Valentine’s Day is here, the perfect occasion to show your appreciation for those you love. We’re celebrating the holiday with entertainment features – for instance, you can say X1 voice remote commands like “you had me at ‘hello’” and “to me, you are perfect” to pull up sentimental movies – but that’s just the beginning. […]
Comcast Celebrates Mentoring All-Year Round
Though January is National Mentoring Month, here at Comcast we believe in celebrating the power of mentors all-year round. A mentor can have a profound impact on anyone, but none so much as the difference a mentor can make for a young person. Mentoring aligns with one of Comcast’s core focus areas of volunteerism and […]
Comcast Brings HISTORY Channel’s “Take a Veteran to School Day” to Connecticut
Every November, Comcast NBCUniversal celebrates Military Appreciation Month. In honor of that, we partnered with the HISTORY Channel to bring its “Take a Veteran to School Day” initiative to Harbor Elementary School in New London, Connecticut. “Take a Veteran to School Day” is a nationwide initiative that helps young students appreciate and better understand […]
Comcast Foundation Awards Grant to Vermont Farmers Food Center for Comcast Cares Day Involvement
The Comcast Foundation awarded a $4,400 grant to Vermont Farmers Food Center (VFFC) in support of the volunteer involvement there during Comcast Cares Day earlier this year. More than 240 volunteers spent the day landscaping, painting and doing general spring clean-up work at VFFC as part of the 17th annual Comcast Cares Day, which takes […]
Comcast NBCUniversal Awards $53,000 in Scholarships to 44 Connecticut High School Seniors
Comcast NBCUniversal awarded $53,000 in scholarships for the 2018-19 school year to 44 Connecticut students as part of its annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program. The program, funded by the Comcast Foundation, is a one-time, $1,000 scholarship awarded to the best and brightest high school seniors for their community service, academic performance and leadership skills. […]