Bulgaria’s TELUS invests over €40,000 to renovate the Louis Braille School
Bulgaria’s TELUS invests over €40,000 to renovate the Louis Braille School
As part of the TELUS Days of Giving in Sofia, more than 500 TELUS International Europe volunteers invested their time and energy, along with a company investment of €40,000, to renovate the Louis Braille School for the visually impaired children. TELUS International Europe, a leading outsourcing company, aims to improve the environment and conditions in which children live and learn.
TELUS team members around the world volunteer to worthy causes in their local communities, bringing to life TELUS’ “we give where we live” philosophy. TELUS Days of Giving are a global initiative that takes place in every location TELUS International operates. TELUS International Europe was honored with the special “Engage” award, from the Bulgarian Business Leaders Forum, for the TELUS Days of Giving event in 2014.
The initiative is taking place at the Louis Braille School for the third consecutive year. With this year’s planned activities, TELUS International Europe and the volunteers fulfill the promise made three years ago to the school management to help them to improve the conditions where the children live and study.
“We are extremely happy and grateful to TELUS International and all the volunteers for the support. Our school seldom receives an investment of such scale and we can’t believe we have finally accomplished what we’d dreamt of for years. Our school is one of the few in Bulgaria where children with disabilities can get education and I can happily say that the conditions, atmosphere and quality of teaching and learning in the school have been significantly improved after the TELUS Days of Giving. TELUS International Europe remains our friend and we will be very happy and proud if some day our students can be part of the company and have the chance to bring back to the community through the corporate social responsibility programs of the company,” said Elka Belokapova, director of the school.
“We express our gratitude to the 500 volunteers and TELUS International Europe employees. The declared intention of TELUS International Europe to continue to organize the TELUS Day of Giving in Bulgaria in the coming years will meet the full support of the Bulgarian government. We are convinced that the number of the socially responsible companies that will undertake such noble initiatives in our country will continuously increase in the future. “Said Mr. Totyu Mladenov, Counselor to the Cabinet of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria.
Other friends and partners to the company and the school tool part in the initiative Krasimira Velichkova, Director of the Bulgarian Donors Forum and Mr. Lazar Zhivankin, chairman of the association of parents of visually impaired children.
“Every year, thousands of TELUS employees participate in volunteer activities in connection with a special day for our company; the TELUS Days of Giving. TELUS team members around the world join forces to contribute to a better life for those who are most in need. Today, we have more than 500 volunteers; TELUS International team members, and their friends and families,” said Xavier Marcenac, President of TELUS International Europe.
“We expect significant growth of the company and I hope next year we will have twice as many volunteers attend the TELUS Days of Giving. I am really proud to be part of this amazing team and to know that, together we are giving back to the community in which we live,” Mr. Marcenac added.
The TELUS International Europe investment this year is focused on finalizing the refurbishment which started three years ago at the first TELUS Day of Giving. The school dormitory has been entirely refurbished, the lighting in the dormitory and school building has been changed, the furniture has been replaced, the school yard was cleaned and the green areas maintained. The special sensory garden was brought back to life and now the children can continue to explore the surrounding nature. This year, the investment of time, money and energy are concentrated on refurbishing the school library, the corridors and the dormitory, planting new trees, and preparing the school for the start of the new school year reports
