This is a sponsored conversation in collaboration with Comcast. All opinions are mine.
I’ve been a Comcast customer for 8 years. It’s exciting to work with a brand I’m familiar with. I enjoy learning about brands (companies) I have a personal connection to, so when Comcast invited me to their #ComcastCaresDay event, I happily agreed to attend.
Comcast Cares Day
The event was held last weekend, in San Francisco, at Sutro Elementary & coincided with Earth Day. Comcast Cares Day began in 2001 with 6,100 volunteers improving 110 project sites. Fast forward to 2016, when nearly 108,000 volunteers participated in Comcast Cares Day, improving more than 930 project sites throughout 540 local communities. Wow! I learned that’s just par for the course with this company. For more than 50 years, Comcast has been committed to improving the quality of life in the local communities where their employees and customers live and work.
Last year, more than 107,000 volunteers contributed a record 650,000-plus hours of service at more than 930 sites in the United States and 20 other countries worldwide. The Comcast Foundation matched these efforts with $2.2 million in grants to more than nearly 800 nonprofit organizations (now THAT’S giving back). Many companies talk a good game, but Comcast walks the walk-I respect that. I believe we are all here on this earth to help one another.
Sutro Elementary
Comcast California chose to refurbish Sutro Elementary for Comcast Cares Day. According to Principal Myra Quadros, 65% of the schools 260 students are living at or below the poverty level. The majority of the schools population is Asian. Principal Quadros expressed gratitude to Comcast & all the volunteers in attendance, stating the improvements being made on Comcast Cares Day would be impossible otherwise. I wish I could’ve been at Sutro on Monday morning, imagine the looks on the students faces when they saw their new & improved school! Imagine how they must’ve felt when they realized people cared enough to help out.
Comcast’s Executive VP and Chief Diversity Officer, Mr. David L. Cohen, was in attendance for the big event. He presented a grant to the Asian Pacific American (APA) Heritage Foundation. He also rolled up his sleeves & got down and dirty volunteering and helping paint a huge mural.
The mural is the work of local Oakland artist, Dave Young Kim. The mural will be unveiled during a celebration of Asian Pacific Heritage Month, which takes place next month. The mural will go on tour and aid local students in learning more about the contributions of the Asian community.
It was refreshing to see so many young people (students and other youth) volunteering at Sutro Elementary. ComcastCares Day is a family affair and a great way to teach young people the importance of giving back at an early age.
Witnessing Comcast employees giving back to our local community was eye-opening. Listening to Mr. Cohen talk about his first Comcast Cares Day, way back in 2001, was a testament to the commitment of Comcast. Mr. Cohen’s eyes lit up when he shared the positive impact they’ve made over the years. I can think of no better way to serve the community, than improving the lives of our children & showing them they matter.
I’d say the 16th annual Comcast Cares Day was a huge success & I can’t wait for the next one. Kudos to Comcast for enriching the lives of students & families & doing the work that needs to be done.
