Comcast Awards $93,000 in Scholarships to Michigan High School Seniors

LANSING, Mich., June 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Comcast Foundation, founded in 1999 to provide charitable support to its local communities and to empower and enrich lives, is awarding 86 Michigan high school seniors scholarships through its annual Leaders and Achievers^® Scholarship Program. The program, one of the Comcast Foundation's signature community investment programs, recognizes students' leadership skills, academic achievement and commitment to community service.

WILX-TV evening anchor Lauren Evans and Comcast Regional Senior Vice President Tim Collins co-hosted an event yesterday for the scholarship recipients and their family members at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing to recognize the students for their accomplishments.  One student, Madison Kintigh of Jackson Christian High School in Concord received special recognition and was awarded an additional $7,000 scholarship.

"I am proud to be able to recognize the Leaders and Achievers scholarship winners and support Comcast's efforts to have a direct and positive impact on these young people's dreams of higher education," said keynote speaker Katherine Cockrel, Director of Strategic Communications, Ignition Media Group. "Whether academically or through community service, these students understand the importance of making their mark and are on the right path to becoming tomorrow's future leaders."

"Comcast has a vested interest in providing our youth with opportunities to excel and succeed in a highly competitive, higher education landscape and job market," said Tim Collins. "We view these young men and women as potential future Comcast employees, and we wish them much success and commend them for their outstanding achievements."

The Comcast Leaders and Achievers^® Scholarship Program provides $1,000 scholarships to students who strive to achieve their potential, who are catalysts for positive change in their communities, who are involved in their schools, and who serve as models for their fellow students. The philosophy behind the program is to give young people every opportunity to prepare for the future and to engage them in their communities. The program also demonstrates the importance of civic involvement, and the value placed on civic involvement by the business community. To date, Comcast has awarded nearly $19 million to nearly 19,000 Leaders and Achievers Scholarship winners.

"Each year, we are excited to provide scholarships for these talented students," said Charisse R. Lillie, President of the Comcast Foundation and Vice President, Community Investment of Comcast Corporation. "Comcast seeks students who demonstrate leadership abilities in school activities and who reflect a strong commitment to community service.  These students are our future leaders, and we hope these scholarships will help to power their dreams for success."

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The 2013 Comcast Leaders and Achievers scholarship recipients for Michigan are:

About 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 more than $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/community.

About Comcast Corporation

Comcast Cable is the nation's largest video, high-speed Internet and phone provider to residential customers under the XFINITY brand and also provides these services to businesses.  Comcast has invested in technology to build an advanced network that delivers among the fastest broadband speeds, and brings customers personalized video, communications and home management offerings.  Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) is a global media and technology company.  Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.

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