A spectacular Bell Let`s Talk Day In Touch

In Touch
Newsletter for Bell retirees | March 2015, Vol. 15, No. 1
A spectacular Bell Let’s Talk Day
Canadians everywhere joined
Clara Hughes and the Bell Let’s
Talk team on January 28 in sparking
a worldwide conversation about
mental health that included a record
122,150,772 tweets, texts, calls and
Facebook shares. For each of these,
Bell is donating 5 cents – a further
$6,107,538.60 in total – to Canadian
mental health programs, bringing our
overall Bell Let’s Talk commitment
to $73,623,413.80.
Robb Nash, for sharing their personal
stories and encouraging Canadians all
across the country to join the mental
health conversation.
Thank you to all Bell retirees who
supported Bell Let’s Talk Day and joined
the conversation. Congratulations for
being part of this important event and
making a real difference for Canadian
mental health!
The unprecedented number of
interactions – an 11.6% increase
over last year – demonstrated the
universal desire for action in mental
health, while messages of support
and hope from people around the
world helped to fight the stigma
surrounding mental illness.
#BellLetsTalk was the top Twitter
trend in Canada and worldwide.
The 4,775,708 total tweets
and retweets on Bell Let’s Talk
Day 2015 represented a 58.3%
increase over the 3,016,621 sent in 2014.
We can all help end the stigma
around mental illness in these
5 simple ways:
• Language matters – pay
attention to the words you use
about mental illness
• Educate yourself – learn, know
and talk more, understand the
signs
• Be kind – small acts of kindness
say a lot
• Listen and ask – sometimes it’s
best to just listen
• Talk about it – start a dialogue,
break the silence.
To learn more, please visit
bell.ca/letstalk.
Watch the
documentary
Clara’s Big Ride
Bell thanks Clara Hughes and the
entire Bell Let’s Talk team, including
Michel Mpambara, Stefie Shock,
Michael Landsberg, Howie Mandel,
Mary Walsh, Kevin Breel, Shea Emry,
Andrew Jensen, Alex Genest and
Mary Walsh, Michael Landsberg, Clara Hughes and
Howie Mandel.
In this issue
Bell in Québec....................................2
News roundup....................................3
Profiles.............................................4-5
Bell Pensioners’ Group......................6
5 simple ways
to help end the
stigma
Events...................................................8
Obituaries...........................................13
Employee Discount Plan...................16
Employee Giving Campaign.............18
The original Clara’s Big Ride
documentary debuted on CTV on Bell
Let’s Talk Day. This one-hour special,
which presents Clara Hughes’ epic
110-day cycling journey across Canada,
is available on demand on CraveTV.
Bell in Québec
A conversation with Domenica Maciocia
Bell’s VP of Small Business Sales and Service talks to Martine Turcotte about growth in Québec.
Hello!
As Bell’s Vice-Chair, Québec, I’m always excited
to talk to you about our activities in the province.
As the country’s largest communications company,
Bell has unparalleled expertise that can be leveraged
by entrepreneurs looking to expand their business in
Québec, Canada and abroad. We work closely with
our customers to help them boost productivity and
sustain growth.
Photo: Kathy Jahudka
To help you learn more about Bell’s services for
small businesses in Québec, I spoke with Domenica
Maciocia, a passionate and energetic leader based at
our Montréal campus on Nuns’ Island. Responsible for
Bell’s small business customer experience strategy,
Domenica supports a team of 800 sales and service
professionals.
Domenica Maciocia and Martine Turcotte.
Martine Turcotte (MT): Domenica,
your team is working hard to attract
Québec small businesses to Bell.
What motivates you?
win over the others. What’s more, only
60% of small businesses in Québec have
an Internet connection. So there are
plenty of opportunities for us!
Domenica Maciocia (DM): There are
more than 225,000 small businesses in
Québec and they are a key driver of the
province’s development. It’s the era of
the digital economy and Bell has all the
necessary expertise to help entrepreneurs
meet the resulting challenges and grow
their businesses.
MT: Can you give me some examples
of new developments?
To accomplish this, we are strengthening
our relationship with small businesses by
creating new opportunities to meet with
them. We are leveraging direct contact
with our team, flexibility and local knowhow. And we are continuously working to
develop services tailored to the Québec
market.
This market holds wonderful growth
potential for Bell. More than half of the
businesses already trust us and we can
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DM: We have created more direct
connections with our customers by
offering them the services of a business
representative in Bell stores and an
onsite visit by a specialist. They now also
have access to a new website where
they can purchase services whenever it’s
most convenient for them. And technical
support is now based in Québec.
MT: Domenica, if I owned a
multimedia production company,
restaurant or hairdressing salon,
why would I do business with Bell?
DM: We care about the success of local
businesses; they can count on our knowhow. We truly understand the challenges
Québec small businesses face and we
want to help our customers do more and
be more profitable.
MT: Are your efforts paying off?
DM: Our Small and Medium Business
teams have incredible energy. We are all
absolutely convinced we can contribute
to our customers’ success. What’s
more, we are starting to see the results.
The number of customers who would
recommend Bell has steadily grown over
the past 18 months, and we are really
proud of that.
MT: How can Bell retirees contribute
to your efforts?
DM: Simply by being ambassadors for
the company with the people they know.
After all, their family and friends are also
potential customers!
News roundup
February 2
December 11
Another Bell Fibe first
Launch of CraveTV
Bell launches a new Fibe TV feature
called Restart, enabling customers to
rewind and watch TV shows already
in progress from the beginning.
Available for the first time in Canada,
Restart supports thousands of shows
from networks including CBC, CTV,
Global TV, HBO Canada, Super
Channel, TSN and more. For more
information, please visit bell.ca/fibetv.
Bell Media’s new subscription
on-demand video streaming service
offers exclusive access to some of
the best shows ever on TV, including
every episode of Seinfeld, Corner Gas,
Monty Python’s Flying Circus, Star
Trek, and The Sopranos, as well as
HBO’s entire off-air catalogue and new
dramas such as Manhattan, Bosch
and Deadbeat. Bell and Bell Aliant
subscribers with The Movie Network
can access CraveTV at no additional
cost and other TV customers can add
it to any programming package for just
$4 per month. For more details, please
visit bell.ca/cravetv.
