WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.,
April 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- Today on the 17th annual Comcast Cares Day, more
than 10,000 Comcast employees, their family and friends and
community volunteers will "make change happen" as they work at
dozens of community service projects across Florida.
Comcast Cares Day is the company's annual celebration of its
year-round commitment to volunteerism that began when Comcast was
founded 55 years ago. This year, volunteers in Florida will also be a part of a significant
milestone for Comcast Cares Day as it marks the participation of 1
million volunteers since the program began in 2001.
"Every year, Comcast employees across Florida, from down in the Florida Keys and up
to the Panhandle, come out in full force to give back to our
communities on Comcast Cares Day," said Amy
Smith, Regional Senior Vice President of the Comcast Florida
Region. "Whether they are working at a school, community
organization or a park, the work Comcast Cares Day volunteers are
doing across the state today will have a lasting and positive
impact."
Comcast Cares Day projects across Florida include:
- School Beautification Projects – Volunteers in
Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Key
West and Tallahassee are
cleaning, gardening, painting and more at local schools to give
students more vibrant environments to learn and grow.
- Earth Day Clean-Ups – On the beaches of St. Andrews
State Park in Panama City and
Goffinsville Nassau River Park in Fernandina Beach, volunteers are cleaning up
trash and debris.
- Fighting Hunger – In Fort Pierce, volunteers are working
are working at the Treasure Coast Food Bank to help make sure their
friends and neighbors in need don't go hungry.
- Eliminating a "Food Desert" – In
Jacksonville, volunteers are
working at White Harvest Farms, an urban farm that provides fresh
produce to its neighborhood, which is considered to be a "food
desert" – an area where access to fresh fruits and vegetables is
scarce.
"We are excited to have the Comcast team at the farm for Comcast
Cares Day. White Harvest Farms is uniquely placed in an urban area
to provide residents access to healthy eating options. It provides
job training with a focus on the agricultural, scientific and
mechanical elements of farming and harvesting," said Ju'Coby
Pittman, President and CEO of the Clara White Mission. "We
appreciate the Comcast family helping to ensure the produce is
available to the community, with a visible and hands on
presence."
The Comcast Foundation will also provide grants to local
community partner organizations across the country on behalf of
everyone who volunteers on Comcast Cares Day. The grants will help
Comcast's community partners continue their mission of serving the
community throughout the year. To date, the Comcast
Foundation has awarded more than $22
million in grants to local non-profit organizations who have
served as partners on Comcast Cares Day.
For more information on Comcast NBCUniversal volunteer and
community investment initiatives, visit
www.comcast.com/community.
Follow along on Twitter at @ComcastFL and #ComcastCaresDay.
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. It also provides wireless and security and
automation services to residential customers under the XFINITY
brand. 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.
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