Comcast Launches “Team UP” Volunteerism Program Nationwide With Team USA Olympic & Paralympic Athletes
June 14 2022 - 11:25AM
Business Wire
Kickoff This Week in Philadelphia with U.S.
Olympic & Paralympic Gold Medalists Nathan Chen, Simone Manuel,
Erin Jackson, Brad Snyder, and More
This week, hundreds of Comcast employees across the greater
Philadelphia region will come together to participate in volunteer
efforts across six community locations in the city. The teams will
be joined by eight Team USA Olympians and Paralympians who were
supported by Comcast during the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo
2020 and the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022,
including Nathan Chen, U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist, Figure Skating;
Simone Manuel, U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist, Swimming; Erin Jackson,
U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist, Speed Skating; and Brad Snyder, U.S.
Paralympic Gold Medalist, Paratriathlon and Swimming.
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These events celebrate Comcast’s official return to in-person
volunteerism following the pandemic, as well as the announcement of
the company’s new volunteerism program – Team UP. Building on
Comcast’s long history of community service, Team UP is an
always-on, 365-days-a-year effort that provides opportunities for
Comcast employees to further their involvement in local
communities. The name Team UP underscores that the company’s work
has the greatest reach when employees work together as a team. It
also aligns with Project UP, Comcast’s initiative to build a future
of unlimited possibilities.
In addition to this week’s activations across the Philadelphia
region, volunteer opportunities will continue to roll out across
the country throughout the year.
“We have always had an incredibly strong spirit of volunteerism
at Comcast,” said Dalila Wilson-Scott, Executive Vice President
& Chief Diversity Officer, Comcast Corporation and President,
Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation. “We are thrilled to reinvigorate
this commitment and build on our legacy of service with the launch
of Team UP.”
The six volunteer projects in the Philadelphia region are:
June 15, 2022
- STEAM Activity Day with Lifting Up Camden’s Youth
(LUCY)*: Comcast volunteers will participate in interactive,
after-school STEAM programming with LUCY’s youth (ages 8-15) with
Erin Jackson, U.S. Olympic Gold
Medalist, Speed Skating, and Dave Watson, President & Chief
Executive Officer, Comcast Cable. The event includes a tour of the
newly constructed “LUCY Center”, a Q&A with Erin Jackson, and a
hands-on STEAM activity.
June 16, 2022
- Career Panel and Goalsetting Workshop with Girls Inc*:
Volunteers will join Simone Manuel,
U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist, Swimming; Erin
Jackson, U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist, Speed Skating; and
Comcast’s Dalila Wilson-Scott for a life and career panel and
Q&A with girls (ages 12-18) who have an interest in athletics.
Volunteers will then participate in a goalsetting activity where
the girls can share their hopes and dreams for the future.
- Solar Car Creation with Boys & Girls Clubs of
Philadelphia (Northeast Frankford Clubhouse and Shane
Victorino Nicetown Clubhouse)*: Volunteers and Club
members (age 5-10) will join Simone
Manuel, U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist, Swimming, and Dalila
Wilson-Scott at the Northeast Frankford Clubhouse and Mike Schultz, U.S. Paralympic Gold Medalist,
Snowboarding, at the Shane Victorino Nicetown Clubhouse, where they
will assemble solar-powered cars from a kit to promote STEM
learning, fine motor skills building, and group collaboration.
- Warehouse Clothing Sort with Cradles to Crayons:
Alongside Nathan Chen, U.S. Olympic
Gold Medalist, Figure Skating; Brad
Snyder, U.S. Paralympic Gold Medalist, Paratriathlon and
Swimming; and Brenna Huckaby, U.S.
Paralympic Gold Medalist, Snowboarding, volunteers will prepare
donations for children in need, including clothing quality checks
and preparing backpacks for distribution. Volunteers will also
write cards of encouragement for donation recipients.
- Support Food Security with Philabundance: Volunteers,
alongside Chuck Aoki, U.S. Paralympic
Silver Medalist, Wheelchair Rugby, and Brody
Roybal, U.S. Paralympic Gold Medalist, Sled Hockey,
will complete various activities in the warehouse based on
community needs, including packing meals for isolated seniors.
*Four of the six volunteer locations are Comcast Lift Zones,
WiFi connected spaces within community centers nationwide that
enable students and families to get online for free.
Comcast’s commitment to community service has been deeply
imbedded in the company’s DNA for nearly 60 years. Since 2001, more
than one million Comcast employees, family members, and friends
across 23 countries have completed over seven million hours of
service at 12,000 project sites. With the newly launched Team UP,
Comcast teams have year-round opportunities to get involved whether
through in-person or virtual volunteerism, serving as a nonprofit
board member, making a charitable donation, or supporting the
company’s expansive partner network.
About Comcast
Corporation
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and
technology company that connects people to moments that matter. We
are principally focused on connectivity, aggregation, and streaming
with 57 million customer relationships across the United States and
Europe. We deliver broadband, wireless, and video through our
Xfinity, Comcast Business, and Sky brands; create, distribute, and
stream leading entertainment, sports, and news through Universal
Filmed Entertainment Group, Universal Studio Group, Sky Studios,
the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, multiple cable networks,
Peacock, NBCUniversal News Group, NBC Sports, Sky News, and Sky
Sports; and provide memorable experiences at Universal Parks and
Resorts in the United States and Asia. Visit
www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.
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