Donations

As part of its annual plans, Videotron sets objectives for the company in making tangible gestures to the various Québec communities it serves. Whether through the auspices of Quebecor, or its affiliates, or by itself, the company supports community causes dedicated to encouraging the young, assisting needy families and taking action to protect the environment.

All requests for donations should be addressed to:

Quebecor inc.

Communications Department - Donations
612 Saint-Jacques
Montréal, QC
H3C 4M8

All requests must be accompanied by relevant documentation, including a presentation of your organization and its mission, audited financial statements (if available) and a description of the objective. The name of the person in charge of the file and his/her contact information must also be provided.

Requests are examined by a committee set up for that purpose, which meets every two or three months to render decisions. Following these meetings, the committee replies to all requests that have been approved.

Videotron aims to satisfy as many requests as possible, taking into account the budgets available and the company's established social commitment priorities.

For information on sponsorship requests, consult the Sponsorship section.

Jour de la Terre (Earth Day) Campaign

In spring 2007, Videotron launched an environmental offensive in collaboration with the Jour de la Terre (Earth Day) organization. Through the campaign spokesman - singer, writer and composer Daniel Boucher - the company invited its 1.6 million customers - more precisely its 850,000 Internet customers - to help protect the environment by opting to receive their statements online, thus saving many tons of paper. For every customer who chose to receive an online statement from Videotron, the Jour de la Terre-Québec organization would plant a tree here in Québec. Already, nearly 100,000 trees are being planted in 2008.

As part of this important project, Videotron and Quebecor have this year initiated a campaign to recycle wireless devices, urging the public to dispose of their old phones in a healthy, environmentally friendly way. The Allo la Terre Program being run by Jour de la Terre-Québec is aimed at discouraging disposal in the environment of the numerous wireless phones thrown out in the garbage each year in Québec. Thus a second life can be given to these devices by recycling their various components, including parts made of precious metals, and by safely disposing of the toxic content.

As of April 9, 2008, the public is invited to deposit their cell phone hardware (handsets and accessories), either unwanted or defective, in boxes provided for that purpose at our 206 Videotron SuperClubs and 22 Videotron stores and kiosks across Québec. All profits derived from the resale and recycling of mobile phone equipment will be reinvested in Corridors verts projects initiated by Jour de la Terre-Québec. For more information, visit www.jourdelaterre.org.

Vigilance on the Net campaign

In summer 2007, Videotron launched a massive awareness campaign aimed at both adults and adolescents in Québec with the goal of making Internet use more secure.

Videotron began the campaign with a survey among young Quebecers and their parents to determine the perceptions within the two groups of Internet use among young people aged 12 to 17. The results were very revealing. It was found that even if parents are quite aware of the Web-surfing habits of their teenage children, they may underestimate some of their potentially dangerous practices.

The Vigilance on the Net team, supported by personalities such as Denis Talbot (M. Net, MusiquePlus) and Antoine Mongrain (VRAK.TV, Académie des mots, VOX), is touring high schools in Québec giving presentations. Since the fall of 2007, the tour has reached more than 21,000 students aged 12 to 17 and their parents. Having succeeded in sparking a great deal of interest, the Vigilance on the Net tour continues to visit various regions of the province. For more information, visit www.vigilanceonthenet.com.

Videotron has been joined in this campaign by some important partners: the Government of Québec, the Institut de sécurité de l'information du Québec, various police bodies and services in Québec, as well as the Tel-jeunes organization.

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