ONTARIO — The Boys & Girls Club of the Western Treasure Valley is preparing for its 2016 GREAT Futures Campaign to help raise money to invest in local kids’ futures. The organization has announced its goal of raising $100,000 by March 31 through the campaign. According to a news release from the organization, the money […]
Cheryl Farley needed to get her mind off the pain after spinal surgery. So the caring, local nurse from Saint Alphonsus Medical Center, in Ontario, Oregon, started a project to help those in need. She put together one-gallon zip-lock bags with assorted hygiene supplies labeled: “Help change the life of a friend.” The successful hygiene […]
Breaking a tablet isn’t something you ever want to happen. Unless of course, you get to break them on purpose! That was exactly the point of a recent “How to Fix Tablets” class taught to the Boys & Girls Club of Western Treasure Valley on July 1st. Each month, a few enthusiastic, dedicated Telmate employees […]
As a tribute to heroes this upcoming Memorial Day, Telmate Manager and Boise, Idaho native Tim Haus gave The Boys & Girls Club of Western Treasure Valley a glimpse of what true heroes are with his Hero Awareness class on May 20, 2015. “Working for an industry that serves law enforcement, Telmate is no stranger […]
ONTARIO, OR – May 15, 2015 – Telmate Network Integrator, Sam Valdez was more than happy to take an afternoon to bring his anti-bullying message to the students of the Boys & Girls Club of Western Treasure Valley. Sam is part of a growing number of Telmate employees that eagerly volunteer their time each month […]
Telmate is sponsoring the 5th Annual San Diego County Public Defender Charity Golf Tournament, benefiting San Pasqual Academy. The event will be held on March 31, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at the Sycuan Golf Resort. “We believe our technology is providing inmates with positive resources to get out and stay out, but we wanted to […]
The thought of dissecting a computer is extremely intimidating for most people but for Boys and Girls Club members, the experience was both a treat and a challenge worth taking! Last week, the Boys and Girls Club led a Spring Break STEM Camp — a hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math event where students learn […]
Telmate recruiter, Sheryl Stillman, spent the day teaching students of the Boys & Girls Club of Western Treasure Valley the fundamentals of presenting themselves in the working-world. Each month, several Telmate employees volunteer their time to train a small group of participants as part of the “Telmate Cares” community outreach program. During the class, Stillman […]
Twenty-year-old volunteer Reuben Garcia went back home to his stomping grounds to teach an Introduction to Information Technology class to a group of Boys & Girls Club participants. Each month, two volunteers lead these classes as part of their employer’s community outreach initiative, Telmate Cares. Telmate, a leading inmate communications provider, was founded in Ontario […]
San Francisco-based technology company Telmate announced its partnership with the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Child Protective Services to sponsor children in foster care so that they connect with their incarcerated loved ones during the holiday season. The department reports they have approximately four children in foster care at any given time with an […]