January 15
Bell delivers more value
in mobile roaming
Bell’s new Travel Data Passes
include up to double the data
for more than 210 international
destinations. Roaming plans for
regions such as Western Europe,
Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan,
and Mexico, for example, now include
100 MB of data usage for $30
compared to 50 MB previously. For a
complete list of countries and plans,
please visit bell.ca/travel.
December 27
George Cope receives
Order of Canada
George Cope was appointed to
the Order of Canada to honour
his groundbreaking leadership in
Canadian communications and mental
health. The Order of Canada, one of
our country’s highest civilian honours,
recognizes outstanding achievement,
dedication to the community and
service to the nation.
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New partnerships
Bell Let’s Talk recently
announced three new mental
health partnerships:
• A $1 million donation from
Bell Let’s Talk to support the new
Joseph & Rosalie Segal Family
Health Centre at the Vancouver
General Hospital. When it opens
in spring 2017, the Centre will
be the largest purpose-built
mental health facility in British
Columbia and one of the largest
in Canada.
• A $500,000 donation from
Bell Let’s Talk to support
Québec’s first Integrated MotherChild Centre for Eating Disorders
at the CHU Sainte-Justine.
This contribution from Bell Let’s
Talk will enable the opening of
a day hospital that will provide
an intermediate level of care
between full hospitalization and
outpatient services.
• A $150,000 donation from
Bell Let’s Talk to the Nunatsiavut
Government’s Aullak
sangilivallianginnatuk – Going
Off, Growing Strong program to
enhance mental health services
for youth in Nain, the capital
of the Nunatsiavut region in
Newfoundland and Labrador.
For information on Bell products
and services, please go to bell.ca
or call 310-BELL.
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Bell retiree profile
Like father, like daughter
Yvon Lachance has only good memories of his 35 years with Bell.
He was born in Thetford Mines,
Québec, and started his career
there before moving to Montréal.
He worked in various Bell
departments, including Customer
Service, Sales, Occupational Health
and Safety, and Human Resources,
as well as at Télébec. Yvon was also
active in the Telephone Pioneers.
“Moving to Montréal was a big
change for me,” he recalls. “I can still
see myself early Monday morning
wondering how I was going to get
from my room downtown to my
workplace in Ville Saint-Laurent.
At the time, I travelled by tramway.”
Yvon ended his career as Director.
Leading by example
The enjoyment Yvon felt working at
Bell turned out to be contagious. The
proof: his four children all worked for
the company while going to school,
and one of his daughters, Marjolaine,
still works for Bell as Senior
Manager, Community Investment,
Québec.
In 1999, Yvon‘s wife Lise Truchon,
also a Bell retiree, accepted a oneyear contract in India for Bell Canada
International. Her job was to set up
a customer service department for a
local telecommunications company.
“We lived in central India,” explains
Yvon. “Lise worked while I looked
after the household responsibilities.
I loved that country, its people and
culture.”
During a visit, Marjolaine even had
the chance to be a judge in a contest
where locals sang French songs.
“You can be sure that I always find
a way to put my daughter to work,
no matter where I am,” exclaims
Yvon, who also held informal French
language classes during his stay in
India.
“My father always told us: I can
help you get a student job with Bell,
but it’s your skills that will keep you
working there,” says Marjolaine, who
has 28 years of service. “I’m proud
that my daughter has followed in my
footsteps,” adds Yvon. “I knew that in
choosing to work for Bell, she would
have the opportunity to accomplish
many different things and tackle a lot
of exciting challenges.”
Off to India…
After retiring in 1990, Yvon
spent five years working for the
Telecommunications Executive
Management Institute of Canada
(TEMIC), an organization that trained
telecommunications managers in
developing countries.
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Yvon and his daughter Marjolaine.
… and the world!
On their way back from India,
Yvon and Lise spent several weeks
visiting other destinations, such as
Singapore, New Zealand, Australia,
the Fiji Islands, Hawaii, Western
Canada and England. Since then,
they have added Antarctica, Russia
and China to the places they have
seen. “We take one or two trips a
year,” explains Yvon, who lives on
Nuns’ Island in Montréal. “This year,
we are going to the Seychelles.”
Yvon also volunteers and enjoys
walking, cycling, golfing and crosscountry skiing. “Being healthy is a
fundamental value for me. That’s
why I like to keep moving and stay
in shape,” he concludes.
Bell retiree profile
A good life, before and after Bell
If optimism and gratitude are contagious, you’re sure to catch some in talking to Gloria Pereira.
This Bell retiree looks back fondly at
her years with Bell and looks forward
to her many future endeavours and
travels, all while savouring her very
rich present.
participant in the CFUW Jaunters,
who visit cultural and recreational
venues around Ottawa, and is an
avid fan of shows at the National Arts
Centre.
Gloria retired from Bell in 1998,
wrapping up her career in
Communications. She remains
proud of the contribution she and
her co-workers made. “We were
responsible for sending out news
releases and stand-bys, which arrived
overnight in your inbox,” she says.
“People were always surprised at how
quickly Bell responded to government
policies and corporate decisions.
We loved our work and we loved the
pressure.” In fact, her experience at
Bell was so good that upon leaving
she penned a poem entitled “Farewell
to Bell.” Quite a tribute!
Gloria is also a seasoned traveller,
generally making an overseas trip
every year. In addition to having been
across Canada, she has visited the
U.S., Australia, Finland and Russia,
enjoying the food, the people and
the culture. She recently toured the
Benelux countries and went on a
pilgrimage that traced the life of Pope
Benedict XVI. “There are so many
places to see,” she says. “But you
only have so much time.” She is
clearly making good use of hers!
A busy retirement
Once retirement was on the horizon,
Gloria took a look around to see
what else the world had to offer.
“I prepared for life after Bell,” she
says. She saw several avenues open
to her, one of which was to go back
to school. Gloria already had a B.A.
in English from the former University
of Bombay and an M.A. in English
from Carleton University, and had
enjoyed her studies immensely. She
decided to enrol at Ottawa’s Saint
Paul University. What started out as a
couple of university credits turned into
a Bachelor of Theology degree and a
second Master’s, this time in Mission
Studies.
Serving the community
Four degrees were not enough to
keep her busy, however. “I looked
around to see how I could use my
academic background, and I began
teaching” she says. Gloria also
volunteers at her local church and
sings as an alto in her choir.
That’s not to say she spends all
her time serving the community.
She sets aside plenty of time for
her own growth and entertainment.
