TDS kicks off fourth annual Week of Giving

TDS Telecommunications LLC (TDS^®) is proud to announce the start of its fourth annual Week of Giving campaign. Starting today, Dec. 1, through Dec. 5, the company and its associates go above and beyond their normal philanthropic activities to give back across the TDS service footprint. The annual program highlights the power of collective action and generosity to make a difference.

“One of our core values as an organization is investing in our communities through volunteerism and other philanthropic activities,” said TDS Telecom Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs Drew Petersen. “The Week of Giving is another way for all of us at TDS to live that value and focus our efforts to make a difference.”

Throughout the week, TDS associates are using their company-given paid volunteer time at non-profit organizations, and the company is donating more than $45,000 in monetary and in-kind donations in TDS communities.

A small sample of the activities include:

• Delivering treats to first responders in Central and Southern Wisconsin and Mooresville, North Carolina
• Matching Red Kettle donations to the Salvation Army in Green Bay, Wisconsin and Fox Cities, Wisconsin up to $4,000 across both communities
• Volunteering at the Herb Kohler and Natalie Black Community Café in Sheboygan, Wisconsin
• Donating $2,000 to the Alliance for Youth in Great Falls, Montana to forward its mission
• Supporting the Southern Utah University STEM program with $1,000 to support its free STEM events and homework help for K-12 students
• Giving funds to robotics clubs in Pequot Lakes and Pine River, Minnesota, and Monticello, Wisconsin
• Helping at food pantries and food assistance programs in Verona and Wausau, Wisconsin; Pequot Lakes and Pine River, Minnesota

The TDS Week of Giving is part of the company’s larger TDS Cares initiative and Be Good Citizens program. TDS provides all full-time associates with 16 hours of paid time each year to volunteer at 501(c)(3) organizations of their choosing.

In 2024, TDS associates gave nearly 2,000 collective volunteer hours across 311 organizations. Since 2009, company associates have given more than 22,000 hours of time to nonprofits doing great things in their communities. The TDS Open, the company’s annual charitable golf outing, has raised more than a $1 million for charitable organizations through associate and vendor donations in the last 14 years.