the dedication of SaskTel employees.
This year, TelCare distributed almost $3,000 between Riverside Mission, Hunger in Moose Jaw, Moose Jaw & District Food Bank, and Moose Jaw Families for Change.
The funds raised for TelCare are provided by over 900 SaskTel employees, who contribute regularly through optional payroll deductions. For every dollar donated by an employee, SaskTel contributes an additional 50 cents.
With no overhead, 100 per cent of funds donated go directly back to the community, and since employees are the primary donors, they are also the ones who decide what organizations in their community to support each year.
“TelCare is another way that our employees give back,” said Kristian Sjoberg, president of the local branch of the SaskTel Pioneers.
TelCare has raised and donated over $1.4 million throughout the province in the last five years and is just one of three charity wings operating within the company — alongside the SaskTel Pioneers and SaskTel EnviroCare.
“When you're doing good for the community, it shows how much you, the corporation, cares and how much the people at that corporation care,” said Sjoberg. “I look at that as the major difference between SaskTel and any other corporations around the country.”
