Nearly 2,500 Volunteers Roll Up Their Sleeves To Help Make Change Happen On Comcast Cares Day
On May 4, nearly 2,500 Comcast employees, friends and families volunteered to make change happen in Houston for Comcast’s annual Cares Day. Houston Region employees were joined by dozens of community volunteers to impact seven project sites throughout the Greater Houston area. Adding to this year’s activities was the Cares Day Blood Drive and Kids’ Meal Project, which provided an opportunity for employees to donate resources to aid needy patients and color lunch bags for underprivileged children.
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Throughout the Houston area, volunteers worked to impact the community through a variety of project sites. In partnership with BARC, Comcast NBCUniversal employees and their families joined Mayor Sylvester Turner to help landscape flower beds, power wash, repaint doors and do general cleanup on the grounds. In addition, several of our employees, gathered at the Houston Food Bank to provide assistance for those who experience the pain of hunger. Comcast Houston employees also provided tremendous support and manpower to paint neglected walls, plant shrubs and trees to enhance the landscape at several project sites including the Boys & Girls Clubs in Richmond, Covenant House and AAMA. Volunteers also spent the day tirelessly working to improve the facility and grounds of Camp Hope, a leading housing treatment facility dedicated to improving the lives of U.S. veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. The Comcast Houston Region was again proud to rally as a team to support and impact several non-profit organizations in the area. Our company’s effort was nationwide and included more than 100,000 volunteers.
Through the company’s NBC Universal division which now includes Sky, Comcast Cares Day extended across the world in several countries, making it a worldwide event that “trended” on Twitter and several social media outlets. The work completed during Comcast Cares Day will help ensure brighter days for the communities we serve and truly exhibits that Comcast cares about our community. Thank you to employees, friends, families and community partners for making this year’s Cares Day a success!
Comcast employees, city and company dignitaries pose at the BARC Animal Shelter before beginning work as part of the Comcast Cares Day on Saturday, May 4, 2019 in Houston. (Michael Wyke/Comcast 2019)
Houston mayor Sylvester Turner speaks at opening ceremonies before Comcast employees begin grounds keeping and other maintenance work at the BARC Animal Shelter as part of the Comcast Cares Day on Saturday, May 4, 2019 in Houston. (Michael Wyke/Comcast 2019)
Comcast employee Lametrice Dopson plants flowers and weeds one of the beds at the BARC Animal Shelter as part of the Comcast Cares Day on Saturday, May 4, 2019 in Houston. (Michael Wyke/Comcast 2019)
Lameka Anderson, front, and other Comcast employees plant flowers and mulch beds at the BARC Animal Shelter as part of the Comcast Cares Day on Saturday, May 4, 2019 in Houston. (Michael Wyke/Comcast 2019)
Comcast employees Abraham Thomas, left, and Haley Johnson, right, install shading tarps over dog runs at the BARC Animal Shelter as part of the Comcast Cares Day on Saturday, May 4, 2019 in Houston. (Michael Wyke/Comcast 2019)
(From left) Comcast employees Amber Hicks, Diana Alva and Marie Worchesic paint photo backdrops to be used for newly adopted pets at the BARC Animal Shelter as part of the Comcast Cares Day on Saturday, May 4, 2019 in Houston. (Michael Wyke/Comcast 2019)
Comcast employees Pat Davis and his son Brandon Davis lay pavers inside dog runs at the BARC Animal Shelter as part of the Comcast Cares Day on Saturday, May 4, 2019 in Houston. (Michael Wyke/Comcast 2019)