She is a member of the Canadian
Federation of University Women
(CFUW), a national organization with
local chapters that promotes equal
access to education for women and
human rights. She is an enthusiastic
If you, or other retirees you know, have found interesting ways to enjoy your retirement, we would like to hear from you.
Send us an email at [email protected], or write to us at 1, carrefour Alexander-Graham-Bell, A-4, Verdun (Québec) H3E 3B3.
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Message from BPG’s President
Hello,
In this space, I cannot summarize all
the activities we undertook on your
behalf over the past year but I would
like to highlight our consultations
with the Federal Government on two
areas of legislation.
First, we shared our views with
Finance Canada on the government’s
proposal to incorporate a new plan,
called a Target Benefit (TB) plan, into
federal pension legislation.
The proposed plan differs from your
defined benefit (DB) plan in that the
benefits provided to participants at
retirement are based on the financial
performance of the plan, and are
therefore not guaranteed. As a result,
pension income under a TB plan
could fluctuate from year-to-year.
In our submission to the public
consultations, we urged the
government to ensure that DB plan
sponsors honour the commitments
made to pensioners. For example,
we proposed that if conversion from
a DB plan to a TB plan is permitted
under the new framework, consent
to conversion must be an individual,
informed choice and those who
choose not to convert would remain
on the DB plan.
During 2014, we discussed the
TB plan framework with Bell and met
with government officials, including
the minister responsible, to explain
our position. Details of our position
are set out in our submission, which
is posted on both the BPG and
Department of Finance websites
(identified as Bell Pensioners’
Group). I encourage you to review it.
Second, through the Canadian
Federation of Pensioners, we
proposed legislative changes that
would better protect pensioners
should their employer become
bankrupt.
Throughout 2015, BPG will continue
to monitor developments on the
proposed TB plan and legislative
amendments that could affect your
pension plan.
Bring your knowledge and
leadership skills to BPG!
We continue to actively seek new
members for our Board and chapters’
executive teams. If you are interested
in a Board or chapter position, don’t
hesitate to contact us.
Thank you to all our current members
for your support!
Yours truly,
Daniel Mc Donald
President – Bell Pensioners’ Group
Become a
member
The annual $20 fee covers all
of the initiatives we undertake
on your behalf. Please fill out
the application on the next
page or sign up online at
bellpensionersgroup.ca.
BPG chapters
Montréal
C.P. 68
Saint-Constant (Québec)
J5A 2G2
[email protected]
Ontario Central
P.O. Box 5, station D
Etobicoke (Ontario) M9A 4X1
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Ottawa, Ontario East, North
and Outaouais
P.O. Box 127
Merrickville (Ontario) K0G 1N0
[email protected]
Québec
C.P. 21
Saint-Jean-Chrysostome
(Québec) G6Z 2L3
[email protected]
Southwestern Ontario
Byron P.O. Box 20067
London (Ontario) N6K 2K0
Télébec
C.P. 2042
Val-d’Or (Québec) J9P 7H6
[email protected]
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Annual general meetings
Southwestern Ontario
Chapter
Ottawa, Ontario East, North
and Outaouais Chapter
May 5 – Conestoga Place,
100 Manitou Dr., Kitchener,
from 9:30 am to 12 pm
May 20 – Nepean Sportsplex
(Salon B), 1701 Woodroffe Ave,
Ottawa, from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Ontario Central Chapter
Québec Chapter
May 6 – Willowdale Baptist Church,
15 Olive Ave, North York, from
12 to 2:30 pm (registration and
refreshments from 11:30 am to 12 pm)
June 3 – Le Montmartre,
1679, chemin Saint-Louis, Québec,
from 1 to 4 pm (registration and
refreshments from 12 to 1 pm)
Montréal Chapter
June 4 – Hôtel Universel Le Toit
Rouge, 5000, rue Sherbrooke E.,
Montréal, from 1 to 4 pm (registration
and refreshments from 12 to 1 pm)
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Events
Ontario
Bell operators reunion –
Toronto
April 25, 11 am to 3 pm: Reunion
for Bell operators and friends.
Cost: $30. Canadiana Restaurant,
5230 Dundas St. W. Info: Maureen
Lapenna at 416‑251-7444 or
[email protected], or Margaret
Trimble at 416‑259‑8998 or email
[email protected].
A keen-eyed retiree
While reading the October 2014 edition of In Touch, Hank Fleming
recognized his grandfather, John Joseph Fleming, in one of the photos
for the article commemorating the First World War. John, who went by the
name Jack, worked at Bell from 1899 to 1937, as did Hank’s father, Harry,
from 1924 to 1964.
Hank Fleming followed in their footsteps, enjoying a 38-year career with the
company before retiring in 1994. At the time, he was the Section Manager
of Human Resources. After retiring, Hank worked as a volunteer with the
Salvation Army for several years. He and his wife, Micheline, love to play
golf and travel.
The family tradition has continued, since a member of the fourth generation
of Flemings, one of Hank’s nephews, is currently a Bell employee.
Hamilton Telephone Retirees
Club
Members who would like to receive
the new Club newsletter should send
their email address to [email protected].
Suggestions for content should be sent
to the same address.
Kitchener/Waterloo
Telephone Retirees Club
• Breakfast gatherings at 9 am, last
Thursday of every month at various
restaurants:
- March 26: Kypreos Restaurant,
305 Lancaster St. W., Kitchener;
- April 30: Crossroads Restaurant,
384 Arthur St. S., Elmira;
- May 28: Harvest Moon Restaurant,
5 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs;
- June 25: Kypreos Restaurant.
• Second Wednesday of every month,
starting at 1 pm: Cards and games
at 404 Wing, corner of Weber St. N.
and Dutton St. in Waterloo. Next
dates: April 8, May 13 and June 10.
Hank Fleming
• Heart Pillows: Stuffing and sewing
bees three or four times per year.
To join: Nancy Paulini at
519‑744‑7888 or [email protected],
Joyce Stuckhardt at 519‑743‑8974
or [email protected], or Lynn
Berry at 519-585-7867 or mr.berry@
sympatico.ca.
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Newmarket Bell Pioneers
Oshawa Telecom Pioneers
Luncheon club meetings the first
Monday of every month (January
to June) at the Buttery Restaurant
in Newmarket.
Luncheon gatherings last Tuesday
of every month, at 11:45 am, at the
New Globe Restaurant in Oshawa,
corner of Athol St. and Albert St.
