COMCAST CARES – AND THE NEW KENSINGTON SALVATION ARMY AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT FROM BOTH VOLUNTEER AND MONETARY AID
COMCAST CARES –AND THE NEW KENSINGTON SALVATION ARMY AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT FROM BOTH VOLUNTEER AND MONETARY AID
The Salvation Army in New Kensington could use some sprucing up. Of course, the organization is also always in need of donations for its services and programs for the community. “Comcast Cares”and will be there to help. Employee volunteers will give of their personal time to make improvements at the Worship and Service Center; and based on the number of volunteers, the Comcast Foundation will provide The Salvation Army with much-needed funds. On Saturday, April 25, local Comcast NBCUniversal employees and their families, friends and community partners will be organizing the food pantry, painting and cleaning at the New Kensington Salvation Army, 1101 5th Avenue, from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m.
For 14 years, Comcast has been celebrating National Volunteer Month each April through “Comcast Cares Day”. This year’s company wide event on April 25 mobilizes over 95,000 Comcast NBCUniversal employees to volunteer for more than 700 projects across the country and around the globe. To date, volunteers have contributed more than 3.7 million service hours to improve nearly 6,000 projects in the U.S. and around the world since Comcast Cares Day started in 2001.
“We are very blessed to have this partnership with Comcast,” remarked Major Elvie Carter, Commanding Officer of The New Kensington Salvation Army. “The less money we have to spend on upkeep of the property, the more we have to help the residents of the community, so we are extremely grateful for the help of the volunteers.”
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About the Comcast Foundation: The Comcast Foundation was founded by Comcast Corporation in June 1999 to provide charitable support to qualified nonprofit 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 community service, expanding digital literacy, and building tomorrow’s leaders. Since its inception, the Comcast Foundation has donated nearly $158 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
About The Salvation Army: Celebrating 150 years of global service as both a church and a social service organization, The Salvation Army began in London, England in 1865. Today, it provides critical services in 126 countries worldwide. The 28-county Western Pennsylvania Division serves thousands of needy families through a wide variety of support services. To learn more about The Salvation Army in Western Pennsylvania, log on to www.wpa.salvationarmy.org The Salvation Army …doing the most good for the most people in the most need.