14 California Schools Impacted by Budget Cuts to Receive Makeovers as Part of 'Comcast Cares Day'

LIVERMORE, Calif., April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- On Saturday, April 24, more than 3,000 local Comcast employees and their families and friends will volunteer to improve 14 schools throughout California that have been affected by budget cuts as part of Comcast's ninth annual "Comcast Cares Day."  At the same time across the country, more than 55,000 Comcast volunteers will participate in this annual day of service, which is one of the largest single days of corporate volunteer efforts in the country.  Comcast Cares Day is one way that Comcast helps to power dreams and demonstrate a year-round commitment to making a difference in the communities it serves.

Throughout California, local elected officials will be on hand at the schools as Comcast employees will spend the day planting shrubs, repainting walls, building picnic tables and bookshelves, repairing fences, weeding flower beds, power-washing playgrounds, replacing bark and performing landscaping projects at the schools listed below.  Specific projects will include creating learning gardens in Santa Rosa and San Jose, converting a work room into a teacher's lounge in Alameda, building a retaining wall in Livermore, restoring an outdoor Senior quad in San Francisco, converting a eucalyptus grove into an outdoor eating area in Salinas, sanding and painting picnic tables in Marysville and painting United States and world maps on the playground in Modesto.

"Our local students and parents continue to feel the devastating effects of school budget cuts, and we hope that our Comcast Cares Day efforts at 14 California schools can have a positive impact on that situation," said Curt Henninger, Regional Senior Vice President for Comcast California.  "Comcast Cares Day is part of our ongoing commitment to education and to improving the quality of life in the neighborhoods where we live and work."

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.  

"Each year, I am proud to join thousands of Comcast employees and volunteers participating in Comcast Cares Day projects across the country," said Comcast Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Brian L. Roberts.  "It is truly inspiring to be a part of such a collaborative effort that helps so many people and organizations in the communities we serve." 

Comcast Volunteering Is More Than Just One Day

In addition to the thousands of hours of service for schools on April 24th, Comcast employees in California volunteer their time year-round to a variety of projects and organizations through the company's Comcast Cares program.  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.

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