SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–On Saturday, April 22, nearly 7,500 Comcast
NBCUniversal employees and their families, friends and community
partners volunteered at 14 schools and community organizations around
Utah as part of the 16th annual Comcast
Cares Day.
Comcast Cares Day is more than just a day – it’s the culmination of
Comcast NBCUniversal’s commitment to volunteerism that began when the
company was founded more than 50 years ago. From using technology to
create positive change, such as wiring community centers and libraries
and teaching digital literacy skills, to mentoring youth, to beautifying
parks, Comcast NBCUniversal employees volunteer on this day, and
throughout the year, to make a lasting impact. This year, more than
100,000 volunteers participated in approximately 900 projects across the
country and around the world. To date, volunteers have contributed
nearly 5 million volunteer hours at 7,700 projects since Comcast Cares
Day began in 2001.
Utah projects ranged from cleaning and improving the Palmer Court
subsidized apartments and sorting donated supplies for the Road Home in
Salt Lake City to helping to build an outdoor amphitheater at the Walden
School for Liberal Arts in Provo to installing a new Frisbee course by
Fort Buenaventura in Ogden.
“As we celebrate our 16th annual Comcast Cares Day, we are so
proud to partner with these important organizations to give back in our
community,” said Merlin Jensen, Comcast vice president of technical
operations. “It’s truly amazing what’s possible when thousands of
volunteers donate their time to make a difference in the lives of
others. I’m inspired by the community’s response to Comcast Cares Day,
and am so thankful for the participants who help to make this effort a
success today and throughout the year.”
“We want to extend our gratitude and excitement to the Comcast Cares Day
volunteers for this amazing opportunity to improve the look and
condition of our buildings,” said Michelle Flynn, associate executive
director of programs for The Road Home. “The work of these volunteers
would take us years to accomplish on our own, and we will be forever
grateful.”
Comcast Cares Day projects also included work for these community
organizations:
- Highland High School in Salt Lake City
- Boys and Girls Club of Greater Salt Lake
- Cyprus High School in Magna
- Redwood Elementary in West Valley City
- YWCA Utah
- University of Utah Lowell Bennion Community Service Center
- Neighborhood House in Salt Lake City
For more information on Comcast NBCUniversal volunteer and community
investment initiatives, visit http://ift.tt/1pQ455I.
About Comcast Corporation
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and technology
company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal.
Comcast Cable is one of the nation’s largest video, high-speed Internet
and phone providers to residential customers under the XFINITY brand and
also provides these services to businesses. NBCUniversal operates news,
entertainment and sports cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast
networks, television production operations, television station groups,
Universal Pictures and Universal Parks and Resorts. Visit http://ift.tt/1i4kyly
for more information.
About the Comcast Foundation
The Comcast Foundation was founded by Comcast Corporation in June 1999
to provide charitable support to qualified nonprofit organizations. The
Foundation primarily invests in programs intended to have a positive,
sustainable impact on their communities. The Foundation has three
community investment priorities—expanding digital literacy, promoting
community service, and building tomorrow’s leaders. Since its inception,
the Comcast Foundation has donated more than $195 million to
organizations in the communities nationwide that Comcast serves. More
information about the Foundation and its programs is available at http://ift.tt/1pQ455I.
Contacts
Comcast Utah
Dee Knight, 520-345-9792
Public Relations
Manager
Deneiva_Knight@comcast.com
Nearly 7,500 Comcast Utah Employees, Friends and Family Volunteer at 14 Schools and Community Organizations across the State on Comcast Cares Day was first posted on April 22, 2017 at 1:00 pm.
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April 23, 2017 at 11:09PM
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