Comcast Cares Day Volunteers Pitch in at More Than 50 Sites Across New England on Annual Day of Service

BOSTON, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of the ninth annual Comcast Cares Day, one of the largest single-day corporate volunteer efforts in the country, local Comcast employees and their family members and friends will volunteer at dozens of community sites across New England this Saturday, providing spring cleaning, painting, landscaping and other services to local cities and towns and nonprofit organizations.

In all, more than 4,000 Comcast Cares Day volunteers will spend the day working at more than 50 sites in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine, continuing Comcast's tradition of powering dreams in the communities it serves.

"I look forward to volunteering and being a part of Comcast Cares Day each year," said Kevin Casey, President of Comcast's NorthCentral Division, which includes New England.  "It is a powerful experience to roll up my sleeves along with thousands of our employees as they dedicate their Saturday to help neighbors and their communities.  We are honored to do our part to help each other during these challenging times."

Nationwide, more than 55,000 Comcast volunteers will participate in Comcast Cares Day, the company's annual day of service and one of the largest single-day corporate volunteer efforts in the country.  Comcast Cares Day is one way that Comcast demonstrates its year-round commitment to making a difference in the communities where its employees and customers live and work.  The company also provides complimentary cable TV and high-speed Internet services to schools and libraries in the communities it serves and is a strong supporter of local nonprofits.

Since the first Comcast Cares Day in 2001, more than 225,000 Comcast volunteers have contributed over one million hours of service at more than 1,750 project sites in local communities throughout the country.  This Saturday, volunteers are expected to donate another 300,000 hours of service, bringing the total service hours during all Comcast Cares Days to more than 1.6 million.

The Comcast Foundation will also provide grants to local community partner organizations across the country on behalf of each employee and family member who volunteers on Comcast Cares Day. The grants will help Comcast's community partners continue their mission of serving the community throughout the year.  

For more information on Comcast's volunteer and community investment initiatives, visit http://www.comcast.com/inthecommunity.

About Comcast Corporation

Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (www.comcast.com) is one of the nation's leading providers of entertainment, information and communication products and services.  With 23.6 million cable customers, 15.9 million high-speed Internet customers and 7.6 million Comcast Digital Voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of cable systems and in the delivery of programming content.

Comcast's content networks and investments include E! Entertainment Television, Style Network, Golf Channel, VERSUS, G4, PBS KIDS Sprout, TV One, 11 regional sports networks operated by Comcast Sports Group and Comcast Interactive Media, which develops and operates Comcast's Internet businesses, including Comcast.net (www.comcast.net).  Comcast also has a majority ownership in Comcast-Spectacor, which owns two professional sports teams, the Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball team and the Philadelphia Flyers NHL hockey team, and a large, multipurpose arena in Philadelphia, the Wachovia Center, and manages other facilities for sporting events, concerts and other events.

About the Comcast Foundation

The Comcast Foundation was founded by Comcast Corporation in June 1999 to provide charitable support to qualified non-profit organizations. The Foundation primarily invests in programs intended to have a positive, sustainable impact on their communities.  The Foundation's focus areas are expanding digital literacy, building tomorrow's leaders and promoting community service.  Since its inception, the Comcast Foundation has donated more than $77 million to organizations in the communities nationwide that Comcast serves. More information about the Foundation and its programs is available at www.comcast.com/inthecommunity.

SOURCE Comcast Cable

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