As part of the eighth annual Comcast Cares Day, local Comcast employees and their family members and friends gathered in Fall River at Saint Vincent’s Home, the residential treatment and education center for troubled children and youth. The Comcast volunteers painted the gym and landscaped.
“Comcast is proud to be an active member of the Fall River community and Comcast Cares Day is our commitment to improving the quality of life in the communities we serve,” said Mary McLaughlin, area vice president for Comcast.
Comcast Cares Day is one of the largest single-day corporate volunteer efforts in the country, according to the media company. This year’s day of service attracted more than 50,000 Comcast employees and their families to more than 500 community sites nationwide. In New England, more than 5,500 volunteers pitched in at more than 50 different sites, including Saint Vincent’s and 26 other locations across Massachusetts. Since the first Comcast Cares Day took place in 2001, more than 170,000 Comcast volunteers have contributed over one million hours of service at more than 1,750 project sites in local communities throughout the country.
Since the inception of its annual day of service, the Comcast Foundation has contributed grants totaling more than $6.6 million to Comcast Cares Day community partner organizations. •
