LIVERMORE, Calif., April 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- On Saturday, April 30, more than 3,500 local Comcast employees and their families and friends will volunteer to improve 17 schools throughout California that have been affected by budget cuts as part of Comcast's 10th "Comcast Cares Day."  At the same time across the country, more than 62,000 Comcast volunteers will participate in this annual day of service, which is one of the largest single days of corporate volunteer efforts in the nation.  Since its inception in 2001, Comcast employees, their families and friends have dedicated over 2 million hours of service.  The Company has also committed more than $10 million in grants to organizations nationwide.  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 replanting a learning garden in San Francisco, cleaning up a Memorial Garden for a student who passed away in Antioch, building a new fence in Santa Rosa, repainting safety lines and poles in Orcutt, removing branches and stumps in Modesto, sanding and painting benches in Oroville, and painting United States and world maps on the playground in Santa Cruz.

"So many of our students continue to be impacted by school budget cuts, that our Comcast Cares Day efforts this year at 17 California schools will be all the more meaningful," said Curt Henninger, Regional Senior Vice President for Comcast California.  "Comcast is proud to be an active corporate citizen in California, and our 10th Comcast Cares Day is part of our ongoing commitment to education and to improving the quality of life in the communities 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.  

"We are celebrating our 10th Comcast Cares Day which is an incredible milestone," said Brian L. Roberts, Chairman and CEO, Comcast Corporation.  "Since its inception in 2001, nearly 300,000 Comcast employees, their families and friends have contributed their time to their communities.  This year, we will eclipse 2 million hours of service.  Comcast Cares Day is about coming together to make a positive difference in our communities, and I couldn't be more proud to serve alongside my fellow employees today as we continue in that mission."

Comcast Volunteering Is More Than Just One Day

In addition to the thousands of hours of service for schools on April 30th, 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 communications products and services.  Comcast is principally involved in the operation of cable systems through Comcast Cable and in the development, production and distribution of entertainment, news, sports and other content for global audiences through NBCUniversal.  Comcast Cable is one of the nation's largest video, high-speed Internet and phone providers to residential and business customers.  Comcast is the majority owner and manager of NBCUniversal, which owns and operates entertainment and news cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, local television station groups, television production operations, a major motion picture company and theme parks.

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 has three community investment priorities – promoting community service, expanding digital literacy, and building tomorrow's leaders. Since its inception, the Comcast Foundation has donated over $90 million to organizations in the communities nationwide that Comcast serves. More information about the Foundation and its programs is available at www.comcast.com/neighborhood.  

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