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TELUS Employees “Give Where They Live”

Mr. Woodhead

Mr. Ted Woodhead, Vice President of Federal Government and Regulatory Affairs at TELUS, pitched in to clean the toys that our toddlers use during outdoor play!

On Saturday, May 31st, 2014, TELUS Ottawa employees returned to Youville Centre for their annual TELUS Day of Giving. Each spring, TELUS demonstrates its Day of Giving motto: “Give Where You Live” by giving their employees the opportunity to choose to volunteer at a local charity that is participating in the program. We were fortunate to have some of the same volunteers back again this year, and happy to see some new faces as well!

Best Weeder

This young lady weeded our entire yard by hand! She worked hard all day with smile on her face.

Great Team

Group with Planter

The employees and their families got to work weeding, raking, pruning and planting, all in an effort to make our yard and gardens clean and beautiful! Our childcare play yards were raked, and the equipment and toys were washed and organized neatly. Even Mr. Ted Woodhead, Senior Vice President of Federal Government and Regulatory Affairs at TELUS, pitched in to spruce up our play yards for the 55 infants and toddlers we serve each day.

Play yard cleanup

Our play yard equipment never looked so clean!

By the end of the day, we had fresh herb gardens, beautiful flowers and a clean yard and property due to the hard work of the families and individuals who chose to “give where they live”.

Herb Garden

garden

 

Happy Volunteers

Special thanks to Ted Woodhead, Shannon Gorman, Sarah Arden, and Greg Purdy for working so hard to make this day such a success, and for TELUS’ generous donation that made it all possible!

Group Shot of Entire Team

Youville Centre Students Celebrate Earth Day

On a sunny day, a group of five Youville Centre Students Celebrate Earth Day.

 

On Friday, May 25th, Youville Centre Staff and Students joined together for our annual Earth Day Cleanup. With yard cleanup supplies provided by Youville Centre volunteers and City of Ottawa’s Cleaning the Capital, our students successfully raked, swept and rid our yard of litter and waste. Due to the generosity of Alissa Campbell and Colin Lundy from Growing Up Organic at the Canadian Organic Growers Ottawa Chapter we were lucky enough to receive many seedlings for our gardens this year! It is our hope that over time we will be able to grow this partnership and incorporate gardening into our programming for our young mothers and their children in the future.

The students planted the following in the gardens:

  • peppers
  • garlic chives
  • chives
  • mint
  • parsley
  • wild pansies
  • rhubarb
  • tarragon
  • onion
  • fennel
  • calendula

 

 

It was a great opportunity for staff and students to work together out of respect for not only our immediate environment, but also for the Earth as a whole. Thank you to everyone who helped us in our efforts!

We are still looking for gardening tools and gloves to support our work in the garden this year and to stock up for our cleanup day next year. If you have any extra garden tools you’d like to donate, please contact our Communications Officer at (613) 231-5150 Ext. 128 or communications@youvillecentre.org .