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Comcast Cares Day a Success in Northern Colorado
Contributed by: Comcast Colorado on 5/12/2008

Single-Day Volunteerism Effort on May 3rd Donated More Than 1,400 Hours of Service to Northern Colorado Nonprofits; Comcast Cares Day Projects Bring Together 50,000 Volunteers Nationwide

On Saturday, May 3rd, more than 175 Northern Colorado Comcast employees, family members and friends volunteered at three community organizations in Fort Collins, Greeley and Longmont as part of Comcast's seventh annual "Comcast Cares Day." One of Colorado's largest single-day corporate volunteerism efforts, Comcast's projects in Northern Colorado provided a total of more than 1,400 hours of community service to local nonprofits.

In addition to the projects in Northern Colorado, Comcast Cares Day reached community organizations across Colorado with volunteer crews working at sites from Denver to Glenwood Springs to Pueblo. In total, nearly 2,600 Comcast volunteers participated in projects statewide, donating a grand total of nearly 20,800 volunteer hours in a single day.

Comcast Cares Day is an annual nationwide volunteerism effort which brought together more than 50,000 Comcast employees and family volunteers in 2008. The last Comcast Cares Day drew more than 30,000 volunteers who donated a total of 180,000 hours of service - the equivalent of 20 years of service in one day.

"Comcast is proud to be an active member of the Northern Colorado communities, and Comcast Cares Day is our commitment to improving the quality of life in communities we serve," said Mike Trueblood, vice president and general manager of Comcast for Northern Colorado. "There is nothing more rewarding than giving back, and I'm grateful to the more than 175 Comcast Cares Day volunteers who are donated their time to help make a lasting impact on our community."

On May 3rd, volunteers dedicated their efforts to the following Northern Colorado community partners:

  • Foothills Gateway was established in 1972 to provide services for Larimer County citizens with cognitive disabilities and their families. The organization's mission is to help empower and support citizens with cognitive disabilities so that they can achieve their maximum potential and independence.
  • The Greeley Area Habitat for Humanity was created to provide access to decent affordable housing for families of modest means. The organization works in partnership with the community and families in need to build simple decent homes in the Greeley area.
  • The Longmont YMCA has served the Longmont community for over 30 years with a goal of providing quality programs that emphasize the four values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility.

For the Cares Day project in Longmont, Silver Mine Subs donated sandwiches and the company also discounted lunch for volunteers in Fort Collins. Davey Tree and Hurr Sprinkler and Landscape donated landscaping supplies and equipment for the Foothills Gateway project.

"Comcast is embedded in thousands of communities across the country, and we're very proud that 50,000 of our employees, their families and friends who gave their time to help improve their neighborhoods" said Comcast Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Brian L. Roberts. "Comcast Cares Day is the cornerstone celebration of a year-long commitment to our community, and we're thrilled to once again partner with organizations across the country to help make this special day a resounding success."

The Comcast Foundation donated more than $1.5 million in 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/Corporate/About/InTheCommunity/InTheCommunity.html.

About Comcast

Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (http://www.comcast.com) is the nation's leading provider of entertainment, information and communications products and services. With 24.1 million cable customers, 13.2 million high-speed Internet customers, and 4.6 million voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of broadband cable systems and in the delivery of programming content.

Comcast's content networks and investments include E! Entertainment Television, Style Network, The Golf Channel, VERSUS, G4, PBS KIDS Sprout, TV One, ten regional Comcast SportsNets and Comcast Interactive Media, which develops and operates Comcast's Internet business. Comcast also has a majority ownership in Comcast-Spectacor, whose major holdings include the Philadelphia Flyers NHL hockey team, the Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball team and two large multipurpose arenas in Philadelphia.

About the Comcast Foundation

The Comcast Foundation was established by Comcast Corporation in 1999 to provide charitable support to Section 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations. The Foundation primarily invests in programs intended to have a positive, sustainable impact in the areas of volunteerism, literacy, and youth leadership development. Since its inception, the Comcast Foundation has donated more than $43 million to organizations in the communities that Comcast serves nationwide. More information about the Foundation and its programs is available at www.comcast.com/neighborhood.




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