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LYNNWOOD, Wash., April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On Saturday, April 27, more than 2,000 local Comcast employees and their families and friends will "make change happen" as they volunteer to improve 13 locations throughout Western Washington and Spokane as part of Comcast's 12(th) Comcast Cares Day. Among the locations: two centers for at-risk youth, a camp for children with disabilities, a wildlife rescue center, a food bank, three parks and a neighborhood in Everett. Comcast...
Comcast California to Mobilize 3,500 Employees, Family Members, Students and Parents in Nation's Largest Single-Day Corporate Volunteer Effort LIVERMORE, Calif., April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On Saturday, April 27, more than 3,500 local Comcast employees and their families and friends will "make change happen" as they volunteer to improve 16 schools throughout California that have been affected by budget cuts as part of Comcast's 12(th) annual "Comcast Cares Day." Comcast Cares Day...
LONGMONT, Colo., Jan. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) today announced it has received $20,000 from the Comcast Foundation to fund production of video public service advertisements (PSAs), plus $1 million worth of airtime from Comcast to broadcast the PSAs. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130103/DC31913) The grant from the Comcast Foundation is in recognition of Comcast's commitment to the communities where its...
CONCORD, N.H., June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Comcast Foundation, founded in 1999 to provide charitable support to its local communities and to empower and enrich lives, today announced the 2012 recipients of its annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program. The program, one of the Comcast Foundation's signature community investment programs, recognizes students' leadership skills, academic achievement and commitment to community service. New Hampshire Governor...
Partnership Will Expanded Services in Boston, Chicago, Hartford, Houston, Indianapolis, Miami and Philadelphia CHICAGO, May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Easter Seals today announced a new partnership with the Comcast Foundation that will expand assistive technology services at Easter Seals affiliates from Boston to Houston. The $250,000 Comcast Assistive Technology Grant Fund at Easter Seals will build on successful programs for people with disabilities and special needs by...
BERLIN, Conn., April 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Over 650 Comcast Connecticut employees, their families and friends will join more than 67,000 volunteers nationwide as they spend today, Saturday, April 21, 2012, participating in one of the country's largest corporate days of community service - the 11th Comcast Cares Day. Comcast's Connecticut volunteers will roll up their sleeves at nine sites across the state, which are among approximately 650 project sites across the country, to...
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt., April 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Over 250 Comcast Vermont employees, their families and friends will join more than 67,000 volunteers nationwide as they spend today, Saturday, April 21, 2012, participating in one of the country's largest corporate days of community service - the 11th Comcast Cares Day. Comcast's Vermont volunteers will roll up their sleeves at six sites across the state, which are among approximately 650 project sites across the country, to...
LYNNWOOD, Wash., April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On Saturday, April 21, more than 2,200 local Comcast employees and their families and friends will volunteer to improve 13 school and nonprofit sites around Western Washington and Spokane as part of Comcast Cares Day. Throughout the country, more than 67,000 Comcast volunteers will participate in this annual day of service. Since its inception in 2001, Comcast Cares Day has become one of the largest single days of corporate...
LIVERMORE, Calif., April 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On Saturday, April 21, more than 3,000 local Comcast employees and their families and friends will volunteer to improve 17 schools throughout California that have been affected by budget cuts as part of Comcast's 11th annual "Comcast Cares Day." At the same time across the country, more than 67,000 Comcast volunteers will participate in this day of service, which has become one of the largest single days of corporate volunteering in...
MARTINSVILLE, Va., June 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast and One Economy recognized a class of 18 graduates from the Comcast Digital Connectors program at the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Blue Ridge during a special ceremony held yesterday at the Clubs' Teen Center. The Comcast Digital Connectors program launched at the Boys & Girls Clubs in September of 2010, and provides young people from the Martinsville area and Henry County with an opportunity to learn about broadband...
