TELUS Friendly Future Foundation Donates $20,000 to Classroom Champions
Funding will help provide crucial Social and Emotional Learning programming to over 400 students across Calgary in the schools and communities that need it the most.
TELUS Friendly Future Foundation® has donated $20,000 to contribute towards Classroom Champions, a leading provider of Social and Emotional Learning programming across Canada. Classroom Champions will be able to serve over 400 more students in Calgary thanks to the Friendly Future Foundation’s support. That will go toward helping kids in the program learn how to set goals, how to deal with adversity and face challenges with confidence.
Aligning with the Friendly Future Foundation’s purpose and mission, kids across Calgary will learn the skills to bolster their mental health and build great relationships in our communities.
Classroom Champions bring Olympic and Paralympic athlete mentors virtually to classrooms and schools. These mentors take their athlete mindset and journey to teach kids vital Social and Emotional Learning skills, such as goal setting, perseverance, teamwork, managing emotions, leadership and more. This evidence-based curriculum and award-winning mentorship program has reached over 5 million kids across North America, and as the charity grows, it aims to provide the support and resources toward communities that need it most.
“We are really proud to be a recipient of this grant. Classroom Champions has an organizational goal to Mentor 1 Million Kids by 2025, and these resources will ensure we’re able to dedicate programming to schools and kids in Calgary communities,” said Steve Mesler, Olympic gold medalist and co-founder of Classroom Champions.
“We’ve heard from our charity partners about the challenges children in their community are facing,” says Shanan Spencer-Brown, Executive Director of TELUS Friendly Future Foundation. “We are honoured to be able to support Classroom Champions, with a donation of $20,000 from the TELUS Calgary Community Board. We are so appreciative of the work Classroom Champions is doing in their community, supporting kids, teachers and families. It makes sure kids learn the skills they need to truly thrive now and in the future.”
For more information on Classroom Champions please visit www.classroomchampions.org, and for more information on TELUS Friendly Future Foundation visit friendlyfuture.com.
About TELUS Friendly Future Foundation
Founded in 2018, TELUS Friendly Future Foundation is an independent registered charity. Our
mission is to help connect youth to a world of opportunities by supporting Canadian organizations that offer health, education or technology programs. We have provided more than $24 million in grants to community-based, provincial, territorial and national charities that help at-risk youth thrive in a digital world. TELUS Friendly Future Foundation alongside our 13 TELUS Community Boards, provides millions of dollars to more than 500 charities across Canada every year. For more information on TELUS Friendly Future Foundation visit friendlyfuture.com.
About Classroom Champions
Classroom Champions is a nonprofit charity that has empowered over 5 million children to thrive socially, emotionally, and academically through the mentorship and mindsets of world-class athletes. Working with 250+ Olympic, Paralympic, university student-athletes and professional athletes who volunteer as mentors, Classroom Champions has provided more than $14,000,000 in program and curriculum grants to underserved, rural, and Indigenous communities across the continent. Students participating in Classroom Champions see significant improvements in the classroom, teachers see improved engagement, and athlete mentors learn new skills to prepare for life after sport. Learn more at: www.classroomchampions.org.
