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Community invited to join volunteer efforts in Michigan for 15th Comcast Cares Day
More than 20 Michigan partner organizations will benefit from nation's largest single-day corporate volunteer event
Comcast invites Michiganders to join several thousand local employees, family members, friends, and community partners in volunteering for one of more than 20 service opportunities during the 15th Comcast Cares Day. Projects begin Saturday, April 23 and culminate on Comcast Cares Day, Saturday, April 30.
Comcast Cares Day is a companywide celebration of Comcast’s year-round commitment to service and the nation’s largest single-day corporate volunteer effort in the country.
“We can all make a difference in the lives of others,” said Tim Collins, regional senior vice president for Comcast’s Heartland Region, which includes Michigan. “That’s why we’re inviting the community to join us in these volunteer efforts. Making change happen in the communities we serve has always been important to our employees, and by coming together we can be even more impactful.”
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Community volunteers are welcome for all projects. This year’s Comcast Cares Day volunteer opportunities in Michigan include:
Saturday, April 23
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HAVEN Women’s Shelter - outdoor clean-up, including creating a new garden
Location: 801 Vanguard Drive, Pontiac, MI 48341
Time: 7:30 AM
Belleville High School – community clean-up projects at the library, historical museum, senior centers, schools, and more
Location: 501 W. Columbia, Belleville, MI 48111
Time: 7:30 AM
City of Southfield and the Kappa Foundation – clean-up and revitalize Beech Woods Park
Location: 22200 Beech Road, Southfield, MI 48033
Time: 7:30 AM
Sunday, April 24
Special Olympics Unified Sports - assist in a variety of different activities including officiating, handing out medals, and assisting athletes
Location: 1755 East Long Lake Road, Troy Michigan, 48085
Time: 11:00 AM
Tuesday, April 26
American Red Cross - employee blood drive at Comcast Sterling Heights Call Center
Location: 36250 Van Dyke Avenue, Sterling Heights, MI 48312
Time: 9:30 AM
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Detroit - food packaging at McIntyre Elementary with Kids Against Hunger that will be donated to Forgotten Harvest Food Bank
Location: 19600 Saratoga Blvd, Southfield, MI 48076
Time: 9:30 AM
Wednesday, April 27
American Red Cross - employee blood drive at Comcast Ann Arbor Call Center
Location: 5775 Interface Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Time: 9:30 AM
American Red Cross - employee blood drive at Comcast Plymouth Call Center
Location: 41112 Concept Drive, Plymouth, MI 48170
Time: 9:30 AM
Thursday, April 28
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Holland- indoor and outdoor clean-up at BCG center and Outdoor Discovery Center Macatawa Greenway
Location: 435 Van Raalte Avenue, Holland, MI 49423
Time: 3:30 PM
Friday, April 29
Guidance Center Eureka Dale Head Start - craft mentoring activity materials for Watch D.O.G.S. program at Head Start
Location: 14616 Duncan Street, Taylor, MI 48180
Time: 2:30 PM
Saturday, April 30
Eva’s Place - assembles care packages and construct fleece blankets
Location: 1555 Bad Axe Road, Bad Axe, MI 48413
Time: 7:30 AM
Food Bank of South Central Michigan - sort and pack food items at the food bank
Location: 5451 Wayne Road, Battle Creek, MI 49037
Time: 7:30 AM
Motor City Blight Busters - engage in community clean-up
Location: - 17336 Lahser Rd, Detroit, MI 48219
Time: 7:30 AM
Detroit Rescue Mission Ministry - transform women and teen shelters with indoor and outdoor revitalization and cleaning projects, package and distribute food with support from City Year Detroit and HGTV
Location: 3840 Fairview, Detroit, MI 48124
Time: 7:30 AM
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Flint - support residents affected by the Flint water crisis by distributing bottled water and water filters as well as providing health education materials in partnership with the United Way of Genesee County
Location: 3701 North Averill Avenue, Flint, MI 48506
Time: 7:30 AM
Boys & Girls Clubs of Youth Commonwealth – outdoor clean up at the Steil Club
Location: 235 Straight Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504
Time: 7:30 AM
MLK Community Center - sort and pack food items for Food Bank of South Central Michigan
Location: 1107 Adrian St, Jackson, MI 49203
Time: 7:30 AM
Greater Lansing Food Bank – assembles and plant community garden boxes and beautify the food bank center
Location: 5815 Wise Road, Lansing, MI 48911
Time: 7:30 AM
Habitat for Humanity - indoor clean-up projects at ReStore locations in Mt. Clemens and Warren
Location: 130 N Groesbeck Hwy, Mt Clemens, MI 48043
Time: 7:30 AM
Boys and Gils Club of Muskegon Lakeshore - outdoor beautification, build raised garden bed boxes and clean up the basketball court
Location: 550 West Grand Avenue, Muskegon, MI 49441
Time: 7:30 AM
Livingston County Habitat for Humanity – outdoor and indoor clean-up at the Wixom ReStore location
Location: 7198 Grand River Avenue, Brighton, MI 48114
Time: 7:30 AM
This year, the Company expects more than 100,000 Comcast and NBCUniversal volunteers to participate in more than 800 projects across the country and around the globe. To date, volunteers have contributed more than 4 million service hours to improve nearly 7,000 projects in the U.S. and around the world since Comcast Cares Day started in 2001.
The Comcast Foundation will also provide grants to local community partner organizations across the country on behalf of each employee and family member who volunteers on Comcast Cares Day. The grants will help Comcast’s community partners continue their mission of serving the community throughout the year. To date Comcast has committed more than $12 million in grants to organizations nationwide.
Comcast has been committed to serving local communities since our founding 50 years ago. For more information on Comcast’s volunteer and community investment initiatives, visit www.comcast.com/community.
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