Everyone welcome. Info: Alice Gould
at 905-723-1774.
TCV Brampton Retirees Club
(General Brampton area)
General club meetings first Thursday
of every month at the Snelgrove
Community Centre, 11692 Hurontario
Street N. (south of Mayfield Road),
11:30 am to 2 pm, from September
to June (except December). Activities
include guest speakers and social
and educational outings. New
members welcome. Info: brampton.
telcocommunityvolunteers.com.
Retirees support Senators
Foundation
Bell retirees Ron Ralph and Brenda McLean along with Wendy Jackson
and Joe Zarb did more than 550 hours of volunteer work with the Ottawa
Senators Foundation in 2014. Among other things, they performed
administrative tasks and sold 50/50 lottery tickets during the team’s
home games, generating thousands of dollars for the Foundation,
which supports several causes related to children and youth services.
In recognition of their efforts, Bell also donated $2,500 to the Foundation.
TCV Fieldway Retirees Club
(Mississauga, Etobicoke &
environs)
General club meetings third Monday
of every month (except July, August
and December). More info at fieldway.
telcocommunityvolunteers.com. To join:
Cecil Chin at 905-671-2052.
TCV Oakville Club (Oakville,
Burlington, Milton, Mississauga)
Left to right: Joe Zarb,
Brenda McLean, Danielle
Robinson, President of
the Ottawa Senators
Foundation, Wendy
Jackson and Ron Ralph.
• April 7: Annual meeting at Maple
Grove United Church. Doors open
at 11 am, lunch at noon, meeting
at 1 pm.
• April 15: Lunch at the Crossroads
Restaurant followed by The Crazy
Time at the St. Jacobs Playhouse.
Cost: $40 for members, $80 for
guests (no refunds after March 30).
Bus will leave Maple Grove United
Church at 10:30 am. RSVP: Fred
Buckman at 905-634-9836.
• May 19: Lunch followed by Carousel
at the Stratford Festival. Cost: $70
for members, $130 for guests
(no refunds after April 30). Bus will
leave Maple Grove United Church
at 10 am. RSVP: Brenda Hicks at
905‑878-4609.
Retirees help Habitat for Humanity
In 2014, Bell retirees Phil Sheen, Tom Keyworth and Claude Elliott
volunteered more than 1,000 hours with Habitat for Humanity – National
Capital Region (NCR), equivalent to over 25 weeks of full-time work.
Thanks in part to their efforts, four Orléans families were able to
move into a new house in December. The retirees also presented the
organization with a cheque from the Bell Volunteer Grant Program.
• June 18, 11 am to 2 pm: Barbecue
at the Port Credit Yacht Club,
115 Lakeshore Promenade in
Oakville. Please bring a nonperishable food item for the less
fortunate. Cost: $20 for members,
$40 for guests (no refunds after
June 1). RSVP: Danielle Young at
905-824-9968.
• August 12: Kinky Boots at the Royal
Alexandra Theatre in Toronto. Lunch
at the Hot House Restaurant. Cost:
$70 for members, $140 for guests
(no refunds after June 10). Bus will
Left to right: Phil Sheen, Alexis Ashworth, CEO, Habitat for Humanity NCR, Tom Keyworth
and Claude Elliott.
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Events (cont’d)
leave Maple Grove United Church at
10:45 am. Return around 5:30 pm.
RSVP: Marie Walker at 905-844-9789.
• Wednesdays: Crafters meet at the
Balsam clubhouse, from 1 to 3 pm.
Info: Bea Medland at 905-854-6265
or Gisele Dunn at 905-845-8752.
• Thursdays: Euchre is played from
1:30 to 3:30 pm. Info: Claude
Therrien at 905-845-8387.
To make a reservation for an event,
please send a cheque, payable to
TCV Oakville, to: TCV Oakville Club,
Oakville, Ontario, L6J 7N5.
For more information on
group activities, visit oakville.
telcocommunityvolunteers.com or call
905-849-9867. To join: Pat Herron at
905-794-7971. Cost: $5 per person;
$10 per couple, for five years.
TCV Scarborough
General club meetings third Tuesday
of every month (except July, August
and December). More info at
scarborough.telcocommunityvolunteers.
com. To join, contact Ron Green
at 416-290-5381 or scarborough@
telcocommunityvolunteers.com.
TCV Toronto Retirees Club
General club meetings first Monday
of every month, unless a holiday.
For more information, call the hotline
at 416-440-6838 or visit toronto.
telcocommunityvolunteers.com. To join
or for info regarding the Heart Pillow
Group or Quilting Group, call Nancy
Spence at 416-292-5322.
Telco Community Volunteers
Five retirees clubs, under the banner of
TCV, have been serving retirees in the
Greater Metropolitan Toronto area since
2000. These clubs, located in Brampton,
Mississauga, Oakville, Scarborough
and Toronto, hold monthly events that
include member meetings, cultural and
recreational tours, fellowship events and
participation in local charitable activities.
Visit telcocommunityvolunteers.com for
more info.
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Québec
Montréal
Bénévoles de Bell
• The Bell Community Volunteers are
currently collecting pop-can tabs
to help finance the purchase of
the 228th wheelchair for Fondation
Clermont Bonnenfant. Please send
your donations to or drop them off
at the Bell Community Volunteers
office (C-29), 700, rue de La
Gauchetière O., Montréal, Québec,
H3B 4L1, c/o Lise Ouellet. Info:
Lise Ouellet at 514-870-2569 or
[email protected].
• The Bell Community Volunteers are
also collecting used eyeglasses,
at the same location, for an
organization in Senegal.
• Artists and craftspeople, come show
your work at the exhibition sale on
April 8 and 9 from 9 am to 5 pm
at the Bell Campus (1, carrefour
Alexander-Graham-Bell, Île-desSœurs, Verdun). Interested in
exhibiting your work? Contact
Lise Ouellet at 514-870-2569 or
[email protected].
• Bowl-a-thon, April 11, from
1 to 4 pm, Moderne bowling
alley, 3115, boul. L’Assomption
(L’Assomption metro station), $15
for three hours. To reserve, call
Lise Ouellet at 514‑870‑2569 or
[email protected].
• Saint-Esprit de Montcalm, May 22
and 23. Take part in the “Grand
nettoyage” cleanup operation at
Centre In’Afu, an outdoor centre
for young people ages 12 to 30.
