Nearly 7,500 Comcast Utah Employees, Friends & Family Volunteer at 14 Schools & Community Organizations across the State on C...
April 22 2017 - 2:00PM
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
www.comcast.com/community.
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
www.comcastcorporation.com 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
www.comcast.com/community.
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