Comcast Employees to Partner with Almost 300 Community Organizations on "Comcast Cares Day"

Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Philadelphia, PA - Comcast employees and their families will donate more than 180,000 volunteer hours of service on the 5th annual Cares Day.

On Saturday, October 1, more than 30,000 Comcast employees and their families will be volunteering with almost 300 community organizations in 32 states and the District of Columbia as part of one of the largest single-day corporate volunteer efforts in the United States – the fifth annual Comcast Cares Day.  Comcast employees and their families will donate more than 180,000 volunteer hours of service – or the equivalent of 86 years of service – in one day.

“At Comcast, we have always believed that giving back to the community is important,” said Comcast Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Brian L. Roberts. “We’re extremely proud of our employees who have generously given of their time and talents to impact their neighborhoods on Comcast Cares Day and throughout the year.  We're also excited to have the opportunity to work alongside so many community partners to make a difference."

Comcast Cares Day is a company-wide day of service in which Comcast employees and their families volunteer on the same day in their local communities.  Local Comcast management and local community leaders identified non-profit partner organizations to address specific local needs.

Comcast’s employee volunteers will represent every sector of the Comcast Family of Companies from its corporate headquarters in Philadelphia, to its local cable offices and including the company's content businesses: Comcast-Spectacor, Comcast SportsNet, E! Entertainment Television, The Golf Channel and OLN as well as Comcast Spotlight.

The Comcast Foundation will also donate over one million dollars in grants to the local community partner organizations on behalf of each employee and family member who volunteered on Comcast Cares Day.  These partner grants are to help Comcast’s community partners continue their mission throughout the year.

In addition to Comcast Cares Day, Comcast employees volunteer year-round with 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 at www.comcast.com/InTheCommunity/.