Info: Lise Ouellet at 514-870-2569
or [email protected].
Volunteers
wanted
Maison de soins palliatifs
de Laval (msplaval.ca)
is looking for volunteers for
various tasks: reception,
assistance/accompaniment,
cooking, maintenance, finance
committee. Free training is
provided. Info: Adriana Enache
at 450-936‑4300, ext. 289 or
[email protected].
Various establishments
associated with the Centre
de santé et de services
sociaux du Lac-des-DeuxMontagnes are currently
recruiting volunteers. Hôpital
de Saint-Eustache is looking
for volunteers for its gift shop
and reception. The Centre
d’hébergement de SaintEustache and the Centre
d’hébergement de Saint-Benoît
need drivers and people for
their medical accompaniment
service. Finally, CLSC JeanOlivier-Chénier is looking for
volunteers to visit seniors. Info:
Annie Lapointe at 450-473-6811,
ext. 2006.
Manoir Kelly, a 29-unit
residence located in Montréal’s
Borough of LaSalle and
operated by the Telephone
Pioneers, is looking for a
bilingual couple to live onsite
and serve as building managers
(accommodation provided). Info:
Diane Audy at 514-774-5417 or
[email protected].
Les Amis de la téléphonie knitting
for children
Every Wednesday, Bell retirees gather at the clubhouse of Les Amis de
la téléphonie in Sherbrooke to knit items for infants. They donate their
creations – sweaters, hats, slippers, blankets – to La Corde à linge Naissance Renaissance Estrie, which helps families in need in the
Eastern Townships region.
Thanks to their many hours spent knitting, the participants were also able
to present a $2,500 cheque from Bell to Naissance Renaissance Estrie.
Bell retirees in the
Greater Lévis Area
More than 55,000 residents in the
Greater Lévis Area were affected
by the harmonization of mailing
addresses that took effect in
January.
If you received a notice from
Canada Post and the Ville de
Lévis indicating that your mailing
address has changed, please
provide your updated information
to the Benefits Administrator by
calling 1-888-400-0661. When you
do so, your address for In Touch
will automatically be updated at the
same time.
Left to right: Christine Roy, Manager of La Corde à linge, along with Muguette Gingras,
Iréna Charbonneau, Lise Croteau and Joanne Clément, representatives of Les Amis de la
téléphonie’s knitting group.
Organized vacation tours –
Montréal departure
Union des philatélistes
de Montréal
• April 18: Carnaval de Rio samba
show, Expo-Cité - Pavillon de la
Jeunesse, Québec City.
• The Montréal stamp collectors club
meets every first and third Tuesday
of the month from 1 to 4:30 pm and
the second and fourth Tuesday from
6:30 to 9:30 pm, from September
through June. Location: Maison du
citoyen (7501, rue François-Perrault,
5 minutes from the Saint-Michel
Metro station). Visitors welcome.
Info: philatelie-upm.com.
• June 3 to 8: Chicago Express.
• July 5 and 12: Mystery trips.
• July 30: show Jukebox québécois,
Québec City Old Port.
• August 31 to September 6: Georgian
Bay and the Grand Hotel.
• September 4 to 7: Long weekend in
New York.
• September 8 to 16: Tour in
Switzerland.
• September 25: Abbaye Saint-Benoîtdu-Lac and Artisanat des Cantons.
• January 28 to February 9, 2016:
Dubai cruise.
Info: Lise Ouellet at 514-931-3319
or [email protected].
• Salon international du timbre
de Montréal (international
stamp exhibition) – EXUP 38,
April 24 (10 am to 7 pm) and April 25
(10 am to 5 pm); 15 dealers will
be onsite. Location: Maison du
citoyen. Free admission and parking.
Info: philatelie-upm.com or
[email protected].
You can verify if you were
affected by the address
harmonization by visiting
ville.levis.qc.ca.
Club des retraités de Bell
Lanaudière
• Lunch every third Tuesday of
the month at Buffet International/
Jardin d’Aphrodite, 675, rue Visitation,
Saint-Charles-Borromée, except
for March 17: lunch at the Mycalin
sugar shack, 116, rang Petite-Ligne,
Saint-Alexis de Montcalm. Info: Lévis
Gauthier at 514-351-6861.
Québec City
Club Bell-Vie
• Next breakfast meetings at the
Kalimera restaurant (577, boul.
Charest O., corner Aqueduc):
March 25, April 29 and May 27
at 9 am. No meetings in June,
July and August. To reserve, call
418‑661‑3441.
• March 19 – Meal at a sugar shack.
Details to follow at 418-661-2112.
• April 9, starting at 1:30 pm – Club
Bell-Vie annual general meeting at
112, rue des Cascades in Beauport.
Refreshments afterward. To reserve,
call 418-661-3441.
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Events (cont’d)
• May 8 – Bowling. Details to follow at
418-661-2112.
• June 3, starting at noon – Bell
Pensioners’ Group annual general
meeting at the Montmartre canadien,
1679, chemin Saint-Louis. Meeting
begins at 1 pm.
A venerable age
On October 23, 2014, Bell retiree Andrée Robitaille celebrated the
100th birthday of her father Paul, who served as Chief Counsel in Bell’s
Law Department from 1949 to 1970. “My father has wonderful memories
of his time at Bell,” notes Andrée, adding that he is still spry and alert. After
leaving Bell, Paul Robitaille was appointed a judge of the Court of Québec.
At the age of 72, he retired from the court and presided over La Cour en
direct, a Radio-Canada television production. We wish him all the best!
• June 5, starting at 5 pm – Spaghetti
supper at Fraternité Saint-Alphonse,
3812, boul. Sainte-Anne in Beauport.
Four-course meal, bring your own
wine. To reserve, call 418-661-3441.
• June 16 – Annual Bell retirees’ golf
tournament at the Lotbinière club.
Option of attending the brunch or
supper without participating in the
tournament. Info: Denise Desjardins
at [email protected].
• If you are a Club Bell-Vie member
and have changed your address
recently or you live in the Greater
Lévis Area and are affected by the
address standardization initiative,
don’t forget to inform the Club at
418-661-3441.
• For information about Club Bell-Vie
activities, call the news line at
418-661-2112.
