Friendly Future Sweepstakes tickets start at
$25 for a chance to win a family trip
for four to Hawaii, every ticket
purchased contributes directly to supporting the TELUS Student
Bursary program
Canadians can also support the cause through
the Friendly Future Auction - more than 200 items up for
bid, including weekend getaways, tickets to sporting events and
signed memorabilia.
VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 23,
2024 /CNW/ - TELUS Friendly Future Foundation has
launched the inaugural Friendly Future Sweepstakes, providing all
Canadians 18 years and older a chance to win a one-of-a-kind family
trip for four to Oahu, Hawaii, as
well as other prizes including Visa and WestJet gift cards. Tickets
can be purchased online until November
30, with one hundred per cent of proceeds going directly to
providing bursaries to deserving, socially-minded post-secondary
students.
Recent studies revealed the financial challenges many Canadian
students and parents are currently facing when it comes to
post-secondary education, with 65 per cent of students defining
themselves as financially unstable and nearly half currently unable
to adequately cover basic needs such as food and housing. Launched
last year, the TELUS Student Bursary has already supported nearly
1000 students across the country who are experiencing financial
need and are committed to making a difference in their
communities.
Building on the momentum and desire to support even more youth
in need across Canada, Canadians
can also support the cause through the Friendly Future Auction.
Running for the fourth year, the auction has more
than 200 items up for bid, including weekend getaways,
tickets to sporting events and signed memorabilia. Canadians can
bid online until November 13, with
all proceeds supporting the TELUS Student Bursary program. Since
2021, the Friendly Future Auction has raised more than $350,000 in support of young people reaching
their full potential.
"At TELUS Friendly Future Foundation we see firsthand the
awe-inspiring commitment and determination of our youth today,
despite them facing incredible financial and social hardships.
Their stories fuel our unwavering commitment to continue empowering
and motivating young people to pursue their dreams of creating a
better world," said Nimmi Kanji,
Executive Director, TELUS Friendly Future Foundation. "With your
participation in the Friendly Future Sweepstakes and the Friendly
Future Auction, you are directly contributing to the TELUS Student
Bursary program and helping youth across Canada achieve their dreams of attending
post-secondary."
Since launching in 2023, TELUS Friendly Future Foundation
provided bursaries to nearly 1000 students, across nine provinces
and 93 different schools. Notably this year alone, 76 per cent of
the TELUS Student Bursaries were awarded to equity-deserving groups
and 50 per cent are the first in their family to pursue
post-secondary education in Canada. The next application window will open
to eligible students in Spring 2025. To learn more about the
program or to donate to help even more students achieve their
dreams, visit friendlyfuture.com.
For more information on the Friendly Future Sweepstakes,
including how to purchase tickets, visit the sweepstakes website.
To learn more about the Friendly Future Auction, including placing
a bid, visit friendlyfutureauction.com.
About TELUS Friendly Future Foundation
TELUS Friendly Future Foundation is a Canadian registered
charity that believes all youth, regardless of circumstance,
deserve an equal opportunity to reach their full potential. By
funding more than 500 charities each year that provide education
and health programs, many enabled by technology, along with
providing educational bursaries, TELUS Friendly Future Foundation
is helping more than two million youth in communities across
Canada build skills, confidence
and feel a sense of belonging. In 2023 alone, we provided more than
nine million in grants to more than 550 charitable programs across
Canada, and close to two million
in bursaries to more than 400 post-secondary students in financial
need who are committed to making a difference in their
communities.
For more information on TELUS Friendly Future Foundation visit
friendlyfuture.com.
For media inquiries, please contact:
Saara Rahikka
TELUS Public Relations
saara.rahikka@telus.com
SOURCE TELUS Friendly Future Foundation