Comcast Selects 2017 Comcast Cares Day Community Volunteer Projects in Louisiana

Comcast Selects 2017 Comcast Cares Day Community Volunteer Projects in Louisiana

Shreveport, La. – April 19, 2017 – On April 22, an anticipated 350 local Comcast NBCUniversal employees and their families, friends and community partners will “make change happen” as they volunteer at four different projects across Louisiana on the 16^th annual Comcast Cares Day, the nation’s largest single-day corporate volunteer event.

Comcast has selected the following as ‘signature’ projects, where volunteers will perform a variety of landscaping, painting and beautification duties:

• Westwood Elementary School in Shreveport
• Louisiana Purchase Garden and Zoo in Monroe
• Keep Terrebonne Beautiful in Houma
• Christian Service Ministries in Shreveport

Comcast Cares Day is more than just a day – it’s the culmination of Comcast NBCUniversal’s commitment to volunteerism that began when the company was founded more than 50 years ago.  From using technology to create positive change, such as wiring community centers and libraries and teaching digital literacy skills, to mentoring youth, to beautifying parks, Comcast NBCUniversal employees volunteer on this day, and throughout the year, to make a lasting impact. This year, the Company expects more than 100,000 volunteers to participate in approximately 900 projects across the country and around the world.  To date, volunteers have contributed nearly 5 million volunteer hours at 7,700 projects since Comcast Cares Day began in 2001.

The Comcast Foundation will also provide grants to local community partner organizations across the country on behalf of everyone who volunteers on Comcast Cares Day. The grants will help Comcast’s partners continue their mission of serving the community throughout the year.  To date, the Comcast Foundation has awarded more than $20 million in grants to local non-profits who have served as partners on Comcast Cares Day.

Additional volunteers are needed and encouraged to attend. To register for an area project, or learn more about each initiative, click here.

Comcast has been committed to serving local communities since our founding more than 50 years ago. For more information on Comcast NBCUniversal volunteer and community investment initiatives, visit www.comcast.com/community.

Follow us on Twitter @ComcastSouth and share Comcast Cares Day stories and photos using the hashtag: #ComcastCaresDay.

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