Andrée Robitaille
Sherbrooke
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Les Amis de la téléphonie
31st Bell Retirees Golf
Tournament – August 26
Unless otherwise indicated, activities
are held at 2615, rue Hertel in
Sherbrooke (Knights of Columbus
clubhouse). Tel.: 819-569-6905
(leave a message).
• The Bell Retirees Golf Tournament,
previously called the Guy-Viens
Golf Tournament, will be held this
year at the Vallée des Forts Golf
Club in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.
This tournament, chaired by Ronald
Nicol, is intended for retirees from
Bell and associated companies.
Includes: breakfast, round of golf,
supper, games and prizes. First
come, first served. A few places
are available for supper only.
Price: $85 ($35 for supper only).
Info: [email protected]
or Louise Gosselin-Dupuis at
450-582-1664.
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Paul Robitaille
• Tuesdays at 7 pm: Evening of darts.
• Wednesdays: Afternoon of knitting.
• April 9: Supper at the Érablière
Gareau sugar shack, 905, rue de la
Perdrière in Sherbrooke. Cost: $23.
Events calendar
Please check the events
calendar updated each
week, available at
bellintouch.ca site.
Obituaries (September 2014 to January 2015)
Obituaries
Elizabeth Brennan,
November 27, in Newmarket
Ontario
Frank Britain,
September 18, in Braford
Diane N. AchtenbergGodwin, November 26,
in Newcastle
Robert Adams,
November 25, in Thornhill
David Anderson,
October 26, in St. Catherines
Albert D. Auld,
September 11, in Mississauga
Audrey Babcock,
September 29, in Corunna
Colin Barlow,
September 27, in Bolton
Vera Barnes, September 5,
in Woodlawn
Elizabeth Y. Bassman,
September 10, in Guelph
Raymond F. Bawden,
October 10, in London
Herbert Beatty,
November 16, in Bayfield
Liana Beggs, January 14,
in Markham
Cecil O. Bender,
October 26, in Welland
Mary M. Bloomfield,
November 4, in London
Olga Bojdak, November 16,
in Simcoe
Shirlee M. BonokoskiGillis, September 26,
in Gloucester
Tian Boon, November 2,
in Everett
Gemma Bourque,
September 25,
in Scarborough
Dorothy V. Bowser,
October 18, in Owen Sound
Naida Y. Bradnam,
September 9, in Welland
Euna J. Branch,
September 25, in Innisfil
Anita M. Branchaud,
January 9, in Cornwall
Shirley Brown,
September 11, in Kitchener
Edward Burnie,
September 10, in Barrie
Thomas C. Christie,
October 31, in Brockville
Karen A. Condotta,
October 2, in Barrie
Linda F. Daurio,
October 29, in Innisfil
Anna Davidson,
September 3, in Mitchell
Patricia Dean,
September 26, in Markham
Lloyd G. Degelman,
January 4, in Fort Frances
Adalbert Dervarits,
October 3, in Niagara Falls
Eleanor M. Diamond,
October 28, in Toronto
Norman Duncan,
November 29, in Bethany
Paul C. Dunlop,
November 25,
in Mississauga
James F. Durham,
November 13, in Grimsby
Karolyn N. Eckensweiler,
September 9, in New
Dundee
Kenneth H. Elder,
November 18, in Niagara
Falls
Ginette Eloi, September 10,
in Brampton
Olga Evoniak,
September 10, in Port Perry
Earl L. Feren,
November 20, in Innisfil
William Ferguson,
September 26, in Hamilton
Christel Ferraro,
November 27, in Kitchener
William Fisher,
September 21, in Niagara
Falls
Margaret L. Fleming,
October 26, in Guelph
William D. Foris,
November 5, in Windsor
Eileen Freeland,
October 11, in Hamilton
William Gillies,
September 3, in Kanata
Martin Gordon,
November 10, in Barrie
Florence Gudmundsen,
October 10, in Newmarket
Ilene Guenther,
October 18, in Ridgeway
Gloria J. Habjan,
October 19, in Toronto
Victoria Hamilton,
September 18, in Barrie
Judith A. Harrison,
January 8, in Wasaga
Beach
Sandra E. Harrison,
September 6, in North York
Shirley A. Hazelwood,
October 10, in London
Norval Henderson,
September 17, in Oakville
James Hill, January 6,
in Mississauga
Betty Hope, November 21,
in Amherstview
David E. Howse,
September 27, in Guelph
Doris Huggins,
November 23, in Hampton
Roderick C. Ingram,
November 26, in Kitchener
Glenyce E. Jackson,
November 1, in Tillsonburg
Harold Janes, October 16,
in Georgetown
Raoul A. Janssen,
October 8, in Toronto
Richard F. Jensen,
December 10, in Elgin
Michael Jerome,
November 30, in Etobicoke
Margaret Johnson,
December 2, in Longford Mills
Dorothy Kannegiesser,
December 8, in North Bay
James Kerr, November 20,
in Kingston
Cecil Kirk, November 6,
in Kingston
Frank A. Kirton, October 7,
in Richmond Hill
Grace L. Kwok,
November 18, in Thornhill
Irene Lackey,
November 30, in Toronto
James P. Langford,
September 12, in St. Agatha
Ralph W. Lawlor,
September 25, in Cornwall
Barbara Lawson,
October 30, in Hamilton
Ryan Lepik, November 25,
in Toronto
Harry J. Letkemann,
November 20, in London
Melvin J. Lewis,
September 2, in Aurora
Julien L. Lobbestael,
October 2, in Chatham
Audrey E. MacDonald,
September 20, in Sudbury
Everett MacEacheron,
September 27, in Burlington
Annie MacLennan-Colbert,
October 4, in Barrie
Earl Marchand, October 12,
in Huntsville
Joseph Marshall,
November 9, in Kemptville
George K. McCourt,
October 19, in Orillia
Rob McKenzie,
September 28, in Embro
John D. McLoughlin,
October 24, in Owen Sound
Ralph G. McMahon,
October 20, in Toronto
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Obituaries (September 2014 to January 2015) (cont’d)
Dougal McMillan,
October 13, in Collingwood
Gene R. Plumton,
November 20, in Belleville
Ruth Tanner,
September 30, in Tillsonburg
Vicki McQuinn,
September 13, in Brampton
Charlene A. Ramsay,
October 24, in Barrie
Dianne Thompson,
October 29, in London
Thomas E. Melbourne,
December 13, in Bruce
Mines
Marjorie Ranger,
October 7, in Pembroke
Joan E. Thompson,
