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TELUS celebrates International Women’s Day by donating movie rental costs to Dress for Success Canada

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The curated collection Breaking the Glass Ceiling offers Optik and Pik TV customers 73 exceptional films to enjoyVANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In celebration of International Women’s Day, TELUS is donating the cost of a curated list of movie rentals – up to $10,000 – from the Breaking the Glass Ceiling collection in the TELUS Video on Demand library to Dress for Success Canada. From now until March 14, the full cost of rentals from this category will go to support Dress for Success Canada, a not-for-profit organization offering career development tools necessary for at-risk and underemployed women to thrive in both work and life. All Optik and Pik TV customers can be entertained and inspired by watching titles from the collection of 73 biographical and landmark films featuring iconic female figures such as Harriet, Little Women, and RBG. Rentals cost between $5 and $7.“At TELUS, we are passionate about recognizing the impact women make within our organisation and in the communities where we live, work, and serve,” says Zainul Mawji, President of Home Solutions at TELUS. “International Women’s Day is more than a day listed on the calendar. It presents an opportunity to celebrate the efforts and achievements made by women around the world who break barriers, demonstrate the courage to challenge the status quo, and pave the way forward for other women. Through the Optik collection, Breaking the Glass Ceiling, we are privileged to include Dress for Success Canada as our partner in this initiative as we continue to support diversity, equity, and gender equality in the workplace, and beyond.”Optik and Pik TV customers can also access a curated selection of free titles from TELUS Originals, STORYHIVE, and YouTube playlists available on the Community Connections channel, channel 345. Customers can watch films produced by Canadian female filmmakers such as Akashi, written and directed by Mayumi Yoshida, Laura written and directed by Kaayla Whachell, and The Foundation: Indigenous Hip Hop in Canada directed by Diana Hellson.The full list of featured titles in the Breaking the Glass Ceiling collection can be found on the home screen of Optik and Pik TV or accessed by channel 130. For more information on Optik and Pik TV, visit telus.com/tv.About TELUS
TELUS (TSX: T, NYSE: TU) is a dynamic, world-leading communications technology company with $16 billion in annual revenue and 16 million customer connections spanning wireless, data, IP, voice, television, entertainment, video, and security. We leverage our global-leading technology and compassion to enable remarkable human outcomes. Our longstanding commitment to putting our customers first fuels every aspect of our business, making us a distinct leader in customer service excellence and loyalty. In 2020, TELUS was recognized as having the fastest wireless network in the world, reinforcing our commitment to provide Canadians with access to superior technology that connects us to the people, resources and information that make our lives better. TELUS Health is Canada’s leader in digital health technology, improving access to health and wellness services and revolutionizing the flow of health information across the continuum of care. TELUS Agriculture provides innovative digital solutions throughout the agriculture value chain, supporting better food outcomes from improved agri-business data insights and processes. TELUS International (TSX and NYSE: TIXT) is a leading digital customer experience innovator that delivers next-generation AI and content management solutions for global brands across the technology and games, ecommerce and FinTech, communications and media, healthcare, travel and hospitality sectors. TELUS and TELUS International operate in 25+ countries around the world. Together, let’s make the future friendly.Driven by our passionate social purpose to connect all citizens for good, our deeply meaningful and enduring philosophy to give where we live has inspired TELUS, our team members and retirees to contribute more than $820 million and 1.6 million days of service since 2000. This unprecedented generosity and unparalleled volunteerism have made TELUS the most giving company in the world.For more information about TELUS, please visit telus.com, follow us @TELUSNews on Twitter and @Darren_Entwistle on Instagram.For media inquiries, please contact:
Lena Chen
TELUS Public Relations
lena.chen@telus.com

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