On May 4, 2019, nearly 6,000 local Comcast
NBCUniversal employees and their families, friends and community
partners will “make change happen” as they volunteer to improve nearly
100 project sites throughout Colorado as part of the 18th annual
Comcast
Cares Day.
Comcast Cares Day is more than just a day – it is an illustration of the
spirit of volunteerism that our employees bring to life each and every
day. From using technology to create positive change, such as teaching
digital literacy skills, to mentoring youth, to stocking food banks, to
beautifying parks, Comcast NBCUniversal employees volunteer during this
celebration and throughout the year to make a lasting impact. To date,
more than 1 million Comcast Cares Day volunteers have contributed over 6
million service hours to improve local communities at more than 10,000
projects. This year, the Company expects more than 100,000 volunteers
from Comcast, NBCUniversal, and for the first time Sky, to participate
in projects across the country and around the world.
Colorado projects include clean-up projects in parks and schools around
the state, maintenance projects for local Boys & Girls Clubs from
Colorado Springs to Steamboat, and work to prepare Easterseals
Colorado’s Rocky Mountain Village camp for summer programs available to
more than 1,200 children and adults with disabilities in our state.
“As we celebrate our 18th annual Comcast Cares Day, we are delighted to
partner with numerous communities and partners throughout our state to
give back to our local communities across Colorado,” said Rich Jennings,
Senior Vice President of the Comcast Mountain West Region. “It is
incredible to see how we can drive meaningful change by bringing
together our employees, their friends and families, and our community
partners, both on this day and throughout the year. We are thankful for
the participants and volunteers who continue to work to make a positive
difference.”
“Each year, we look forward to Comcast Cares Day because of the support
and hard work Comcast volunteers provide to our Aurora community,” said
Tom Barrett, City of Aurora Parks, Recreation & Open Space Director.
“Having over 500 volunteers working on three large-scale beautification
and tree planting projects across Aurora is an incredible undertaking
and we are fortunate for the dedication to the community that Comcast
shares. Volunteers are crucial and their passion to dedicating time
truly helps in ensuring we achieve our mission in encouraging active
lifestyles and creating healthy environments for people, nature and
community.”
Comcast
Cares Day projects will take place in 18 communities across Colorado
including:
Aurora
Basalt
Boulder
Colorado
Springs
Denver
Edgewater
Empire
Englewood
Fort
Collins
Highlands Ranch
Lakewood
Littleton
Longmont
Pueblo
Steamboat
Springs
Trinidad
Westminster
Wheatridge
The Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation will also provide grants to local
partner organizations on behalf of volunteers who contribute their time
on Comcast Cares Day. The grants will help Comcast’s partners continue
their mission of serving the community throughout the year. To date, the
Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation has awarded nearly $25 million in grants
to local nonprofit organizations who have served as partners on Comcast
Cares Day.
For more information on Comcast NBCUniversal and Sky volunteer and
community impact initiatives, visit www.comcast.com/community.
About Comcast Corporation
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and technology
company with three primary businesses: Comcast Cable, NBCUniversal, and
Sky. Comcast Cable is one of the United States’ largest video,
high-speed internet, and phone providers to residential customers under
the Xfinity brand, and also provides these services to businesses. It
also provides wireless and security and automation services to
residential customers under the Xfinity brand. NBCUniversal is global
and 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. Sky is one of Europe’s leading media and entertainment
companies, connecting customers to a broad range of video content
through its pay television services. It also provides communications
services, including residential high-speed internet, phone, and wireless
services. Sky operates the Sky News broadcast network and sports and
entertainment networks, produces original content, and has exclusive
content rights. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com
for more information.
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