November 12, in London
Crerar Robertson,
September 3, in Kitchener
Barbara S. Tyo,
December 6, in Cornwall
Thea Robinson,
November 13, in Thunder
Bay
Helen Uren, November 10,
in Oakville
Ian Melville, September 26,
in Brampton
George Menicanin,
December 13, in Stoney
Creek
Lynda M. Miller, January 3,
in Orillia
Bernice Moore,
October 25, in Brighton
Stephen Moore,
November 11, in Ottawa
Margaret T. Mullin,
October 15, in Fort Erie
Wayne D. Munro,
November 4, in Ajax
Robert C. Murdoch,
December 1, in Nepean
Vivian Nelson,
September 30, in Smiths
Falls
John Q. Neuper, October 3,
in Ottawa
Viola Noland, November 4,
in Oshawa
Frank O’Brien,
September 27, in Waterloo
T. Edward Ogura,
October 29, in Mississauga
Gerhard Paulus,
December 2, in Barrie
Linda Payne, November 11,
in Timmins
Pearl E. Pelletier,
September 27, in Ottawa
Thomas W. Pender,
October 8, in Belleville
Joyce Perks, November 29,
in Port Dover
Gordon R. Peterkin,
September 21, in Nepean
Giovanni Picano,
November 15, in Vaughan
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Joan M. Rodgers,
October 15, in London
Elva Rodwell,
November 27, in Alliston
Patricia Ross, November 8,
in Brantford
C. Alvin Rutherford,
September 24, in Orillia
Margaret Rylott,
November 6, in Cambridge
Dardo R. Salto,
September 23, in Toronto
Lester Savard, October 2,
in Arnprior
Harry I. Sayeau,
October 15, in Athens
Marjorie Scott,
November 28,
in Scarborough
Rita Séguin, December 4,
in Brockville
William R. Sennema,
October 2, in Windsor
George Shaw,
November 11, in Barrie
Emma Simpson,
October 19, in Cornwall
Albert Smith,
December 10, in Whitby
James W. Smith,
September 8, in Etobicoke
Marion J. Smith,
September 6, in Thornbury
Robert Smith, October 23,
in Huntsville
Harry L. Sylvan, January 6,
in Scarborough
Mary Valley, September 24,
in Geraldton
Cordi Van Forsch,
October 20, in Shelburne
Judith A. Wakelin,
November 30, in Lindsay
Sherry A. Wallace,
January 1, in Tecumseh
Donald Waller,
December 5, in Brampton
Enid Walters, November 2,
in Toronto
Frank Westbrook,
October 13, in Scarborough
David Wilson, October 27,
in Alliston
Lillian Wilson, October 3,
in Cambridge
Muriel L. Yaskovitch,
November 16, in Tottenham
Donald Young,
November 19, in Burlington
Québec
George Baggott,
October 11, in Rigaud
Clément P. Beauregard,
September 11, in SaintBasile
Pauline Belleau, October 6,
in Boisbriand
Louise S. Bernard,
October 17, in Valleyfield
Anita Bissonnette,
September 11, in PointeClaire
Solange Bouliane,
November 3, in Anjou
Huguette Bourke,
September 19,
in Boucherville
Mary Caporicci, January 3,
in Montréal
Thérèse Carrière,
November 16, in Montréal
Paul-Émile Chabot,
October 30, in Blainville
Alain Chagnon,
September 17, in Granby
Marie-Paule Charbonneau,
October 1, in Laval
Joseph A. Clark,
November 15, in Saint-Paulde-l’Île-aux-Noix
Marc Cloutier, October 3,
in Québec City
Jeanne Di Nello,
October 15, in Montréal
Rita Dubreuil, December 1,
in Saint-Eustache
Claude Dumont,
September 16, in Montréal
Dianna M. Filiou,
October 6, in Gatineau
Maurice Forget, January 5,
in Saint-Jean-de-Matha
Rolande A. Fournier,
November 21, in Sutton
Claude J. Fréchette,
October 2, in Waterloo
Denis G. Gagné,
November 7, in Longueuil
Marcel Gagné,
November 3, in Saint-Paulde-l’Île-aux-Noix
Lucie Gagnon, October 12,
in Repentigny
E. Rolland Giguère,
September 21,
in Repentigny
Agathe Gohier, October 1,
in Saint-Hippolyte
Belva E. Greenshields,
October 5, in Quyon
Jacques G. Guimond,
September 16, in Longueuil
Bertram Helps, November 4,
in Montréal
Pierre Reinhardt, November 5,
in Québec City
Donald Jameson,
September 16, in Sherbrooke
Roger Riverin, November 24,
in Québec City
Monique Jolicoeur-Labrie,
November 12, in Montréal
Léonard Rochford,
September 4, in Gatineau
Gregory Kerwin, October 6,
in Fossambault-sur-le-Lac
Réal Rompré, September 20,
in Québec City
Richard J. Lachance,
December 13, in Québec City
Thérèse Sabourin,
November 18, in Mascouche
Roger Lachapelle,
September 30, in Montréal
Jacques Savard,
September 25, in Lac-Mégantic
Colette Lamoureux,
November 14, in Drummondville
Robert J. L. Séguin,
September 25, in Montréal
Pierre Langlois, November 8,
in Charny
Percival Shannon,
November 21, in Sherbrooke
Mariette Lavertu, October 23,
in Sherbrooke
Russell Stewart, September 30,
in Bristol
Cécile Leclerc, September 18,
in Québec City
Bernard Tach, November 15,
in Prévost
Paul Lessard, November 17,
in Thetford Mines
John A. Watchorn,
September 27, in Morin-Heights
Juliette Locorotondo,
October 18, in Longueuil
Alberta
Jeannot Mailloux, December 3,
in Rivière-du-Loup
Jules M. Marchand,
September 30, in Laval
Lucianna Morel, November 10,
in Alma
Raymond L. Noreau,
October 30, in Québec City
Victor Passmore,
December 14, in Laval
Pauline Phaneuf, October 16,
in Châteauguay
Helena Johnston, October 16,
in St. Albert
British Columbia
Shirley Harris, January 1,
in Comox
Bernice P. Renaud, October 20,
in Whiterock
Eric Smart, January 11,
in Invermere
Jean Poisson, November 12,
in Boucherville
Donna S. Miller, October 20,
in Bayswater
Irene R. Rachiele, October 16,
in Montréal
Nova Scotia
Allan Readman, September 20,
in Otterburn Park
Certification of
Pension Entitlement
As part of good governance practices,
BCE conducts an annual audit of pension
recipients. Every year we select a group
of pensioners in the BCE group of
companies and ask them to complete
a Certificate of Pension Entitlement to
ensure that payments are reaching the
appropriate individuals. Our next audit
will take place in the spring.
