THOUSANDS OF LOCAL COMCASTERS, FRIENDS AND FAMILIES TO PARTICPATE IN LARGEST CORPORATE DAY OF SERVICE IN NATION

Comcast announces nearly 70 local projects and encourages public to get involved on April 27

SCHAUMBURG, IL – April 12, 2013 – Comcast Cares Day, the company’s signature day of service and the nation’s largest single-day corporate volunteer effort, will be held this year on Saturday, April 27. On that day, along with their counterparts around the nation, thousands of local Comcast and NBCUniversal employees and their families and friends will “make change happen” via participation in nearly 70 simultaneous community volunteer projects throughout central and northern Illinois, including the Chicago area, northwest Indiana and southwest Michigan.    

“Comcast Cares Day is an incredible effort and reflects Comcast’s unwavering commitment to the communities we serve,” said John Crowley, Comcast’s regional senior vice president. “On Comcast Cares Day, literally thousands of Comcast employees and their friends and families will participate in hundreds of volunteer projects in their communities, ranging from cleaning up parks, painting schools, and putting together care packages for military personnel overseas, to giving blood.” (A complete list of all local projects following this news release.)

Last year, more than 7,000 local Comcast and NBCUniversal employees and their friends and family members participated in more than 60 projects across the region. This year, the company expects the number of volunteers to increase locally, as well as nationally. In fact, Comcast anticipates that more than 70,000 volunteers will participate in more than 600 projects nationally – and with the introduction of multiple project sites in London by NBCUniversal, Comcast Cares Day will include international projects for the first time. Comcast also expects to achieve another important milestone this year – a total of 3 million volunteer hours and participation by a half million volunteers since Comcast Cares Day began in 2001.

About Comcast Corporation
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) is a global media and technology company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is the nation's largest video, high-speed Internet and phone provider to residential customers under the XFINITY brand and also provides these services to businesses. NBCUniversal operates 30 news and entertainment cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, television production operations, television station groups, Universal Pictures and Universal Parks and Resorts. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more information. With more than 7,000 local employees, Comcast’s Greater Chicago Region serves customers in central and northern Illinois, including the Chicago area, northwest Indiana and southwest Michigan. “Like” Comcast’s Greater Chicago Region by visiting Comcast of Illinois, NW Indiana and SW Michigan. “Follow” Comcast’s Greater Chicago Region on Twitter at @ComcastIllinois.

About the Comcast Foundation
The Comcast Foundation was founded by Comcast Corporation in June 1999 to provide charitable support to qualified non-profit organizations. The Foundation primarily invests in programs intended to have a positive, sustainable impact on their communities. The Foundation has three community investment priorities—promoting service, expanding digital literacy, and building tomorrow’s leaders. Since its inception, the Comcast Foundation has donated more than $123 million to organizations in the communities nationwide that Comcast serves. More information about the Foundation and its programs is available at www.comcast.com/community.

Comcast Cares Day 2013 Projects

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Comcast Contacts:
Angelynne Amores, (847) 489-6296
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Jack Segal, c: (773) 304-8243

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