To find out whether you may be audited
this year, please refer to the cover
page of your Retiree Statement as
of January 1, 2015 under the section
“Certification of pension entitlement
coming up.”
Carolynne Wellwood,
November 23, in Winnipeg
New Brunswick
Paul Raymond, November 22,
in Québec City
To offset increases in the cost of living,
Bell’s pension payments are adjusted
according to an indexation formula.
The indexation rate applied to Bell
pensions as of January 1, 2015 is 2%.
For those who retired during 2014, the
indexation rate is prorated to the number
of months since their retirement date.
Manitoba
Michel Poirier, October 19,
in Saint-Charles-Borromée
Normand Rajotte, September 4,
in Victoriaville
2015 cost of living
adjustment
Donald T. Patterson,
September 16, in New Glascow
The obituary notices are
updated monthly at
bellintouch.ca.
Louise L. Rehberg, October 5,
in Saint-Charles-Borromée
March 2015 | 15
How to benefit from Bell’s Employee
Discount Plan
Bell’s Employee Discount Plan
(EDP) discounts will continue to be
applied automatically if you currently
participate in the plan.
Bell’s EDP offers eligible pensioners
big savings on Bell products and
services such as Bell Home Phone,
Internet, Mobility, Satellite TV and
Fibe TV. The 35% discount applies
to virtually all recurring and one-time
charges (see exceptions below).
To qualify for the EDP all services
must be registered in your name.
The program is not offered to friends
and family even if their accounts are
in your name, unless they are your
dependents (see definition below) or
live with you. If you need to transfer
responsibility for your accounts,
charges may apply.
When you enroll in the EDP, you are
automatically enrolled in One Bill.
Your applicable discounts will be
reflected on your One Bill and should
take effect right away. However,
please note that EDP is not retroactive
and Bell reserves the right to change or
modify the EDP at any time.
Excluded Bell services
Combining an advertised
promotional offer with EDP
• Wireless hardware (e.g. Mobile
phones, termination fees)
Promotions and retention offers cannot
be combined with the EDP, except for
the following:
• Wireless apps
• Bell Bundle discounts (The reduced
price of two or more Bell services:
Bell TV, Bell Internet, Bell Home
Phone, Bell Mobility)
• Unlimited Internet Usage and
Unlimited Long Distance with 3 Bell
Services (each $10 per month)
• Bell TV network programming offers
such as TMN 2 months free or buy
one get one pay-per-view.
If you do not currently have these
promotions, you will be able to add
them only if they are offered to the
general public and under the same
conditions.
• Your natural or legally adopted
child, legal ward or step child
(including dependent children
of a common-law or same-sex
spouse);
• Financially dependent on you;
• Unmarried and normally lives with
you (except while away at school);
• Under age 18, or under age 25
if attending an accredited
educational institution full time.
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• Solo and Virgin mobile
• Third party billed services
(e.g. 900/976 services, 911 provincial
and municipal charges)
• Non-residential accounts
• Accounts in collection
• Retention, loyalty, acquisition and
other promotional offers
Bell reserves the right to
change or modify the EDP
product and services eligibility
at any time.
Please contact 310-Bell (2355)
for information on these offers.
Definition of a dependent
Your child is considered a
dependent if she or he is:
The EDP does not apply on:
Your spouse or common-law
spouse will be considered your
dependent if she or he is:
• The person to whom you are
legally married, or the person
with whom you have lived in a
conjugal relationship for at least
12 consecutive months and
have publicly presented as your
common-law spouse or same-sex
partner.
Your parent will be considered your
dependent if she or he is:
• Either your mother or your father
and is financially dependent on
you (e.g. if they are considered
dependents for income tax
purposes).
To get the
discount
To order new services and enroll
in the EDP at the same time,
please call 1-877-858-2024 or
go to any Bell or The Source store
and let them know you are a Bell
pensioner.
For Bell services you already
have, please call Employee
Services at 1-888-400-0661. After
selecting your language, choose
option 1 (active employees) and
then option 1 (discount plan).
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Tournaments
2015 Bell Tournaments
Something for everyone!
Bell retirees and team members are invited to come out and
participate in the annual tournaments taking place this year.
Participants can enter as a team or as an individual. The tournaments
typically include four to five games plus an awards banquet.
If you plan on staying for the weekend, please take advantage of
preferred rates at some of the local hotels.
For more information or to register, please visit belltournaments.ca.
Upcoming tournaments
Presidents Hockey Tournament
Toronto
March 27 and 28
McFarlane Bowling Tournament
Montréal April 24 and 25
Marcel Vincent Softball Tournament
London
August 7 and 8
March 2015 | 17
Employee Giving Campaign raises more
than $2 million for Canadian charities
Volunteer Grant Program:
Another way to give
Thank you!
Thank you to all the Bell retirees
who helped make our 2014
Employee Giving Campaign a
great success! Current and former
Bell team members together
raised a total of $2.17 million for
Canadian charities, exceeding our
$2 million objective for the second
year in a row.
This great result was driven in part
by a 20% increase in the number
of donations by retirees compared
to 2013. We hope you help us
build on this positive momentum
when the 2015 campaign kicks off
in October!
As in past years, Bell matched
employee donations to Centraide/
United Way, the Canadian Mental
Health Association, and Canadian
universities and colleges, providing
an additional $1.23 million to
support these important
organizations.
It’s never too late to give!
You can register for the Employee
Giving Program at any time to
make donations to the charities of
your choice through convenient
pension cheque deductions.
Once you have registered, your
contribution will be automatically
renewed each year.
To find out more, please email
[email protected] or
call 1-866-670-8800.
Bell recognizes the efforts of
retiree volunteers by providing
grants to the charity and sport
organizations they support.
In 2014, retirees logged more than
100,000 hours as volunteers and
Bell awarded $365,000 in grants to
367 organizations across the country.
For more information, please
visit the In the Community section
of bellintouch.ca or contact
the Employee Giving team at
1-866-670-8800.
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